The GOAT.
In Celebration of ***19 days*** until Iowa Football......
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Best in the Ferentz era.
Best ever in an Iowa uniform? Small sample, but what a year it was.
Media day tomorrow so lots of photos and interviews incoming.
With 22 days left, we start by celebrating the undefeated 1922 Iowa Hawkeyes, who went 7-0 and won the Big Ten title for the second consecutive season. Several polls tabbed Iowa as national champions, though Iowa has never officially claimed any of them.
Gordon Locke was the anchor of this year's team, racking up 1st Team All-American honors, wrapping up a career that would eventually earn him a spot in the CFB Hall of Fame.
*Locke running the ball, with Duke Slater looking to tear someone's head off
The highlight of the season, though, had to be Iowa's 6-0 road upset of then-eastern power Yale. It was the first loss by the Bulldogs, then referred to as the Elis, to a "western" team in program history, and they would not lose to another such team again until 1938, when they lost to Michigan.
*Fans appear by the thousands to an event hosted by the Des Moines Register to get updates on the 1922 Iowa-Yale contest.
Gordon Locke was the anchor of this year's team, racking up 1st Team All-American honors, wrapping up a career that would eventually earn him a spot in the CFB Hall of Fame.
*Locke running the ball, with Duke Slater looking to tear someone's head off
The highlight of the season, though, had to be Iowa's 6-0 road upset of then-eastern power Yale. It was the first loss by the Bulldogs, then referred to as the Elis, to a "western" team in program history, and they would not lose to another such team again until 1938, when they lost to Michigan.
*Fans appear by the thousands to an event hosted by the Des Moines Register to get updates on the 1922 Iowa-Yale contest.
Makes you wonder how those Ivy League schools with their money and influence never grew into monsters in sports.With 22 days left, we start by celebrating the undefeated 1922 Iowa Hawkeyes, who went 7-0 and won the Big Ten title for the second consecutive season. Several polls tabbed Iowa as national champions, though Iowa has never officially claimed any of them.
Gordon Locke was the anchor of this year's team, racking up 1st Team All-American honors, wrapping up a career that would eventually earn him a spot in the CFB Hall of Fame.
*Locke running the ball, with Duke Slater looking to tear someone's head off
The highlight of the season, though, had to be Iowa's 6-0 road upset of then-eastern power Yale. It was the first loss by the Bulldogs, then referred to as the Elis, to a "western" team in program history, and they would not lose to another such team again until 1938, when they lost to Michigan.
*Fans appear by the thousands to an event hosted by the Des Moines Register to get updates on the 1922 Iowa-Yale contest.
They were monsters at the outset. Yale claims 27 national titles in football, with the last in 1927. They just aren't interested in devoting their resources to compete athletically with big schools. The Ivies still play football, though, unlike charter B1G member Chicago.
#22 Tavian Banks - he still holds some Hawkeye records, including most yards rushing in a game (314).
Always remember Dick Trotter giving score updates on WMT and he would include the Ivy schools in his score report. Nostalgia for the time before the internet.
One other thing, the Ivies have never given athletic scholarships. That competitive disadvantage is somewhat mitigated by need-based financial aid. Coaches will try lobbying financial aid officers to increase aid packages for recruits.
Actually the better question is how did they allow themselves to fall out of power in sports...........
pretty sure a couple days later fans were complaining about the horrible offense and scheme and how a 63-61 loss would've been so much more fun than a 6-0 win.With 22 days left, we start by celebrating the undefeated 1922 Iowa Hawkeyes, who went 7-0 and won the Big Ten title for the second consecutive season. Several polls tabbed Iowa as national champions, though Iowa has never officially claimed any of them.
Gordon Locke was the anchor of this year's team, racking up 1st Team All-American honors, wrapping up a career that would eventually earn him a spot in the CFB Hall of Fame.
*Locke running the ball, with Duke Slater looking to tear someone's head off
The highlight of the season, though, had to be Iowa's 6-0 road upset of then-eastern power Yale. It was the first loss by the Bulldogs, then referred to as the Elis, to a "western" team in program history, and they would not lose to another such team again until 1938, when they lost to Michigan.
*Fans appear by the thousands to an event hosted by the Des Moines Register to get updates on the 1922 Iowa-Yale contest.
Wrong. The Univ of Chicago plays football, but at a lower level.
3 weeks to go!
The great Albert Young.
The great Albert Young.
I know of very few people who would prefer to lose 63-61 than win 6-0. Very, very few.pretty sure a couple days later fans were complaining about the horrible offense and scheme and how a 63-61 loss would've been so much more fun than a 6-0 win.
That’s right, they now play at D-III, but dropped football entirely for at least 30 years before returning at the lowest NCAA level. The Ivies still compete in D-I.
Two DBs who wore #21 are still in the Hawkeye record books long after their careers ended. Jim Caldwell set the record for most blocked kicks in a season (5) as a freshman in 1973. He's still coaching in the NFL. Devon Mitchell is a former walk-on who is tied with Nile Kinnick for the most career interceptions (18).
Jim Caldwell
Devon Mitchell (RS-FR) with the game-saving tackle at IU.
Devon Mitchell (RS-FR) with the game-saving tackle at IU.
As has been mentioned the University, the donors, and the students, (yes they have those at those schools) have different priorities....
Here's the game that solidified Albert Young's legacy at Iowa. Iowa's 34-27 2OT win over Michigan State3 weeks to go!
The great Albert Young.
Andre Jackson wore #20 for Iowa. As a walk-on true freshman in 1972, he set the single season tackling record at 171, which he held alone until last season when Jay Higgins tied it. In 1974 he was a key part of the Hawkeye upset over #12 UCLA, ending a 12-game losing streak.
19 - the number of points the Hawks scored in the 2001 Alamo Bowl to defeat Texas Tech 19-16. After the game, a jubilant Kirk Ferentz proclaimed, "The Hawks are back!"
For #19 highlights, I'm going with Larry Ferguson vs Northwestern. The talented RB paced the Hawkeye backfield in the early 1960s, including the 1960 season where he formed a dynamic tandem with stellar dual threat QB Wilburn Hollis, that helped lead Iowa to a co-Big Ten title and a #3 national ranking to end the season, which to date is the highest finish Iowa has had since.
Ferguson is highlighted a few times in the video, a 42-0 rout of Northwestern, with the standout play being a 70 yd pick 6 at about the 3:30 mark.
*Honorable Mention goes to Amari Spievey who became a lock down corner for Iowa under the tutelage of then DBs coach Phil Parker, from 2008-2009 when Iowa first began to develop its defensive reputation as the Ball Hawks of the Big Ten.
Ferguson is highlighted a few times in the video, a 42-0 rout of Northwestern, with the standout play being a 70 yd pick 6 at about the 3:30 mark.
*Honorable Mention goes to Amari Spievey who became a lock down corner for Iowa under the tutelage of then DBs coach Phil Parker, from 2008-2009 when Iowa first began to develop its defensive reputation as the Ball Hawks of the Big Ten.
Hollis wore #20, so your post could count for both days. In 1960 the Hawks were ranked #1 for a few weeks before losing to Minnesota, with whom they shared the B1G crown. (The Gophers finished the regular season ranked #1, and get to claim a national championship despite losing the Rose Bowl. There were no new polls after bowl games.) The Hawks began the 1961 season ranked #1, but Hollis got hurt in the second game and the team faltered in the second half of the season.
Also wearing #19 - Karl Noonan, who was a first-team All-American receiver in 1964. He was an original Miami Dolphin and a member of their first Super Bowl team.
