Location: Iowa City, Iowa ▪ Colors: Black & Gold
Stadium: Kinnick Stadium (cap. 70,585)
Record: 113 Years, 563-495-34, .531 W-L% (Major School)
Bowls: 26 Bowls, 14-11-1, .558 W-L% (Major Bowls)
Conferences: Big Ten, Western, MVIAA and Ind
Conference Champion: 12 Times
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 22 Times
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 21 Times
| School Rank (FBS Era): #14. Ohio State… #15. IOWA… #15. Missouri… #15. Texas Christian… |
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011 | Big Ten | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 4.37 | 2.93 | Kirk Ferentz (7-6) | Insight Bowl-L | |||
| 2 | 2010 | Big Ten | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 10.14 | 3.08 | 9 | 9 | Kirk Ferentz (8-5) | Insight Bowl-W | |
| 3 | 2009 | Big Ten | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 10.26 | 3.00 | 22 | 7 | 7 | Kirk Ferentz (11-2) | Orange Bowl-W |
| 4 | 2008 | Big Ten | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 11.11 | 1.69 | 20 | 20 | Kirk Ferentz (9-4) | Outback Bowl-W | |
| 5 | 2007 | Big Ten | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | -3.43 | -1.21 | Kirk Ferentz (6-6) | ||||
| 6 | 2006 | Big Ten | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 1.86 | 1.87 | 16 | 13 | Kirk Ferentz (6-7) | Alamo Bowl-L | |
| 7 | 2005 | Big Ten | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 11.30 | 5.76 | 11 | 8 | Kirk Ferentz (7-5) | Outback Bowl-L | |
| 8 | 2004 | Big Ten | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 14.39 | 6.54 | 19 | 8 | 8 | Kirk Ferentz (10-2) | Capital One Bowl-W |
| 9 | 2003 | Big Ten | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 14.66 | 4.96 | 8 | 8 | Kirk Ferentz (10-3) | Outback Bowl-W | |
| 10 | 2002 | Big Ten | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 15.94 | 3.62 | 3 | 8 | Kirk Ferentz (11-2) | Orange Bowl-L | |
| 11 | 2001 | Big Ten | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 9.96 | 3.87 | Kirk Ferentz (7-5) | Alamo Bowl-W | |||
| 12 | 2000 | Big Ten | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | -2.39 | 7.34 | Kirk Ferentz (3-9) | ||||
| 13 | 1999 | Big Ten | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | -5.49 | 7.87 | Kirk Ferentz (1-10) | ||||
| 14 | 1998 | Big Ten | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | -3.65 | 5.62 | Hayden Fry (3-8) | ||||
| 15 | 1997 | Big Ten | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 8.77 | -0.40 | 21 | 11 | Hayden Fry (7-5) | Sun Bowl-L | |
| 16 | 1996 | Big Ten | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 13.65 | 5.79 | 22 | 18 | 18 | Hayden Fry (9-3) | Alamo Bowl-W |
| 17 | 1995 | Big Ten | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 11.21 | 5.26 | 18 | 25 | Hayden Fry (8-4) | Sun Bowl-W | |
| 18 | 1994 | Big Ten | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 5.70 | 6.59 | Hayden Fry (5-5-1) | ||||
| 19 | 1993 | Big Ten | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 0.22 | 3.96 | Hayden Fry (6-6) | Alamo Bowl-L | |||
| 20 | 1992 | Big Ten | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 1.31 | 5.64 | 16 | 16 | Hayden Fry (5-7) | ||
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
| 21 | 1991 | Big Ten | 10 | 1 | 1 | .875 | 11.18 | 1.23 | 18 | 7 | 10 | Hayden Fry (10-1-1) | Holiday Bowl-T |
| 22 | 1990 | Big Ten | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 12.89 | 6.08 | 6 | 18 | Hayden Fry (8-4) | Rose Bowl-L | |
| 23 | 1989 | Big Ten | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | -1.98 | 3.38 | 23 | 23 | Hayden Fry (5-6) | ||
| 24 | 1988 | Big Ten | 6 | 4 | 3 | .577 | 6.58 | 1.24 | 9 | 9 | Hayden Fry (6-4-3) | Peach Bowl-L | |
| 25 | 1987 | Big Ten | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 11.16 | 2.39 | 16 | 16 | 16 | Hayden Fry (10-3) | Holiday Bowl-W |
| 26 | 1986 | Big Ten | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 9.31 | 1.60 | 8 | 16 | Hayden Fry (9-3) | Holiday Bowl-W | |
| 27 | 1985 | Big Ten | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 16.48 | 4.69 | 4 | 1 | 10 | Hayden Fry (10-2) | Rose Bowl-L |
| 28 | 1984 | Big Ten | 8 | 4 | 1 | .654 | 10.18 | 2.73 | 12 | 5 | 16 | Hayden Fry (8-4-1) | Freedom Bowl-W |
| 29 | 1983 | Big Ten | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 13.98 | 4.99 | 16 | 4 | 14 | Hayden Fry (9-3) | Gator Bowl-L |
| 30 | 1982 | Big Ten | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 6.62 | 6.14 | Hayden Fry (8-4) | Peach Bowl-W | |||
| 31 | 1981 | Big Ten | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 11.41 | 6.44 | 6 | 18 | Hayden Fry (8-4) | Rose Bowl-L | |
| 32 | 1980 | Big Ten | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 1.45 | 6.05 | Hayden Fry (4-7) | ||||
| 33 | 1979 | Big Ten | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 7.26 | 8.46 | Hayden Fry (5-6) | ||||
| 34 | 1978 | Big Ten | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | -5.50 | 7.84 | Bob Commings (2-9) | ||||
| 35 | 1977 | Big Ten | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 3.63 | 8.65 | Bob Commings (4-7) | ||||
| 36 | 1976 | Big Ten | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 3.10 | 7.66 | Bob Commings (5-6) | ||||
| 37 | 1975 | Big Ten | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | -0.42 | 7.35 | Bob Commings (3-8) | ||||
| 38 | 1974 | Big Ten | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 0.37 | 11.06 | Bob Commings (3-8) | ||||
| 39 | 1973 | Big Ten | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | -4.23 | 14.47 | Frank Lauterbur (0-11) | ||||
| 40 | 1972 | Big Ten | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | -1.20 | 7.18 | Frank Lauterbur (3-7-1) | ||||
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
| 41 | 1971 | Big Ten | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | -9.67 | 7.80 | Frank Lauterbur (1-10) | ||||
| 42 | 1970 | Big Ten | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | 0.93 | 7.80 | Ray Nagel (3-6-1) | ||||
| 43 | 1969 | Big Ten | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 3.14 | 4.21 | Ray Nagel (5-5) | ||||
| 44 | 1968 | Big Ten | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 8.76 | 7.79 | Ray Nagel (5-5) | ||||
| 45 | 1967 | Big Ten | 1 | 8 | 1 | .150 | -3.43 | 7.24 | Ray Nagel (1-8-1) | ||||
| 46 | 1966 | Big Ten | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | -6.92 | 4.50 | Ray Nagel (2-8) | ||||
| 47 | 1965 | Big Ten | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 0.30 | 9.36 | Jerry Burns (1-9) | ||||
| 48 | 1964 | Big Ten | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 8.59 | 13.66 | Jerry Burns (3-6) | ||||
| 49 | 1963 | Big Ten | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | 9.77 | 9.26 | Jerry Burns (3-3-2) | ||||
| 50 | 1962 | Big Ten | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 11.32 | 15.45 | Jerry Burns (4-5) | ||||
| 51 | 1961 | Big Ten | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 14.86 | 9.89 | 1 | 1 | Jerry Burns (5-4) | ||
| 52 | 1960 | Big Ten | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 26.51 | 15.65 | 15 | 1 | 3 | Forest Evashevski (8-1) | |
| 53 | 1959 | Big Ten | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 15.83 | 8.10 | 9 | 5 | Forest Evashevski (5-4) | ||
| 54 | 1958 | Big Ten | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | 24.78 | 12.73 | 13 | 2 | 2 | Forest Evashevski (8-1-1) | Rose Bowl-W |
| 55 | 1957 | Big Ten | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 16.84 | 6.39 | 9 | 3 | 6 | Forest Evashevski (7-1-1) | |
| 56 | 1956 | Big Ten | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 19.50 | 8.54 | 3 | 3 | Forest Evashevski (9-1) | Rose Bowl-W | |
| 57 | 1955 | Big Ten | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | 7.45 | 9.53 | 12 | 12 | Forest Evashevski (3-5-1) | ||
| 58 | 1954 | Big Ten | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 15.86 | 13.75 | 11 | 3 | Forest Evashevski (5-4) | ||
| 59 | 1953 | Big Ten | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 18.58 | 12.28 | 9 | 9 | Forest Evashevski (5-3-1) | ||
| 60 | 1952 | Western | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 1.29 | 12.05 | Forest Evashevski (2-7) | ||||
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
| 61 | 1951 | Western | 2 | 5 | 2 | .333 | 2.36 | 10.73 | Leonard Raffensperger (2-5-2) | ||||
| 62 | 1950 | Western | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | 4.58 | 10.30 | 17 | Leonard Raffensperger (3-5-1) | |||
| 63 | 1949 | Western | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 12.47 | 17.92 | 15 | Edward Anderson (4-5) | |||
| 64 | 1948 | Western | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 6.89 | 9.56 | Edward Anderson (4-5) | ||||
| 65 | 1947 | Western | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | 5.55 | 13.50 | Edward Anderson (3-5-1) | ||||
| 66 | 1946 | Western | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 13.78 | 11.51 | 16 | Edward Anderson (5-4) | |||
| 67 | 1945 | Western | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | -6.16 | 10.56 | Clem Crowe (2-7) | ||||
| 68 | 1944 | Western | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | -2.49 | 17.30 | Slip Madigan (1-7) | ||||
| 69 | 1943 | Western | 1 | 6 | 1 | .188 | 1.11 | 12.01 | Slip Madigan (1-6-1) | ||||
| 70 | 1942 | Western | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 5.60 | 6.04 | 12 | Edward Anderson (6-4) | |||
| 71 | 1941 | Western | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 5.14 | 9.64 | Edward Anderson (3-5) | ||||
| 72 | 1940 | Western | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 9.18 | 10.52 | 20 | Edward Anderson (4-4) | |||
| 73 | 1939 | Western | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | 9.99 | 7.12 | 8 | 9 | Edward Anderson (6-1-1) | ||
| 74 | 1938 | Western | 1 | 6 | 1 | .188 | -6.71 | 6.80 | Irl Tubbs (1-6-1) | ||||
| 75 | 1937 | Western | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | -7.24 | 6.35 | Irl Tubbs (1-7) | ||||
| 76 | 1936 | Western | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 5.68 | 7.04 | Ossie Solem (3-4-1) | ||||
| 77 | 1935 | Western | 4 | 2 | 2 | .625 | 11.34 | 6.50 | Ossie Solem (4-2-2) | ||||
| 78 | 1934 | Western | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | 1.26 | 10.10 | Ossie Solem (2-5-1) | ||||
| 79 | 1933 | Western | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 15.82 | 11.90 | Ossie Solem (5-3) | ||||
| 80 | 1932 | Western | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | -2.03 | 12.47 | Ossie Solem (1-7) | ||||
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
| 81 | 1931 | Western | 1 | 6 | 1 | .188 | -4.35 | 12.40 | Burton Ingwersen (1-6-1) | ||||
| 82 | 1930 | Western | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 5.85 | 8.04 | Burton Ingwersen (4-4) | ||||
| 83 | 1929 | Western | 4 | 2 | 2 | .625 | 12.49 | 9.97 | Burton Ingwersen (4-2-2) | ||||
| 84 | 1928 | Western | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 10.09 | 5.01 | Burton Ingwersen (6-2) | ||||
| 85 | 1927 | Western | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 7.03 | 8.43 | Burton Ingwersen (4-4) | ||||
| 86 | 1926 | Western | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 5.87 | 9.56 | Burton Ingwersen (3-5) | ||||
| 87 | 1925 | Western | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 8.33 | 7.62 | Burton Ingwersen (5-3) | ||||
| 88 | 1924 | Western | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | 7.21 | 4.51 | Burton Ingwersen (6-1-1) | ||||
| 89 | 1923 | Western | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 9.04 | 6.89 | Howard Jones (5-3) | ||||
| 90 | 1922 | Western | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 17.72 | 6.27 | Howard Jones (7-0) | ||||
| 91 | 1921 | Western | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 15.81 | 3.79 | Howard Jones (7-0) | ||||
| 92 | 1920 | Western | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 12.91 | 9.71 | Howard Jones (5-2) | ||||
| 93 | 1919 | Western | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 12.54 | 11.22 | Howard Jones (5-2) | ||||
| 94 | 1918 | Western | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 10.84 | 6.86 | Howard Jones (6-2-1) | ||||
| 95 | 1917 | Western | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | -3.75 | 5.37 | Howard Jones (3-5) | ||||
| 96 | 1916 | Western | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 2.76 | 6.54 | Howard Jones (4-3) | ||||
| 97 | 1915 | Western | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | -1.94 | 7.48 | Jesse Hawley (3-4) | ||||
| 98 | 1914 | Western | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 11.76 | 7.24 | Jesse Hawley (4-3) | ||||
| 99 | 1913 | Western | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 13.55 | 5.98 | Jesse Hawley (5-2) | ||||
| 100 | 1912 | Western | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 5.75 | 10.41 | Jesse Hawley (4-3) | ||||
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
| 101 | 1911 | Western | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | -0.54 | 7.92 | Jesse Hawley (3-4) | ||||
| 102 | 1910 | Western & MVIAA | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 4.43 | -0.96 | Jesse Hawley (5-2) | ||||
| 103 | 1909 | Western & MVIAA | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | 1.22 | 10.46 | John Griffith (2-4-1) | ||||
| 104 | 1908 | Western & MVIAA | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 0.15 | 7.34 | Mark Catlin (2-5) | ||||
| 105 | 1907 | Western & MVIAA | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 10.42 | 8.44 | Mark Catlin (3-2) | ||||
| 106 | 1906 | Western | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | -4.50 | 3.23 | Mark Catlin (2-3) | ||||
| 107 | 1905 | Western | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 10.06 | 3.11 | John Chalmers (8-2) | ||||
| 108 | 1904 | Western | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 6.76 | 6.61 | John Chalmers (7-4) | ||||
| 109 | 1903 | Western | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 7.89 | 4.12 | John Chalmers (9-2) | ||||
| 110 | 1902 | Western | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 4.72 | 9.97 | Alden Knipe (5-4) | ||||
| 111 | 1901 | Western | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 3.22 | 7.21 | Alden Knipe (6-3) | ||||
| 112 | 1900 | Western | 7 | 0 | 1 | .938 | 16.41 | 2.03 | Alden Knipe (7-0-1) | ||||
| 113 | 1899 | Ind | 8 | 0 | 1 | .944 | 15.29 | 2.55 | Alden Knipe (8-0-1) |