Iowa Hawkeyes

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Iowa Hawkeyes
Iowa Hawkeyes athletic logo
University	University of Iowa
Conference	Big Ten
NCAA	Division I
Athletics Director	Gary Barta
Location	Iowa City, IA
Varsity Teams
Football Stadium	Kinnick Stadium
Basketball Arena	Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Mascot	Herky the Hawk
Nickname	Hawkeyes
Fight Song	Iowa Fight Song
Colors	Black and Gold
Homepage	www.hawkeyesports.cstv.com

The Iowa Hawkeyes is the team name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the University of Iowa. Iowa offers 24 sports, 11 for men and 13 for women. The school's colors are black and gold, and the school is a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Kinnick Stadium

Main article: Kinnick Stadium

Kinnick Stadium was named after 1939 Heisman winner Nile Kinnick, Iowa's one and only Heisman Trophy winner. It opened in 1929, simply known as "Iowa Stadium." Kinnick tragically passed away on June 2, 1943, when his F4F Wildcat crashed into the ocean at the Gulf of Paria. This led to the eventual renaming of the stadium in 1972. As part of the most recent renovations, a statue of Kinnick was unveiled on September 1, 2006 just outside the stadium. The statue portrays Kinnick as a student at Iowa, with a football helmet at his feet.

History of nickname

The University borrowed its athletic nickname from the state of Iowa (also known as the Hawkeye State) many years ago. The state of Iowa acquired the nickname, chiefly through the efforts of Judge David Rorer of Burlington and James G. Edwards of Fort Madison.

Burlington had been established in 1833 after the Black Hawk War of 1832. Mr. Edwards proposed the nickname "Hawk-eyes" in 1838 to "...rescue from oblivion a memento, at least of the name of the old chief," Black Hawk. Edwards, editor of the Fort Madison Patriot, moved his newspaper to Burlington in 1843 and renamed it the Burlington Hawkeye in tribute to his friend Chief Black Hawk.

The two men continued their campaign to popularize the name and were rewarded when territorial officials gave it their formal approval.

Tigerhawk logo at Carver-Hawkeye Arena

Men's Sports

Football

Main article: Iowa Hawkeyes football

11 Big Ten Titles

1900	1921	1922	1956
1958	1960	1981	1985
1990	2002	2004

21 Bowl Games
9 Big Ten MVP's
1 Heisman Trophy Winner - 1939
1 National Championship - 1958

Basketball

Main article: Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball

8 Big Ten Titles

1923	1926	1945	1955
1956	1968	1970	1979

2 Big Ten Tournament Titles

2001	2006

22 NCAA Tournament Appearances
3 Final Fours

1955	1956	1980

Wrestling

Main article: Iowa Hawkeyes wrestling

31 Big Ten Titles

1915	1916	1958	1962	1974	1975	1976	1977
1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985
1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993
1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	2000	2004

180 Individual Big Ten Titles
58 NCAA Appearances
20 NCAA Titles

1975	1976	1978	1979	1980
1981	1982	1983	1984	1985
1986	1991	1992	1993	1995
1996	1997	1998	1999	2000

180 Individual NCAA Titles

Baseball

8 Big Ten Titles

1927	1938	1939	1942
1949	1972	1974	1990

3 NCAA Tournament Appearances
1 College World Series Appearance - 1972

Gymnastics

7 Big Ten Titles

1937	1967	1968	1972
1974	1986	1998

94 Individual Big Ten Titles
38 NCAA Appearances
1 NCAA Title - 1969

Cross Country

2 Big Ten Titles

1961	1966

9 Individual Big Ten Titles
12 NCAA Appearances
1 Individual NCAA Title

Indoor Track

3 Big Ten Titles

1926	1929	1963

13 NCAA Appearances
1 Individual NCAA Title

Outdoor Track

2 Big Ten Titles

1963	1967

2 Individual Big Ten Titles
35 NCAA Appearances
12 Individual NCAA Titles

Swimming

3 Big Ten Titles

1936	1981	1982

42 NCAA Appearances

Golf

1 Big Ten Title - 1992
2 Individual Big Ten Titles
11 NCAA Appearances

Tennis

1 Big Ten Title- 1958
3 Individual Big Ten Title

Ice Hockey

2005 ACHA Champions
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Women's Sports

Basketball

8 Big Ten Titles

1987	1988	1989	1990
1992	1993	1996	1998

2 Big Ten Tournament Titles

1997	2001

16 NCAA Tournament Appearances
1 Final Four Appearance - 1993

Softball

3 Big Ten Titles

1997	2000	2003

2 Big Ten Tournament Titles

2001	2003

14 NCAA Tournament Appearances
4 College World Series Appearances

1995	1996	1997	2001

Field Hockey

11 Big Ten Titles

1981	1982	1983	1985
1986	1987	1992	1995
1996	1999	2004

2 Big Ten Tournament Titles - 1994, 2006
18 NCAA Tournament Appearances
1 NCAA Title - 1986

Cross Country

1 Big Ten Title - 1982
1 Individual Big Ten Title
5 NCAA Appearances

Indoor Track

10 NCAA Appearances
3 Individual NCAA Titles

Outdoor Track

10 NCAA Appearances
1 Individual NCAA Title

Golf

1 Big Ten Title - 1991
1 Individual Big Ten Title
1 NCAA Appearance

Gymnastics

2 Individual Big Ten Titles
2 NCAA Appearances

Swimming

15 NCAA Appearances

Tennis

6 NCAA Appearances

Volleyball

2 NCAA Appearances

Rowing

1 NCAA Appearance

Iowa Spirit Squad

Iowa Dance Team
Iowa Cheerleading (Co-ed)
Herky Mascot (Co-ed)

List of Iowa's Athletic Directors

Nelson Kellogg (1910-1917)
Howard Jones (1917-1924)
Paul Belting (1924-1929)
Edward Lauer (1929-1934)
Ossie Solem (1934-1937)
E.G. "Dad" Schroeder (1937-1947)
Paul Brechler (1947-1960)
Forest Evashevski (1960-1970)
Bump Elliott (1970-1990)
Bob Bowlsby (1990-2006)
Gary Barta (2006-present)

External links

• • [ e] University of Iowa
Academics	College of Business • College of Law
Athletics	Iowa Hawkeyes • Iowa Hawkeyes football • Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball • Iowa Hawkeyes wrestling • Kinnick Stadium • Carver-Hawkeye Arena • Duane Banks Field • Iowa Fieldhouse • Big Ten Conference • Floyd of Rosedale • Cy-Hawk Trophy • Heartland Trophy • On Iowa • Iowa Fight Song • Roll Along Iowa • Hawkeye Victory Polka • Herky
Campus	Old Capitol • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics • Pentacrest
Student Life	Hawkeye Marching Band • The Hawk's Nest

This box: • • [ edit] Sports teams based in Iowa
Baseball	PCL: Iowa Cubs, MwL: Burlington Bees • Cedar Rapids Kernels • Clinton LumberKings • Swing of the Quad Cities, AA: Sioux City Explorers, NwL: Waterloo Bucks
Basketball	D-League: Iowa Energy
Football	UIF: Sioux City Bandits, APFL: Iowa Blackhawks
Hockey	AHL: Iowa Stars, USHL: Cedar Rapids RoughRiders • Des Moines Buccaneers • Omaha Lancers • Sioux City Musketeers • Waterloo Black Hawks, NAHL: North Iowa Outlaws
Soccer	PDL: Des Moines Menace
(NCAA Division I)	Drake University • Iowa State University • University of Iowa • University of Northern Iowa

• • [ e] Big Ten Conference
Illinois (Fighting Illini) • Indiana (Hoosiers) • Iowa (Hawkeyes) • Michigan (Wolverines) • Michigan State (Spartans) • Minnesota (Golden Gophers) • Northwestern (Wildcats) • Ohio State (Buckeyes) • Penn State (Nittany Lions) • Purdue (Boilermakers) • Wisconsin (Badgers) Television Channel: Big Ten Network

University of Iowa, also commonly called Iowa or U of I, is a major coeducational research university located on a 1,900 acre (8 km)
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Big Ten Conference

Data
Established 1896
Members 11
Sports fielded 25 (12 men's, 13 women's)
Region Midwestern United States
States 8 - Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
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Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States.

History

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Iowa City, Iowa

Location in the state of Iowa
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Iowa
County Johnson
Government
- Mayor Ross Wilburn

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State of Iowa

Flag of Iowa Seal
Nickname(s): The Tall Corn State, The Hawkeye State
Motto(s): Our liberties we prize and our rights
we will maintain

Official language(s) English

Capital
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Herky the Hawk is the athletics mascot of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes. Herky is a student dressed in black and gold, including wings made out of fabric, with a headpiece shaped like a hawk's head.
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The "Iowa Fight Song" is one of three fight songs currently used by the University of Iowa Hawkeye Marching Band along with On Iowa and Roll Along Iowa. The lyrics were written by Iowa native Meredith Willson, author of The Music Man, in 1951.
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Black is the color of objects that do not reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum.

Scientifically, a black object absorbs all the colors of the visible spectrum and reflects none of them.
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Gold, also called golden, is a yellowish orange color which is a representation of the color of the element gold.

Golden (web color gold)

Golden

— Color coordinates —

Hex triplet #FFD700
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University of Iowa, also commonly called Iowa or U of I, is a major coeducational research university located on a 1,900 acre (8 km)
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Kinnick Stadium, formerly known as Iowa Stadium, is a stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. Primarily used for American football, it is the home stadium ofThe University of Iowa Hawkeyes. First opened in 1929, it currently holds up to 70,585 people.
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Heisman Memorial Trophy Award (often known simply as the Heisman Trophy or The Heisman), named after former college football player and coach John Heisman, is awarded annually to the most outstanding collegiate football player in the U.S.
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Nile Kinnick

July 9 1918
Adel, Iowa
June 2, 1943 (aged 24)
Gulf of Paria, Venezuela

Position(s)| Halfback
College| Iowa

NFL Draft| 1940 / Round 2/ Pick 14
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University of Iowa, also commonly called Iowa or U of I, is a major coeducational research university located on a 1,900 acre (8 km)
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Year 1929 (MCMXXIX
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June 2 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

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455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks.

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Year 1943 (MCMXLIII
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Type Fighter
Manufacturer Grumman
Maiden flight 2 September 1937
Introduced December 1940
Retired 1945
Primary users United States Navy
United States Marine Corps
Fleet Air Arm
Number built 7,722

The
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The Gulf of Paria (Golfo de Paria in Spanish) is a 7800 km² (3000 square mile) shallow inland sea between the island of Trinidad (Republic of Trinidad and Tobago) and the east coast of Venezuela.
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Eastern (Byzantine) Catholic Church, the new Liturgical Year (Indiction) also begins.

Church of England - Saint Giles.

Cameroon - Jour d'Union Nationale Camerounaise.

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Burlington
Shoquoquon
Flint Hills
U.S. 34 over the Mississippi River in Burlington. The Great River Bridge connects Burlington and Gulf Port, Illinois.
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Fort Madison, Iowa

Seal
Motto:
Location of Fort Madison, Iowa
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Iowa
County Lee
Area
- City 33.
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Burlington
Shoquoquon
Flint Hills
U.S. 34 over the Mississippi River in Burlington. The Great River Bridge connects Burlington and Gulf Port, Illinois.
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Black Hawk War was fought in 1832 in the Midwestern United States. The war was named for Black Hawk, a war chief of the Sauk, Fox, and Kickapoo Native Americans, whose British Band fought against the United States Army and militia from Illinois and the Michigan Territory
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Iowa Hawkeyes

Information about Iowa Hawkeyes

Kinnick Stadium

History of nickname

Men's Sports

Football

Basketball

Wrestling

Baseball

Gymnastics

Cross Country

Indoor Track

Outdoor Track

Swimming

Golf

Tennis

Ice Hockey

Women's Sports

Basketball

Softball

Field Hockey

Cross Country

Indoor Track

Outdoor Track

Golf

Gymnastics

Swimming

Tennis

Volleyball

Rowing

Iowa Spirit Squad

List of Iowa's Athletic Directors

See also

External links

History

Golden (web color gold)

Events