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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: Forest Evashevski
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1957 <- 1958 -> 1959 --> 2024
1958 Season Highlights
 Forest Evashevski enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Iowa.
 The Hawkeyes won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 The Hawkeyes won the National Championship.
 
1958 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Texas Christian  17   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Air Force  13   13   T       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Indiana  34   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Wisconsin  20   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Northwestern  26   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Michigan  37   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Minnesota  28   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Ohio State  28   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Notre Dame  31   21   W       
 Thu., Jan. 1   California  38   12   W    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1958 Season Totals
  Record8-1 -1
  Points Scored272
  Scoring Average27.2
  Points Allowed146
  Defense Average14.6
  Opponents Record56-33
  Conference Record5-1
  Home Record4-1 -1
  Away Record3-0
1958 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
2 7-1-1 AP
2 7-1-1 Coaches
2 7-1-1 UPI
  
1958 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 4-5144150 4-3117117  Ray Eliot
Indiana 5-3-181141 3-2-156104  Phil Dickens
Minnesota 1-8115157 1-687120  Murray Warmath
Iowa 8-1-1272146Won  38-125-1173100  Forest Evashevski
Wisconsin 7-1-120177 5-1-113177  Milton Milt Bruhn
Ohio State 6-1-2182132 4-1-2147105  Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue 6-1-2184102 3-1-210380  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Northwestern 5-4199148 3-4142120  Ara R. Parseghian
Michigan 2-6-1132211 1-5-198172  Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Michigan State 3-5-1117123 0-5-13796  Hugh Duffy Daugherty

1958 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1958 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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).