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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 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024

1996 Season Highlights

Hayden Fry enters his 18th season as Head Coach at Iowa.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 7	vs. Arizona	21	20	W
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. Iowa State	38	13	W
Sat., Sep. 21	@ Tulsa	20	27	L
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Michigan State	37	30	W
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Indiana	31	10	W
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Penn State	21	20	W
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Ohio State	26	38	L
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Illinois	31	21	W
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Northwestern	13	40	L
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Wisconsin	31	0	W
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Minnesota	43	24	W
Sun., Dec. 29	Texas Tech	27	0	W	@ San Antonio, TX	Alamo Bowl

1996 Season Totals
Record	9-3
Points Scored	339
Scoring Average	28.3
Points Allowed	243
Defense Average	20.3
Opponents Record	72-68
Conference Record	6-2
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	4-1

1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
18	9-3-0	AP
18	9-3-0	Coaches
18	9-3-0	USA Today/CNN

1996 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	4-7	236	340		1-7	145	281	Jim Wacker
Indiana	3-8	242	291		1-7	181	268	Bill Mallory
Illinois	2-9	190	372		1-7	149	269	Lou Tepper
Ohio State	11-1	455	131	Won 20-17	7-1	264	91	John Cooper
Northwestern	9-3	336	278	Lost 28-48	7-1	215	182	Gary Barnett
Penn State	11-2	400	203	Won 38-15	6-2	224	174	Joe Paterno
Iowa	9-3	339	243	Won 27-0	6-2	233	183	Hayden Fry
Michigan	8-4	277	184	Lost 14-17	5-3	185	131	Lloyd Carr
Michigan State	6-6	358	302	Lost 0-38	5-3	277	179	Nick Saban
Wisconsin	8-5	377	243	Won 38-10	3-5	190	203	Barry Alvarez
Purdue	3-8	194	324		2-6	146	248	Jim Colletto

1996 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1996 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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).