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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: Oscar M. Ossie Solem
Conference: Big 10-

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1889 <-- 1935 <- 1936 -> 1937 --> 2024

1936 Season Highlights

Oscar M. Ossie Solem enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Iowa.

1936 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Carleton	14	0	W
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Northwestern	7	18	L
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. South Dakota	33	7	W
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Illinois	0	0	T
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Indiana	6	13	L
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Minnesota	0	52	L
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Purdue	0	13	L
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Temple	25	0	W

1936 Season Totals
Record	3-4 -1
Points Scored	85
Scoring Average	10.6
Points Allowed	103
Defense Average	12.9
Opponents Record	34-12
Conference Record	0-4
Home Record	2-1 -1
Away Record	1-3

1936 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1936 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	7-1	203	32		4-1	135	6	Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Indiana	5-2-1	123	63		2-1-1	47	36	Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Illinois	4-3-1	57	76		1-2-1	11	32	Robert C. Zuppke
Northwestern	7-1	132	73		6-0	86	40	Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Ohio State	5-3	160	27		3-1	54	14	Francis A. Schmidt
Purdue	5-2-1	157	95		2-1-1	68	67	Noble E. Kizer
Iowa	3-4-1	85	103		0-4-1	13	96	Oscar M. Ossie Solem
Wisconsin	2-6	95	144		0-3	32	85	Harry A. Stuhldreher
Michigan	1-7	36	127		0-5	9	79	Harry G. Kipke

1936 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1936 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.