1897 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1897 Iowa Hawkeyes football Western Interstate University Football Association WIUFA 4–4 0–2 Otto Wagonhurst 1st James C. Walker Iowa Field The 1897 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 a member of the Western Interstate University Football Association (WIUFA) during the 1897 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach Otto Wagonhurst, the Hawkeyes compiled a 4–4 record (0–2 in conference games), tied for last place in the WIUFA, and were outscored by a total of 104 to 67.2022 Iowa Football Media Guide 238 University of Iowa https://storage.googleapis.com/hawkeyesports-prod/2022/07/b99ff33b-2022_ia_fb_media-guide-online-version.pdf James C. Walker, a guard, was the team captain.2022 Iowa Football Media Guide, p. 220. The team played it home games at Iowa Field in Iowa City, Iowa. Schedule October 2 w y Wilton Iowa Field Iowa City, IA 22–4 October 16 w y y Northwestern Sheppard Field Evanston, IL 12–6 Purple Is Beaten: Iowa Too Much for the Northwestern Players Chicago Tribune October 17, 1897 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21034750/purple_is_beaten_iowa_too_much_for_the/ Newspapers.com October 23 l y 1897 Chicago Physicians and Surgeons Chicago Physicians and Surgeons Iowa Field Iowa City, IA 0–14 October 30 3:00 p.m. l y Kansas McCook Field Lawrence, KS 0–56 Kansas Was Victor https://www.newspapers.com/article/lawrence-daily-journal/132973428/ Lawrence Daily Journal Lawrence, Kansas October 30, 1897 4 October 5, 2023 Newspapers.com November 5 l y Iowa Agricultural Iowa Field Iowa City, IA rivalry 0–6 November 13 w y y Drake Des Moines, IA 16–0 November 20 w y 1897 Grinnell Pioneers Grinnell Iowa Field Iowa City, IA 16–12 November 25 3:10 p.m. l y Nebraska Field Club Park Council Bluffs, IA rivalry 0–6 Players Ralph Blackmore, guard, 195 pounds William Chase Moray Eby, end, 155 pounds John Gardner, tackle, 175 pounds John G. Griffith, quarterback, 135 pounds Samuel Hobbs, fullback, 160 pounds William F. Kelly, 155 pounds Theodore Klingenberg, 175 pounds William Lamerton (or Lamberton), end, 155 pounds Melvin Meister, end, 150 pounds Joseph Meyers, halfback, 178 pounds G.M. Middleton, end Towle, tackle James C. Walker, guard and captain, 190 pounds Charles Wright, center, 222 pounds 2022 Media Guide, pp. 250-258.To Be A Great Game The Daily Nonpareil November 22, 1897 4 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-nonpareil-to-be-a-great-game/172439922/ Newspapers.com References Iowa Category:Iowa Hawkeyes football seasons Iowa Hawkeyes football