1977 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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The 1977 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 1977 Big Ten Conference football season.

Schedule[edit]

Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 10 Northwestern W 24–0 53,725
September 17 Iowa State* ABC W 12–10 59,725
September 24 Arizona*
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
 L 7–41 53,110
October 1 at UCLA* W 16–34 (forfeited by UCLA) 35,636
October 8 Minnesota W 18–6 57,640
October 15 No. 5 Ohio State
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
 L 6–27 60,070
October 22 at Purdue ABC L 21–34 62,443
October 29 at No. 6 Michigan L 6–23 104,617
November 5 Indiana
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
 L 21–24 49,620
November 12 at Wisconsin W 24–8 71,763
November 19 Michigan State
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
 L 16–22 43,700
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1977 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense

Pos. # Name Class
RB James Arkeilpane
G 61 Doug Benschoter
WR 88 Mike Brady
QB Bobby Commings Jr. Fr
RB 28 Jesse Cook Sr
OL Rich Cunningham
TE Doug Dunham
WR Jim Frazier
QB Jeff Green
C 54 Jay Hilgenberg Fr
G 56 Jim Hilgenberg
RB 31 Joe Hufford
FB 44 Jon Lazar Jr
WR Chris Mackey
OL Mike Mayer
RB Dean McKillip
QB 11 Tom McLaughlin Sr
RB Rod Morton So
RB 18 Dennis Mosley So
OL Sam Palladino
QB Doug Piro
WR Brad Reid So
RB Tom Renn
RB 37 Ernie Sheeler Sr
TE Jim Swift So
RB John Thomas
OT 72 Barry Tomasetti Sr
Defense

Pos. # Name Class
S 9 Dave Becker
DB Shanty Burks
DB Charles Danzy
DL John Harty
DL Darrell Hobbs
DL Joe Hufford
LB 43 Mike Jackson
DL Mark Mahmens
DL 83 Jim Molini So
LB 85 Dean Moore Sr
LB 47 Tom Rusk Jr
CB 19 Rod Sears Sr
DB Cedric Shaw
DB Chuck Sodergren
CB 38 Roger Stech
DE 45 Steve Vazquez Jr
LB Leven Weiss
Special teams

Pos. # Name Class
K, P Dave Holsclaw So
K Scott Schilling Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2021-Jan-03

Season summary[edit]

Northwestern[edit]

Northwestern at Iowa
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0
• Hawkeyes 0 10 7 7 24
  • Date: Saturday, September 10
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Game attendance: 53,725
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), clear skies, wind NW 15–20 mph (24–32 km/h)
Scoring summary
2 14:58 IOWA Arkeilpane 1-yard run (Schilling kick) IOWA 7-0
2 0:01 IOWA Schilling 41-yard field goal IOWA 10-0
3 6:22 IOWA Lazar 10-yard pass from Commings (Schilling kick) IOWA 17-0
4 0:49 IOWA Brady 18-yard pass from Commings (Schilling kick) IOWA 24-0

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Iowa State[edit]

#19 Iowa State at Iowa
1 2 3 4 Total
Cyclones 7 3 0 0 10
• Hawkeyes 12 0 0 0 12
Scoring summary
1 ISU Buck 63 yard punt return (Kollman kick) ISU 7-0
1 IOWA Mosely 77 yard run (kick failed) ISU 7-6
1 IOWA Lazar 10 yard run (run failed) IOWA 12-7
2 ISU Kollman 42 yard field goal IOWA 12-10

[2][3]

Arizona[edit]

At UCLA[edit]

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Minnesota[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Gophers 0 0 0 6 6
• Hawkeyes 0 6 9 3 18
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Game attendance: 57,640
  • Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), Cloudy, Wind NW 15–20 mph (24–32 km/h)

Ohio State[edit]

At Michigan[edit]

Iowa at Michigan
1 2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes 0 0 0 6 6
• No. 6 Wolverines 7 7 7 2 23
  • Date: October 29
  • Location: Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Game attendance: 104,617
Scoring summary
1 MICH R. Davis 63-yard pass from Leach (Willner kick) Michigan 7-0
2 MICH G. Johnson 6-yard pass from Leach (Willner kick) Michigan 14-0
3 MICH White 32-yard pass from Leach (Willner kick) Michigan 21-0
4 IOWA McLaughlin 1-yard run (run failed) Michigan 21-6
4 MICH Safety, McLaughlin tackled in end zone Michigan 23-6

At Wisconsin[edit]

Iowa’s 24–8 triumph in Madison started an 18–game unbeaten streak (17–0–1) against the Badgers.[6]

Michigan State[edit]

Michigan State at Iowa
1 2 3 4 Total
• Spartans 17 0 3 2 22
Hawkeyes 0 10 3 3 16
Scoring summary
1 MSU Steve Smith 10-yard run (Nielsen kick) MSU 7-0
1 MSU Earley 2-yard pass from Smith (Nielsen kick) MSU 14-0
1 MSU Nielsen 45-yard field goal MSU 17-0
2 IOWA Jim Swift 25-yard pass from Tom McLaughlin (Holsclaw kick) MSU 17-7
2 IOWA Holsclaw 47-yard field goal MSU 17-10
3 MSU Nielsen 19-yard field goal MSU 20-10
3 IOWA Holsclaw 48-yard field goal MSU 20-13
4 12:14 IOWA Holsclaw 51-yard field goal MSU 20-16
4 MSU Safety MSU 22-16

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Team players in the 1978 NFL Draft[edit]

[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “It’s no dream! Hawks win 24-0” (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 12, 1977. p. 10. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  2. ^ “Hawkeye defense silences Cyclones” (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 19, 1977. p. 8. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  3. ^ Bingham, Walter (September 26, 1977). “AN END TO THE BICKERING”. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  4. ^ “UCLA stymies Iowa” (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 3, 1977. p. 8. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  5. ^ “Pac-10 Declares Five Members Ineligible”. The Washington Post. August 12, 1980. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  6. ^ “Hawks cash in on Badger mistakes” (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 14, 1977. p. 10. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  7. ^ “Hawks come up short in exciting finale” (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 21, 1977. p. 8. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  8. ^ “1978 NFL Draft Listing – Pro-Football-Reference.com”. Archived from the original on 2007-12-22.


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