The 1956 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1956 college football season. The Hawkeyes were champions of the Big Ten Conference and beat the Oregon State Beavers in the Rose Bowl, a rematch of a regular season game.
Season[]
Schedule[]
Date
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Opponent#
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Rank#
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Site
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TV
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Result
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Attendance
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September 29
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at Indiana
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Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
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W 27–0
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25,000
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October 6*
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Oregon State
|
#20
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Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA
|
|
W 14–13
|
41,027
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October 13
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Wisconsin
|
|
Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA
|
|
W 13–7
|
53,273
|
October 20*
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Hawaii
|
#12
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Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA
|
|
W 34–0
|
40,000
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October 27
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at Purdue
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#12
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Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
|
|
W 21–20
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41,415
|
November 3
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#17 Michigan
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#7
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Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA
|
|
L 14–17
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55,896
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November 10
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at #6 Minnesota
|
#15
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Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
|
|
W 7–0
|
64,235
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November 17
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#6 Ohio State
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#7
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Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA
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|
W 6–0
|
57,732
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November 24*
|
Notre Dame
|
#3
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Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA
|
|
W 48–8
|
56,632
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January 1*
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vs. #10 Oregon State
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#3
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Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)
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NBC
|
W 35–19
|
100,000
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*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.
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Team players in the NFL[]
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References[]