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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: Irl I. Tubbs
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1937 <- 1938 -> 1939 --> 2024
1938 Season Highlights
 Irl I. Tubbs enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Iowa.
 
1938 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 23  @ UCLA  3   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Wisconsin  13   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Chicago  27   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Colgate  0   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Purdue  0   0   T       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Minnesota  0   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Indiana  3   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Nebraska  0   14   L       
 
1938 Season Totals
  Record1-6 -1
  Points Scored46
  Scoring Average5.8
  Points Allowed135
  Defense Average16.9
  Opponents Record27-21
  Conference Record0-3
  Home Record0-3 -1
  Away Record1-3
1938 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1938 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-29738 4-16612  Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Illinois 3-511088 1-32661  Robert C. Zuppke
Indiana 1-6-12167 1-41540  Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Purdue 5-1-28438 3-1-13820  Allen H. Mal Elward
Wisconsin 5-311193 3-26460  Harry A. Stuhldreher
Michigan 6-1-113140 2-1-1387  Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Northwestern 4-2-29332 2-1-23223  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Ohio State 4-3-111965 2-2-13844  Francis A. Schmidt
Iowa 1-6-146135 0-3-11666  Irl I. Tubbs

1938 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1938 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 first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.