 Iowa managed to bounce back the following year with a respectable 4–2–2 record in 1935 behind the play of captain Dick Crayne and the sensational Ozzie Simmons.After the 1935 season, Solem worked with the president of the university at the time to improve the job situation for athletes in Iowa City.Their reforms helped Solem bring in what Solem called "the finest group of freshmen during my tenure".