List of Iowa Hawkeyes head football coaches
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The Iowa Hawkeyes football program is a college football team that represents the University of Iowa in the Big Ten Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The program has had 25 head coaches since organized football began in 1889. Iowa has played in over 1,200 games during its 127 seasons.
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Coaches
Statistics correct as of the end of the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
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! Name ! Term ! GC ! OW ! OL ! OT ! O% ! CW ! CL ! CT ! C% ! PW ! PL ! PT ! DCs ! CCs ! NCs ! class="unsortable" | Awards |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|E. A.|Dalton}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1892|1892}} | style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|3|2|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|2}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|0|2|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Ben "Sport"|Donnelly}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1893|1893}} | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0.1}}0 | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|3|4|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|2}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|1|2|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Roger|Sherman|Roger Sherman (American football)}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1894|1894}} | style="text-align:center;"| 9 | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|4|4|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|2}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|1|2|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Alfred E.|Bull}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1896|1896}} | style="text-align:center;"| 9 | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|7|1|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|2}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|2|0|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|1}}1 – | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Otto|Wagonhurst}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1897|1897}} | style="text-align:center;"| 8 | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|4|4|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|2}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|0|2|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Alden|Knipe}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1899|1899–1902}} | style="text-align:center;"| 44 | style="text-align:center;"| 29 | style="text-align:center;"| 11 | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|4}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|29|11|4}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|2}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|6}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|2|6|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|1}}1 – | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|John|Chalmers|John Chalmers (coach)}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1903|1903–1905}} | style="text-align:center;"| 32 | style="text-align:center;"| 24 | style="text-align:center;"| 8 | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|24|8|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|6}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|1|6|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Mark|Catlin}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1906|1906–1908}} | style="text-align:center;"| 17 | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| 10 | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|7|10|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|3}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|1|3|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|1}}1 – | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|John|Griffith|John G. Griffith}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1909|1909}} | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|2|4|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|0|1|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Jesse|Hawley|Jesse Hawley (American football)}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1910|1910–1915}} | style="text-align:center;"| 42 | style="text-align:center;"| 24 | style="text-align:center;"| 18 | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|24|18|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|8}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|11}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|8|11|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— |
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| align="center" bgcolor="#FFE6BD"| {{Sortname|Howard|Jones|Howard Jones (American football coach)}}{{dagger}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1916|1916–1923}} | style="text-align:center;"| 60 | style="text-align:center;"| 42 | style="text-align:center;"| 17 | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|42|17|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|21}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|12}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|21|12|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|2}}2 – | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Burt|Ingwersen}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1924|1924–1931}} | style="text-align:center;"| 64 | style="text-align:center;"| 33 | style="text-align:center;"| 27 | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|4}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|33|27|4}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|11}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|20}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|4}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|11|20|4}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Oscar "Ossie"|Solem|Ossie Solem}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1932|1932–1936}} | style="text-align:center;"| 40 | style="text-align:center;"| 15 | style="text-align:center;"| 21 | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|4}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|15|21|4}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|5}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|16}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|4}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|5|16|4}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Irl|Tubbs}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1937|1937–1938}} | style="text-align:center;"| 16 | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 13 | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|2|13|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|8}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|1|8|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— |
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| align="center" bgcolor="#FFE6BD"| {{Sortname|Eddie|Anderson|Eddie Anderson (American football coach)}}{{dagger}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1939|1939–1942, 1946–1949}} | style="text-align:center;"| 70 | style="text-align:center;"| 35 | style="text-align:center;"| 33 | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|2}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|35|33|2}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|21}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|24}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|2}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|21|24|2}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nowrap|AFCA Coach of the Year (1939)}} |
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| align="center" bgcolor="#FFE6BD"| {{Sortname|Edward "Slip"|Madigan|Slip Madigan}}{{dagger}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1943|1943–1944}} | style="text-align:center;"| 16 | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 13 | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|2|13|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|10}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|0|10|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Clem|Crowe}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1945|1945}} | style="text-align:center;"| 9 | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|2|7|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|5}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|1|5|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Leonard|Raffensperger}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1950|1950–1951}} | style="text-align:center;"| 18 | style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="text-align:center;"| 10 | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|3}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|5|10|3}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|2}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|9}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|2|9|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— |
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| align="center" bgcolor="#FFE6BD"| {{Sortname|Forest|Evashevski}}{{dagger}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1952|1952–1960}} | style="text-align:center;"| 83 | style="text-align:center;"| 52 | style="text-align:center;"| 27 | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|4}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|52|27|4}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|33}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|21}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|2}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|33|21|2}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|2}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|3}}3 – | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|1}}1 – | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Jerry|Burns}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1961|1961–1965}} | style="text-align:center;"| 45 | style="text-align:center;"| 16 | style="text-align:center;"| 27 | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|2}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|16|27|2}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|8}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|15}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|8|15|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Ray|Nagel}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1966|1966–1970}} | style="text-align:center;"| 49 | style="text-align:center;"| 16 | style="text-align:center;"| 32 | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|16|32|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|11}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|22}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|2}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|11|22|2}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Frank|Lauterbur}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1971|1971–1973}} | style="text-align:center;"| 33 | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 28 | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|4|28|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|3}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|22}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|3|22|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Bob|Commings}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1974|1974–1978}} | style="text-align:center;"| 55 | style="text-align:center;"| 18 | style="text-align:center;"| 37 | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|18|37|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|13}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|27}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|13|27|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— |
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| align="center" bgcolor="#FFE6BD"| {{Sortname|Hayden|Fry}}{{dagger}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1979|1979–1998}} | style="text-align:center;"| 238 | style="text-align:center;"| 143 | style="text-align:center;"| 89 | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|6}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|143|89|6}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|96}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|61}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|5}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|96|61|5}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|6}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|7}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|3}}3 – | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nowrap|Sporting News Coach of the Year (1981) |
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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Kirk|Ferentz}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1999|1999–present}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|328}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|204}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|124}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|204|124}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|128}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|88}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|128|88}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|10}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|11}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}— | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|3}}3 – | style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|2}}2 – | style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{nowrap|AP Coach of the Year (2002) |
- Iowa won the Western Interstate University Football Association (WIUFA) conference championship in 1896.
- Iowa won the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA) conference championship in 1907.
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