1953 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Michigan State + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 7 Illinois + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
No. 15 Wisconsin 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Ohio State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
No. 20 Michigan 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
No. 9 Iowa 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Purdue 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Indiana 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 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

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26No. 2 Michigan State
L 7–2147,125
October 3Washington State*
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 54–1231,500
October 10at No. 5 Michigan
L 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 Wisconsin
L 6–1052,819
November 7at Purdue
W 26–035,000
November 14No. 15 Minnesota
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
W 27–055,355
November 21at No. 1 Notre Dame*No. 20
T 14–1456,478
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1953 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
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. # Name Class
OT 77 Don Chelf Sr
OT   Dick Klein Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings

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Main article: 1953 NCAA football rankings

Game summaries

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Minnesota

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See also: 1953 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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At Notre Dame

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See also: 1953 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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Awards and honors

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See also: 1953 All-Big Ten Conference football team and 1953 College Football All-America Team

1954 NFL Draft

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Main article: 1954 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Jerry Hilgenberg Center 4 48 Cleveland Browns
Don Chelf Tackle 12 136 Baltimore Colts
Jim Head Back 14 168 Cleveland Browns
George Rice Back 16 185 New York Giants

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References

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  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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