• The University of Iowa's Hawkeyes college football team has played in the Big Ten Conference since 1900, winning 11 conference titles and 11 of their 22 bowl appearances.

  On February 12, 2009, the Hawkeyes agreed to a seven-year contract to keep head coach Kirk Ferentz with the team through the 2015 season.CBSSports.com: Iowa Reaches Seven-year Deal to Keep Ferentz

• Fast Facts

  1. Head coach: Kirk Ferentz
  2. Inaugural season: 1889
  3. Joined league: 1900
  4. National titles: Zero
  5. Home: Kinnick Stadium
  6. Capacity: 70,585
  7. Field: Grass
  8. All-time: 559-505-39
  9. Colors: Black and old gold
  10. Fight song: "On Iowa"
  11. Bitter rival: Iowa State
  12. 2008 W-L: Conf: 5-3; overall: 8-4

• Hawkeye Heisman

  The only Iowa player to win the Heisman Trophy was running back Nile Kinnick in his All-American 1939 season. Kinnick died in a World War II training expedition in 1943 and had the

• Players in the NFL

  • Jonathan Babineaux (defensive tackle)
  • Jason Baker (punter)
  • Ladell Betts (running back)
  • Scott Chandler (tight end)
  • Dallas Clark (tight end)
  • Colin Cole (defensive tackle)
  • Sean Considine (safety)
  • Jared DeVries (defensive end)
  • Robert Gallery (offensive tackle)
  • Charles Godfrey (cornerback)
  • Mike Goff (guard)
  • Chad Greenway (linebacker)
  • Abdul Hodge (linebacker)
  • Mike Humpal (linebacker)
  • Kenny Iwebema (defensive end)
  • Tony Jackson (running back)
  • Nate Kaeding (place kicker)
  • Aaron Kampman (defensive end)
  • Bryan Mattison (defensive end)
  • Matt Roth (defensive end)
  • Bob Sanders (safety)
  • Eric Steinbach (guard)
  • Casey Wiegmann (center)
  • Marshal Yanda (guard)

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