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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  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
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
  Record7-5
  Points Scored411
  Scoring Average34.3
  Points Allowed159
  Defense Average13.3
  Opponents Record61-69
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record1-4
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1997 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 3-9238334 1-7119226  Glen Mason
Indiana 2-9120359 1-774281  Cam Cameron
Illinois 0-11119368 0-876283  Ron Turner
Michigan 12-0322114Won  21-168-021578  Lloyd Carr
Ohio State 10-3394170Lost  14-316-225386  John Cooper
Penn State 9-3366254Lost  6-216-2217185  Joe Paterno
Purdue 9-3396267Won  33-206-2285180  Joe Tiller
Wisconsin 8-5291306Lost  6-335-3165195  Barry Alvarez
Iowa 7-5411159Lost  7-174-4221106  Hayden Fry
Michigan State 7-5342237Lost  23-514-4203148  Nick Saban
Northwestern 5-7243288 3-5141201  Gary Barnett

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.


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