1954 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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1954 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–4 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPWarren Lawson
CaptainGeorge Broeder
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Ohio State $ 7 0 0 10 0 0
No. 9 Wisconsin 5 2 0 7 2 0
No. 15 Michigan 5 2 0 6 3 0
Minnesota 4 2 0 7 2 0
Iowa 4 3 0 5 4 0
Purdue 3 3 0 5 3 1
Indiana 2 4 0 3 6 0
Michigan State 1 5 0 3 6 0
Northwestern 1 5 0 2 7 0
Illinois 0 6 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1954 Big Ten Conference football season.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 25No. 7 Michigan StateNo. 12ABCW 14–1050,000
October 2Montana*No. 3
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 48–6
October 9at MichiganNo. 4L 13–1464,283
October 16at No. 4 Ohio StateNo. 13L 14–2082,141
October 23at IndianaW 27–1430,789
October 30No. 8 Wisconsin
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
W 13–752,185
November 6No. 8 PurduedaggerNo. 12
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 25–1452,900
November 13at No. 13 MinnesotaNo. 9L 20–2265,464
November 20No. 4 Notre Dame*No. 19
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 18–3456,576
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[edit]

1954 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
E 37 Frank Gilliam Jr
G 62 Calvin Jones Jr
QB 23 Lou Matykiewicz Sr
QB 25 Jerry Reichow Jr
HB 41 Eddie Vincent Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
OT   John Hall Sr
OT   Dick Klein Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Postseason awards[edit]

  • Cal Jones - Consensus First-team All-American

References[edit]