1931

Iowa was shut out in seven of eight games, scoring only seven points during the entire season. The Hawkeyes’ one touchdown came against George Washington University. According to Chuck Bright, “contemporary writers called the Hawkeyes in 1931 ‘the worst team Iowa has ever produced, physically and psychologically.’”

Following the disastrous regular season, one more obligation awaited the Iowa team. Iowa traveled to Chicago to play Amos Alonzo Stagg’s Maroons in what the Hawkeye called “a prelim of the ‘Tournament of Losers,’ a Big Ten charity affair. Unemployment relief benefited $15,000 by the tournament.”

December 10
Burt Ingwersen resigned as head coach.

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