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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: Dr. Alfred E. Bull
Conference: Western Interstate University Football Association-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1895 <- 1896 -> 1897 --> 2024
1896 Season Highlights
 Dr. Alfred E. Bull enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Iowa.
 The Hawkeyes won the Western Interstate University Football Association Conference Championship.
 
1896 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Drake  32   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Chicago  0   6   L       
 Mon., Oct. 26  vs. Kansas  6   0   W       
 Wed., Nov. 4  vs. Wilton  27   0   W       
 Mon., Nov. 9  @ Missouri  12   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Iowa College  15   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Des Moines YMCA  34   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 26  vs. Nebraska  0   0   T       
 Sat., Nov. 28  vs. Nebraska  6   0   W       
 
1896 Season Totals
  Record7-1 -1
  Points Scored132
  Scoring Average14.7
  Points Allowed12
  Defense Average1.3
  Opponents Record20-11
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0 -1
  Away Record3-1
1896 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1896 Western Interstate University Football Association- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Kansas 7-313640   Hector W. Cowan
Iowa 7-1-113212   Dr. Alfred E. Bull
Missouri 7-524878   Frank H. Patterson
Nebraska 6-3-110264   Edward N. Robinson

1896 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1896 All Western Interstate University Football Association Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.