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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: Jerry Burns
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024
1961 Season Highlights
 Jerry Burns enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Iowa.
 
1961 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. California  28   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Southern California  35   34   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Indiana  27   8   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Wisconsin  47   15   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Purdue  0   9   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Ohio State  13   29   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Minnesota  9   16   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Michigan  14   23   L       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Notre Dame  42   21   W       
 
1961 Season Totals
  Record5-4
  Points Scored215
  Scoring Average23.9
  Points Allowed162
  Defense Average18.0
  Opponents Record46-36
  Conference Record2-4
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record1-3
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1961 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 8-216178Won  21-36-112662  Murray Warmath
Indiana 2-796162 0-638132  Phil Dickens
Illinois 0-953289 0-736255  Peter R. Elliot
Ohio State 8-0-122183 6-017961  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State 7-219250 5-214440  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Purdue 6-314687 4-29453  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Wisconsin 6-3179158 4-3149138  Milton Milt Bruhn
Michigan 6-3212163 3-3117135  Chalmers Bump Elliott
Iowa 5-4215162 2-4110100  Jerry Burns
Northwestern 4-5131105 2-46885  Ara R. Parseghian

1961 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1961 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.