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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 <-- 1981 <- 1982 -> 1983 --> 2024

1982 Season Highlights

Hayden Fry enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Iowa.

1982 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 11	@ Nebraska	7	42	L
Sat., Sep. 18	vs. Iowa State	7	19	L
Sat., Sep. 25	@ Arizona	17	14	W
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. Northwestern	45	7	W
Sat., Oct. 9	@ Indiana	24	20	W
Sat., Oct. 16	vs. Michigan	7	29	L
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Minnesota	21	16	W
Sat., Oct. 30	vs. Illinois	14	13	W
Sat., Nov. 6	@ Purdue	7	16	L
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Wisconsin	28	14	W
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Michigan State	24	18	W
Fri., Dec. 31	Tennessee	28	22	W	@ Atlanta, GA	Peach Bowl

1982 Season Totals
Record	8-4
Points Scored	229
Scoring Average	19.1
Points Allowed	230
Defense Average	19.2
Opponents Record	66-69
Conference Record	6-2
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	4-2

1982 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
24	8-4-0	USA Today/CNN

1982 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	7-5	338	229	Lost 15-21	6-3	273	178	Mike White
Indiana	5-6	203	250		4-5	179	212	Lee Corso
Minnesota	3-8	247	299		1-8	149	281	Joe Salem
Michigan	8-4	345	204	Lost 14-24	8-1	287	126	Glenn Bo Schembechler
Ohio State	9-3	348	208	Won 47-17	7-1	243	120	Earle Bruce
Iowa	8-4	229	230	Won 28-22	6-2	170	133	Hayden Fry
Wisconsin	7-5	287	252	Won 14-3	5-4	211	171	Dave McClain
Purdue	3-8	211	324		3-6	183	261	Leon Burtnett
Northwestern	3-8	206	379		2-7	162	346	Dennis Green
Michigan State	2-9	202	242		2-7	177	206	Frank Muddy Waters

1982 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1982 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.