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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: Bob Commings
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1973 <- 1974 -> 1975 --> 2024
1974 Season Highlights
 Bob Commings enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Iowa.
 
1974 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Michigan  7   24   L       
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. UCLA  21   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Penn State  0   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Southern California  3   41   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Northwestern  35   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Minnesota  17   23   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Illinois  14   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Purdue  14   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Wisconsin  15   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Ohio State  10   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Michigan State  21   60   L       
 
1974 Season Totals
  Record3-8
  Points Scored157
  Scoring Average14.3
  Points Allowed308
  Defense Average28.0
  Opponents Record77-41
  Conference Record2-6
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record0-5
1974 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1974 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 6-4-1210206 4-3-1134149  Robert L. Bob Blackman
Minnesota 4-7161332 2-6110241  Cal Stoll
Indiana 1-10166292 1-7124205  Lee Corso
Michigan 10-132475 7-121459  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Ohio State 10-2437129Lost  17-187-129985  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State 7-3-1270196 6-1-1223121  Dennis E. Denny Stolz
Wisconsin 7-4341243 5-3240179  John Jardine
Purdue 4-6-1223261 3-5171218  Alex Agase
Iowa 3-8157308 2-6133230  Bob Commings
Northwestern 3-8140385 2-6116277  John Pont

1974 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1974 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.