1953_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team

1953 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1953 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

American college football season

The 1953 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1953 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by second-year head coach Forest Evashevski, the Hawkeyes compiled an overall record of 5–3–1 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the Big Ten. The team played home games at Iowa Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

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Rankings

Main article: 1953 NCAA football rankings

Game summaries

Minnesota

See also: 1953 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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At Notre Dame

See also: 1953 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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Awards and honors

See also: 1953 All-Big Ten Conference football team and 1953 College Football All-America Team

1954 NFL Draft

Main article: 1954 NFL Draft
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Jerry HilgenbergCenter448Cleveland Browns
Don ChelfTackle12136Baltimore Colts
Jim HeadBack14168Cleveland Browns
George RiceBack16185New York Giants

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References

  1. [1]
    "IOWA 27, GOPHERS 0!". Des Moines Register via newspapers.com. November 15, 1953. p. 21. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  2. [2]
    "IRISH RALLY TO TIE IOWA". Des Moines Register. November 22, 1953. p. 25. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  3. [3]
    "1954 NFL Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 26, 2019.


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