1953 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 9
Record5–3–1 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPWilliam Fenton
CaptainAndrew Houg
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
1953 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Michigan State + 5 1 09 1 0
No. 7 Illinois + 5 1 07 1 1
No. 15 Wisconsin 4 1 16 2 1
Ohio State 4 3 06 3 0
Minnesota 3 3 14 4 1
No. 20 Michigan 3 3 06 3 0
No. 9 Iowa 3 3 05 3 1
Purdue 2 4 02 7 0
Indiana 1 5 02 7 0
Northwestern 0 6 03 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1953 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by second-year head coach Forest Evashevski, the Hawkeyes compiled an overall record of 5–3–1 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the Big Ten. The team played home games at Iowa Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26No. 2 Michigan StateL 7–2147,125
October 3Washington State*
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 54–1231,500
October 10at No. 5 MichiganL 13–1449,551
October 17Wyoming*
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 21–7
October 24Indianadagger
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
NBCW 19–1350,129
October 31at WisconsinL 6–1052,819
November 7at PurdueW 26–035,000
November 14No. 15 Minnesota
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
W 27–055,355
November 21at No. 1 Notre Dame*No. 20T 14–1456,478
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1953 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL/DL   Bob Commings So
E 30 Bill Fenton
E 37 Frank Gilliam So
C/LB 52 Jerry Hilgenberg Sr
OT 62 Calvin Jones So
QB 23 Lou Matykiewicz Jr
QB 25 Jerry Reichow So
HB 41 Eddie Vincent So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 77 Don Chelf Sr
OT   Dick Klein Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings

Game summaries

Minnesota

[1]

At Notre Dame

[2]

Awards and honors

1954 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Jerry HilgenbergCenter448Cleveland Browns
Don ChelfTackle12136Baltimore Colts
Jim HeadBack14168Cleveland Browns
George RiceBack16185New York Giants

[3]

References

  1. "IOWA 27, GOPHERS 0!". Des Moines Register via newspapers.com. November 15, 1953. p. 21. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  2. "IRISH RALLY TO TIE IOWA". Des Moines Register. November 22, 1953. p. 25. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  3. "1954 NFL Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 26, 2019.


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