Hawkeye Recap - History of Iowa Hawkeyes Football and Basketball

With the upcoming Iowa State basketball game on Dec 7th, I thought I'd share profiles from those with connections to Iowa State. Adam Haluska started his basketball career at Iowa State before transferring to play at Iowa for his final 3 seasons. He earned 1st Team All-Big Ten in 2007, and was an academic All-American. He was drafted in the 2nd round by the Charlotte Hornets in 2007. Dan Gable...

With this week's game-winning FG over Nebraska, I thought I'd highlight two Iowa kickers with game-winning FGs over Michigan. Rob Houghtlin's 29-yard FG is simply known as "the kick" in #1 Iowa's 12-10 win over #2 Michigan. Keith Duncan's 33-yard FG against #2 Michigan in 2016 sealed a huge upset, given the trajectory of both teams coming into that matchup. Links from...

This week's opponent in the Big Ten Championship game is Michigan, so I summarized the games played from 1900 through 2022. We don't go into too much detail on each of the 63 games. Iowa is 15-44-4 all-time (27%). Hayden Fry was 4-11-1 all time (28%), with big wins in 1981, 1984, 1985, and 1990. Kirk Ferentz is 7-8 (47%), but lost 42-3 two years ago to Michigan in the Big Ten Championship....

In this podcast, I reviewed the history of Iowa vs Oklahoma basketball, as they are scheduled to play this week. Iowa is 3-2 all-time against Oklahoma (60%). The games were played in 1951 and 52, 1958 and 59 and the big one, the Sweet Sixteen matchup that Iowa won on a last-second shot in 1987. Links from the podcast: Oklahoma Basketball Games vs Iowa: https://hawkeyerecap.com/home.asp?sport=Baske...

In this podcast, we look at this week's opponent Nebraska and the games played from 1891 through 1919. There have been 53 football games played against Nebraska, and Iowa is 20-30-3 all-time (40%). Fry was 1-3 all time (25%), with the only win in 1981, and losses in 1979, 1980 and 1982. Ferentz is 8-6 (57%), but lost the first 4 (99, 2000, then 2011 and 2012). He won 8 of the next 10, includin...

Player profiles this week are Nick Bell, former NFL running back, who was a key part of the 1990 Rose Bowl team, and had a monster game against Illinois in 1990, and Bret Bielema, former Iowa walk-on and team captain during that same time, who is now the head coach at Illinois. Links from the podcast: Nick Bell Player Profile: https://hawkeyerecap.com/player.asp?id=244 Bret Bielema Player Profile:...

This week's opponent is Illinois, so we recap the games played from 1899 through 1936. There have been 78 games played between the two teams, and Iowa is 37-39-2 all-time (49%). Two more wins by Iowa will tie the series. This matchup has been fairly competitive throughout the years. Illinois won 12 straight games from 1942 thru 1967, but it included a gap between 1952 to 1967 when they didn&#3...

I decided to dig into Iowa men's basketball exhibition game history against USSR. There were 4 games played in 1978, 1979, 1982 and 1986. USSR won 3 times, and Iowa one only once (the first game in 1978). I recap all 4 games and explain some of the history of this series. There are also some cool video clips in the article you can check out. Links from the podcast: Hawkeye Basketball Exhibitio...

Iowa is 3-0 all-time against Rutgers, with all games being played with Kirk Ferentz as coach. Here are the scores: 2016: 14-7 2019: 30-0 2022: 27-10 Links from the podcast: Rutgers Football Games vs Iowa: https://hawkeyerecap.com/home.asp?sport=Football&opp=Rutgers Intro music is "Roll Along Iowa" and the outro music is "Hawkeye Victory Polka" (aka "In heaven there is...

Player profiles this week are Clyde Williams, Martin Sampson and Samuel Gross, who all played in the early 1900's. Links from the podcast: Clyde Williams Player Profile: https://hawkeyerecap.com/player.asp?id=1850 Martin Sampson Player Profile: https://hawkeyerecap.com/player.asp?id=1523 Samuel Gross Player Profile: https://hawkeyerecap.com/player.asp?id=729 Intro music is "Roll Along Iow...

We look at this week's opponent Northwestern and the games played from 1897 through the Nile Kinnick era ending in 1939. There have been 79 games played between the two teams, and Iowa is 53-28-3 (65%) all-time. To my surprise, the series has been fairly competitive except for a long stretch of 21 straight wins by Iowa from 1974 through 1994. Hayden Fry lost only 3 times to the Wildcats (1995-...

For Iowa Football's bye week, instead of reviewing history on an upcoming opponent, I decided to spotlight legendary coach Hayden Fry. First, I look at Hayden's high school playing days as quarterback at Odessa High, leading them to their first and only state championship. Next, I read through Hayden's coaching profile page, where he recaps his career at Iowa, share videos and article...

Player profiles this week are Eric Steinbach and Fred Barr, both outstanding players that helped Kirk Ferentz turn around the Iowa program. Intro music is "Roll Along Iowa" and the outro music is "Hawkeye Victory Polka" (aka "In heaven there is no beer!") Learn more at  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www. HawkeyeRecap.com⁠⁠

We look at week 8 opponent Minnesota and the games played from 1891 through the Howard Jones coaching era ending in 1923. There are over 100 games played between the two teams (the most against any opponent), and Iowa is 52-62-2 (45.7%) all-time. The Hawks lost the first 12 games in the series, then Iowa won 5 straight. Minnesota won 8 straight from 1931 to 1938, losing to Nile Kinnick's 1939...

We take a look at week 7 opponent Wisconsin and the games played from 1894 until the Nile Kinnick days through 1939. There are almost 100 games played between the two teams, and Iowa is 45-49-2 all-time. The Hawks lost the first 6 games in the series, including the famous "rabbit game" of 1907. That game also has a game program you can download. There is also a series of goal post teardo...

Sorry for the delay, I meant to publish this before Iowa's 20-14 win over Purdue on Saturday. In this podcast, I review the week 6 opponent Purdue and the games played from 1910 until the Nile Kinnick days in 1939. There are almost 100 games played between the two teams, and Iowa is 40-50-3 all-time. I did forgot to mention 3 early games in the history, each with Daily Iowan article links but...

Player profile this week are 4 players who played under both Hayden Fry and Kirk Ferentz, excelled at Iowa, and who all played numerous years in the NFL. Links from the podcast: Matt Bowen Player Profile: https://hawkeyerecap.com/player.asp?id=295 Jason Baker Player Profile: https://hawkeyerecap.com/player.asp?id=144 Aaron Kampman Player Profile: https://hawkeyerecap.com/player.asp?id=98 Kevin Kas...

Player profile this week is Max Hawkins, great-grandfather of Iowa walk-on running back Max White. White scored a TD last weekend against Western Michigan, and Hawkins was a lineman who played with Nile Kinnick, and did so much for the University of Iowa until his death in 1986. Links from the podcast: Max Hawkins Player Profile: https://hawkeyerecap.com/player.asp?id=791 Intro music is "Roll...

Iowa's week 4 opponent is Penn State, and the history goes back to 1930. We cover the history up through 1996. The Hawks were 2-5 prior to Hayden Fry arriving, with one big upset in 1976. Hayden was 2-4 against the Nittany Lions, winning in 1983 and 1996 (both at Happy Valley). Ferentz is 10-8 all-time, including his first Big Ten road win in 2000. Links from the podcast: Penn State Football G...

In this episode, I read off the player profile for former Iowa defensive lineman in the 1970's Dan McCarney. He later became an assistant coach under Bob Commings and Hayden Fry. He took the Iowa State head coach job from 1995-2006, ending the Cyclones losing streak against Iowa in 1998. Dan McCarney: http://hawkeyerecap.com/player.asp?id=151 Intro music is "Roll Along Iowa" and the...

Iowa's week 2 opponent is Iowa State, and the history goes back to 1894, when they went by the name "Ames" It wasn't until the 1930's when they changed to Iowa State. Iowa is 46-23 against the Cyclones all-time. Because there are so many games, I'm going to cover the Kirk Ferentz era games at a later time. To see all the football games against Iowa State, go to https://ha...

In this episode, I recap Iowa football history of games on the West Coast during the Fry and Ferentz eras, to see if the perception is true that Iowa does poorly in those games. True or False? Iowa Football Struggles in Games on the West Coast: https://hawkeyerecap.com/article.asp?id=7 Intro music is "Roll Along Iowa" and the outro music is "Hawkeye Victory Polka" (aka "In...

Iowa's week 1 opponent is Utah State, and the history goes back to 1957. Iowa is 2-0 all time against the Aggies, and both wins were blowouts. You'll enjoy the radio broadcast clip of Jim Zabel from the 1957 game that I included, where he describes a TD run by Geno Sessi, the breakout star in that game. To see all the football games against Utah State, go to https://hawkeyerecap.com/home.a...

With the addition of 4 Pac-12 teams into the Big Ten conference starting in 2024, I'll take the month of August to recap past football and basketball games for USC, UCLA, Washington and Oregon. Last up is Washington, who first played Iowa in 1937, and most famously played Iowa in the 1982 and 1991 Rose Bowls (both ending in losses). Iowa last played them in 1995 in the Sun Bowl, which Iowa won...

With the addition of 4 Pac-12 teams into the Big Ten conference starting in 2024, I'll take the month of August to recap past football and basketball games for USC, UCLA, Washington and Oregon. Next up is Oregon, who first played Iowa in 1949, and most recently back in 1994. Iowa is 1-2 against the Ducks all-time, and in this episode I'll recap those 3 games for you. To see all the footbal...