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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: John G. Pinky Griffith
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1889  <-- 1908 <- 1909 -> 1910 --> 2024
1909 Season Highlights
 John G. Pinky Griffith enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Iowa.
 
1909 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Minnesota  0   41   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Cornell (Iowa)  3   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Nebraska  6   6   T       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Missouri  12   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Drake  14   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Iowa State  16   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Kansas  7   20   L       
 
1909 Season Totals
  Record2-4 -1
  Points Scored58
  Scoring Average8.3
  Points Allowed97
  Defense Average13.9
  Opponents Record28-8
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-1
  Away Record0-3 -1
1909 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1909 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-115827   Henry Doc Williams
Illinois 5-211539   Arthur R. Hall
Indiana 4-312946   James M. Sheldon
Wisconsin 3-1-16154   J.A. Tom Barry
Iowa 2-4-15897   John G. Pinky Griffith
Purdue 2-572147   Dr. Frederick A. Speik
Northwestern 1-3-12595   M. Frank Bill Horr

1909 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1909 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.