1911 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1911 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record3–4 (2–2 Western)
Head coach
CaptainJames Murphy Sr.
Home stadiumIowa Field
1911 Western Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Minnesota $ 3 0 16 0 1
Chicago 5 1 06 1 0
Wisconsin 2 1 15 1 1
Illinois 2 2 14 2 1
Iowa 2 2 03 4 0
Purdue 1 3 03 4 0
Northwestern 1 4 03 4 0
Indiana 0 3 13 3 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1911 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the State University of Iowa ("S.U.I."), now commonly known as the University of Iowa, as a member of the Western Conference during the 1911 college football season. In their second year under head coach Jesse Hawley, the Hawkeyes compiled a 3–4 record (2–2 in conference games), finished in fifth place in the Western Conference, and were outscored by a total of 53 to 34.

James Murphy Sr. was the team captain. Center Willis O'Brien was named to the 1911 All-Western college football team. Playing at the tackle position from 1909 to 1911, Archie Alexander was the second African-American to play football at Iowa. (Frank Kinney Holbrook was the first.)

The team played its home games at Iowa Field in Iowa City, Iowa.