1951 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 1951 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1951 Big Ten Conference football season. This season was Leonard Raffensperger's last season as head coach. The team was ranked at No. 69 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[1]

1951 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–5–2 (0–5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPBill Reichardt
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Illinois $ 5 0 1 9 0 1
Purdue 4 1 0 5 4 0
No. 8 Wisconsin 5 1 1 7 1 1
Michigan 4 2 0 4 5 0
Ohio State 2 2 2 4 3 2
Northwestern 2 4 0 5 4 0
Minnesota 1 4 1 2 6 1
Indiana 1 5 0 2 7 0
Iowa 0 5 1 2 5 2
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 29Kansas State*W 16–029,700
October 6at PurdueL 30–3425,000
October 13Pittsburgh*
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 34–17
October 20Michigan 
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 0–2153,050
October 27at Ohio StateL 21–4767,551
November 3Minnesota
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
T 20–2040,000
November 10at No. 2 IllinoisL 13–4056,444
November 17at No. 8 WisconsinL 7–3439,788
November 24at Notre Dame*T 20–2040,685
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.