9/30/1939

Iowa  vs  South Dakota  

W    41 - 0 

Head Coach: Eddie Anderson

After a few uneventful series, Iowa got its first touchdown of the year on a 65-yard touchdown run by Kinnick. The Hawkeyes broke the game open in the second quarter, as Kinnick scored three touchdown...more

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 10/7/1939

Iowa  vs  Indiana  

W    32 - 29 

Head Coach: Eddie Anderson

Indiana jumped out to a quick 10-0 lead, but a 73-yard Nile Kinnick punt changed field position to lead to Iowa's first touchdown. Kinnick then used a 55-yard run to set up Iowa's second touchdown. Er...more

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 10/14/1939

Iowa  @  Michigan  

L    7 - 27 

Head Coach: Eddie Anderson

An early Kinnick touchdown pass was not enough for the Hawks, as Michigan scored the last 27 points of the game. Turnovers and special teams woes doomed the Hawkeyes to their only defeat of the season...more

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 11/11/1939

Iowa  vs  #3 Notre Dame  

W    7 - 6 

Head Coach: Eddie Anderson

Toward the end of the second quarter, Nile Kinnick made a touchdown saving tackle on a Notre Dame run at the Notre Dame 41-yard line. On the next play, a Notre Dame pass was intercepted by Kinnick at ...more

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 11/18/1939

#15 Iowa  vs  #20 Minnesota  

W    13 - 9 

Head Coach: Eddie Anderson

Minnesota converted in the second quarter on their second field goal try of the game, and Harold Van Every made a spectacular one-handed interception of a Nile Kinnick pass deep in Gopher territory la...more

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 10/26/1940

Iowa  @  #6 Minnesota  

L    6 - 34 

Head Coach: Eddie Anderson

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 11/2/1940

Iowa  vs  Purdue  

L    6 - 21 

Head Coach: Eddie Anderson

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 11/16/1940

Iowa  @  #7 Notre Dame  

W    7 - 0 

Head Coach: Eddie Anderson

A long fumble recovery by Mike Enich from the Notre Dame 12-yard line setup the winning touchdown by Bill Green. Highlight clips start around 7:00....more

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 10/4/1941

Iowa  @  Michigan  

L    0 - 6 

Head Coach: Eddie Anderson

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 11/1/1941

Iowa  vs  Indiana  

W    13 - 7 

Head Coach: Eddie Anderson

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 11/7/1942

Iowa  vs  #2 Wisconsin  

W    6 - 0 

Head Coach: Eddie Anderson

#2 Wisconsin was unbeaten and had hopes of a national championship until they suffered their lone defeat of the year against the Hawkeyes inside Iowa Stadium. Tom Farmer threw the TD pass for the Hawk...more

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 11/28/1942

Iowa  @  #9 Michigan  

L    14 - 28 

Head Coach: Eddie Anderson

Michigan's offense piled up 19 first downs to Iowa's 9. They jumped out to an early lead, then added two fourth quarter touchdowns to put the game away. One bright spot was a 88-yard kickoff return...more

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 9/28/1946

Iowa  vs  Purdue  

W    16 - 0 

Head Coach: Eddie Anderson

Iowa's high-powered offense unleashed a stunning passing attack. Emlen Tunnell scored both of Iowa's touchdown on spectacular runs in the second half, but he also connected on 4 of 6 passes (all in th...more

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 10/5/1946

Iowa  @  Michigan  

L    7 - 14 

Head Coach: Eddie Anderson

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 10/20/1951

Iowa  vs  Michigan  

L    0 - 21 

Head Coach: Leonard Raffensperger

Another version of the full game is available at the University of Michigan...more

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 10/10/1953

Iowa  @  #5 Michigan  

L    13 - 14 

Head Coach: Forest Evashevski

Hawks play the Wolverines tough on the road despite two touchdowns from Earl Smith. Clips in highlights from 3:45-4:30...more

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 11/21/1953

#20 Iowa  @  #1 Notre Dame  

T    14 - 14 

Head Coach: Forest Evashevski

This game is memorable for what happened in the last seconds of each half. Iowa was ahead 7-0 and the clock winding down. With no timeouts left, Iowa got a QB sack on third down and it looked like the...more

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 10/9/1954

#4 Iowa  @  Michigan  

L    13 - 14 

Head Coach: Forest Evashevski

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 11/6/1954

#12 Iowa  vs  #8 Purdue  

W    25 - 14 

Head Coach: Forest Evashevski

The Hawks got off to an early start, with an exciting 68-yard punt return by Earl Smith. The Iowa offense generated 368 yards rushing on the day, and put the game out of reach with a 25-0 halftime lea...more

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 10/29/1955

Iowa  @  #3 Michigan  

L    21 - 33 

Head Coach: Forest Evashevski

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 12/3/1955

Iowa  vs  Nebraska  

W    60 - 51 

Head Coach: Bucky O'Connor

Although they won, the defending conference champions found little to be complacent about. Nebraska kept it close until the last 3 minutes, but the Hawks were able to pull away in front of 7800 fans. ...more

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 1/14/1956

Iowa  vs  Minnesota  

W    84 - 62 

Head Coach: Bucky O'Connor

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 1/23/1956

#20 Iowa  @  Purdue  

W    67 - 63 

Head Coach: Bucky O'Connor

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 3/23/1956
NCAA National Championship Game

#4 Iowa  vs  #1 San Francisco  

L    71 - 83 

Head Coach: Bucky O'Connor

The Hawkeyes reached the NCAA Championship finals against the undefeated San Francisco Dons, led by Bill Russell. The Dons entered the season as the defending champions and were on a 26-game winning s...more

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 10/6/1956

#20 Iowa  vs  Oregon State  

W    14 - 13 

Head Coach: Forest Evashevski

The game matched the same teams that met again in the 1957 Rose Bowl. Oregon State scored on its second play from scrimmage on a 30-yard pass, but the extra point attempt was blocked. Oregon State sco...more

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 11/3/1956

#7 Iowa  vs  #17 Michigan  

L    14 - 17 

Head Coach: Forest Evashevski

The loss was the only one of the year for Iowa. Iowa had not beaten Michigan since 1924. Michigan took a 3-0 lead in the first quarter on a field goal by Ron Kramer. Iowa then scored two touchdowns an...more

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 11/24/1956

#3 Iowa  vs  Notre Dame  

W    48 - 8 

Head Coach: Forest Evashevski

On November 24, Iowa (ranked No. 3) defeated Notre Dame, 48-8, before a crowd of 56,632 at Iowa Stadium. The victory, combined with Ohio State's loss, gave Iowa its first undisputed Big Ten championsh...more

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 1/1/1957
Rose Bowl

#3 Iowa  vs  #10 Oregon State  

W    35 - 19 

Head Coach: Forest Evashevski

In the 43rd Rose Bowl, the Iowa Hawkeyes defeated the Oregon State Beavers by a score of 35-19. It was a rematch of a regular season contest at Iowa City that Iowa won 14-13. Hawkeyes quarterback Kenn...more

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 1/21/1957

Iowa  @  Northwestern  

L    63 - 70 

Head Coach: Bucky O'Connor

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 10/5/1957

#8 Iowa  vs  Washington State  

W    20 - 13 

Head Coach: Forest Evashevski

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 11/2/1957

#3 Iowa  @  #12 Michigan  

T    21 - 21 

Head Coach: Forest Evashevski

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 11/1/1958

#2 Iowa  @  Michigan  

W    37 - 14 

Head Coach: Forest Evashevski

Iowa buried the Wolverines to end a 34-game losing streak to Michigan (last win in 1924). Michigan was in the midst of its worst season in twenty-two years when undefeated Iowa came to town on Novembe...more

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