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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  <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024
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
  Record5-6
  Points Scored171
  Scoring Average15.5
  Points Allowed229
  Defense Average20.8
  Opponents Record62-62
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record3-4
  Away Record2-2
1977 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1977 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 7-5171180Lost  7-174-4108133  Cal Stoll
Indiana 5-5-1205228 4-3-1148155  Lee Corso
Illinois 3-8141292 2-686218  Gary O. Moeller
Michigan 10-2353124Lost  20-277-125778  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Ohio State 9-3343120Lost  6-357-126449  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State 7-3-1260162 6-1-1199107  Darryl D. Rogers
Iowa 5-6171229 3-5136144  Bob Commings
Purdue 5-6231247 3-5137192  Jim Young
Wisconsin 5-6133200 3-697187  John Jardine
Northwestern 1-10102337 1-892261  John Pont

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.


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