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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: Hayden Fry
Conference: Big 10-

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1889 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024

1979 Season Highlights

Hayden Fry enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Iowa.

1979 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 8	vs. Indiana	26	30	L
Sat., Sep. 15	@ Oklahoma	6	21	L
Sat., Sep. 22	vs. Nebraska	21	24	L
Sat., Sep. 29	vs. Iowa State	30	14	W
Sat., Oct. 6	@ Illinois	13	7	W
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Northwestern	58	6	W
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Minnesota	7	24	L
Sat., Oct. 27	@ Wisconsin	24	13	W
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Purdue	14	20	L
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Ohio State	7	34	L
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Michigan State	33	23	W

1979 Season Totals
Record	5-6
Points Scored	239
Scoring Average	21.7
Points Allowed	216
Defense Average	19.6
Opponents Record	69-55
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	2-4
Away Record	3-2

1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1979 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Indiana	8-4	314	252	Won 38-37	5-3	198	175	Lee Corso
Minnesota	4-6-1	264	271		3-5-1	226	213	Joe Salem
Illinois	2-8-1	156	266		1-6-1	111	220	Gary O. Moeller
Ohio State	11-1	390	126	Lost 16-17	8-0	281	59	Earle Bruce
Purdue	10-2	287	226	Won 27-22	7-1	198	144	Jim Young
Michigan	8-4	312	151	Lost 15-17	6-2	245	105	Glenn Bo Schembechler
Iowa	5-6	239	216		4-4	182	157	Hayden Fry
Michigan State	5-6	240	253		3-5	172	188	Darryl D. Rogers
Wisconsin	4-7	208	311		3-5	141	250	Dave McClain
Northwestern	1-10	115	386		0-9	67	310	Rick Venturi

1979 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1979 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

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.