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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  <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024
1998 Season Highlights
 Hayden Fry enters his 20th season as Head Coach at Iowa.
 
1998 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  vs. Central Michigan  38   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 12  vs. Iowa State  9   27   L       
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ Arizona  11   35   L       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Illinois  37   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Michigan  9   12   L       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Northwestern  26   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Indiana  7   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Wisconsin  0   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Purdue  14   36   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Ohio State  14   45   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Minnesota  7   49   L       
 
1998 Season Totals
  Record3-8
  Points Scored172
  Scoring Average15.6
  Points Allowed287
  Defense Average26.1
  Opponents Record77-53
  Conference Record2-6
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record1-4
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1998 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 5-6229249 2-6157214  Glen Mason
Indiana 4-7245305 2-6125230  Cam Cameron
Illinois 3-8149326 2-679251  Ron Turner
Ohio State 11-1430144Won  24-147-128899  John Cooper
Wisconsin 11-1382143Won  38-317-122191  Barry Alvarez
Michigan 10-3359235Won  45-317-115993  Lloyd Carr
Purdue 9-4444276Won  37-346-2304158  Joe Tiller
Penn State 9-3317183Won  26-145-3189147  Joe Paterno
Michigan State 6-6336294 4-4223193  Nick Saban
Iowa 3-8172287 2-6114225  Hayden Fry
Northwestern 3-9214337 0-893251  Gary Barnett

1998 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1998 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.