The 1961 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the

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in the

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. Led by first-year head coach

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, the Hawkeyes compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the Big Ten. The team played home games at Iowa Stadium in

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Schedule

Roster

Rankings

Game summaries

California

At USC

Indiana

Wisconsin

Purdue

At Ohio State

Minnesota

At Michigan

Notre Dame

1962 NFL Draft

References

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