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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: Kirk Ferentz
Conference: Big 10-West

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1889 <-- 2015 <- 2016 -> 2017 --> 2024

2016 Season Highlights

Kirk Ferentz enters his 18th season as Head Coach at Iowa.

2016 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 3	vs. Miami Ohio	45	21	W
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. Iowa State	42	3	W
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. North Dakota State	21	23	L
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Rutgers	14	7	W
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Northwestern	31	38	L
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Minnesota	14	7	W
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Purdue	49	35	W
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Wisconsin	9	17	L
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Penn State	14	41	L
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Michigan	14	13	W
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Illinois	28	0	W
Fri., Nov. 25	vs. Nebraska	40	10	W
Mon., Jan. 2	Florida	3	30	L	@ Tampa, FL	Outback Bowl

2016 Season Totals
Record	8-5
Points Scored	324
Scoring Average	24.9
Points Allowed	245
Defense Average	18.8
Opponents Record	83-71
Conference Record	6-3
Home Record	4-3
Away Record	4-1

2016 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2016 Big 10-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Wisconsin	11-3	397	218	Won 24-16	7-3	280	161	Paul Chryst
Nebraska	9-4	345	311	Lost 24-38	6-3	191	214	Mike Riley
Iowa	8-5	324	245	Lost 3-30	6-3	213	168	Kirk Ferentz
Minnesota	9-4	381	287	Won 17-12	5-4	245	200	Tracy Claeys
Northwestern	7-6	338	289	Won 31-24	5-4	255	221	Pat Fitzgerald
Illinois	3-9	236	383		2-7	151	298	Lovie Smith
Purdue	3-9	295	459		1-8	206	383	Darrell Hazell

2016 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2016 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.