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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: No Coach
Conference: Independent-

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1889 <-- 1889 <- 1889 -> 1890 --> 2024

1889 Season Highlights

No Coach enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Iowa.

This was the first season Iowa fielded a team.

1889 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Iowa College	0	24	L

1889 Season Totals
Record	0-1
Points Scored	0
Scoring Average	0.0
Points Allowed	24
Defense Average	24.0
Opponents Record	0-0
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-1

1889 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1889 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	3-1	46	28					Frederick S. Jones
Indiana	0-1-1	8	46					Evans Wollen
Miami Ohio	4-0	100	4					No Coach
Navy	4-1-1	112	42					No Coach
Virginia	4-2	204	50					No Coach
Wake Forest	3-3	90	109					W.C. Riddick
Duke	2-0	9	4					Dr. John F. Crowell
Massachusetts	2-0	30	14					No Coach
Northwestern	2-2	40	38					No Coach
Penn State	2-2	32	138					No Coach
Purdue	2-1	52	28					G.A. Reisner
Southern California	2-0	66	0					No Coach
Cincinnati	1-1	12	34					No Coach
Michigan	1-2	33	90					No Coach
North Carolina	1-1	9	18					No Coach
Notre Dame	1-0	9	0					No Coach
Rutgers	1-4	22	92					No Coach
California	0-0	0	0					No Team
Iowa	0-1	0	24					No Coach
Syracuse	0-1	0	36					No Coach
Washington	0-1	0	20					No Coach
Wisconsin	0-2	0	31					Alvin Kletsch

1889 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1889 All Independent 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.