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-
1986 Season Highlights
Hayden Fry enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Iowa.
1986 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Iowa State
43
7
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Northern Illinois
57
3
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Texas-El Paso
69
7
W
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Michigan State
24
21
W
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Wisconsin
17
6
W
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Michigan
17
20
L
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Northwestern
27
20
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Ohio State
10
31
L
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Illinois
16
20
L
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Purdue
42
14
W
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Minnesota
30
27
W
Tue., Dec. 30
San Diego State
39
38
W
@ San Diego, CA
Holiday Bowl
1986 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 391
Scoring Average 32.6
Points Allowed 214
Defense Average 17.8
Opponents Record 63-65
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 2-2
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
16 9-3-0
AP
15 9-3-0
Coaches
15 9-3-0
UPI
16 9-3-0
USA Today/CNN
1986 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1986 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
Before every home game, flowers are placed at the graves of every former Uga (the English Bulldog mascot of Georgia).