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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: Bob Commings
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024
1976 Season Highlights
 Bob Commings enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Iowa.
 
1976 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 11  @ Illinois  6   24   L       
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Syracuse  41   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Penn State  7   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Southern California  0   55   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Ohio State  14   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Indiana  7   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Minnesota  22   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Northwestern  13   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Wisconsin  21   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Purdue  0   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Michigan State  30   17   W       
 
1976 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Points Scored161
  Scoring Average14.6
  Points Allowed234
  Defense Average21.3
  Opponents Record61-61
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record3-3
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1976 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-5201211 4-4145149  Cal Stoll
Illinois 5-6235248 4-4178194  Robert L. Bob Blackman
Indiana 5-6130254 4-476172  Lee Corso
Michigan 10-243295Lost  6-147-127467  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Ohio State 9-2-1305149Won  27-107-1235100  Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue 5-6188233 4-4133159  Alex Agase
Iowa 5-6161234 3-5113170  Bob Commings
Wisconsin 5-6298266 3-5194197  John Jardine
Michigan State 4-6-1236278 3-5178213  Darryl D. Rogers
Northwestern 1-10134311 1-7119224  John Pont

1976 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1976 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.