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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  <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024
1978 Season Highlights
 Bob Commings enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Iowa.
 
1978 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Northwestern  20   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Iowa State  0   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Arizona  3   23   L       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Utah  9   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Minnesota  20   22   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Ohio State  7   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Purdue  7   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Michigan  0   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Indiana  14   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Wisconsin  38   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ Michigan State  7   42   L       
 
1978 Season Totals
  Record2-9
  Points Scored125
  Scoring Average11.4
  Points Allowed291
  Defense Average26.5
  Opponents Record69-51
  Conference Record2-6
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record0-5
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1978 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 5-6210267 4-4155221  Cal Stoll
Indiana 4-7228290 3-5180190  Lee Corso
Illinois 1-8-2103317 0-6-262223  Gary O. Moeller
Michigan 10-2372105Lost  10-177-126157  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Michigan State 8-3411170 7-132890  Darryl D. Rogers
Purdue 9-2-1261130Won  41-216-1-117692  Jim Young
Ohio State 7-4-1339216Lost  15-176-2255117  Wayne Woody Hayes
Wisconsin 5-4-2223277 3-4-2194252  Dave McClain
Iowa 2-9125291 2-6113224  Bob Commings
Northwestern 0-10-192440 0-8-171329  Rick Venturi

1978 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1978 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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