1914 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1914 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Iowa state champion
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record4–3 (1–2 Western)
Head coach
CaptainArthur Gunderson
Home stadiumIowa Field
1914 Western Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Illinois $ 6 0 07 0 0
Minnesota 3 1 06 1 0
Chicago 4 2 14 2 1
Wisconsin 2 2 14 2 1
Ohio State 2 2 05 2 0
Purdue 2 2 05 2 0
Iowa 1 2 04 3 0
Indiana 1 4 03 4 0
Northwestern 0 6 01 6 0
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The 1914 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 1914 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Jesse Hawley, the Hawkeyes compiled a 4–3 record (1–2 in conference games), finished in seventh place in the Western Conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 204 to 36. With victories over Iowa State Teachers, Cornell (IA), and Iowa State, the Hawkeyes were recognized as the Iowa state football champion.

On October 3, 1914, the Hawkeyes defeated Iowa State Teachers by a 95–0 score. The Des Moines Register called it "a farcical game" in which Iowa's first, second, and third teams "scored at will, usually on the first play." Halfback Charles Parsons led the scoring with four touchdowns and six extra points. It remains the largest margin of victory in Iowa football history.

End Arthur Gunderson was the team captain. The team played its home games at Iowa Field in Iowa City, Iowa.