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771 highlight videos and 665 full game videos gathered from the internet about the past 5,862 Iowa Hawkeye football (since 1889) and basketball (since 1901) games. We also have profiles for 1647 players and 68 coaches.


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IOWA GAME HISTORY

 2023-2024 FB Record: 10 - 4

 2023-2024 MBB Record: 19 - 15

 2023-2024 WBB Record: 34 - 5

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1955-1956 Iowa Basketball Year in Review
<< 1954-19551956-1957 >>

Big Ten Champions and NCAA Regional Champions (Final Four)Big Ten Champions and NCAA Regional Champions (Final Four)

The "Fabulous Five" made up of Carl Cain, Bill Logan, Sharm Scheuerman, Bill Schoof and Bill Seaberg, ended the season as NCAA runners‑up, dropping an 83‑71 decision to No. 1‑ranked San Francisco. It was their second consecutive trip to the Final Four. Iowa lost its Big Ten opener before winning 13 consecutive games to take a second straight conference title. Cain was a first team All‑American and Logan led the team in scoring and rebounding.

Conference: Big Ten

Head Coach: Bucky O'Connor

PlayersCarl Cain, Dave Gunther, Lester 'Les' Hawthorne, William 'Bill' Logan, Augustine 'Augie' Martel, Milton 'Sharm' Scheuerman, Bill Schoof, William 'Bill' Seaberg
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 3/23/1956
NCAA National Championship Game

#4 Iowa  vs  #1 San Francisco   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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FULL GAME

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 3/22/1956
NCAA National Semifinal (McGaw Hall, Evanston, IL)

#5 Iowa  vs  #15 Temple   Temple

W    83 - 76 

Head Coach: Bucky O'Connor

The victory allowed Iowa to advance to the National Championship game, it's first appearance in school history....more


 3/17/1956
NCAA Regional Final (Iowa Field House, Iowa City, IA)

#5 Iowa  vs  #9 Kentucky   Kentucky

W    89 - 77 

Head Coach: Bucky O'Connor

The victory meant the Hawks would be in the Final Four for the 2nd year in a row. The Iowa Field House was selected for the venue in advance of the tournament selections, which gave them a nice home c...more


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 3/16/1956
NCAA Regional Semifinal (Iowa Field House, Iowa City, IA)

#5 Iowa  vs  Morehead State   Morehead State

W    97 - 83 

Head Coach: Bucky O'Connor

The win was ugly. There were 68 fouls called in the game, and many players were injured. The game story can be found in The Daily Iowan.The Iowa Field House was selected for the venue in advance of th...more


 3/5/1956

#10 Iowa  vs  Indiana   Indiana

W    84 - 73 

Head Coach: Bucky O'Connor

Iowa was worried about a letdown after the big win over Illinois. After a slow start, the Hawks came out with a strong 2nd half to pull away. Bill Seaberg finished with 21 points, and Bill Logan added...more


 3/3/1956

#10 Iowa  vs  #2 Illinois   Illinois

W    96 - 72 

Head Coach: Bucky O'Connor

The winner would clinch at least a share of the 1956 Big Ten crown, and earn the league’s NCAA berth. Illinois was leading the Big Ten in scoring at 93.6 points a game. Iowa was leading the Big Ten ...more


 2/27/1956

#13 Iowa  vs  Northwestern   Northwestern

W    86 - 68 

Head Coach: Bucky O'Connor


 2/25/1956

#13 Iowa  @  Minnesota   Minnesota

W    83 - 73 

Head Coach: Bucky O'Connor


 2/20/1956

#15 Iowa  @  Indiana   Indiana

W    87 - 83 

Head Coach: Bucky O'Connor


 2/18/1956

#15 Iowa  vs  Wisconsin   Wisconsin

W    80 - 66 

Head Coach: Bucky O'Connor


 2/13/1956

#17 Iowa  vs  Purdue   Purdue

W    88 - 75 

Head Coach: Bucky O'Connor


 2/11/1956

#17 Iowa  @  Northwestern   Northwestern

W    70 - 65 

Head Coach: Bucky O'Connor


 2/6/1956

#19 Iowa  @  Wisconsin   Wisconsin

W    78 - 74 

Head Coach: Bucky O'Connor


 2/4/1956

#19 Iowa  vs  Wichita State   Wichita State

W    98 - 86 

Head Coach: Bucky O'Connor


 1/23/1956

#20 Iowa  @  Purdue   Purdue

W    67 - 63 

Head Coach: Bucky O'Connor

FULL GAME

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 1/21/1956

#20 Iowa  @  Michigan   Michigan

W    78 - 67 

Head Coach: Bucky O'Connor


 1/14/1956

Iowa  vs  Minnesota   Minnesota

W    84 - 62 

Head Coach: Bucky O'Connor

Video starts at 31:00, and not a complete game....more

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 1/9/1956

Iowa  @  #10 Ohio State   Ohio State

W    88 - 73 

Head Coach: Bucky O'Connor

It was Iowa's first game played at St. John Arena....more


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 1/7/1956

Iowa  vs  #20 Michigan State   Michigan State

L    64 - 65 

Head Coach: Bucky O'Connor


 12/30/1955

Iowa  @  California   California

L    45 - 70 

Head Coach: Bucky O'Connor


 12/29/1955

Iowa  @  Stanford   Stanford

L    52 - 54 

Head Coach: Bucky O'Connor


 12/27/1955

#6 Iowa  @  Washington   Washington

L    71 - 76 

Head Coach: Bucky O'Connor


 12/17/1955

#4 Iowa  vs  Loyola Marymount   Loyola Marymount

W    84 - 61 

Head Coach: Bucky O'Connor


 12/12/1955

#4 Iowa  @  Colorado   Colorado

L    57 - 60 

Head Coach: Bucky O'Connor


 12/9/1955

#4 Iowa  vs  Southern Methodist   Southern Methodist

W    80 - 62 

Head Coach: Bucky O'Connor


 12/3/1955

Iowa  vs  Nebraska   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

FULL GAME

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Total Wins

Total Losses

Total Ties

Win %

20

6

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76.92%

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