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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  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 Hayden Fry enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Iowa.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 8  vs. Indiana  26   30   L       
 Sat., Sep. 15  @ Oklahoma  6   21   L       
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Nebraska  21   24   L       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Iowa State  30   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Illinois  13   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Northwestern  58   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Minnesota  7   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Wisconsin  24   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Purdue  14   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Ohio State  7   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Michigan State  33   23   W       
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Points Scored239
  Scoring Average21.7
  Points Allowed216
  Defense Average19.6
  Opponents Record69-55
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record3-2
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1979 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Indiana 8-4314252Won  38-375-3198175  Lee Corso
Minnesota 4-6-1264271 3-5-1226213  Joe Salem
Illinois 2-8-1156266 1-6-1111220  Gary O. Moeller
Ohio State 11-1390126Lost  16-178-028159  Earle Bruce
Purdue 10-2287226Won  27-227-1198144  Jim Young
Michigan 8-4312151Lost  15-176-2245105  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Iowa 5-6239216 4-4182157  Hayden Fry
Michigan State 5-6240253 3-5172188  Darryl D. Rogers
Wisconsin 4-7208311 3-5141250  Dave McClain
Northwestern 1-10115386 0-967310  Rick Venturi

1979 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1979 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.