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American college football season
The 1961 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1961 Big Ten Conference football season . This was Jerry Burns ' first season as head coach.
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result September 30 California * No. 1 W 28–7
October 7 at USC * No. 1 ABC W 35–34
October 14 Indiana No. 2 Iowa Stadium Iowa City, Iowa W 27–8
October 21 Wisconsin No. 4 Iowa Stadium Iowa City, Iowa W 47–15
October 28 Purdue No. 5 Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette Lafayette, IN L 0–9
November 4 No. 5 Ohio State No. 9 L 13–29
November 11 No. 5 Minnesota ABC L 9–16
November 18 at Michigan L 14–23
November 25 Notre Dame * Iowa Stadium Iowa City, Iowa W 42–21
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster [ ]
1961 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Final
AP
1 (22)
1 (19)
1 (24)
2 (11)
4 (2)
5 (1)
9
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
Coaches
6
5
NR
[1]
Game summaries [ ]
California [ ]
[2]
at USC [ ]
[3]
Indiana [ ]
[4]
Wisconsin [ ]
[5]
Purdue [ ]
[6]
at Ohio State [ ]
Iowa at Ohio State
1
2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes
0
0 7 6
13
• Buckeyes
6
6 0 17
29
Scoring summary Q1 11:07 OHST Perdue 55 yard fumble return (kick failed) OHST 6–0
Q2 6:35 OHST Bryant 18 yard pass from Sparma (kick failed) OHST 12–0
Q3 6:18 IOWA Szykowny 1 yard run (Szykowny kick) OHST 12–7
Q4 14:39 OHST Bryant 62 yard pass from Sparma (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 19–7
Q4 8:04 OHST Van Raaphorst 24 yard field goal OHST 22–7
Q4 1:55 OHST Ferguson 13 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 29–7
Q4 :12 IOWA Turici 4 yard run (kick failed) OHST 29–13
[7]
Minnesota [ ]
[8]
at Michigan [ ]
[9]
Notre Dame [ ]
[10]
1962 NFL Draft [ ]
[11]
References [ ]
^ "Iowa 1961 AP Football Rankings" . collegepollarchive.com . Retrieved August 12, 2018 .
^ "Hawks Still No. 1 In 2nd AP Ballot" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . October 3, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018 .
^ "Hollis Included on Injured List" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . October 10, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018 .
^ "Iowa 4th in AP Ballot–Michigan State 1st" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . October 17, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018 .
^ "Szykowny Ups Passing Percentage to .682" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . October 24, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018 .
^ "Iowa Ninth in Poll; Spartans Still No. 1" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . October 31, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018 .
^ "Burns Evaluates Ohio State Game; Eyes Strong Gophers" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . November 7, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018 .
^ "Longhorns Remain 1st; Hawks 23rd" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . November 14, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018 .
^ "Burns Says Poor Tackling Hurt Hawkeyes" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . November 14, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018 .
^ "Hawks Praise Jerry Burns Despite Hard-Luck Season" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . November 28, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018 .
^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com" .
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