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: Hayden Fry Conference: Big 10-
1979 Season Highlights
Hayden Fry enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Iowa.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 8 vs.
Indiana
26
30
L
Sat., Sep. 15 @
Oklahoma
6
21
L
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Nebraska
21
24
L
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Iowa State
30
14
W
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Illinois
13
7
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Northwestern
58
6
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Minnesota
7
24
L
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Wisconsin
24
13
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Purdue
14
20
L
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Ohio State
7
34
L
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Michigan State
33
23
W
1979 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 239
Scoring Average 21.7
Points Allowed 216
Defense Average 19.6
Opponents Record 69-55
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 3-2
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 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 college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.