1916 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1916

| team = Iowa Hawkeyes

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Western Conference

| short_conf = Western

| record = 4–3

| conf_record = 1–2

| head_coach = Howard Jones

| hc_year = 1st

| off_scheme = Single-wing

| def_scheme =

| captain = Charles Laun

| stadium = Iowa Field

| uniform = 10sIowauniform.png

}}

{{1916 Western Conference football standings}}

The 1916 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Western Conference during the 1916 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Howard Jones, the Hawkeyes compiled an overall record of 4–3 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, placing sixth in the Western Conference. The team played home games at Iowa Field in Iowa City, Iowa.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 7

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1916|team=Cornell Purple|title=Cornell (IA)}}

| site_stadium = Iowa Field

| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA

| score = 31–6

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 14

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1916|team=Grinnell Pioneers|title=Grinnell}}

| site_stadium = Iowa Field

| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA

| score = 17–7

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 21

| w/l = w

| opponent = Purdue

| site_stadium = Iowa Field

| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA

| score = 24–6

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 28

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Minnesota

| site_stadium = Northrop Field

| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–67

| attend = 5,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 11

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Northwestern

| site_stadium = Northwestern Field

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| score = 13–20

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 18

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Iowa State

| site_stadium = State Field

| site_cityst = Ames, IA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 19–16

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 25

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Nebraska

| site_stadium = Iowa Field

| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 17–34

}}

}}

References

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