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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: Howard H. Jones
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1889  <-- 1919 <- 1920 -> 1921 --> 2024
1920 Season Highlights
 Howard H. Jones enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Iowa.
 
1920 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Indiana  14   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Cornell (Iowa)  63   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Illinois  3   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Chicago  0   10   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Northwestern  20   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Minnesota  28   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Iowa State  14   10   W       
 
1920 Season Totals
  Record5-2
  Points Scored142
  Scoring Average20.3
  Points Allowed54
  Defense Average7.7
  Opponents Record18-18
  Conference Record3-1
  Home Record3-0
  Away Record2-2
1920 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1920 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Indiana 5-212948 3-14835  Ewald O. Jumbo Stiehm
Illinois 5-29737   Robert C. Zuppke
Minnesota 1-66292 0-62189  Henry Doc Williams
Ohio State 7-115048Lost  0-284-05114  John W. Wilce
Wisconsin 6-114129 3-15129  John R. Richards
Iowa 5-214254 3-16534  Howard H. Jones
Northwestern 3-46690 2-34557  Elmer W. McDevitt
Michigan 5-212121 1-21621  Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Purdue 2-536103 0-3741  A.G. Butch Scanlon

1920 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1920 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

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.