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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: Howard H. Jones
Conference: Big 10-

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1889 <-- 1919 <- 1920 -> 1921 --> 2024

1920 Season Highlights

Howard H. Jones enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Iowa.

1920 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 2	@ Indiana	14	7	W
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Cornell (Iowa)	63	0	W
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Illinois	3	20	L
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Chicago	0	10	L
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Northwestern	20	0	W
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Minnesota	28	7	W
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Iowa State	14	10	W

1920 Season Totals
Record	5-2
Points Scored	142
Scoring Average	20.3
Points Allowed	54
Defense Average	7.7
Opponents Record	18-18
Conference Record	3-1
Home Record	3-0
Away Record	2-2

1920 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1920 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Indiana	5-2	129	48		3-1	48	35	Ewald O. Jumbo Stiehm
Illinois	5-2	97	37					Robert C. Zuppke
Minnesota	1-6	62	92		0-6	21	89	Henry Doc Williams
Ohio State	7-1	150	48	Lost 0-28	4-0	51	14	John W. Wilce
Wisconsin	6-1	141	29		3-1	51	29	John R. Richards
Iowa	5-2	142	54		3-1	65	34	Howard H. Jones
Northwestern	3-4	66	90		2-3	45	57	Elmer W. McDevitt
Michigan	5-2	121	21		1-2	16	21	Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Purdue	2-5	36	103		0-3	7	41	A.G. Butch Scanlon

1920 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1920 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

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.