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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-

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1889 <-- 1920 <- 1921 -> 1922 --> 2024

1921 Season Highlights

Howard H. Jones enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Iowa.

The Hawkeyes won the Big 10 Conference Championship.

1921 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Knox	52	14	W
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Notre Dame	10	7	W
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Illinois	14	2	W
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Purdue	13	6	W
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Minnesota	41	7	W
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Indiana	41	0	W
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Northwestern	14	0	W

1921 Season Totals
Record	7-0
Points Scored	185
Scoring Average	26.4
Points Allowed	36
Defense Average	5.1
Opponents Record	21-25
Conference Record	5-0
Home Record	4-0
Away Record	3-0

1921 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1921 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	3-4	60	141		2-4	41	141	Henry Doc Williams
Illinois	3-4	88	51		1-3	9	37	Robert C. Zuppke
Indiana	3-4	86	94		1-2	3	47	Ewald O. Jumbo Stiehm
Iowa	7-0	185	36		5-0	123	15	Howard H. Jones
Ohio State	5-2	110	14		3-1	69	7	John W. Wilce
Wisconsin	5-1-1	141	13		3-0-1	89	7	John R. Richards
Michigan	5-1-1	187	21		2-1-1	48	21	Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Purdue	1-6	9	95		1-3	9	44	William Lone Star Dietz
Northwestern	1-6	34	120		0-4	0	72	Elmer W. McDevitt

1921 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1921 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.