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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. To view all the homecoming games in one page, go to Iowa football homecoming game history >>> Opponent Wins Losses Ties Total Games Winning %   Purdue 8 11 1 20 42.50%   Indiana 10 5 1 16 65.63%   Minnesota 7 9 0 16 43.75%   Northwestern 9 5 0 14 64.29%   Illinois 7 5 2 14 57.14%   Wisconsin 6 3 0 9 66.67%   Michigan State 6 1 1 8 81.25%   Michigan 2 3 0 5 40.00%   Iowa State 3 1 0 4 75.00%   Penn State 3 0 0 3 100.00%   Ohio State 1 1 0 2 50.00%   Maryland 1 0 0 1 100.00%   Nebraska 0 1 0 1 0.00%   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.