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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: Hayden Fry
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1987 <- 1988 -> 1989 --> 2024
1988 Season Highlights
 Hayden Fry enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Iowa.
 
1988 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 3  @ Hawaii  24   27   L       
 Sat., Sep. 10  @ Kansas State  45   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Colorado  21   24   L       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Iowa State  10   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Michigan State  10   10   T       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Wisconsin  31   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Michigan  17   17   T       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Purdue  31   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Indiana  34   45   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Northwestern  35   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Ohio State  24   24   T       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Minnesota  31   22   W       
 Sat., Dec. 31   North Carolina State  23   28   L    @ Atlanta, GA   Peach Bowl
 
1988 Season Totals
  Record6-4 -3
  Points Scored336
  Scoring Average25.8
  Points Allowed233
  Defense Average17.9
  Opponents Record66-75
  Conference Record4-1
  Home Record3-1 -2
  Away Record3-2 -1
1988 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1988 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Indiana 8-3-1396235Won  34-105-3257168  Bill Mallory
Illinois 6-5-1245243Lost  10-145-2-1177140  John Mackovic
Minnesota 2-7-2195246 0-6-2120182  John Gutekunst
Michigan 9-2-1361167Won  22-147-0-127394  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Michigan State 6-5-1269177Lost  27-346-1-121976  George J. Perles
Iowa 6-4-3336233Lost  23-284-1-3213141  Hayden Fry
Purdue 4-7124303 3-578221  Fred Akers
Ohio State 4-6-1229283 2-5-1157199  John Cooper
Northwestern 2-8-1192350 2-5-1137234  Francis Peay
Wisconsin 1-10106314 1-772248  Don Morton

1988 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1988 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.