1898 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1898 Iowa Hawkeyes football Independent 3–4–2 Alden Knipe 1st Samuel Hobbs Iowa Field The 1898 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the State University of Iowa ("S.U.I."), now commonly known as the University of Iowa, as an independent during the 1898 college football season. In their first year under head coach Alden Knipe, the Hawkeyes compiled a 3–4–2 record.Iowa Football Media Guide 2022 University of Iowa https://storage.googleapis.com/hawkeyesports-prod/2022/07/b99ff33b-2022_ia_fb_media-guide-online-version.pdf Iowa became an independent for the 1898 and 1899 seasons after the dissolution of the Western Interstate University Football Association (WIUFA). Fullback Samuel Hobbs was the team captain.2022 Iowa Football Media Guide, p. 220. The team played its home games at Iowa Field in Iowa City, Iowa. Schedule October 1 t 1898 Knox Old Siwash Knox (IL) Iowa Field Iowa City, IA 0–0 October 8 l y Chicago Marshall Field Chicago, IL 0–38 October 15 l Drake Iowa Field Iowa City, IA 5–18 October 22 w 1898 Upper Iowa Peacocks Upper Iowa Iowa Field Iowa City, IA 23–5 October 29 l Rush Medical Iowa Field Iowa City, IA 11–15 November 5 l Iowa State Normal Iowa Field Iowa City, IA 5–11 November 12 t y 1898 Grinnell Pioneers Grinnell Grinnell, IA 5–5 November 17 w 1898 Simpson Red and Gold Simpson Iowa Field Iowa City, IA 12–0 November 24 3:45 p.m w y Nebraska Union Park Council Bluffs, IA rivalry 6–5 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/iowa/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/2013IowaFootballMediaGuide.pdf Iowa Football 2013 Media Guide 2013 CBS Sports CBS Interactive pdf February 3, 2014 December 15, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131215180701/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/iowa/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/2013IowaFootballMediaGuide.pdf dead Players Mark Baker Ausman Blackmore James Brockway Emmett Burrier William Coast Oren Deems George Egan Samuel Hobbs Frank Meggers Ray Morton Lawrence Pence Shrader Joseph Warner Fred Williams Samuel Williams 2022 Iowa Football Media Guide, pp. 250-258. References Iowa Category:Iowa Hawkeyes football seasons Iowa Hawkeyes football