Iowa Hawkeyes football

Iowa Hawkeyes
2024 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
First season1889; 135 years ago
Athletic directorBeth Goetz
Head coachKirk Ferentz
26th season, 202–122 (.623)
StadiumNile Kinnick Stadium
(capacity: 69,250)
FieldDuke Slater Field
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationIowa City, Iowa
NCAA divisionDivision I FBS
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Past conferencesWIUFA (1892–1896)
Missouri Valley (1907–1908)
All-time record700–579–39[1] (.546)
Bowl record20–18–1 (.526)
Claimed national titles5 (1921, 1922, 1956, 1958, 1960)[2]
Conference titles13 (11 Big Ten, 1 MVIAA, 1 WIUFA)
Division titles3 (2015, 2021, 2023)
RivalriesIowa State (rivalry)
Minnesota (rivalry)
Nebraska (rivalry)
Wisconsin (rivalry)
Heisman winnersNile Kinnick – 1939
Consensus All-Americans33
Current uniform
ColorsBlack and gold[3]
   
Fight songIowa Fight Song
MascotHerky the Hawk
Marching bandHawkeye Marching Band
OutfitterNike
Websitehawkeyesports.com

The Iowa Hawkeyes football program represents the University of Iowa in college football. The Hawkeyes compete in the Big Ten Conference. Iowa joined the Conference (then known as the Western Conference or Big Nine) in 1899 and played their first Conference football season in 1900. They are a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The Hawkeyes play their home games in Iowa City, Iowa, at Kinnick Stadium, with a capacity of 69,250. The Hawkeyes are coached by Kirk Ferentz, who is in his 26th season as the head coach and is the longest current tenured head coach in NCAA Division I FBS. The Hawkeyes have won 13 conference championships (including 11 in the Big Ten). Iowa has been ranked #1 in the AP and Coaches Poll 15 times.

  1. ^ "2022 NCAA FBS Records" (PDF).
  2. ^ https://storage.googleapis.com/hawkeyesports-com/2023/07/e1d1e392-2023-media-guide-compressed.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "Branding Guide 2020". HawkeyeSports.com. Retrieved March 14, 2022.