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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: Otto Wagonhurst
Conference: Western Interstate University Football Association-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1889  <-- 1896 <- 1897 -> 1898 --> 2024
1897 Season Highlights
 Otto Wagonhurst enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Iowa.
 
1897 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Wilton  22   4   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Northwestern  12   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Physicians & Surgeons  0   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Kansas  0   56   L       
 Fri., Nov. 5  vs. Iowa State  0   6   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Drake  16   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Iowa College  16   12   W       
 Thu., Nov. 25  vs. Nebraska  0   6   L       
 
1897 Season Totals
  Record4-4
  Points Scored66
  Scoring Average8.3
  Points Allowed104
  Defense Average13.0
  Opponents Record21-7
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record2-1
1897 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1897 Western Interstate University Football Association- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Kansas 8-225316   Wylie G. Woodruff
Missouri 5-6112143   Charles Young
Nebraska 5-18015   Edward N. Robinson
Iowa 4-466104   Otto Wagonhurst

1897 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1897 All Western Interstate University Football Association Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.