1911 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
| 1911 Iowa Hawkeyes football | |
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| Conference | Western Conference |
| Record | 3–4 (2–2 Western) |
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| Captain | James Murphy Sr. |
| Home stadium | Iowa Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1911 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 Conference during the 1911 college football season. In their second year under head coach Jesse Hawley, the Hawkeyes compiled a 3–4 record (2–2 in conference games), finished in fifth place in the Western Conference, and were outscored by a total of 53 to 34.[1][2]
James Murphy Sr. was the team captain.[3] Center Willis O'Brien was named to the 1911 All-Western college football team. Playing at the tackle position from 1909 to 1911, Archie Alexander was the second African-American to play football at Iowa. (Frank Kinney Holbrook was the first.)[4]
The team played its home games at Iowa Field in Iowa City, Iowa.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 14 | Morningside* | W 11–5 | [5] | ||
| October 21 | Cornell (IA)* |
| L 0–3 | [6] | |
| October 28 | at Minnesota | L 6–24 | 5,000 | [7] | |
| November 4 | at Wisconsin | L 0–12 | [8] | ||
| November 11 | at Purdue | W 11–0 | [9] | ||
| November 18 | Iowa State* |
| L 0–9 | [10] | |
| November 25 | Northwestern |
| W 6–0 | [11] | |
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Players
The following 13 players received major varsity letters for their participation on the 1911 football team:
- Archie Alexander, tackle
- Burton Baird, halfback
- George Buckley, end
- Paul Curry, quarterback
- Henry Hanson, guard
- Ralph McGinnis, halfback
- Charles Meloy, quarterback
- Jame Murphy Sr., fullback and captain
- John Ney, tackle
- Willis O'Brien, center
- Walter Penningroth, end/halfback
- Jim Trickey, guard
- Herman Von Lackum, end
References
- ^ "1911 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
- ^ "2022 Iowa Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa. p. 239.
- ^ 2022 Media Guide, p. 220.
- ^ Matt Reisener (February 15, 2021). "How Black Trailblazers Have Shaped the History of Iowa Football for the Better". Hawkeye Football.
- ^ "S. U. I. Showing Is Poor: University Defeats Morningside by Score of Only 11 to 5". The Daily Times. October 16, 1911. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Iowa Hearts Grief-Filled: Like Lead They Lie in Hawkeye Bosoms Today". Iowa City Daily Press. October 23, 1911. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fred R. Coburn (October 29, 1911). "Slow at the Start, Minnesota Comes Strong, Beating Iowa". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Iowa Defeated by Close Score: Wisconsin Beats Hawkeyes In Hard-Fought Game, 12 to 0". The Register and Leader (Des Moines). November 5, 1911. p. 1 (sports) – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Purdue Team Again Trailed in Defeat: Outclassed by Iowa Team in Saturday's Game Boilermakers Never Had Chance". The Lafayette Daily Carrier. November 13, 1911. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Iowa Loses the Big Game". Iowa City Daily Press. November 20, 1911. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Iowa "Trims" Evanstonians: Hawkeyes Win Final and Crucial Battle". Iowa City Daily Press. November 27, 1911. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Iowa Football 2013 Media Guide" (PDF). CBS Sports. CBS Interactive. 2013. Archived from the original (pdf) on December 15, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
- ^ "Coach Hawley Is Retained By Iowa". The Daily Times. November 29, 1911. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.