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-
1997 Season Highlights
Hayden Fry enters his 19th season as Head Coach at Iowa.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs. Northern Iowa
66
0
W
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Tulsa
54
16
W
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Iowa State
63
20
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Illinois
38
10
W
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Ohio State
7
23
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Michigan
24
28
L
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Indiana
62
0
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Purdue
35
17
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Wisconsin
10
13
L
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Northwestern
14
15
L
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Minnesota
31
0
W
Wed., Dec. 31
Arizona State
7
17
L
@ El Paso, TX
Sun Bowl
1997 Season Totals
Record 7-5
Points Scored 411
Scoring Average 34.3
Points Allowed 159
Defense Average 13.3
Opponents Record 61-69
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 1-4
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1997 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1997 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.