1895 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1895 Iowa Hawkeyes football Western Interstate University Football Association WIUFA 2–5 0–3 None Kalita Leighton Iowa Field The 1895 Iowa Hawkeyes football team 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 1895 college football season. The team compiled a 2–5 record (0–3 in conference games), finished in last place in the WIUFA, and was outscored by a total of 138 to 42.2022 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 It was the last Hawkeye football team to go without a head coach when the university decided to forgo hiring a professional football coach.Lamb, D and McGrane, B, page x. The plan backfired, and although the team posted victories over 1895 Parsons Wildcats Parsons and 1895 Penn (Iowa) Quakers Penn College, they failed to score in each of their five losses. The next year, Iowa hired Alfred E. Bull as their coach. The team was the first racially-integrated Iowa football team, as Frank Kinney Holbrook became the team's first African-American player.Frank 'Kinney' Holbrook — Tipton native was Iowa's first Black football player Iowa History Journal https://iowahistoryjournal.com/frank-kinney-holbrook-tipton-native-was-iowas-first-black-football-player/ May 15, 2025 Holbrook was later inducted into the Iowa Letterwinners Club Hall of Fame.2022 Iowa Football Media Guide, p. 211. Guard Kalita Leighton was the team captain.2022 Iowa Football Media Guide, p. 220. The team played its home games at Iowa Field at Iowa City, Iowa. Schedule October 12 l y 1895 Doane Tigers Doane Iowa Field Iowa City, IA 0–10 October 19 w y y 1895 Parsons Wildcats Parsons Fairfield, IA 28–0 October 28 l y Iowa Agricultural Iowa Field Iowa City, IA rivalry 0–24 Won By Agricultural College https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106066637/the-inter-ocean/ The Daily Inter Ocean Chicago, Illinois October 29, 1895 4 July 21, 2022 Newspapers.com November 2 3:00 p.m. l y Kansas McCook Field Lawrence, KS 0–52 4,000 Kansas Vs. Iowa https://www.newspapers.com/article/lawrence-daily-journal/132941400/ Lawrence Daily World Lawrence, Kansas November 1, 1895 4 October 5, 2023 Newspapers.com Kansas Giants Prove Too Strong https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune/132941243/ Chicago Tribune Chicago, Illinois November 3, 1895 4 October 5, 2023 Newspapers.com November 18 l y Missouri Rollins Field Columbia, MO 0–34 November 19 w y y 1895 Penn (Iowa) Quakers Penn (IA) Oskaloosa, IA 14–12 November 28 3:15 p.m. l y Nebraska University Park Omaha, NE rivalry 0–6 2,000 Players William Allison, end Burns, end Paul Coldren, quarterback Stevens Coldren, halfback Elmer Cutting, guard Charles Edmonds Richard Gaines, halfback John Gardner Samuel Hobbs, fullback/halfback Frank Kinney Holbrook, end Iver Iverson, center Richard Kepler, fullback Kalita Leighton, guard/tackle and captain Ernest Maine, quarterback Howard Powers, tackle James Stanton, tackle Charles Thomas James C. Walker, guard 2022 Media Guide, pp. 250-258. References MacCambridge, M. (2005) ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. New York: ESPN Books. 1-4013-3703-1. Lamb, D. and McGrane, B. (1964) 75 Years with the Fighting Hawkeyes. WM. C. Brown Company. B0007E01F8 Iowa Category:Iowa Hawkeyes football seasons Iowa Hawkeyes footbal