1947 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
| 1947 Iowa Hawkeyes football | |
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| Conference | Big Nine Conference |
| 1947 record | 3–5–1 (2–3–1 Big Nine) |
| Head coach | Eddie Anderson (6th season) |
| MVP | Harold Schoener |
| Home stadium | Iowa Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Michigan $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1947 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa in the 1947 Big Nine Conference football season. The team compiled a 3–5–1 record (2–3–1 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for sixth place in the Big Nine Conference.[1][2] After opening its season with a 59–0 shutout victory over North Dakota State, the team was outscored 179 to 86 in its remaining eight games.[1]
Head coach Eddie Anderson was in his sixth season as Iowa's head coach; he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971.[3] On the evening before the final game of the 1947 season, Anderson submitted his resignation as head coach (effective in July 1948), citing "considerable loose talk" about the state of the program.[4] The team responded with a 13–7 victory over Minnesota.[5] Fans begged Anderson to reconsider, and the Iowa athletic board denied his resignation, promising him a larger coaching staff and other football improvements. Anderson decided to stay, saying, "I'm glad we got things straightened out."[6]
The team's statistical leaders included Bob Smith with 395 rushing yards and 30 points scored, Al DiMarco with 644 passing yards, and Emlen Tunnell with 262 receiving yards.[7] Tunell later played 14 years in the National Football League and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Other players of note included Jack Dittmer, who later played six years in Major League Baseball,[8] and end Harold Schoener, who was selected as the most valuable player on the 1947 Iowa team.[9]
The team played its home games at Iowa Stadium. It drew 187,844 spectators at four home games, an average of 46,961 per game.[10]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | ||||
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| September 20 | North Dakota State* | Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa | W 59–0 | ||||||
| September 26 | at UCLA* | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles | L 7–22 | ||||||
| October 4 | Illinois | Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa | L 12–35 | ||||||
| October 11 | Indiana |
Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa | W 27–14 | ||||||
| October 18 | at Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio | T 13–13 | ||||||
| October 25 | at No. 2 Notre Dame* | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana | L 0–21 | ||||||
| November 1 | at No. 16 Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana | L 0–21 | ||||||
| November 8 | at No. 19 Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin | L 14–46 | ||||||
| November 15 | No. 20 Minnesota | Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale) | W 13–7 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
References
- 1 2 3 "1947 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- 1 2 "2012 Media Guide Iowa Football" (PDF). University of Iowa. 2012. pp. 167, 172.
- ↑ "Eddie Anderson Member Biography". National Football Foundation. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ↑ "Anderson Resigns at Iowa: Hancher Accepts It; Board to Act Today". The Des Moines Register. November 15, 1947. p. 9.
- ↑ "Iowa Amazes Minnesota, 13-7: Hawks Are Emphatic 'We Want Eddie'". The Des Moines Register. November 16, 1947. p. 17.
- ↑ Finn, Mike; Leistikow, Chad (1998). Hawkeye Legends, Lists, & Lore. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 87. ISBN 1-57167-178-1.
- ↑ 2012 Media Guide, pp. 196-197.
- ↑ 2012 Media Guide, p. 144.
- ↑ 2012 Media Guide, p. 152.
- ↑ 2012 Media Guide, p. 181.