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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: Leonard Raffensperger
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1949 <- 1950 -> 1951 --> 2024
1950 Season Highlights
 Leonard Raffensperger enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Iowa.
 
1950 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 29  @ Southern California  20   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Indiana  7   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Wisconsin  0   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Purdue  33   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Ohio State  21   83   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Minnesota  13   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Illinois  7   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Notre Dame  14   14   T       
 Fri., Nov. 24  @ Miami  6   14   L       
 
1950 Season Totals
  Record3-5 -1
  Points Scored121
  Scoring Average13.4
  Points Allowed201
  Defense Average22.3
  Opponents Record40-37
  Conference Record2-4
  Home Record1-2 -1
  Away Record2-3
1950 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1950 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 7-213756 4-27535  Ray Eliot
Indiana 3-5-199155 1-44186  Clyde B. Smith
Minnesota 1-7-179196 1-4-140109  Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Ohio State 6-3286111 5-221872  Wesley E. Wes Fesler
Wisconsin 6-313797 5-210971  Ivan B. Ivy Williamson
Michigan 6-3-1150114Won  14-64-1-19660  Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Northwestern 6-3155143 3-382107  Robert W. Bob Voigts
Iowa 3-5-1121201 2-481159  Leonard Raffensperger
Purdue 2-7143200 1-469112  Stuart K. Stu Holcomb

1950 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1950 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.