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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 <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024

1980 Season Highlights

Hayden Fry enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Iowa.

1980 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 13	@ Indiana	16	7	W
Sat., Sep. 20	@ Nebraska	0	57	L
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Iowa State	7	10	L
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Arizona	3	5	L
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Illinois	14	20	L
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Northwestern	25	3	W
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Minnesota	6	24	L
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Wisconsin	22	13	W
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Purdue	13	58	L
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Ohio State	7	41	L
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Michigan State	41	0	W

1980 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	154
Scoring Average	14.0
Points Allowed	238
Defense Average	21.6
Opponents Record	60-63
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	2-4
Away Record	2-3

1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1980 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	5-6	210	250		4-5	165	212	Joe Salem
Indiana	6-5	255	235		3-5	139	177	Lee Corso
Illinois	3-7-1	241	326		3-5	193	226	Mike White
Michigan	10-2	322	129	Won 23-6	8-0	220	64	Glenn Bo Schembechler
Ohio State	9-3	387	181	Lost 19-31	7-1	299	91	Earle Bruce
Purdue	9-3	328	233	Won 28-25	7-1	248	151	Jim Young
Iowa	4-7	154	238		4-4	144	166	Hayden Fry
Wisconsin	4-7	138	211		3-5	100	136	Dave McClain
Michigan State	3-8	221	279		2-6	160	211	Frank Muddy Waters
Northwestern	0-11	151	444		0-9	123	357	Rick Venturi

1980 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1980 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.