Iowa Hawkeyes Football
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| First season | 1889 | ||
| Athletic director | Gary Barta | ||
| Head coach | Kirk Ferentz 18th year, 135–91 (.597) |
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| Stadium | Kinnick Stadium | ||
| Seating capacity | 70,585 | ||
| Field surface | Field Turf | ||
| Location | Iowa City, Iowa | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Big Ten | ||
| Division | West | ||
| Past conferences |
WIUFA (1892–1897) Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1907–1910) |
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| All-time record | 633–548–39 (.535) | ||
| Bowl record | 14–14–1 (.500) | ||
| Claimed nat'l titles | 1 (1958) | ||
| Unclaimed nat'l titles | 4 (1921, 1922, 1956, 1960) | ||
| Conference titles | 13 (11 Big Ten, 1 MVIAA, 1 WIUFA) | ||
| Division titles | 1 (2015) | ||
| Heisman winners | 1 Nile Kinnick (1939) |
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| Consensus All-Americans | 25 | ||
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| Colors | Black and Gold |
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| Fight song | Iowa Fight Song | ||
| Mascot | Herky the Hawk | ||
| Marching band | Hawkeye Marching Band | ||
| Outfitter | Nike | ||
| Rivals |
Iowa State Cyclones Minnesota Golden Gophers Nebraska Cornhuskers Wisconsin Badgers |
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| Website | hawkeyesports.com | ||
The Iowa Hawkeyes football team represents the University of Iowa in college football. The Hawkeyes compete in the West division of the Big Ten Conference. They have been a member of the Big Ten since 1899, and are currently a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) member of the NCAA. The Hawkeyes play their home games in Iowa City, Iowa at Kinnick Stadium, with a capacity of 70,585. The Hawkeyes are currently coached by Kirk Ferentz, who is in his 18th season as the head coach and is also tied for the longest current tenured coach in NCAA Division I FBS (he is tied with Oklahoma head coach, and Iowa alum Bob Stoops).
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. In 1900, the Hawkeyes secured another undefeated season and won a share of the Western Conference title in their first year of league play.
In 1907 Iowa helped form the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association. They participated in football in the new league for four seasons, while retaining their existing membership in the Western Conference. Iowa tied with Nebraska in 1907 for the league championship in its first season of competition. They would leave the conference after the 1910 football season and return to the Big Ten.
Iowa claimed consecutive Big Ten titles in 1921 and 1922. The Hawkeyes won 20 straight games in the early 1920s 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 1930s.
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