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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: Forest Evashevski
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1954 <- 1955 -> 1956 --> 2024
1955 Season Highlights
 Forest Evashevski enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Iowa.
 
1955 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Kansas State  28   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Wisconsin  14   37   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Indiana  20   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Purdue  20   20   T       
 Fri., Oct. 21  @ UCLA  13   33   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Michigan  21   33   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Minnesota  26   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Ohio State  10   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Notre Dame  14   17   L       
 
1955 Season Totals
  Record3-5 -1
  Points Scored166
  Scoring Average18.4
  Points Allowed173
  Defense Average19.2
  Opponents Record50-34
  Conference Record2-3
  Home Record3-0 -1
  Away Record0-5
1955 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
19 3-5-1 Coaches
19 3-5-1 UP
  
1955 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 5-3-1149114 3-3-189101  Ray Eliot
Minnesota 3-6110172 2-585123  Murray Warmath
Indiana 3-691150 1-556110  Bernie A. Crimmins
Ohio State 7-220197 6-015951  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State 9-125383Won  17-145-114448  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Michigan 7-217994 5-211185  Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Purdue 5-3-1113103 4-2-19274  Stuart K. Stu Holcomb
Wisconsin 4-5172166 3-4123119  Ivan B. Ivy Williamson
Iowa 3-5-1166173 2-3-1111116  Forest Evashevski
Northwestern 0-8-166241 0-6-152195  Louis H. Lou Saban

1955 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1955 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.