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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: Leonard Raffensperger
Conference: Big 10-

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1889 <-- 1950 <- 1951 -> 1952 --> 2024

1951 Season Highlights

Leonard Raffensperger enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Iowa.

1951 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 29	vs. Kansas State	16	0	W
Sat., Oct. 6	@ Purdue	30	34	L
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Pittsburgh	34	17	W
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Michigan	0	21	L
Sat., Oct. 27	@ Ohio State	21	47	L
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Minnesota	20	20	T
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Illinois	13	40	L
Sat., Nov. 17	@ Wisconsin	7	34	L
Sat., Nov. 24	@ Notre Dame	20	20	T

1951 Season Totals
Record	2-5 -2
Points Scored	161
Scoring Average	17.9
Points Allowed	233
Defense Average	25.9
Opponents Record	42-35
Conference Record	0-5
Home Record	2-1 -1
Away Record	0-4 -1

1951 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1951 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	9-0-1	220	83	Won 40-7	5-0-1	85	23	Ray Eliot
Indiana	2-7	118	191		1-5	73	107	Clyde B. Smith
Minnesota	2-6-1	162	258		1-4-1	89	158	Wesley E. Wes Fesler
Wisconsin	7-1-1	196	53		5-1-1	158	40	Ivan B. Ivy Williamson
Purdue	5-4	153	152		4-1	116	101	Stuart K. Stu Holcomb
Michigan	4-5	135	122		4-2	115	54	Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Northwestern	5-4	112	124		2-4	41	89	Robert W. Bob Voigts
Ohio State	4-3-2	109	104		2-2-2	66	66	Wayne Woody Hayes
Iowa	2-5-2	161	233		0-5-1	91	196	Leonard Raffensperger

1951 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1951 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 forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.