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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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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
  Record2-5 -2
  Points Scored161
  Scoring Average17.9
  Points Allowed233
  Defense Average25.9
  Opponents Record42-35
  Conference Record0-5
  Home Record2-1 -1
  Away Record0-4 -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 9-0-122083Won  40-75-0-18523  Ray Eliot
Indiana 2-7118191 1-573107  Clyde B. Smith
Minnesota 2-6-1162258 1-4-189158  Wesley E. Wes Fesler
Wisconsin 7-1-119653 5-1-115840  Ivan B. Ivy Williamson
Purdue 5-4153152 4-1116101  Stuart K. Stu Holcomb
Michigan 4-5135122 4-211554  Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Northwestern 5-4112124 2-44189  Robert W. Bob Voigts
Ohio State 4-3-2109104 2-2-26666  Wayne Woody Hayes
Iowa 2-5-2161233 0-5-191196  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.


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