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Iowa Football Team History


Iowa Hawkeyes
University of Iowa
 Iowa City, IA
Founded: 1847
Stadium: Kinnick Stadium
Capacity: 70,585
Colors: Gold, Black & White
Coach: Hayden Fry
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024
1983 Season Highlights
 Hayden Fry enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Iowa.
 
1983 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 10  @ Iowa State  51   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 17  @ Penn State  42   34   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Ohio State  20   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Illinois  0   33   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Northwestern  61   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Purdue  31   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Michigan  13   16   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Indiana  49   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Wisconsin  34   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Michigan State  12   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Minnesota  61   10   W       
 Fri., Dec. 30   Florida  6   14   L    @ Jacksonville, FL   Gator Bowl
 
1983 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored380
  Scoring Average31.7
  Points Allowed189
  Defense Average15.8
  Opponents Record69-65
  Conference Record7-2
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record4-2
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
14 9-3-0 AP
14 9-3-0 Coaches
14 9-3-0 UPI
16 9-3-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1983 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 10-2347213Lost  9-459-0303133  Mike White
Indiana 3-8201360 2-7173326  Sam Wyche
Minnesota 1-10181518 0-9147417  Joe Salem
Michigan 9-3355160Lost  7-98-1304109  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Iowa 9-3380189Lost  6-147-2281131  Hayden Fry
Ohio State 9-3410206Won  28-236-3327163  Earle Bruce
Wisconsin 7-4359242 5-4301213  Dave McClain
Purdue 3-7-1251366 3-5-1245279  Leon Burtnett
Michigan State 4-6-1162233 2-6-1111193  George J. Perles
Northwestern 2-9101398 2-7101329  Dennis Green

1983 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1983 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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