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-
1977 Season Highlights
Bob Commings enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Iowa.
1977 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 10 vs.
Northwestern
24
0
W
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Iowa State
12
10
W
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Arizona
7
41
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @
UCLA
16
34
#Won
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Minnesota
18
6
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Ohio State
6
27
L
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Purdue
21
34
L
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Michigan
6
23
L
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Indiana
21
24
L
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Wisconsin
24
8
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Michigan State
16
22
L
1977 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 171
Scoring Average 15.5
Points Allowed 229
Defense Average 20.8
Opponents Record 62-62
Conference Record 3-5
Home Record 3-4
Away Record 2-2
1977 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1977 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1977 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.