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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: Jerry Burns
Conference: Big 10-

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1889 <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024

1961 Season Highlights

Jerry Burns enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Iowa.

1961 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. California	28	7	W
Sat., Oct. 7	@ Southern California	35	34	W
Sat., Oct. 14	vs. Indiana	27	8	W
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Wisconsin	47	15	W
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Purdue	0	9	L
Sat., Nov. 4	@ Ohio State	13	29	L
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Minnesota	9	16	L
Sat., Nov. 18	@ Michigan	14	23	L
Sat., Nov. 25	vs. Notre Dame	42	21	W

1961 Season Totals
Record	5-4
Points Scored	215
Scoring Average	23.9
Points Allowed	162
Defense Average	18.0
Opponents Record	46-36
Conference Record	2-4
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	1-3

1961 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1961 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	8-2	161	78	Won 21-3	6-1	126	62	Murray Warmath
Indiana	2-7	96	162		0-6	38	132	Phil Dickens
Illinois	0-9	53	289		0-7	36	255	Peter R. Elliot
Ohio State	8-0-1	221	83		6-0	179	61	Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State	7-2	192	50		5-2	144	40	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Purdue	6-3	146	87		4-2	94	53	Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Wisconsin	6-3	179	158		4-3	149	138	Milton Milt Bruhn
Michigan	6-3	212	163		3-3	117	135	Chalmers Bump Elliott
Iowa	5-4	215	162		2-4	110	100	Jerry Burns
Northwestern	4-5	131	105		2-4	68	85	Ara R. Parseghian

1961 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1961 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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.