1924 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 1924 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1924 Big Ten football season. In their first season under head coach Burt Ingwersen, the Hawkeyes compiled a 6–1–1 record (3–1–1 in conference games), tied for second place in the BIg Ten, outscored opponents by a total of 106 to 50, and was ranked No. 6 in the final AP poll.^[1]

1924 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	6–1–1 (3–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Burt Ingwersen (1st season)
MVP	Leland Parkin
Captain	Leland Parkin
Home stadium	Iowa Field
Uniform
Seasons ← 1923 1925 →

1924 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 Chicago $	3	–	0	–	3			4	–	1	–	3
No. 4 Illinois	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
No. 6 Iowa	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Michigan	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Purdue	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Minnesota	1	–	2	–	1			3	–	3	–	2
Ohio State	1	–	3	–	2			2	–	3	–	3
Indiana	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Northwestern	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin	0	–	2	–	2			2	–	3	–	3
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System

Three Iowa players received first-team honors on the 1924 All-Big Ten Conference football team: quarterback Leland Parkin; tackle John W. Hancock; and end Lowell Otte.^[2][3]

The team played its home games at Iowa Field in Iowa City, Iowa.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 4	Southeastern Oklahoma State*	Iowa Field Iowa City, IA	W 43–0
October 11	Ohio State	Iowa Field Iowa City, IA	T 0–0	25,000	[4]
October 18	Lawrence*	Iowa Field Iowa City, IA	W 13–5
October 25	Minnesota	Iowa Field Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	W 13–0	30,000
November 1	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 0–36	31,330	[5][6]
November 8	Butler*	Iowa Field Iowa City, IA	W 7–0
November 15	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	W 21–7
November 22	at Michigan	Ferry Field Ann Arbor, MI	W 9–2	47,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming

Players

The following 15 players received major varsity letters:

• R.G. Dauber, Iowa City, Iowa
• Darrell Fisher, halfback/fullback, Des Moines, Iowa
• William Fleckenstein, guard, Faribault, Minnesota
• W. L. Fry, halfback, Manning, Iowa
• Ledrue Galloway, tackle, sophomore, Council Bluffs, Iowa (early African-American player)
• Don M. Graham, fullback, Waterloo, Iowa
• H.W. Griffen, center, Sioux City, Iowa
• John W. Hancock, tackle/end, Superior, Wisconsin
• Paul R. Krasuski, guard/tackle, Davenport, Iowa
• F.M. Olson, guard, Sioux City, Iowa
• Lowell Otte, end, Sidney, Iowa
• Leland Parkin, quarterback and captain, Waterloo, Iowa
• R.E. "Dick" Romey, end/tackle, Mason City, Iowa
• Wilbur Scantlebury, halfback/fullback, Hampton, Iowa
• John A. Schirmer, halfback, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

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Eight other players received minor letters:

• Charles Brookins, Oskaloosa, Iowa
• A.A. Daniels, Washington, Iowa
• T.D. Hines, center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
• R.H. Hogan, Osage, Iowa
• J. Scott McIntyre, Superior, Wisconsin
• Leonard Raffensperger, guard, Victor, Iowa
• H.H. Rice, Washington, Iowa
• P.E. Smith, Waterloo, Iowa

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