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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: Kirk Ferentz
Conference: Big 10-

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1889 <-- 1998 <- 1999 -> 2000 --> 2024

1999 Season Highlights

Kirk Ferentz enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Iowa.

1999 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 4	vs. Nebraska	7	42	L
Sat., Sep. 11	@ Iowa State	10	17	L
Sat., Sep. 18	vs. Northern Illinois	24	0	W
Sat., Oct. 2	@ Michigan State	3	49	L
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Penn State	7	31	L
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Northwestern	21	23	L
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Indiana	31	38	L
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Ohio State	11	41	L
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Illinois	24	40	L
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Wisconsin	3	41	L
Sat., Nov. 20	vs. Minnesota	21	25	L

1999 Season Totals
Record	1-10
Points Scored	162
Scoring Average	14.7
Points Allowed	347
Defense Average	31.5
Opponents Record	80-50
Conference Record	0-8
Home Record	1-5
Away Record	0-5

1999 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1999 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	8-4	368	196	Lost 20-24	5-3	225	158	Glen Mason
Illinois	8-4	388	275	Won 63-21	4-4	205	205	Ron Turner
Indiana	4-7	291	386		3-5	205	291	Cam Cameron
Wisconsin	10-2	409	154	Won 17-9	7-1	281	108	Barry Alvarez
Michigan	10-2	361	247	Won 35-34	6-2	245	175	Lloyd Carr
Michigan State	10-2	378	245	Won 37-34	6-2	240	171	Nick Saban
Penn State	10-3	417	234	Won 24-0	5-3	235	163	Joe Paterno
Purdue	7-5	384	305	Lost 25-28	4-4	226	225	Joe Tiller
Ohio State	6-6	285	287		3-5	157	208	John Cooper
Northwestern	3-8	141	301		1-7	106	254	Randy Walker
Iowa	1-10	162	347		0-8	121	288	Kirk Ferentz

1999 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1999 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.