The 1929 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an

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team represented the

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as a member of the

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during the 1929 Big Ten football season. In their sixth year under head coach

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, the Hawkeyes compiled a 4–2–2 record (2–2–2 in conference games), finished in fifth place in the Big Ten, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 128 to 28. This was the first year Iowa played its home games in Iowa Stadium, which was later renamed

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Iowa Hawkeyes football seasons

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