FEATURED GAME
Beat Nebraska
33
vs
13
Kept the Heroes Game — won by 20
Football History
Season Snapshot 1943 at a glance
1943 Iowa Football
1-6-1
Overall
0-4-1
Western
Slip Madigan
Head coach
By the Numbers
Power rating
+1.1
Simple Rating System — #41 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
33
vs Nebraska on Nov 20
Best defensive game
held them to 7
vs Wisconsin (5-7)
Closest game
0-point loss
vs Indiana (7-7)
Biggest win
by 20
vs Nebraska (33-13)
Rankings & Streaks
Home record
0-2
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
1-3
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
VS HEARTLAND TROPHY
Faced Wisconsin
5
vs
7
Trophy game came up just short
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #4 Purdue
7
vs
28
Tough matchup against #4
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #8 Iowa Pre-Flight
0
vs
25
Tough matchup against #8
Compare This Team
See how the 1943 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.
1943 Schedule 8 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | Away Great Lakes Navy | 7–21 | L |
| Oct 2 | Home Wisconsin | 5–7 | L |
| Oct 9 | Neutral (8) Iowa Pre-Flight | 0–25 | L |
| Oct 16 | Home Indiana | 7–7 | T |
| Oct 23 | Away (4) Purdue | 7–28 | L |
| Nov 6 | Home Illinois | 10–19 | L |
| Nov 13 | Away Minnesota | 14–33 | L |
| Nov 20 | Away Nebraska | 33–13 | W |
Team & Player Stats
Game Logs
| Date | Opp | Rslt | Passing | Rushing | Total | Penalties | TO | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | Rate | Att | Yds | TD | Plays | Yds | Y/P | No | Yds | FL | Int | TO | |||
| Sep 25 | @ Great Lakes Navy | L 7–21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 2 | Wisconsin | L 5–7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 9 | vs Iowa Pre-Flight | L 0–25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 16 | Indiana | T 7–7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 23 | @ Purdue | L 7–28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 6 | Illinois | L 10–19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 13 | @ Minnesota | L 14–33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 20 | @ Nebraska | W 33–13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1943 Roster
Roster not yet imported for this season.
1943 AP Poll Movement
Iowa wasn't ranked in the AP poll this season.
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Updated Oct 21, 12:30 AM