10/20/1934

Iowa  @  Iowa State  

L    6 - 31 

Head Coach: Ossie Solem

Ozzie Simmons fumbled twice deep in Iowa's own territory, setting up two touchdowns for Iowa State, and helping them put the game away early....more

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 10/26/1935

Iowa  @  Illinois  

W    19 - 0 

Head Coach: Ossie Solem

Ozzie Simmons ran up and down the field, scoring on a 71-yard TD run in the 2nd quarter. He ended with 244 of Iowa's 345 yards rushing, led by the strong play by the offensive line. Dick Crayne played...more

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 10/3/1936

Iowa  @  Northwestern  

L    7 - 18 

Head Coach: Ossie Solem

The Wildcats were able to move the ball effectively, totaling 342 yards and 12 first downs, compared to only 140 yards for the Hawks. After marching down the field and scoring early in the 2nd quarter...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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 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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 11/25/1939

#15 Iowa  @  #20 Northwestern  

T    7 - 7 

Head Coach: Eddie Anderson

Iowa spent most of the first half in Northwestern territory, but five first half fumbles, including one at the Northwestern 3-yard line, stopped all Hawkeye scoring threats. The Wildcats scored on a t...more

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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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 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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 11/17/1945

Iowa  vs  Minnesota  

W    20 - 19 

Head Coach: Clem Crowe

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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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 10/11/1947

Iowa  vs  Indiana  

W    27 - 14 

Head Coach: Eddie Anderson

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 11/15/1947

Iowa  vs  #20 Minnesota  

W    13 - 7 

Head Coach: Eddie Anderson

On the evening before the game, Coach Eddie Anderson submitted his resignation as head coach (effective in July 1948). The team responded with a 13-7 upset victory over Minnesota. Fans begged Anderson...more

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 10/22/1949

Iowa  vs  #13 Northwestern  

W    28 - 21 

Head Coach: Eddie Anderson

Northwestern was a heavy favorite with a recent win over Michigan, but Iowa's young team was ready for the challenge and upset the defending Rose Bowl champs. With the score tied 21-21 in the 4th quar...more

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 10/29/1949

Iowa  vs  Oregon  

W    34 - 31 

Head Coach: Eddie Anderson

Oregon scored 24 unanswered points after Iowa led 6-0, and it looked like a blowout. However, in the next 11 minutes in the 3rd quarter, Iowa exploded for four touchdowns and stopped Oregon at the goa...more

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 10/20/1951

Iowa  vs  Michigan  

L    0 - 21 

Head Coach: Leonard Raffensperger

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 10/25/1952

Iowa  vs  #14 Ohio State  

W    8 - 0 

Head Coach: Forest Evashevski

Forest Evashevski's Hawks were three touchdown underdogs in his first season as coach. Ohio State had never played in Iowa Stadium, having last played a road game at Iowa 25 years earlier. Evashevski ...more

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 12/29/1952

Iowa  vs  Wisconsin  

W    83 - 66 

Head Coach: Bucky O'Connor

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 3/2/1953

Iowa  vs  Minnesota  

W    81 - 79 

Head Coach: Bucky O'Connor

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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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 11/14/1953

Iowa  vs  #15 Minnesota  

W    27 - 0 

Head Coach: Forest Evashevski

Many observers expected a close, high-scoring shootout between Iowa and Minnesota. What they got instead was total domination. The Hawks blew out the Gophers, 27-0. It was an impressive performance...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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 9/25/1954

#12 Iowa  vs  #7 Michigan State College  

W    14 - 10 

Head Coach: Forest Evashevski

The Hawks defeated the defending Rose Bowl champions with outstanding play from Eldean Matheson, who set up Iowa's winning touchdown with a 52-yard punt return down to the 3-yard line. Jerry Reichow s...more

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 10/16/1954

#13 Iowa  @  #4 Ohio State  

L    14 - 20 

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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 9/24/1955

Iowa  vs  Kansas State  

W    28 - 7 

Head Coach: Forest Evashevski

Iowa fumbled seven times and lost the ball four of those times, but it didn't seem to hurt the Hawks. They gained 427 yards on offense, led by Jerry Reichow, who completed 8 of 12 passes for 147 yards...more

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 10/15/1955

Iowa  vs  Purdue  

T    20 - 20 

Head Coach: Forest Evashevski

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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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 10/20/1956

#12 Iowa  vs  Hawaii  

W    34 - 0 

Head Coach: Forest Evashevski

On October 20, Iowa defeated Hawaii, 34-0, at Iowa Stadium in Iowa City. Iowa led, 14-0, at halftime and played second, third and fourth-string players in the second half, with a total of 42 Hawkeyes ...more

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 10/27/1956

#12 Iowa  @  Purdue  

W    21 - 20 

Head Coach: Forest Evashevski

On October 27, Iowa (ranked No. 12 in the AP Poll) defeated Purdue, 21-20, before a crowd of 41,415 at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette. Purdue quarterback Len Dawson threw two touchdown passes, and...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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 11/10/1956

#15 Iowa  @  #6 Minnesota  

W    7 - 0 

Head Coach: Forest Evashevski

#15 Iowa defeated #6 Minnesota before a crowd of 64,235 at Memorial Stadium in Minneapolis. Iowa played field position and defense to make a first quarter touchdown stand by implementing a 6-3-2 defen...more

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 11/17/1956

#7 Iowa  vs  #6 Ohio State  

W    6 - 0 

Head Coach: Forest Evashevski

Ohio State (ranked No. 6) went into the game with the second best rushing attack in the country but were held to 147 rushing yards, their lowest rushing yardage total in two years. The lone score was ...more

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