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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: Howard H. Jones
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1889  <-- 1915 <- 1916 -> 1917 --> 2024
1916 Season Highlights
 Howard H. Jones enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Iowa.
 
1916 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Cornell (Iowa)  31   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Grinnell  17   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Purdue  24   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Minnesota  0   67   L       
 Fri., Nov. 10  @ Northwestern  13   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Iowa State  19   16   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Nebraska  17   34   L       
 
1916 Season Totals
  Record4-3
  Points Scored121
  Scoring Average17.3
  Points Allowed156
  Defense Average22.3
  Opponents Record25-10
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record1-2
1916 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1916 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-134828   Henry Doc Williams
Illinois 3-3-17458   Robert C. Zuppke
Indiana 2-4-15190   Ewald O. Jumbo Stiehm
Ohio State 7-015829 4-09029  John W. Wilce
Northwestern 6-114455   Fred J. Murphy
Iowa 4-3121156   Howard H. Jones
Wisconsin 4-2-110478   Dr. Paul O. Withington
Purdue 2-4-16799   Cleo A. ODonnell

1916 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1916 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.