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Iowa Hawkeyes football

Iowa Hawkeyes football
Current season or competition 2007 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Iowa_Hawkeyes_Logo.svg
Head coach Kirk Ferentz
9th year, 55–43
Home stadium Kinnick Stadium
Capacity 70,585 - Natural Grass
Conference Big Ten
First year 1889
Athletic director Gary Barta
Website Hawkeyesports.com
Team records
All-time record 547–490–39
Postseason bowl record 11–10–1
Awards
Conference titles 11
Heisman winners 1
All-Americans 60
Pageantry
Colors Gold and Black            
Fight song Iowa Fight Song
Mascot Herky the Hawkeye
Marching band Hawkeye Marching Band
Rivals Iowa State Cyclones
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Wisconsin Badgers

The Iowa Hawkeyes are an American football team that compete as a member of the Big Ten Conference in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A and represent the University of Iowa. Their home stadium, Kinnick Stadium, is named after 1939 Heisman Trophy winner Nile Kinnick.

History

Main article: History of Iowa Hawkeyes football

Football was first played as a club sport at Iowa in 1872, with intramural games against other colleges played as early as 1882, but it was not until 1889 that the University of Iowa first officially recognized a varsity football team. In 1899, Iowa completed its first undefeated football season, which led to an invitation to join the Western Conference, now known as the Big Ten Conference, the following year. In 1900, the Hawkeyes secured another undefeated season and won a share of the Western Conference title in their first year in the league.

Iowa claimed consecutive Big Ten titles in 1921 and 1922. The Hawkeyes won 20 straight games in the early 1920’s under the guidance of Hall of Fame coach Howard Jones. Jones soon left Iowa and established a powerhouse at Southern California, and the Hawkeyes were abysmal for most of the 1930’s. As a result, little was expected of Iowa’s 1939 team, led by new coach Eddie Anderson. Nicknamed the “Ironmen”, the 1939 Hawkeyes scored several upset victories and vaulted into the national rankings. Though Iowa fell a game short of the Big Ten title, team MVP Nile Kinnick won almost every major national award, including the 1939 Heisman Trophy.

Forest Evashevski was hired as Iowa’s head coach in 1952. He lured Calvin Jones to Iowa, where Jones became the first Hawkeye – and the first African-American – to win the Outland Trophy in 1955. From 1956-1960, Evashevski led Iowa to four finishes in the top five of the national rankings, three Big Ten titles, two Rose Bowl appearances, and the 1958 FWAA national championship. After the 1960 season, Evashevski left coaching to become Iowa’s athletic director. The result was nineteen consecutive non-winning seasons for the Hawkeyes from 1962-1980.

Four head coaches after Evashevski were hired and left without success. Hall of Fame coach Hayden Fry was hired after the 1978 season to try to reverse Iowa’s fortunes. After decades of losing, Fry revived the Iowa program. In 20 years at Iowa, he led the Hawks to 14 bowl games, three Big Ten titles, and three Rose Bowl appearances. Fry retired in 1998, turning the program over to former assistant Kirk Ferentz.

Hawkeyes logo (inverse color scheme)
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Ferentz led Iowa to three consecutive top ten finishes from 2002-2004 and two Big Ten titles. The Hawkeyes have made six straight bowl appearances and played in 20 bowl games the last 26 seasons. Iowa begins its 119th season of football, and its 108th season in the Big Ten, in 2007.

Notable seasons

National Championships (1):

1958

Conference Championships (12):

1896, 1900, 1921, 1922, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1981, 1985, 1990, 2002, 2004

Notes: 1896 championship was for the Western Interstate University Football Association; all other titles are Western Conference/Big Ten championships.

Bold denotes the title was outright and not shared.

Appearances in the final Associated Press Poll (19):

  • 1939 – 9th
  • 1953 – 9th
  • 1956 – 3rd
  • 1957 – 6th
  • 1958 – 2nd
  • 1960 – 3rd
  • 1981 – 18th
  • 1983 – 14th
  • 1984 – 16th
  • 1985 – 10th
  • 1986 – 16th
  • 1987 – 16th
  • 1990 – 18th
  • 1991 – 10th
  • 1995 – 25th
  • 1996 – 18th
  • 2002 – 8th
  • 2003 – 8th
  • 2004 – 8th

Bowl Games (22; record – 11-10-1):

  • 1957 Rose Bowl – Oregon State – W, 35-19
  • 1959 Rose Bowl – California – W, 38-12
  • 1981 Rose Bowl – Washington – L, 0-28
  • 1982 Peach Bowl – Tennessee – W, 28-22
  • 1983 Gator Bowl – Florida – L, 6-14
  • 1984 Freedom Bowl – Texas – W, 55-17
  • 1986 Rose Bowl – UCLA – L, 28-45
  • 1986 Holiday Bowl – San Diego State – W, 39-38
  • 1987 Holiday Bowl – Wyoming – W, 20-19
  • 1988 Peach Bowl – North Carolina State – L, 23-28
  • 1991 Rose Bowl – Washington – L, 34-46
  • 1991 Holiday Bowl – Brigham Young – T, 13-13
  • 1993 Alamo Bowl – California – L, 3-37
  • 1995 Sun Bowl – Washington – W, 38-18
  • 1996 Alamo Bowl – Texas Tech – W, 27-0
  • 1997 Sun Bowl – Arizona State – L, 7-17
  • 2001 Alamo Bowl – Texas Tech – W, 19-16
  • 2003 Orange Bowl – Southern California – L, 17-38
  • 2004 Outback Bowl – Florida – W, 37-17
  • 2005 Capital One Bowl – Louisiana State – W, 30-25
  • 2006 Outback Bowl – Florida – L, 24-31
  • 2006 Alamo Bowl- Texas - L, 24-26

Honors

Retired numbers

Hall of Fame inductees

University of Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame (39):

State of Iowa Sports Hall of Fame (23):

College Football Hall of Fame inductees (13):

Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees (2):

Big Ten honorees

Big Ten MVP’s (9):

Through the 2006 season, Iowa has had 207 first team All-Big Ten selections, starting with Clyde Williams in 1900. 46 players were multiple first team All-Big Ten selections, and the following 9 players were three-time first team All-Big Ten selections:

All-Americans

Through the 2006 season, Iowa has had 30 second team All-Americans and 60 first team All-Americans. Iowa has had seven players named first team All-American multiple times. Gordon Locke, Alex Karras, Reggie Roby, Larry Station, Tim Dwight, and Nate Kaeding were each named first team All-American twice, and Cal Jones was named first team All-American three times.

Of Iowa's 60 first team All-Americans, 21 players were consensus first team All-American selections.

Consensus First Team All-Americans (21):

National honors

8 Hawkeye players have finished in the top ten in the Heisman Trophy balloting with Chuck Long finishing in the top 10 twice:

NFL draft picks

Through the 2006 season, Iowa has had 216 NFL draft picks, and 56 players have gone in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft. Iowa has had 16 first round NFL Draft selections. Iowa has had at least one player drafted in every draft since 1978, longer than any college:

Notable players

See also: Iowa Players

A few notable players not previously mentioned:

References

    • 75 Years With The Fighting Hawkeyes, by Bert McCrane & Dick Lamb (ASIN: B0007E01F8)
    • 25 Years With The Fighting Hawkeyes, 1964-1988, by Al Grady (ASIN: B0006ES3GS)
    • Hawkeye Legends, Lists, & Lore, by Mike Finn & Chad Leistikow (ISBN 1-57167-178-1)
    • University of Iowa Football, by Chuck Bright (ISBN 0-87397-233-3)
    • Black & Gold Memories, by George Wine (ISBN 0-615-12398-8)
    • Greatest Moments In Iowa Hawkeyes Football History, by Mark Dukes & Gus Schrader (ISBN 1-57243-261-6)
    • Tales From The Iowa Sidelines, by Ron Maly (ISBN 1-58261-574-8)
    • Stadium Stories: Iowa Hawkeyes, by Buck Turnbull (ISBN 0-7627-3819-7)

    External links

    University of Iowa
    Academics
    Athletics

    Iowa Hawkeyes · Football · Men's basketball · Wrestling · Kinnick Stadium · Carver-Hawkeye Arena · Duane Banks Field · Iowa Fieldhouse · Floyd of Rosedale · Cy-Hawk Trophy · Heartland Trophy · Herky

    Campus
    Student life

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