The 1986 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season.
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Schedule[edit]
Date
Time
Opponent
Rank
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 13
11:30 a.m.
Iowa State*
TBS
W 43–7
67,700
September 20
1:00 p.m.
Northern Illinois*
Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, Iowa
W 57–3
66,930
September 27
1:00 p.m.
UTEP*
No. 15
Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, Iowa
W 69–7
67,500
October 4
2:30 p.m.
at No. 17 Michigan State
No. 11
CBS
W 24–21
75,102
October 11
1:00 p.m.
Wisconsin
No. 10
Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, Iowa
W 17–6
67,700
October 18
2:30 p.m.
at No. 4 Michigan
No. 8
CBS
L 17–20
105,879
October 25
1:00 p.m.
Northwestern
No. 11
Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, Iowa
W 27–20
67,250
November 1
11:30 a.m.
No. 17 Ohio State
No. 11
Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, Iowa
TBS
L 10–31
67,640
November 8
1:00 p.m.
at Illinois
No. 16
L 16–20
75,190
November 15
1:00 p.m.
Purdue
Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, Iowa
W 42–14
67,321
November 22
6:00 p.m.
at Minnesota
TBS
W 30–27
65,018
December 30
8:00 p.m.
vs. San Diego State*
No. 19
ESPN
W 39–38
59,473
*Non-conference game
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
All times are in Central time
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1986 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
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Pos.
#
Name
Class
OL
55
Dave Alexander
Sr
FB
23
Richard Bass
So
RB
13
Rick Bayless
Jr
OL
78
Malcolm Christie
Jr
TE
49
Craig Clark
Jr
TE
84
Marv Cook
So
WR
82
Pat Coppinger
Jr
FB
25
Marshall Cotton
Jr
OT
61
Dave Croston
Sr
OL
63
Jeff Croston
So
OL
58
Greg Divis
Jr
WR
1
Quinn Early
Jr
TE
86
Mike Flagg
Jr
OL
74
Chris Gambol
Sr
RB
22
Grant Goodman
So
WR
80
Steve Green
Jr
WR
16
Deven Harberts
So
RB
28
Kevin Harmon
Jr
QB
8
Chuck Hartlieb
So
WR
15
Jay Hess
Sr
FB
20
David Hudson
So
G
70
Bob Kratch
So
WR
81
Derrius Loveless
Jr
WR
26
Peter Marciano
So
WR
47
Jim Mauro
Jr
QB
11
Dan McGwire
Fr
TE
89
Dave Murphy
Sr
TE
85
John Palmer
So
QB
14
Tom Poholsky
Fr
OL
67
Jim Poynton
So
RB
33
Kevin Ringer
So
FB
30
John Rudolph
Sr
OL
60
Bob Schmitt
Jr
C
56
Mark Sindlinger
Sr
WR
2
Robert Smith
Sr
OL
53
Mark Spranger
Sr
QB
12
Mark Vlasic
Sr
OL
71
Chuck Waggoner
So
TE
88
Tom Ward
Jr
WR
2
Travis Watkins
Fr
OL
73
Herb Wester
Jr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DL
68
Tim Anderson
Jr
LB
93
Tim Batterson
Jr
DE
92
Jeff Beard
Jr
DE
48
Tyrone Berrie
So
LB
43
Jeff Blake
Jr
DB
19
Mike Bolan
Sr
DE
5
Mike Burke
Jr
DB
3
Kerry Burt
Jr
LB
37
George Davis
Sr
DL
76
Jeff Drost
Sr
DE
83
Mike Ertz
So
DE
94
Bruce Gear
Sr
DE
96
Robert Grafton
Sr
DL
64
Dave Haight
So
DL
54
Eric Higgins
So
DB
42
Tork Hook
So
DB
19
Carl Jackson
Jr
DL
77
Myron Keppy
Sr
DB
4
Lloyd Kimber
Sr
LB
34
Vernon Little
So
DE
97
Joe Mott
So
DE
71
Chris Pigott
So
DE
99
Richard Pryor
Sr
LB
32
J.J. Puk
Sr
LB
35
Brad Quast
Fr
LB
95
Jim Reilly
So
LB
38
Shawon Respress
So
DE
91
Sean Ridley
So
DB
11
Rick Schmidt
Sr
DL
72
Joe Schuster
Sr
DB
44
Keaton Smiley
Jr
DB
9
Ken Sims
Sr
DB
41
Mark Stoops
So
LB
39
Tyrone Taylor
Jr
DL
95
Eric Underberg
Sr
DL
57
Jon Vrieze
Sr
LB
46
Dan Wirth
Jr
DB
10
Anthony Wright
So
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
6
George Murphy
So
K
7
Rob Houghtlin
Jr
P
27
Gary Kostrubala
Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Rankings[edit]
Ranking movements Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. — = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
AP
—
—
—
15
11
10
8
11
11
16
—
—
20
19
16
Coaches
18
20
14
13
11
11
8
12
12
16
RV
RV
RV
RV
15
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Game summaries[edit]
Iowa State[edit]
Iowa State at Iowa
1
2
3
4
Total
Cyclones
0
0
0
7
7
• Hawkeyes
13
13
10
7
43
Scoring summary
1
11:23
Iowa
Houghtlin 32-yard field goal
Iowa 3–0
6:39
Iowa
Houghtlin 46-yard field goal
Iowa 6–0
0:34
Iowa
Mauro 43-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick)
Iowa 13–0
2
11:30
Iowa
Hudson 1-yard run (pass failed)
Iowa 19–0
1:40
Iowa
Mauro 17-yard pass from Smith (Houghtlin kick)
Iowa 26–0
3
10:38
Iowa
Houghtlin 37-yard field goal
Iowa 29–0
3:24
Iowa
Mauro 47-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick)
Iowa 36–0
4
11:29
Iowa
Bayless 32-yard run (Houghtlin kick)
Iowa 43–0
1:09
ISU
Brown 21-yard pass from Sadek (Frank kick)
Iowa 43–7
IOWA: Hudson 20 Rush, 120 Yds
IOWA: Mauro 5 Rec, 149 Yds
The victory over Iowa State was Hayden Fry’s 53rd at Iowa, making him the winningest coach in Iowa history.[3] Jim Mauro had three receiving touchdowns and Rob Houghtlin kicked three field goals to lead the Hawks. The Hawkeye defense limited Iowa State to 125 yards of total offense.
Northern Illinois[edit]
Northern Illinois at Iowa
1
2
3
4
Total
Huskies
0
0
0
3
3
• Hawkeyes
15
21
14
7
57
Scoring summary
1
14:33
Iowa
Hudson 42-yard run (Houghtlin kick)
Iowa 7–0
5:27
Iowa
Bayless 5-yard run (Flagg pass from Poholsky)
Iowa 15–0
2
13:46
Iowa
Bayless 87-yard run (Houghtlin kick)
Iowa 22–0
13:08
Iowa
Mauro 39-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick)
Iowa 29–0
4:49
Iowa
Flagg 20-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick)
Iowa 36–0
3
11:36
Iowa
Hudson 2-yard run (Houghtlin kick)
Iowa 43–0
1:13
Iowa
Bass 1-yard run (Houghtlin kick)
Iowa 50–0
4
9:27
Iowa
Bass 2-yard run (Houghtlin kick)
Iowa 57–0
1:18
NIU
Nelson 31-yard field goal
Iowa 57–3
Three Iowa running backs scored two touchdowns each as the Hawkeyes dominated the Huskies in this quick-moving game. For the second straight week, Iowa’s opponent scored with just over a minute remaining in the game to avoid a shutout. Iowa held Northern Illinois to 159 yards of total offense.[4]
UTEP[edit]
UTEP at #15 Iowa
1
2
3
4
Total
Miners
7
0
0
0
7
• No. 15 Hawkeyes
21
20
14
14
69
Scoring summary
1
10:09
Iowa
Hudson 1-yard run (kick failed)
Iowa 6–0
6:46
Iowa
Bayless 1-yard run (Hudson pass from Poholsky)
Iowa 14–0
5:26
Iowa
Smith 34-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick)
Iowa 21–0
1:54
UTEP
Adkison 9-yard pass from Garza (Jacke kick)
Iowa 21–7
2
13:53
Iowa
Smith 25-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick)
Iowa 28–7
10:09
Iowa
Harmon 1-yard run (kick failed)
Iowa 34–7
0:34
Iowa
Bayless 4-yard run (Houghtlin kick)
Iowa 41–7
3
8:24
Iowa
Harberts 59-yard pass from McGwire (Houghtlin kick)
Iowa 48–7
5:42
Iowa
Harberts 54-yard pass from McGwire (Houghtlin kick)
Iowa 55–7
4
3:08
Iowa
Goodman 1-yard run (Houghtlin kick)
Iowa 62–7
0:28
Iowa
Ringer 33-yard run (Houghtlin kick)
Iowa 69–7
Three Hawkeyes scored two touchdowns each and the Iowa defense gave up just 150 yards in this route of UTEP.[5]
Michigan State[edit]
#11 Iowa at #17 Michigan State
1
2
3
4
Total
• Hawkeyes
14
0
7
3
24
Spartans
7
7
0
7
21
Scoring summary
Q1
MSU
Ingram 27-yard pass from Yarema (Caudell kick)
MSU 7–0
Q1
IOWA
Bass 12-yard run (Houghtlin kick)
Tied 7–7
Q1
IOWA
Flagg 6-yard pass from Poholsky (Houghtlin kick)
IOWA 14–7
Q2
MSU
Ingram 22-yard pass from Yarema (Caudell kick)
Tied 14–14
Q3
IOWA
Mauro 50-yard pass from Poholsky (Houghtlin kick)
IOWA 21–14
Q4
IOWA
Houghtlin 42-yard field goal
IOWA 24–14
Q4
4:15
MSU
Ingram 8-yard pass from Yarema (Caudell kick)
IOWA 24–21
[6]
Wisconsin[edit]
Wisconsin at #10 Iowa
1
2
3
4
Total
Badgers
3
0
3
0
6
• Hawkeyes
7
0
3
7
17
Scoring summary
Q1
IOWA
Bayless 4 yard run (Houghtlin kick)
IOWA 7–0
Q1
WIS
Gregoire 27 yard field goal
IOWA 7–3
Q3
WIS
Gregoire 34 yard field goal
IOWA 7–6
Q3
IOWA
Houghtlin 39 yard field goal
IOWA 10–6
Q4
IOWA
Bayless 2 yard run (Houghtlin kick)
IOWA 17–6
IOWA: Bass 22 Rush, 107 Yds
[7]
Michigan[edit]
#8 Iowa at #4 Michigan
1
2
3
4
Total
Hawkeyes
7
3
0
7
17
• Wolverines
3
0
14
3
20
Scoring summary
Q1
IOWA
Bass 1-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick)
IOWA 7–0
Q1
Mich
Gillette 53-yard field goal
IOWA 7–3
Q2
IOWA
Rob Houghtlin 29-yard field goal
IOWA 10–3
Q3
Mich
G. White 25-yard pass from J. Harbaugh (Moons kick)
Tied 10–10
Q3
Mich
G. White 10-yard run (Moons kick)
Mich 17–10
Q4
IOWA
R. Smith 15-yard pass from Vlasic
Tied 17–17
Q4
0:00
Mich
Gillette 34-yard field goal
Mich 20–17
[8]
Northwestern[edit]
Northwestern at #11 Iowa
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
0
10
7
3
20
• Hawkeyes
10
7
10
0
27
Scoring summary
Q1
IOWA
Houghtlin 44-yard field goal
IOWA 3–0
Q1
IOWA
Hudson 50-yard run (Houghtlin kick)
IOWA 10–0
Q2
IOWA
Early 93-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick)
IOWA 17–0
Q2
NW
Duvic 32-yard field goal
IOWA 17–3
Q2
NW
Davenport 89-yard run (Duvic kick)
IOWA 17–10
Q3
NW
Robertson 34-yard pass from Greenfield (Duvic kick)
Tied 17–17
Q3
IOWA
Burke fumble recovery in end zone (Houghtlin kick)
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