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1917 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–5 (0–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainJ. Elwood Davis
Home stadiumIowa Field
Uniform
Seasons← 19161918 →
1917 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ohio State $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
Minnesota 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 1 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 1
Illinois 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Chicago 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 2 – 1
Indiana 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Michigan 0 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Iowa 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Purdue 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1917 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1917 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Howard Jones, the Hawkeyes compiled an overall record of 3–5 with a mark of 0–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for eighth in the Big Ten. The team played home games at Iowa Field in Iowa City, Iowa.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 6Cornell (IA)*W 22–13
October 13Nebraska*L 0–47
October 20Grinnell*
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
L 0–10
October 27at WisconsinL 0–20
November 3Great Lakes Navy*
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
L 14–23
November 10South Dakota*
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 35–0
November 17at NorthwesternL 14–25
November 24Iowa State*W 6–3
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

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