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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: Raymond R. Ray Nagel
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024
1968 Season Highlights
 Raymond R. Ray Nagel enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Iowa.
 
1968 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Oregon State  21   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Texas Christian  17   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Notre Dame  28   51   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Indiana  34   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Wisconsin  41   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Purdue  14   44   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Minnesota  35   28   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Northwestern  68   34   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Ohio State  27   33   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Illinois  37   13   W       
 
1968 Season Totals
  Record5-5
  Points Scored322
  Scoring Average32.2
  Points Allowed289
  Defense Average28.9
  Opponents Record49-50
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record2-2
1968 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1968 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-4207190 5-2149125  Murray Warmath
Indiana 6-4250262 4-3174175  John Pont
Illinois 1-9107333 1-692184  Jim Valek
Ohio State 10-0323150Won  27-167-0240114  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan 8-2277155 6-1207115  Chalmers Bump Elliott
Purdue 8-2291167 5-2182112  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Iowa 5-5322289 4-3256190  Raymond R. Ray Nagel
Michigan State 5-5202151 2-5139114  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Northwestern 1-9109325 1-688246  Alex Agase
Wisconsin 0-1086310 0-762214  John Coatta

1968 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1968 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 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.