BIG 10 FOOTBALL
HOW IOWA COMPARES
20-year statistical comparison (1999-2019)
Number of wins each season
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Memorial Stadium
Opened: November, 1923
Top crowd: 78,297, Illinois versus Missouri, October 1984
History of the stadium video
- Memorial Stadium hosted the first Farm Aid concert, held in 1985.
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Purdue
AT
OCT 24
North-western
VS
OCT 31
Minnesota
AT
NOV 14
Michigan
State
VS
NOV 7
Wisconsin
VS
DEC 12
Nebraska
VS
NOV 28
Penn State
AT
NOV 21
Illinois
AT
DEC 5
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Indiana
Illinois
Maryland
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Ohio State
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Purdue
Rutgers
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Indiana
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Maryland
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Ohio State
Penn State
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Rutgers
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Highest ranking in Associated Press poll
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SOURCES: Quad-City Times research; Quad-City Times file photos; Associated Press photos; bigten.org; sports-reference.com
SOURCES: Quad-City Times research; Quad-City Times file photos; Associated Press photos; bigten.org; sports-reference.com
Fun fact
The Grange Rock is in honor of Harold E. "Red" Grange, who had six touchdowns in an October 1924 game against Michigan.
Seasons: 129 (1892 to 2020)
Conferences: Big Ten, Western, Ind
Conference championships: 14
Bowl record: 31 Bowls, 16-15
Wisconsin Badgers history
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- Names of 200 World War I casualties from Illinois are listed on columns
Seasons: 129 (1892 to 2020)
Conferences: Big Ten, Western, Ind
Conference championships: 8
Bowl record: 19 Bowls, 10-9
Purdue Boilermakers history
Seasons: 129 (1892 to 2020)
Conferences: Big Ten, Western, Ind
Conference championships: 18
Bowl record: 21 Bowls, 9-12
Minnesota Golden Gophers history
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IOWA
FOOTBALL
Seasons: 122 (1899-2020)
Conferences: Big Ten, Western, MVIAA, Ind
Conf. championships: 12
Bowl record: 33 games (17-15-1)
IOWA HAWKEYES history
Eric Gregory / Journal Star
IOWA
FOOTBALL
The 52 touchdown passes Stanley threw in his sophomore and junior seasons rank as the most in a two-year period in Hawkeye history.
POSITION
QUARTERBACK
YEAR
SENIOR
HOMETOWN
MENOMONIE, WI
HEIGHT
6'4"
WEIGHT
242 LBS
#4
NATE STANLEY
Associated Press photo
Iowa’s only returning all-Big Ten offensive lineman has started 25 of the 26 games Iowa has played since he first took the field in 2017.
POSITION
OFFENSIVE TACKLE
YEAR
JUNIOR
HOMETOWN
DETROIT, MI
HEIGHT
6'7"
WEIGHT
320 LBS
#77
ALARIC JACKSON
John Schultz/Quad-City Times
In addition to earning
all-Big mention as a receiver, Smith-Marsette ranked second nationally averaging 29.5 yards on kick returns in 2018.
POSITION
WIDE RECEIVER
YEAR
JUNIOR
HOMETOWN
NEWARK, NJ
HEIGHT
6'1"
WEIGHT
175 LBS
#6
IHMIR SMITH-MARSETTE
Steve Apps/State Journal
Earning all-Big Ten honors in 2018 despite not starting a game, Epenesa led the conference with 10.5 sacks and ranked second with four forced fumbles.
POSITION
DEFENSIVE END
YEAR
JUNIOR
HOMETOWN
GLEN CARBON, IL
HEIGHT
6'5"
WEIGHT
277 LBS
#94
A.J.
EPENESA
Associated Press photo
The most experienced of Iowa’s four returning cornerbacks, Ojemudia intercepted three passes in 2018 and broke up six passes.
POSITION
CORNERBACK
YEAR
SENIOR
HOMETOWN
FARMINGTON HILLS, MI
HEIGHT
6'1"
WEIGHT
199 LBS
#11
MICHAEL OJEMUDIA
Emily Blobaum/Journal Star
The lone returning safety with starting experience shared the team lead with four interceptions in 2018 while earning honorable mention all-Big Ten honors.
POSITION
FREE SAFETY
YEAR
JUNIOR
HOMETOWN
NEW CASTLE, PA
HEIGHT
5'10"
WEIGHT
210 LBS
#9
GENO STONE
Associated Press photo
OFFENSE
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HAWKEYES TO WATCH
Did you know?
Construction of Kinnick Stadium in 1929 took six months and was completed at a cost of $497,151.42
Did you know?
Kinnick Stadium includes 20 miles of bleacher seats, most in the 79 rows in the east and west grandstands.
Kinnick Stadium
Opened: 1929
Original capacity: 53,000
Current capacity: 69,250
Playing surface: FieldTurf
All-time record: 289-186-15
Did you know?
Construction of Kinnick Stadium in 1929 took six months and was completed at a cost of $497,151.42
Did you know?
Kinnick Stadium includes 20 miles of bleacher seats, most in the 79 rows in the east and west grandstands.
Kinnick Stadium
Opened: 1929
Original capacity: 53,000
Current capacity: 69,250
Playing surface: FieldTurf
All-time record: 289-186-15
POSITION
QUARTERBACK
YEAR
SENIOR
HOMETOWN
MENOMONIE, WI
HEIGHT
6'4"
WEIGHT
242 LBS
#4
NATE STANLEY
AP Photo/Matthew Putney
The 52 touchdown passes Stanley threw in his sophomore and junior seasons rank as the most in a two-year period in Hawkeye history.
POSITION
OFFENSIVE TACKLE
YEAR
JUNIOR
HOMETOWN
DETROIT, MI
HEIGHT
6'7"
WEIGHT
320 LBS
#77
ALARIC JACKSON
John Schultz/Quad-City Times
Iowa’s only returning all-Big Ten offensive lineman has started 25 of the 26 games Iowa has played since he first took the field in 2017.
POSITION
WIDE RECEIVER
YEAR
JUNIOR
HOMETOWN
NEWARK, NJ
HEIGHT
6'1"
WEIGHT
175 LBS
#6
IHMIR SMITH-MARSETTE
Steve Apps/State Journal
In addition to earning all-Big mention as a receiver, Smith-Marsette ranked second nationally averaging 29.5 yards on kick returns in 2018.
POSITION
DEFENSIVE END
YEAR
JUNIOR
HOMETOWN
GLEN CARBON, IL
HEIGHT
6'5"
WEIGHT
277 LBS
#94
A.J.
EPENESA
Associated Press photo
Earning all-Big Ten honors in 2018 despite not starting a game, Epenesa led the conference with 10.5 sacks and ranked second with four forced fumbles.
POSITION
CORNERBACK
YEAR
SENIOR
HOMETOWN
FARMINGTON HILLS, MI
HEIGHT
6'1"
WEIGHT
199 LBS
#11
MICHAEL OJEMUDIA
Emily Blobaum/Journal Star
The most experienced of Iowa’s four returning cornerbacks, Ojemudia intercepted three passes in 2018 and broke up six passes.
POSITION
FREE SAFETY
YEAR
JUNIOR
HOMETOWN
NEW CASTLE, PA
HEIGHT
5'10"
WEIGHT
210 LBS
#9
GENO STONE
Associated Press photo
The lone returning safety with starting experience shared the team lead with four interceptions in 2018 while earning honorable mention all-Big Ten honors.
OFFENSE
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PLAYER
DEFENSE
HAWKEYES TO WATCH
Seasons: 122 (1899-2020)
Conferences: Big Ten, Western, MVIAA, Ind
Conf. championships: 12
Bowl record: 33 games (17-15-1)
IOWA HAWKEYES history
Seasons: 127 (1892 to 2020)
Conferences: Big Ten, Western, Ind
Conference championships: 8
Bowl record: 15 Bowls, 5-10
Northwestern Wildcats history
Seasons: 121 (1900 to 2020)
Conferences: Big Ten, Big 12, Big 8, Big 7, Big 6, MVIAA, Ind
Conference championships: 43
Bowl record: 53 Bowls, 26-27
Nebraska Cornhuskers history
Seasons: 127 (1889 to 2020)
Conferences: Big Ten, American, Ind
Conference championships: 4
Bowl record: 50 Bowls, 30-18-2
Penn State Nittany Lions history
Seasons: 129 (1892 to 2020)
Conferences: Big Ten, Western, Ind
Conference championships: 15
Bowl record: 19 Bowls, 8-11
Illinois Fighting Illini history
Seasons: 96 (1918 to 2020)
Conferences: Big Ten, Ind
Conference championships: 9
Bowl record: 29 Bowls, 13-16
Michigan State Spartans history
Iowa
Iowa
Iowa
Iowa
Seasons: 129 (1892 to 2020)
Conferences: Big Ten, Western, Ind
Conference championships: 8
Bowl record: 19 Bowls, 10-9
Purdue Boilermakers history
Seasons: 129 (1892 to 2020)
Conferences: Big Ten, Western, Ind
Conference championships: 18
Bowl record: 21 Bowls, 9-12
Minnesota Golden Gophers history
