1891

November 25
Illustration taken from  UI 1891 yearbook.Iowa played its first game beyond state boundaries, defeating the University of Nebraska in Omaha 22-0. After the game, President Charles Ashmead Schaeffer exclaimed with pride: “Nothing can do us more good in so short a time and at so little expense as a winning game of football. As a means of advertisement, athletic success cannot be equalled.”

1891 season (3-2-0)
SUI 64 Cornell 6
SUI 4 Minnesota 42
SUI 4 Grinnell 6
SUI 22 Nebraska 0
SUI 18 Kansas 14


 

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