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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