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-
1987 Season Highlights
Hayden Fry enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Iowa.
1987 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sun., Aug. 30 @
Tennessee
22
23
L
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Sep. 12 @
Arizona
15
14
W
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Iowa State
48
9
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Kansas State
38
13
W
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Michigan State
14
19
L
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Wisconsin
31
10
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Michigan
10
37
L
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Purdue
38
14
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Indiana
29
21
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Northwestern
52
24
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Ohio State
29
27
W
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Minnesota
34
20
W
Wed., Dec. 30
Wyoming
20
19
W
@ San Diego, CA
Holiday Bowl
1987 Season Totals
Record 10-3
Points Scored 380
Scoring Average 29.2
Points Allowed 250
Defense Average 19.2
Opponents Record 72-69
Conference Record 6-2
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 5-2
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
16 10-3-0
AP
16 10-3-0
Coaches
16 10-3-0
UPI
15 10-3-0
USA Today/CNN
1987 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1987 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 forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.