1927 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 1927 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1927 Big Ten football season. In their fourth year under head coach Burt Ingwersen, the Hawkeyes compiled a 4–4 record (1–4 in conference games), tied for last place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 107 to 83.^[1]

1927 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–4 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Burt Ingwersen (4th season)
MVP	Emerson Nelson
Captain	Emerson Nelson
Home stadium	Iowa Field
Seasons ← 1926 1928 →

1927 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Illinois +	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	0	–	1
No. 3 Minnesota +	3	–	0	–	1			6	–	0	–	2
No. 7 Michigan	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Chicago	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Purdue	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Ohio State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Indiana	1	–	2	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Iowa	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	Monmouth (IL)*	Iowa Field Iowa City, IA	W 32–6
October 8	Ohio State	Iowa Field Iowa City, IA	L 6–13	15,000
October 15	Wabash*	Iowa Field Iowa City, IA	W 38–0
October 22	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	L 0–38	52,000
October 29	Denver*	Iowa Field Iowa City, IA	W 15–0		[2]
November 5	Illinois	Iowa Field Iowa City, IA	L 0–14	22,000
November 12	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	W 16–0
November 19	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 0–12
*Non-conference game Homecoming