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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1983 <- 1984 -> 1985 --> 2024
1984 Season Highlights
 Hayden Fry enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Iowa.
 
1984 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 8  vs. Iowa State  59   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 15  vs. Penn State  17   20   L       
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Ohio State  26   45   L       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Illinois  21   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Northwestern  31   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Purdue  40   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Michigan  26   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Indiana  24   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Wisconsin  10   10   T       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Michigan State  16   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Minnesota  17   23   L       
 Sat., Dec. 1  @ Hawaii  17   6   W       
 Wed., Dec. 26   Texas  55   17   W    @ Anaheim, CA   Freedom Bowl
 
1984 Season Totals
  Record8-4 -1
  Points Scored359
  Scoring Average27.6
  Points Allowed201
  Defense Average15.5
  Opponents Record70-75
  Conference Record5-3
  Home Record3-2 -1
  Away Record4-2
1984 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
16 8-4-1 AP
15 8-4-1 Coaches
15 8-4-1 UPI
20 8-4-1 USA Today/CNN
  
1984 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 7-4323209 6-3274151  Mike White
Minnesota 4-7194316 3-6156254  Lou Holtz
Indiana 0-11185338 0-9147259  Bill Mallory
Ohio State 9-3391200Lost  17-207-2308166  Earle Bruce
Purdue 7-5286283Lost  24-276-3222207  Leon Burtnett
Iowa 8-4-1359201Won  55-175-3-1211137  Hayden Fry
Wisconsin 7-4-1242206Lost  19-205-3-1161138  Dave McClain
Michigan 6-6214200Lost  17-245-4164142  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Michigan State 6-6193203Lost  6-105-4143148  George J. Perles
Northwestern 2-9138349 2-7126310  Dennis Green

1984 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1984 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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