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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: Raymond R. Ray Nagel
Conference: Big 10-

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1889 <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024

1968 Season Highlights

Raymond R. Ray Nagel enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Iowa.

1968 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Oregon State	21	20	W
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Texas Christian	17	28	L
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Notre Dame	28	51	L
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Indiana	34	38	L
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Wisconsin	41	0	W
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Purdue	14	44	L
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Minnesota	35	28	W
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Northwestern	68	34	W
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Ohio State	27	33	L
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Illinois	37	13	W

1968 Season Totals
Record	5-5
Points Scored	322
Scoring Average	32.2
Points Allowed	289
Defense Average	28.9
Opponents Record	49-50
Conference Record	4-3
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	2-2

1968 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1968 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	6-4	207	190		5-2	149	125	Murray Warmath
Indiana	6-4	250	262		4-3	174	175	John Pont
Illinois	1-9	107	333		1-6	92	184	Jim Valek
Ohio State	10-0	323	150	Won 27-16	7-0	240	114	Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan	8-2	277	155		6-1	207	115	Chalmers Bump Elliott
Purdue	8-2	291	167		5-2	182	112	Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Iowa	5-5	322	289		4-3	256	190	Raymond R. Ray Nagel
Michigan State	5-5	202	151		2-5	139	114	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Northwestern	1-9	109	325		1-6	88	246	Alex Agase
Wisconsin	0-10	86	310		0-7	62	214	John Coatta

1968 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1968 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.