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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-

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1889 <-- 2002 <- 2003 -> 2004 --> 2024

2003 Season Highlights

Kirk Ferentz enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Iowa.

2003 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 30	vs. Miami Ohio	21	3	W
Sat., Sep. 6	vs. Buffalo	56	7	W
Sat., Sep. 13	@ Iowa State	40	21	W
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Arizona State	21	2	W
Sat., Sep. 27	@ Michigan State	10	20	L
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Michigan	30	27	W
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Ohio State	10	19	L
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Penn State	26	14	W
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Illinois	41	10	W
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Purdue	13	27	L
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Minnesota	40	22	W
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Wisconsin	27	21	W
Thu., Jan. 1	Florida	37	17	W	@ Tampa, FL	Outback Bowl

2003 Season Totals
Record	10-3
Points Scored	372
Scoring Average	28.6
Points Allowed	210
Defense Average	16.2
Opponents Record	88-77
Conference Record	5-3
Home Record	7-0
Away Record	2-3

2003 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
8	10-3-0	AP
8	10-3-0	Coaches
8	10-3-0	USA Today/ESPN

2003 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	10-3	503	285	Won 31-30	5-3	285	204	Glen Mason
Indiana	2-10	177	388		1-7	104	279	Gerry DiNardo
Illinois	1-11	203	398		0-8	112	317	Ron Turner
Michigan	10-3	460	219	Lost 14-28	7-1	286	150	Lloyd Carr
Ohio State	11-2	322	229	Won 35-28	6-2	175	124	Jim Tressel
Purdue	9-4	349	225	Lost 27-34	6-2	198	137	Joe Tiller
Iowa	10-3	372	210	Won 37-17	5-3	197	160	Kirk Ferentz
Michigan State	8-5	363	293	Lost 3-17	5-3	249	191	John L. Smith
Wisconsin	7-6	355	306	Lost 14-28	4-4	226	180	Barry Alvarez
Northwestern	6-7	263	326	Lost 24-28	4-4	148	202	Randy Walker
Penn State	3-9	233	255		1-7	154	190	Joe Paterno

2003 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2003 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.