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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: Howard H. Jones
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1920 <- 1921 -> 1922 --> 2024
1921 Season Highlights
 Howard H. Jones enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Iowa.
 The Hawkeyes won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 
1921 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Knox  52   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Notre Dame  10   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Illinois  14   2   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Purdue  13   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Minnesota  41   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Indiana  41   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Northwestern  14   0   W       
 
1921 Season Totals
  Record7-0
  Points Scored185
  Scoring Average26.4
  Points Allowed36
  Defense Average5.1
  Opponents Record21-25
  Conference Record5-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record3-0
1921 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1921 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 3-460141 2-441141  Henry Doc Williams
Illinois 3-48851 1-3937  Robert C. Zuppke
Indiana 3-48694 1-2347  Ewald O. Jumbo Stiehm
Iowa 7-018536 5-012315  Howard H. Jones
Ohio State 5-211014 3-1697  John W. Wilce
Wisconsin 5-1-114113 3-0-1897  John R. Richards
Michigan 5-1-118721 2-1-14821  Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Purdue 1-6995 1-3944  William Lone Star Dietz
Northwestern 1-634120 0-4072  Elmer W. McDevitt

1921 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1921 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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.