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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-

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1889 <-- 1988 <- 1989 -> 1990 --> 2024

1989 Season Highlights

Hayden Fry enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Iowa.

1989 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. Oregon	6	44	L
Sat., Sep. 23	@ Iowa State	31	21	W
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Tulsa	30	22	W
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Michigan State	14	17	L
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Wisconsin	31	24	W
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Michigan	12	26	L
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Northwestern	35	22	W
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. Illinois	7	31	L
Sat., Nov. 11	@ Ohio State	0	28	L
Sat., Nov. 18	@ Purdue	24	0	W
Sat., Nov. 25	vs. Minnesota	7	43	L

1989 Season Totals
Record	5-6
Points Scored	197
Scoring Average	17.9
Points Allowed	278
Defense Average	25.3
Opponents Record	67-60
Conference Record	3-5
Home Record	1-5
Away Record	4-1

1989 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1989 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	10-2	332	182	Won 31-21	7-1	239	108	John Mackovic
Minnesota	6-5	263	283		4-4	199	201	John Gutekunst
Indiana	5-6	289	262		3-5	219	226	Bill Mallory
Michigan	10-2	335	184	Lost 10-17	8-0	241	99	Glenn Bo Schembechler
Michigan State	8-4	356	163	Won 33-13	6-2	241	103	George J. Perles
Ohio State	8-4	339	297	Lost 14-31	6-2	251	182	John Cooper
Iowa	5-6	197	278		3-5	130	191	Hayden Fry
Purdue	3-8	172	281		2-6	129	193	Fred Akers
Wisconsin	2-9	172	341		1-7	132	260	Don Morton
Northwestern	0-11	241	497		0-8	152	370	Francis Peay

1989 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1989 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.