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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: Burt Ingwersen
Conference: Big 10-

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1889 <-- 1926 <- 1927 -> 1928 --> 2024

1927 Season Highlights

Burt Ingwersen enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Iowa.

1927 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Monmouth	32	6	W
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Ohio State	6	13	L
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Wabash	38	0	W
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Minnesota	0	38	L
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Denver	15	0	W
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Illinois	0	14	L
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Wisconsin	16	0	W
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Northwestern	0	12	L

1927 Season Totals
Record	4-4
Points Scored	107
Scoring Average	13.4
Points Allowed	83
Defense Average	10.4
Opponents Record	25-12
Conference Record	1-4
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	1-2

1927 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1927 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	7-0-1	152	24		4-0	48	6	Robert C. Zuppke
Minnesota	6-0-2	209	51		3-0-1	78	28	Clarence W. Doc Spears
Indiana	3-4-1	104	107		1-1-1	38	42	Harlan O. Pat Page
Michigan	6-2	137	39		2-2	42	27	Elton E. Tad Wieman
Purdue	6-2	170	38		2-1	45	24	James M. Jimmy Phelan
Northwestern	4-4	129	98		2-3	50	56	Richard E. Dick Hanley
Iowa	4-4	107	83		1-4	22	77	Burt Ingwersen
Ohio State	4-4	131	92		1-3	26	59	John W. Wilce
Wisconsin	4-4	96	75		1-3	19	49	Glenn F. Thistlethwaite

1927 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1927 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.