Iowa Hawkeyes

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Iowa Hawkeyes
University	University of Iowa
Conference	Big Ten Conference
NCAA	Division I
Athletics director	Gary Barta
Location	Iowa City, IA
Varsity teams	24
Football stadium	Kinnick Stadium
Basketball arena	Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Baseball stadium	Duane Banks Field
Soccer stadium	Iowa Soccer Complex
Other arenas	Iowa Field House
Mascot	Herky the Hawk
Nickname	Hawkeyes
Fight song	Iowa Fight Song
Colors	Black and Old Gold
Homepage	HawkeyeSports.com

The Iowa Hawkeyes are the athletics teams that represent the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. The Hawkeyes have varsity teams in 24 sports, 11 for men and 13 for women. The teams participate in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and are members of the Big Ten Conference along with 10 other universities. Currently, the school's athletic director is Gary Barta.

Historically, Iowa has been very successful in wrestling, with 32 Big Ten championships and 21 national championships. The Hawkeyes have also won national championships in two other sports: men's gymnastics, and field hockey. In basketball, Iowa has reached the Final Four on four occasions. The men's team has done this three times, most recently in 1980, while the women's team has done it once, in 1993. The baseball team has reached the College World Series once, in 1972; the softball team has played in the Women's College World Series on four occasions, most recently in 2001.

The term "Hawkeye" originally appeared in the book, The Last of the Mohicans, and was later used in its plural form to describe the people of Iowa. Soon thereafter, the University of Iowa borrowed this nickname for its athletic teams.^[1]

Contents 1 Nickname and mascot 2 Varsity sports 2.1 Men's sports 2.1.1 Baseball 2.1.2 Basketball 2.1.3 Cross country 2.1.4 Football 2.1.5 Golf 2.1.6 Gymnastics 2.1.7 Swimming 2.1.8 Tennis 2.1.9 Indoor track 2.1.10 Outdoor track 2.1.11 Wrestling 2.2 Women's sports 2.2.1 Basketball 2.2.2 Cross country 2.2.3 Field hockey 2.2.4 Golf 2.2.5 Gymnastics 2.2.6 Rowing 2.2.7 Soccer 2.2.8 Softball 2.2.9 Swimming 2.2.10 Tennis 2.2.11 Indoor track 2.2.12 Outdoor track 2.2.13 Volleyball 3 Championship history 3.1 National championships 3.2 Regular season Big Ten championships 4 List of Iowa's athletic directors 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Nickname and mascot

See also: Herky the Hawk

The University of Iowa borrowed its nickname from the state of Iowa years ago. The term "Hawkeye" originally appeared in the novel, The Last of the Mohicans, written by Fenimore Cooper. In the book, a character named Natty Bumppo is given the word "Hawkeye" as a nickname from the Delaware Indians. 12 years following the publishing of the book, the nickname was also given to people in the territory of Iowa (now sometimes known as the Hawkeye State). Two men, Judge David Rorer and James G. Edwards, sought out to popularize the nickname, and were rewarded when territorial officials gave their approval.^[1]

The nickname gained a palpable symbol in 1948 when a cartoon character was created. Later named Herky, it was created by Richard Spencer III. The mascot was instantly popular among fans and gained its name through a statewide contest. A man named John Franklin suggested the Herky name. Since the mid-1950s, Herky has been a fixture at Iowa football games and has played a prominent role in all Iowa athletic events.^[1]

[edit] Varsity sports

Men's sports Baseball Basketball Cross country Football Golf Gymnastics Swimming Tennis Indoor track Outdoor track Wrestling

Women's sports Basketball Cross country Field hockey Golf Gymnastics Rowing Soccer Softball Swimming Tennis Indoor track Outdoor track Volleyball

[edit] Men's sports

[edit] Baseball

Iowa began playing baseball in 1890, when the Hawkeyes went 2–1 against two teams, Cornell and Vinton. Since then, Iowa has won eight Big Ten titles, and has also played in the College World Series once, in 1972.^[2] The Hawkeyes play their home games at Duane Banks Field, whose namesake is the winningest baseball coach in school history.^[3]

[edit] Basketball

Main article: Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball

Iowa started men's basketball as a varsity sport in 1902,^[4] but it was on January 18, 1896, that Iowa played the University of Chicago in the first five-on-five college basketball game. The Maroons won that game, 15–12,^[5] but since then the Hawkeyes have won eight Big Ten titles, their last in 1979, and have played in three Final Fours. Iowa has also won the Big Ten Tournament on two occasions, in 2001 and 2006. Currently, the Hawkeyes' coach is Todd Lickliter,^[6] who replaced the outgoing Steve Alford in 2007.

[edit] Cross country

The Hawkeyes' men's cross country team won team Big Ten titles in 1961 and 1966 and have also had nine individual Big Ten champions, most recently with Larry Wieczorek in 1967. Deacon Jones is, to date, Iowa's lone national champion. He won this award in 1957.^[7]

[edit] Football

Main article: Iowa Hawkeyes football

Football began as a club sport at Iowa in 1872 and games were played against other schools beginning in 1882, but it was not until 1889 that football officially became a varsity sport at the University of Iowa. Iowa lost that year to Grinnell, 24–0,^[8] but since then, the Hawkeyes have won 11 Big Ten championships, four of them outright. Iowa's current coach is Kirk Ferentz, who was preceded by Hayden Fry. In 20 seasons under Fry, Iowa had 143 wins and 14 bowl trips.^[9]

Since 1929, the Hawkeyes have played their home games in Kinnick Stadium, which was renamed in 1972 in honor of Iowa's lone Heisman Trophy winner, Nile Kinnick.^[9] The stadium can currently hold up to 70,585 fans.^[10]

[edit] Golf

• 1 Big Ten Title - 1992

• 2 Individual Big Ten Titles

• 11 NCAA Appearances

[edit] Gymnastics

• 7 Big Ten Titles

1937	1967	1968	1972
1974	1986	1998

• 94 Individual Big Ten Titles

• 12 Individual NCAA Titles

• 38 NCAA Appearances

• 1 NCAA Title - 1969

[edit] Swimming

• 3 Big Ten Titles

1936

1981

1982

• 42 NCAA Appearances

[edit] Tennis

• 1 Big Ten Title- 1958

• 3 Individual Big Ten Title

[edit] Indoor track

• 3 Big Ten Titles

1926

1929

1963

• 13 NCAA Appearances

• 1 Individual NCAA Title

[edit] Outdoor track

• 2 Big Ten Titles

1963

1967

• 2 Individual Big Ten Titles

• 35 NCAA Appearances

• 12 Individual NCAA Titles

[edit] Wrestling

Main article: Iowa Hawkeyes wrestling

• 32 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	2008

• 180 Individual Big Ten Titles

• 58 NCAA Appearances

• 21 NCAA Titles

1975	1976	1978	1979	1980
1981	1982	1983	1984	1985
1986	1991	1992	1993	1995
1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
2008

• 180 Individual NCAA Titles

[edit] Women's sports

[edit] Basketball

• 9 Big Ten Titles

1987	1988	1989	1990	1992
1993	1996	1998	2008

• 2 Big Ten Tournament Titles

1997

2001

• 16 NCAA Tournament Appearances

• 1 Final Four Appearance - 1993

[edit] Cross country

• 1 Big Ten Title - 1982

• 1 Individual Big Ten Title

• 5 NCAA Appearances

[edit] Field hockey

• 11 Big Ten Titles

1981	1982	1983	1985
1986	1987	1992	1995
1996	1999	2004

• 3 Big Ten Tournament Titles - 1994, 2006, 2007

• 18 NCAA Tournament Appearances

• 1 NCAA Title - 1986

[edit] Golf

• 1 Big Ten Title - 1991

• 1 Individual Big Ten Title

• 1 NCAA Appearance

[edit] Gymnastics

• 2 Individual Big Ten Titles

• 2 NCAA Appearances

[edit] Rowing

• 1 NCAA Appearance

[edit] Soccer

[edit] 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

[edit] Swimming

• 15 NCAA Appearances

[edit] Tennis

• 6 NCAA Appearances

[edit] Indoor track

• 10 NCAA Appearances

• 3 Individual NCAA Titles

[edit] Outdoor track

• 10 NCAA Appearances

• 1 Individual NCAA Title

[edit] Volleyball

• 2 NCAA Appearances

[edit] Championship history

[edit] National championships

• Men's

• • Gymnastics – 1969^[11]
  • Wrestling – 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2008
• Women's

• • Field hockey – 1986^[12]

[edit] Regular season Big Ten championships

• Men's

• • Baseball – 1927, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1949, 1972, 1974, 1990
  • Basketball – 1923, 1926, 1945, 1955, 1956, 1968, 1970, 1979
  • Cross country – 1961, 1966
  • Football – 1900, 1921, 1922, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1981, 1985, 1990, 2002, 2004
  • Golf – 1992
  • Gymnastics – 1937, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1986, 1998
  • Swimming – 1936, 1981, 1982
  • Tennis – 1958
  • Indoor track – 1926, 1929, 1963
  • Outdoor track – 1963, 1967
  • Wrestling – 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, 2008

• Women's

• • Basketball – 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2008
  • Cross country – 1982
  • Field hockey – 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2004
  • Golf – 1991
  • Softball – 1997, 2000, 2003

[edit] 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)
• Dr. Christine Grant (1973-2000: Director of Women's Athletics)
• Bob Bowlsby (1990-2006)
• Gary Barta (2006-present)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• HawkeyeSports.com – Official Iowa Hawkeyes athletics website
• The University of Iowa – Official University of Iowa website

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