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: Kirk Ferentz Conference: Big 10-
2002 Season Highlights
Kirk Ferentz enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Iowa.
The Hawkeyes won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
2002 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 vs.
Akron
57
21
W
Sat., Sep. 7 @
Miami Ohio
29
24
W
Sat., Sep. 14 vs.
Iowa State
31
36
L
Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
Utah State
48
7
W
Sat., Sep. 28 @
Penn State
42
35
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Purdue
31
28
W
Sat., Oct. 12 vs.
Michigan State
44
16
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Indiana
24
8
W
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Michigan
34
9
W
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Wisconsin
20
3
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Northwestern
62
10
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Minnesota
45
21
W
Thu., Jan. 2
Southern California
17
38
L
@ Miami, FL
Orange Bowl
2002 Season Totals
Record 11-2
Points Scored 484
Scoring Average 37.2
Points Allowed 256
Defense Average 19.7
Opponents Record 85-79
Conference Record 8-0
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 5-0
2002 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
8 11-2-0
AP
8 11-2-0
Coaches
8 11-2-0
USA Today/ESPN
2002 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2002 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 forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.