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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: Burt Ingwersen
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1889  <-- 1927 <- 1928 -> 1929 --> 2024
1928 Season Highlights
 Burt Ingwersen enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Iowa.
 
1928 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sun., Oct. 7  vs. Monmouth  26   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Chicago  13   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Ripon  61   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Minnesota  7   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. South Dakota  19   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Ohio State  14   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Wisconsin  0   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Michigan  7   10   L       
 
1928 Season Totals
  Record6-2
  Points Scored147
  Scoring Average18.4
  Points Allowed42
  Defense Average5.3
  Opponents Record21-9
  Conference Record2-2
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record2-1
1928 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1928 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 7-114516 3-12710  Robert C. Zuppke
Minnesota 6-219136 3-25729  Clarence W. Doc Spears
Indiana 4-45568 2-43161  Harlan O. Pat Page
Ohio State 5-2-113535 3-24929  John W. Wilce
Wisconsin 7-1-116338 2-1-13925  Glenn F. Thistlethwaite
Iowa 6-214742 2-22836  Burt Ingwersen
Northwestern 5-36543 2-31737  Richard E. Dick Hanley
Michigan 3-4-13662 2-32039  Elton E. Tad Wieman
Purdue 5-2-114341 1-2-13941  James M. Jimmy Phelan

1928 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1928 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

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.