 Many of the athletes Solem successfully recruited to Iowa would become the foundation for the 1939 Hawkeye team, nicknamed the "Ironmen", which included Nile Kinnick and Erwin Prasse.A conflict between Solem and Ozzie Simmons overshadowed the 1936 season, which ended in a 3–4–1 record.After a 52–0 loss to Minnesota, Simmons quit the team for a couple days.