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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: Kirk Ferentz
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Iowa 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1889  
  1977 - Iowa lost to UCLA 34-16. However, UCLA later forfeited the game, giving Iowa a 5-6 final record.
 
Championships
National Championships
1958
Conference Championships
  1896, 1900, 1907, 1921, 1922, 1956, 1958
1960, 1981, 1985, 1990, 2002, 2004
Division Championships
  2015, 2021, 2023
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 700-579-39
 Winning Pct. 55%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 700-579-39
 Winning Pct. 55%
 National Championships 1
 Conference Titles 13
 Division Titles 3
 Conference Record 341-357-24
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 442-238-19
 Away Record 240-319-19
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 136
 Winning Seasons (#1) 84
 Losing Seasons (#1)50
 Most Wins in A Season 12 (2015)
 Most Loses in A Season 11 (1973)
 10 Win Seasons 11
 Most Points Scored in a Game 95 (10/3/1914)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 484 (2002)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 107 (11/8/1902)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 401 (1973)
 Largest Margin of Victory 95 (10/3/1914)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 107 (11/8/1902)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 107 (11/8/1902)
 Last Shutout 8/31/2024
 Last Time Shutout 1/1/2024
 Shutouts All-Time 186
 Been Shutout All-Time 145
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 20 (11/6/1920-10/13/1923)
 Longest Losing  13 (10/2/1999-9/30/2000)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 31-19-2
 Rose 2-4-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-1-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  40-18
 2010-19  81-49
 2000-09  80-45
 1990-99 62-53
 1980-89 77-40-4
 1970-79 30-77-2
 1960-69 37-54-3
 1950-59 49-36-7
 1940-49 33-52-2
 1930-39 28-45-7
 1920-29 52-22-3
Next Game
 11/9/2024 (Sat)  
@ UCLA in a Non-Conference Game
Last Time: Iowa lost 28-45 in 1985.
All-Time:
 Iowa vs. UCLA 3-6-0 33.3% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Illinois State  40-0 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Iowa State  19-20 L
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Troy  38-21 W
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Minnesota  31-14 W
 Sat., Sep. 28  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Ohio State  7-35 L
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Washington  40-16 W
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Michigan State  20-32 L
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Northwestern  40-14 W
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Wisconsin  42-10 W
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ UCLA  
 Sat., Nov. 16  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Maryland  
 Fri., Nov. 29  vs. Nebraska  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record6-3
  Scoring277-162
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record1-2
 
2024 Big 10  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Indiana 9-04-0
Michigan 5-43-1
Oregon 9-03-0
Washington 5-43-1
Maryland 5-32-1
Michigan State 4-52-3
Minnesota 6-32-1
Penn State 7-12-1
Southern California 4-52-2
Nebraska 5-41-2
Rutgers 4-41-2
Wisconsin 5-41-1
Illinois 6-3
Iowa 6-3
Northwestern 3-60-4
Ohio State 7-1
Purdue 1-70-3
UCLA 3-50-3
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Iowa & Minnesota have played 118 games.
Iowa has won 53 games.
Minnesota has won 63 games.
with 2 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 2-27
 10 or more 199-85
 20 or more  172-41
 30 or more 105-9
 40 or more 57-1
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 61-2
 10 or more 140-110
 20 or more 59-92
 30 or more 6-45
 40 or more 1-11
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

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.