Iowa at Wisconsin

Saturday, November 11, 1944

Wisconsin beat Iowa 26–⁠7. It was their 22nd meeting; after it, Wisconsin led the series 15–⁠7.

AwayIowa1–⁠7 in 1944
7
HomeWisconsin3–⁠6 in 1944
26

FinalHigh 47°F, low 39°F

In the newspapers

  • The Detroit evening times's story: Strong Finish Wins For Wisconsin Three Third Period Markers Beat Iowa

    Detroit evening times, Detroit, Mich, November 12, 1944, page 15

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    Strong Finish Wins For Wisconsin Three Third Period Markers Beat Iowa MADISON. Wis, Nov. II CUP Meeting a football team of its size and weight for the first time this season. Wisconsin ran over Iowa, 70 to 7. here today. All season Wisconsin has performed hes in the final period and TODAY was no exception with three Wisconsin touchdowns in the last quarter. For the first time this year Wisconsin scored first in game. Thompson plunged over from his l2-yard line in the second period cllmaXinC a drive which started when Nelson Smith of Iowa FUN bled on the az and guard John Davey recovered for Wisconsin. Iowa knotted the count Z TO in the third quarter. Three times in the final quarter Wisconsin knocked the props from under Iowa, although WiSconSin’S quarterback Allen Shafer had been carried from the game on with undiScloSed injuries. Halfback Joe Campbell plunged across from the 1-yard line for second touchdown. Quarterback Nick Holmes tossed a long pass from the “a 10 Jack Mead deep in Iowa’s end zone in the last five minutes of play. Then in the final seconds, John Fee carried the ball from midfield TO Iowa’S II in two plays and threw a pass to Holmes for the score

  • The The Ypsilanti daily press's story: Buckeyes May Use Leaf From Michigan COach's Notebook

    The Ypsilanti daily press, Ypsilanti, Mich., November 13, 1944, page 6

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    Buckeyes May Use Leaf From Michigan COach’s Notebook Chicago, Nov. 30 AP – Ohio States Buckeyes, striving TO keep their Western Conference record unsullied, plan to take leaf from the Michigan coaching stafrs notebook this week end when they meet Illinois al Cleveland. Michigan’s defeat Of Illinois knocked Coach Ray Eliot’s club out of the title race, and gave the Wolverines a chance Of o.erhauling the Buckeyes when the two teams clash at Columbus Nov %. Fut first, Coach Fritz Crisler’s charges have 10 settle with Wis consin this week end. Wisconsin has shown constant improvement this year, and last Saturday handed Iowa its fifth league defeat. 26–⁠7 The Ohio State Illinois game of fers something else. The llliui, until last Saturday. proved thew had the fastest bac’,field in Mid western football They still ha Q the explosive power TO turn Young, Patterson and Eddie Bray loose But MICHIGAN stopped that. VIII 10Th Pr the Buckeyes can do IL remains a question. desnite their 54–⁠19 win over Pittsburgh Saturday.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Wisconsin 57% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Wisconsin leads 49–⁠48–⁠2 in 99 meetings, counting the 77 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Iowa 37, Wisconsin 0
2024Iowa 42, Wisconsin 10
2023Iowa 15, Wisconsin 6
2022Iowa 24, Wisconsin 10
2021Wisconsin 27, Iowa 7
2020Iowa 28, Wisconsin 7

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