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783 highlight videos and 672 full game videos gathered from the internet about the past 5,872 Iowa Hawkeye football (since 1889) and basketball (since 1901) games. We also have profiles for 1908 players and 106 coaches.


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11/6/2024 Women's Basketball vs  Northern Illinois

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IOWA HAWKEYES FOOTBALL HOMECOMING GAMES

The first homecoming game was played in 1912 against Wisconsin. Illinois is credited with inventing the homecoming football game in 1910. You can view most of the past homecoming buttons on the UI website, which officially were made starting in 1924.

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Opponent Wins Losses Ties Total Games Winning %
Purdue  Purdue 8 11 1 20 42.50%
Indiana  Indiana 10 5 1 16 65.63%
Minnesota  Minnesota 7 9 0 16 43.75%
Illinois  Illinois 7 5 2 14 57.14%
Northwestern  Northwestern 9 5 0 14 64.29%
Wisconsin  Wisconsin 6 3 0 9 66.67%
Michigan State  Michigan State 6 1 1 8 81.25%
Michigan  Michigan 2 3 0 5 40.00%
Iowa State  Iowa State 3 1 0 4 75.00%
Penn State  Penn State 3 0 0 3 100.00%
Ohio State  Ohio State 1 1 0 2 50.00%
Maryland  Maryland 1 0 0 1 100.00%
Nebraska  Nebraska 0 1 0 1 0.00%
Iowa Hawkeyes  Total 63 45 5 113 57.96%


David McCartney, university archivist, recounts some stories, drawing from holdings in the Department of Special Collections and University Archives, University of Iowa Libraries. David also shows the short film "The Fame of the Black and Gold" which features historical footage and highlights of 14 early Hawkeye football games of the 20s, 30s, and 40s.

Iowa Hawkeyes Football Homecoming Game History and Record | Football - Summary of Iowa football and basketball games