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1951-1952 Iowa Football Year in Review

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Conference: Big Ten

Head Coach: Leonard Raffensperger

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1951 Iowa Football Team Roster

1951 Iowa Football Team Roster

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RESULTS

Date	Opponent / Score	Hilites	Full Game
9/29/1951	Iowa vs Kansas State W 16 - 0 Attendance: 29,700
10/6/1951	Iowa @ Purdue L 30 - 34
10/13/1951	Iowa vs Pittsburgh W 34 - 17 Attendance: 35,123
10/20/1951	Iowa vs Michigan L 0 - 21 Attendance: 53,050
10/27/1951	Iowa @ Ohio State L 21 - 47 Attendance: 67,551
11/3/1951	Iowa vs Minnesota T 20 - 20 Attendance: 40,000
11/10/1951	Iowa @ #2 Illinois L 13 - 40 Attendance: 56,444
11/17/1951	Iowa @ #8 Wisconsin L 7 - 34 Attendance: 39,788
11/24/1951	Iowa @ Notre Dame T 20 - 20 Attendance: 40,685

Total Wins	Total Losses	Total Ties	Win %
2	5	2	33.33%

1951-1952 IOWA FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF

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Leonard Raffensperger

Leonard Raffensperger
Head Coach

1951-1952 IOWA FOOTBALL PLAYER ROSTER

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Bernard Bennett

Bernard Bennett

Duane Brandt

Duane Brandt

Joe Bristol

Joe Bristol

Burt Britzmann

Burt Britzmann

Hawarden, Iowa [High]

George 'Binkey' Broeder

George 'Binkey' Broeder (RB, K)

Maplewood, Missouri [Richmond Heights]

Andrew Buntz

Andrew Buntz

Arnold Caplan

Arnold Caplan

Don Chelf

Don Chelf

West Liberty, Iowa [High]

Donald Commack

Donald Commack

Charles Denning

Charles Denning

David DeProspero

David DeProspero

Ron Fairchild

Ron Fairchild

Marengo, Iowa [High]

Bill Fenton

Bill Fenton

Richard Frymire

Richard Frymire

John Hall

John Hall (OL, DL, RB, LB)

Chicago, Illinois [Crane]

Jack Hess

Jack Hess

Jerry Hilgenberg

Jerry Hilgenberg (C, DL, LB, QB)

Wilton, Iowa [Wilton Junction]

Andrew Hough

Andrew Hough

Hubert Johnston

Hubert Johnston (OL)

Wheeling, West Virginia [High]

William Kersten

William Kersten

Robert Lage

Robert Lage

Edwin Lindsey

Edwin Lindsey

Louis 'Lou' Matykiewicz

Louis 'Lou' Matykiewicz (QB, LB, TE)

Calumet Park, Illinois [High]

James Milani

James Milani

Centerville, Iowa [High]

Dudley Noble

Dudley Noble

Ronald Petersen

Ronald Petersen

Robert A. Phillips

Robert A. Phillips

William 'Bill' Reichardt

William 'Bill' Reichardt (RB, K)

Iowa City, Iowa [City]

Harold Reister

Harold Reister

George 'Dusty' Rice

George 'Dusty' Rice (RB)

Oelwein, Iowa [High]

Donald Riley

Donald Riley

Fred Ruck

Fred Ruck

James Sangster

James Sangster

Peter Spanjers

Peter Spanjers

Robert Stearnes

Robert Stearnes

Donald Swartzendruber

Donald Swartzendruber

John Towner

John Towner (C, LB)

Austin Turner

Austin Turner

Loranzie Williams

Loranzie Williams (RB)

Gary, Indiana [High]

Robert Wilson

Robert Wilson

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