The 1909 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 both the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) and the Western Conference during the 1909 college football season. In their first year under head coach John G. Griffith, the Hawkeyes compiled a 2–4–1 record. They were 1–3–1 in MVC games to finish in fourth place. In the Western Conference, the Hawkeyes played only one conference game, losing to rival Minnesota by a 41–0 score.
Tackle H.R. "Raymond" Gross was the team captain.2022 Iowa Media Guide, p. 220. In 1909, Archie Alexander became the second African-American to play football at Iowa. (Frank Kinney Holbrook was the first.)
The team played its home games at Iowa Field in Iowa City, Iowa.
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Players Archie Alexander, tackle Charles Bell, guard Benjamin Collins, halfback Walter Dyer, halfback James Ehret, tackle/guard Joseph Fee, quarterback H.R. "Raymond" Gross, tackle and captain Thomas Hanlon, end Henry Hanson, guard Charles "Peck" Hazard, fullback Mike Hyland, end Walter Kresensky, end James Murphy Sr., halfback/fullback Willis O'Brien, center Walter Stewart, quarterback 2022 Media Guide.
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