1931 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1931 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–6–1 (0–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPOliver Sansen
CaptainOliver Sansen
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
1931 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Purdue + 5 1 09 1 0
Michigan + 5 1 08 1 1
No. 4 Northwestern + 5 1 07 1 1
Ohio State 4 2 06 3 0
Minnesota 3 2 07 3 0
Wisconsin 3 3 05 4 1
Indiana 1 4 12 5 1
Chicago 1 4 02 6 1
Iowa 0 3 11 6 1
Illinois 0 6 02 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1931 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 1931 Big Ten football season. In their eighth and final year under head coach Burt Ingwersen, the Hawkeyes compiled a 1–6–1 record (0–3–1 in conference games), finished ninth in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 131 to 7. They were shut out in seven of eight games and scored only seven points all year for the worst offensive performance in school history.

The team played its home games at Iowa Stadium (later renamed Kinnick Stadium) in Iowa City, Iowa.