1928

January 14
Alumni, dissatisfied with Iowa athletics, targeted Illinois graduates Belting and Ingwersen as the causes of their discontent. A group meeting at the Hotel Fort Des Moines in the state capital formed the Federation of University of Iowa Alumni Associations, demanded the resignation of Coach Ingwersen, and asked for three seats on the Board in Control of Athletics.

While President Jessup remained silent regarding the controversy, a campus poll was organized, but no results were ever reported. The vote was declared invalid when someone ran away with one of the ballot boxes. In October 1928, President Jessup did appoint three alumni members as representatives to the Board in Control of Athletics. Seven months later Belting resigned as athletic director.

Iowa vs an unknown team in 1928.

November 3
Canine capers enlivened Iowa’s game with South Dakota. According to the Hawkeye, “The main feature of the day was the antics of a Boston bull-pup who delighted in snapping at the heels of the football players while they were trying to concentrate on their game. Even the enticements of Coach Ingwersen had no effect on the fun-seeking puppy. After having his fun at the expense of the players, the bull-pup returned to the side-lines, a hero of all dogdom.”

Iowa won the game handily, making a fifth straight victory for the 1928 eleven. The Hawkeyes went on defeat Ohio State the following week, but then fell to both Wisconsin and Michigan, ending the season with a 6-2 record.

But the “B” team, an innovation at Iowa in 1928, won all of its games, including matches with Indiana, Notre Dame, and Illinois.