Football

Photographs that span the history of football at the school known over the years as Iowa State Normal School, Iowa State Teachers College, State College of Iowa, and the University of Northern Iowa.

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1996 informal spectators at Marshall playoff game

1996

Alt Text: UNI quarterback throws a pass to a receiver during a football game. A large brick building stands in the background. UNI wears white jerseys. Black and white image.
1996 in the trenches vs. ISU

1996

Alt Text: Close up UNI football against Iowa State. UNI, wearing white, tackles ISU's Davis, wearing dark. Black and white image.
1996 UNI vs. Cyclones

1996

Alt Text: UNI football quarterback number 11 throws the ball to his teammate as an ISU player tries to intercept the football on a sunny day at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames. Black and white image.
Action shot on real turf, circa 1996

1996

Alt Text: Action shot of UNI football on real turf during a game. UNI wears white uniforms. Spectators pack the bleachers. Black and white image.
1994 celebration time

1994

Alt Text: Several UNI football teammates celebrate after a win on a sunny day. They wear white jerseys and purple pants as they hold their purple helmets up in celebration. Color image.
1994 meeting young fans in the stands

1994

Alt Text: UNI football player greets two children after a football game in the UNI Dome. Two women stand nearby. Black and white image.
1990s Helmets closeup with Stovall and Clayton

1990

Alt Text: Close up of two UNI football players in their helmets and uniforms inside the UNI Dome. They look away from the camera. Black and white image.
1990s Number one signs autograph

1990

Alt Text: UNI football player number 1 signs an autograph for a young male fan inside the UNI Dome after a game. Black and white image.
1979-80 team enters Dome

1979

Alt Text: UNI cheerleaders lead the football players as they enter the UNI Dome. Females wear striped jerseys and pleated skirts. Males wear rugby shirts and dark pants. Football players are dressed in their dark jerseys. Black and white image.
1979 coaching staff

1979

Alt Text: 1979 UNI football coaches stand in line for a photo inside the UNI Dome. Some wear polo shirts and dark slacks, others wear dark polos and coaching shorts. Black and white image.
1979 training room by Dan Grevas

1979

Alt Text: Four UNI wrestlers receive care by four trainers in the training room. Trainers wear light colored scrub outfits. Photo by Dan Grevas. Black and white image.
1978-79 game in Dome

1978

Alt Text: UNI football team in action at the UNI Dome. UNI wears white uniforms and the opponents wear dark uniforms. Crowds of spectators fill the bleachers. Black and white image.
1978 homecoming game

1978

Alt Text: UNI football team charges across the field during the 1978 homecoming game in the UNI Dome. Two players bust through a round banner with other teammates following behind. Black and white image.
1977 Game with Augustana Oct.

1977

Alt Text: UNI football in action at the UNI Dome against Augustana during a tackle. UNI wears dark uniforms and Augustana wears white. Black and white image.
1977 Jeff Johnson doing conditioning exercises

1977

Alt Text: UNI football athlete Jeff Johnson and others work on conditioning exercises in the UNI Dome. He wears a dark t-shirt and gray sweatpants. Black and white image.
1977 Jim Sond and Jeff Hamilton working on conditioning

1977

Alt Text: Two members of the UNI football team jog together at the UNI Dome track. They wear dark shirts and athletic pants. Black and white image.
1971 Scott Evans family of Knoxville Sep.

1971

Alt Text: UNI football player Scott Evans stands with his wife and two small children on the football field. Each parent holds a child. He wears a white football uniform and holds a football. She wears a wool jacket with matching skirt. Black and white image.
1970s Coach Sheriff talks to ref

1970

Alt Text: UNI football female cheer squad members cheering in the UNI Dome in front of a full house. They wear white sweaters, pleated skirts, and knee socks. Black and white image.
1970s Stan Sheriff and John Kamerick with print

1970

Alt Text: UNI men's and women's cheer squad pose for a team photo inside the UNI Dome. Six females wearing white uniforms sit in a semicircle with feet touching, as six males kneel behind them wearing rugby shirts. Two females in street clothes stand on either side behind the team. Black and white image.
Players Mike Filer and Jim Luhring, circa 1969

1969

Alt Text: Two football players stand on either side of a coach on a sunny day. They wear white numbered uniforms. Coach wears a dark polo shirt and light colored pants. Black and white image.
1968 Lynn King and Larry Clement

1968

Alt Text: Action shot of UNI football teammates Lynn King and Larry Clement as they tackle an opponent mid-air during a game. They wear dark jerseys and light pants. Black and white image.
1965 Stan Sheriff hoised on shoulders

1965

Alt Text: SCI football coach Stan Sheriff is carried on the shoulders of players following a win. The marching band is in the bleachers behind him as they walk toward a man in a black suit. Black and white image.
SCI players

1964

Alt Text: Photo of the SCI tennis team's players. The names read from top to bottom, left to right: Don Smith (36), Dennis Mulford (78), Jerry Malloy (34), John Harland (84), Bruce Mohr (53), Rich Boston (69), Gordon Irwin (16), Dan Agnew (88), and Tony Garcia (58). In the middle of the image is a photo of a building labeled "New Library Building." Black and white photo.
1960s Two players and coach

1960

Alt Text: Two football players stand with their coach on the field. Coach leans into talk with number 60. Number 64 stands nearby with a letter jacket over his uniform. Black and white image.
1959 bench talk

1959

Alt Text: Panther football team sits on a bench at the 50 yard line during a game as a coach in a suit holding a clipboard speaks to the team. We wear dark uniforms with white numbers. Black and white image.
1950s Lou Bohnsack

1950

Alt Text: Lou Bohnsack down and ready to snap the ball. He wears a dark colored uniform with football cleats. Black and white image.
1949 Bob Lee kicking

1949

Alt Text: Action shot of 1949 men's football teammate Bob Lee in post-punt formation (hands outstretched and right leg above his head). He wears a white football uniform and cleats. Black and white image.
1949 Bud Rainbow

1949

Alt Text: Action shot of 1949 men's football teammate Bud Rainbow ready to throw the football. He wears a white football uniform and dark high-top cleats. Black and white image.
1949 Hans Sorenson

1949

Alt Text: 1949 men's football player Hans Sorenson runs toward the camera. He wears a white football uniform. Black and white image.
1949 Havemann and Whitely

1949

Alt Text: 1949 men's football teammates Havemann and Whitely pose for a photo on the football field. One man is in the set position as the other stands behind him leaning over with hands on knees. Black and white image.
1948 Bud Fisher

1948

Alt Text: Individual action shot of 1948 football teammate Bud Fisher. He wears a white long-sleeve football uniform as he carries the ball. Black and white image.
1948 Paul Devan

1948

Alt Text: Action shot of 1948 men's football player Paul Devan on a sunny day. He poses in Heisman Trophy fashion, wearing a white jersey, light colored football pants, and football cleats. Black and white image.
1948 sports banquet

1948

Alt Text: Four athletes in dark colored suits stand behind a table with six trophies during a 1948 ISTC sports banquet. Black and white image.
1947 scrimmage photo by Dan Hall

1947

Alt Text: Dan Hall captures an action shot at scrimmage of the 1947 men's football team. Several teammates are tackled on the ground as others stand around the play. All wear helmets, white or dark jerseys, football pants, and cleats. Baker Hall stands in the background. Black and white image.
1947 tackle Glenn Wistey

1947

Alt Text: 1947 men's football tackle Glenn Wistey hugs a dummy weight during practice on a sunny day. He wears a white jersey, football pants, and black cleats. Black and white image.
1946 Bench and crowd at N.D.S. game

1946

Alt Text: The ISTC football team sits in chairs on the sidelines wearing warm jackets during a football game. A crowd of people sit in the bleachers behind them. Black and white image.
1946 Hamline game

1946

Alt Text: Action shot of the 1946 ISTC football team and Hamline tackling on the football field. Both teams wear dark jerseys with plastic helmets. An American flag pole stands in the background. Black and white image.
1946 Merrill Parsons

1946

Alt Text: Headshot of 1946 football teammate Merrill Parsons. He wears a long number 65 jersey. Black and white image.
1946 Parsons closeup

1946

Alt Text: Headshot of 1946 football teammate Merrill Parsons. He wears a long sleeve dark colored jersey. Black and white image.
1946 sidelines at N.D.S. game

1946

Alt Text: Six football teammates sit on a sideline bench with their coach during a game against North Dakota State. Fans fill the bleachers in the background. Black and white image.
1946 tackle during N.D.S. game

1946

Alt Text: Play action photograph of the ISTC football team against North Dakota State. An offensive teammate winces as he is about to be tackled by the opposing team. ands with field markers in hand. East Gymnasium and a smokestack stand in the background. Black and white image.
1946 touchdown during Hamline game

1946

Alt Text: Action shot of the 1946 ISTC football team and Hamline tackling on the football field. Both teams wear dark jerseys with plastic helmets. A brick building and a smokestack stand in the background. Black and white image.
William Cribbs of Davenport, circa 1946

1946

Alt Text: Portrait of UNI men's football teammate William Cribbs. He wears a white "Iowa Teachers FB" shirt. Black and white image.
1945 tackle Seth Withers

1945

Alt Text: Headshot of 1942 men's basketball teammate Ralph White. He wears a dark number 27 jersey. Black and white image.
1941 conference champs

1941

Alt Text: This collage includes photos of the ISTC men's football conference champions. From top left to right: Players Maas, Steinkamp, Miller, Goodwillie. Second row: Player Melcher, The Pheasant dinner at Starbecks, player Honsbruch. Third row: Player Cutshall, a photo of the Drake game, and player Dougan. Summary of the season is found at the bottom of the page. Black and white image.
1940s Game photo by R. J. Salisbury

1940

Alt Text: A football player jumps over two downed players as he runs the ball during an ISTC football game. Photograph by R. J. Salisbury. Black and white image.
1940s Over-flow crowd at stadium

1940

Alt Text: Wide angle shot of ISTC's football stadium during a game. Teams are in motion near the 30 yard line . Stadium bleachers are filled to capacity as the band sits in a separate fenced off area in the middle of the large wooden bleachers. Black and white image.
1946 Game with N.D.S.

1940

Alt Text: A referee signals a touchdown among downed players from both teams at a 1946 football game against North Dakota State. Black and white image.
1939 James Jordan

1939

Alt Text: ISTC football's James Jordan sits at a typewriter in his 1939 letterman's sweater. He has short dark hair and is wearing wire-rimmed glasses. Black and white image.
1933 Freshmen scrimmage

1933

Alt Text: ISTC freshman football squad scrimmages. Play action photograph taken as the ball is hiked to the quarterback. East Gym, the campanile, and two smokestacks stand in the background. Sepia image.
1932 Cornell game

1932

Alt Text: ISTC football takes on Cornell College during a play on the field. All are wearing dark uniforms with leather helmets. East Gym, the Campanile, and a smokestack stand in the background. Black and white image.
1932 homecoming game

1932

Alt Text: Photo of play action on the field during the 1932 Homecoming football game. Men are wearing dark colored jerseys with leather helmets. East Gym, the Campanile, and a smokestack stand in the background. Sepia image.
1932 Wm. Penn game

1932

Alt Text: Play action photograph of the ISTC football team against William Penn College on a sunny day. Several men are down on the field as a referee in black and white stripes makes a call. The chain gang stands with field markers in hand. East Gymnasium and a smokestack stand in the background. Black and white image.
1930 scrimmage

1930

Alt Text: ISTC men's football team scrimmages on an open grass field. They are in play-action and wearing leather helmets and dark colored uniforms. Black and white image.
1930s distance shot

1930

Alt Text: Wide angle photo of the ISTC football team playing a game on a grass field next to open farm ground. Teams are on the 20 yard line. A crowd of spectators sit in a large group on the bleachers. Sepia image.
1930s Distance shot of field with corn shocks

1930

Alt Text: Wide angle photo of the ISTC football team playing a game on a grass field next to open farm ground. A crowd of spectators sit in a large group on the bleachers. Sepia image.
1930s fans fill stadium

1930

Alt Text: The ISTC football team runs a play as hundreds of fans sit on the bleachers in the background. One player is on the ground grabbing his head as others rush toward the the tackle. Black and white image.
1930s shot of marching band

1930

Alt Text: The ISTC Marching band lines up ready to take position on the football field. They are wearing dark colored uniforms. Hundreds of spectators sit and stand in the bleachers waiting to watch their performance. Sepia image.
1930 Ypsilanti game

1930

Alt Text: The ISTC football team kicks off the football at a game against Ypsilanti. Several fans sit on the bleachers behind the field. East Gym, the Campanile, and a smokestack stand in the background. Black and white image.
1929 homecoming game

1929

Alt Text: ISTC men's football team pictured in play-action during the 1929 Iowa State Teachers College Homecoming game. A player wearing a leather helmet breaks away from the scramble with a football in hand. The campanile and a smoke stack stand in the background. Black and white image.
1929 practice before Grinnell game

1929

Alt Text: ISTC men's football team pictured practicing in play-action during practice before a game against Grinnell College. The quarterback hands a ball off to another player as others block. Players are wearing leather helmets and football uniforms. Black and white image.
1924 squad

1924

Alt Text: The 1924 Iowa State Teachers College football team poses for a photograph outside of nearby East Gym. All are wearing dark colored crew neck jerseys, padded football pants, and cleats. Sepia image.
1920s Bob Berry injured with photo by Dan Hall

1920

Alt Text: Football teammate Bob Berry lays injured on a stretcher, as three men stand and kneel before him assessing his situation. Black and white image.
1920s Panoramic view

1920

Alt Text: This photo shows a panoramic view of an afternoon football game. Crowds of hundreds of spectators line the field. Campus buildings stand in the background. Sepia image.
1903 squad

1903

Alt Text: The 1903 Iowa State Normal School football team is in an offensive formation on a grass field. All are wearing padded turtle neck jerseys and football pants. In the distance stand several buildings and a water tower. Black and white image.
1902 small group souvenir by W. C. Fisher

1902

Alt Text: Some 1902 Iowa State Normal School football players, dressed in padded uniforms, pose outside for a group photograph. Sepia image
1902 souvenir by W. C. Fisher

1902

Alt Text: 1902 Iowa State Normal School football players pose for a team photograph. They are wearing padded shirts and pants. Sepia Image.
1898 squad

1898

Alt Text: 1898 Iowa State Normal School football players pose for a team photograph outside in front of a brick building. Most are wearing white uniforms. Sepia image.
1896 small group

1896

Alt Text: Some 1896 Iowa State Normal School football players pose for a group photograph. Some players are dressed in white uniforms while others are dressed in dark shirts and suits. Sepia image.
1896 team photo by MacArthur

1896

Alt Text: 1896 Iowa State Normal School football players pose for a team photograph. Some players are dressed in quilted white football pants and vest jerseys. A few men are wearing dark colored turtleneck shirts. Sepia image.

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