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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: Burt Ingwersen
Conference: Big 10-

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1889 <-- 1927 <- 1928 -> 1929 --> 2024

1928 Season Highlights

Burt Ingwersen enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Iowa.

1928 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sun., Oct. 7	vs. Monmouth	26	0	W
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Chicago	13	0	W
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Ripon	61	6	W
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Minnesota	7	6	W
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. South Dakota	19	0	W
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Ohio State	14	7	W
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Wisconsin	0	13	L
Sat., Nov. 24	@ Michigan	7	10	L

1928 Season Totals
Record	6-2
Points Scored	147
Scoring Average	18.4
Points Allowed	42
Defense Average	5.3
Opponents Record	21-9
Conference Record	2-2
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	2-1

1928 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1928 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	7-1	145	16		3-1	27	10	Robert C. Zuppke
Minnesota	6-2	191	36		3-2	57	29	Clarence W. Doc Spears
Indiana	4-4	55	68		2-4	31	61	Harlan O. Pat Page
Ohio State	5-2-1	135	35		3-2	49	29	John W. Wilce
Wisconsin	7-1-1	163	38		2-1-1	39	25	Glenn F. Thistlethwaite
Iowa	6-2	147	42		2-2	28	36	Burt Ingwersen
Northwestern	5-3	65	43		2-3	17	37	Richard E. Dick Hanley
Michigan	3-4-1	36	62		2-3	20	39	Elton E. Tad Wieman
Purdue	5-2-1	143	41		1-2-1	39	41	James M. Jimmy Phelan

1928 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1928 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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.