1917 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1917 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–5 (0–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainJ. Elwood Davis
Home stadiumIowa Field
Uniform
1917 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Ohio State $ 4 0 08 0 1
Minnesota 3 1 04 1 0
Northwestern 3 2 05 2 0
Wisconsin 3 2 04 2 1
Illinois 2 2 15 2 1
Chicago 2 2 13 2 1
Indiana 1 2 05 2 0
Michigan 0 1 08 2 0
Iowa 0 2 03 5 0
Purdue 0 4 03 4 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1917 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1917 college football season. In their second year under head coach Howard Jones, the Hawkeyes compiled a 3–5 record (0–2 in conference games), finished in ninth place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 141 to 91.

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