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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: Hayden Fry
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1986 <- 1987 -> 1988 --> 2024
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
  Record10-3
  Points Scored380
  Scoring Average29.2
  Points Allowed250
  Defense Average19.2
  Opponents Record72-69
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record5-2
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 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Indiana 8-4283238Lost  22-276-2191147  Bill Mallory
Minnesota 6-5257262 3-5171222  John Gutekunst
Illinois 3-7-1153208 2-5-1112143  Mike White
Michigan State 9-2-1261153Won  20-177-0-120361  George J. Perles
Iowa 10-3380250Won  20-196-2237172  Hayden Fry
Michigan 8-4331172Won  28-245-3203104  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Ohio State 6-4-1224181 4-4163151  Earle Bruce
Purdue 3-7-1197285 3-5145191  Fred Akers
Northwestern 2-8-1186328 2-6151253  Francis Peay
Wisconsin 3-8202299 1-7116248  Don Morton

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 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.