1917 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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.

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
← 1916
1918 →
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

Schedule edit

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

References edit