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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: Bob Commings
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1974 <- 1975 -> 1976 --> 2024
1975 Season Highlights
 Bob Commings enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Iowa.
 
1975 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Illinois  12   27   L       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Syracuse  7   10   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Penn State  10   30   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Southern California  16   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Ohio State  0   49   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Indiana  20   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Minnesota  7   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Northwestern  24   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Wisconsin  45   28   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Purdue  18   19   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Michigan State  23   27   L       
 
1975 Season Totals
  Record3-8
  Points Scored182
  Scoring Average16.5
  Points Allowed279
  Defense Average25.4
  Opponents Record65-57
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record1-5
  Away Record2-3
1975 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1975 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 5-6229260 4-4169166  Robert L. Bob Blackman
Minnesota 6-5236192 3-5167185  Cal Stoll
Indiana 2-8-1104254 1-6-173175  Lee Corso
Ohio State 11-1384102Lost  10-238-028443  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan 8-2-2324130Lost  6-147-125476  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Michigan State 7-4222167 4-4161136  Dennis E. Denny Stolz
Purdue 4-7128220 4-4119170  Alex Agase
Wisconsin 4-6-1174269 3-4-198194  John Jardine
Iowa 3-8182279 3-5149212  Bob Commings
Northwestern 3-8149318 2-6126243  John Pont

1975 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1975 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.