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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: Jerry Burns
Conference: Big 10-

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1889 <-- 1962 <- 1963 -> 1964 --> 2024

1963 Season Highlights

Jerry Burns enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Iowa.

1963 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Washington State	14	14	T
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Washington	17	7	W
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Indiana	37	26	W
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Wisconsin	7	10	L
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Purdue	0	14	L
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Ohio State	3	7	L
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Minnesota	27	13	W
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Michigan	21	21	T

1963 Season Totals
Record	3-3 -2
Points Scored	126
Scoring Average	15.8
Points Allowed	112
Defense Average	14.0
Opponents Record	33-38
Conference Record	2-3
Home Record	2-1 -1
Away Record	1-2 -1

1963 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1963 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	8-1-1	170	96	Won 17-7	5-1-1	125	77	Peter R. Elliot
Minnesota	3-6	95	117		2-5	64	95	Murray Warmath
Indiana	3-6	151	188		1-5	89	139	Phil Dickens
Michigan State	6-2-1	148	63		4-1-1	95	43	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Ohio State	5-3-1	110	102		4-1-1	83	60	Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue	5-4	119	149		4-3	112	140	Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Northwestern	5-4	162	124		3-4	102	106	Ara R. Parseghian
Wisconsin	5-4	150	124		3-4	95	115	Milton Milt Bruhn
Iowa	3-3-2	126	112		2-3-1	95	91	Jerry Burns
Michigan	3-4-2	131	127		2-3-2	91	85	Chalmers Bump Elliott

1963 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1963 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.