1937 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 1937 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 1937 Big Ten football season. In their first season under head coach Irl Tubbs, the Hawkeyes compiled a 1–7 record (0–5 in conference games), finished in last place in the Big Ten, and was outscored by a total of 120 to 36.^[1]

1937 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	1–7 (0–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Irl Tubbs (1st season)
MVP	Bob Lannon
Captain	Homer Harris
Home stadium	Iowa Stadium
Seasons ← 1936 1938 →

1937 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Minnesota $	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Ohio State	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Indiana	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Michigan	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Purdue	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Illinois	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	3	–	2
Chicago	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Iowa	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Homer Harris was the team captain. End Bob Lannon was selected as the most valuable player; he also received first-team honors from th Associated Press on the 1937 All-Big Ten Conference football team.^[2] Halfback Nile Kinnick received first-team All-Big Ten honors from th United Press.^[3]

The team played its home games at Iowa Stadium (later renamed Kinnick Stadium) in Iowa City, Iowa.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	at Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 0–14	18,533
October 9	Bradley Tech*	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 14–7
October 16	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	L 6–13
October 23	Michigan	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 6–7	12,211	[4]
October 30	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 0–13	20,000
November 6	No. 14 Minnesota	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	L 10–35	40,000
November 13	No. 17 Indiana	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 0–3
November 20	at No. 11 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 0–28
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game