1973 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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1973 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record0–11 (0–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHoward Vernon (1st season)
MVPBrian Rollins
CaptainDan Dickel, Brian Rollins, Roger Jerrick
Home stadium Kinnick Stadium
Seasons
←  1972
1974  →
1973 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Ohio State + 7 –0 –110 –0 –1
No. 6 Michigan + 7 –0 –110 –0 –1
Minnesota 6 –2 –07 –4 –0
Illinois 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Michigan State 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Purdue 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Northwestern 4 –4 –04 –7 –0
Wisconsin 3 –5 –04 –7 –0
Indiana 0 –8 –02 –9 –0
Iowa 0 –8 –00 –11 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1973 Big Ten Conference football season. This was Frank Lauterbur's third and final season as head coach. The team played its home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

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Despite the team's winless record (0–11), this team had players that experienced significant success in their football careers. Rod Walters was a first round draft pick, Joe Devlin was a second round pick and started 179 games in the NFL, and Jim Caldwell was an assistant coach on two Super Bowl champions and reached the Super Bowl as a head coach. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 15No. 5 Michigan
L 7–3152,105
September 22at No. 18 UCLA *
L 18–5534,456
September 29at No. 6 Penn State *
L 8–2759,980
October 6 Arizona *
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 20–2340,365
October 13at Northwestern
L 15–3125,194
October 20 Minnesota Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
L 23–3155,137
October 27at Illinois
L 0–5048,864
November 3 Purdue
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 23–4839,120
November 10at Wisconsin
L 7–3555,560
November 17at No. 1 Ohio State
L 13–5587,447
November 24 Michigan State
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 6–1531,119
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2]

Roster

1973 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 17Butch CaldwellSo
QB 11Kyle SkogmanSr
RB 22 Jim Jensen So
OL 72 Joe Devlin So
C Roger JerrickSr
OL 60 Dan McCarney Jr
OL 76 Rod Walters So
WR 85Brian RollinsSr
WR Bill Schultz
RB 41Rod WellingtonSo
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 20Andre JacksonSo
LB 55Dan LaFleur
DB 21 Jim Caldwell Fr
DB 46 Earl Douthitt Jr
DB 29Rick PenneySo
DE 88 Dan Dickel Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P Joe Heppner
K 3Harry Kokolus
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Game summaries

No. 5 Michigan

No. 5 Michigan at Iowa
1234Total
•No. 5 Wolverines1077731
Hawkeyes07007
  • Date: September 15, 1973
  • Location:
    Kinnick Stadium
    Iowa City, IA
  • Game attendance: 52,105
  • Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), Cloudy, Wind W 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
  
Scoring summary
112:50MichLantry 39-yard field goalMich 3–0
6:53MichHeater 1-yard run (Lantry kick)Mich 10–0
29:28IowaEarl Douthitt 47-yard interception return (Kokolus kick)Mich 10–7
3:51MichThornbladh 3-yard run (Lantry kick)Mich 17–7
39:33MichChapman 12-yard run (Lantry kick)Mich 24–7
47:38MichFranklin 11-yard run (Lantry kick)Mich 31–7

[3]

at No. 18 UCLA

Iowa at No. 18 UCLA
1234Total
Hawkeyes1000818
•No. 18 Bruins321102155
        
Scoring summary
1UCLAHerrera 24-yard field goalUCLA 3–0
IowaKokolus 45-yard field goalTied 3–3
IowaRollins 11-yard pass from Skogman (Kokolus kick)Iowa 10–3
2UCLAJames McAlister 1-yard run (Herrera kick)Tied 10–10
UCLAHarmon 1-yard run (Herrera kick)UCLA 17–10
UCLAJohn Sciarra 2-yard run (Herrera kick)UCLA 24–10
3UCLAJohnson 9-yard run (Herrera kick)UCLA 31–10
UCLAHerrera 44-yard field goalUCLA 34–10
4UCLATyler 4-yard run (Lantry kick)UCLA 41–10
IowaSkogman 5-yard run (Jenson pass from Skogman)UCLA 41–18
UCLARaymond Burks 46-yard pass from John Sciarra (Herrera kick)UCLA 48–18
UCLAJohn Sciarra 7-yard run (Herrera kick)UCLA 55–18

[4]

at No. 6 Penn State

Iowa at No. 6 Penn State
1234Total
Hawkeyes00088
•No. 6 Nittany Lions2106027
  
Scoring summary
111:36PSUCappelletti 16-yard run (Bahr kick)Penn State 7–0
5:20PSUHerd 9-yard pass from Shuman (Bahr kick)Penn State 14–0
3:08PSUBland 32-yard pass from Shuman (Bahr kick)Penn State 21–0
3PSUHerd 12-yard pass from Shuman (Bahr kick failed)Penn State 27–0
4IowaJensen 7-yard pass from Caldwell (Caldwell run)Penn State 27–8

[5]

Arizona

Arizona at Iowa
1234Total
•Wildcats7310323
Hawkeyes733720
  • Date: October 6, 1973
  • Location:
    Kinnick Stadium
    Iowa City, IA
  • Game attendance: 40,365
  • Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), Cloudy, Wind S 10 mph (16 km/h)
     
Scoring summary
1IowaJensen 1-yard run (Kokolus kick)Iowa 7–0
ArizHamilton 20-yard run (Gorham kick)Tied 7–7
2IowaGorham 33-yard field goalAriz 10–7
IowaKokolus 41-yard field goalTied 10–10
310:32ArizUpchurch 7-yard run (Gorham kick)Ariz 17–10
6:44IowaKokolus 20-yard field goalAriz 17–13
0:34ArizGorham 28-yard field goalAriz 20–13
412:54IowaButch Caldwell 39-yard run (Kokolus kick)Tied 20–20
2:09ArizGorham 23-yard field goalAriz 23–20

[6]

at Northwestern

Iowa at Northwestern
1234Total
Hawkeyes067215
•Wildcats14107031
    
Scoring summary
19:19NWJim Trimble 1-yard run (Blazevich kick)NW 7–0
7:51NWBoykin 12-yard run (Blazevich kick)NW 14–0
214:57NWBlazevich 21-yard field goalNW 17–0
10:16NWKey 3-yard run (Blazevich kick)NW 24–0
5:41IowaJensen 1-yard run (pass failed)NW 24–6
38:56IowaSchultz 35-yard pass from Skogman (Kokolus kick)NW 24–13
0:28NWMcNamara 29-yard pass from Anderson (Blazevich kick)NW 31–13
47:26IowaSafety, punt snap out of end zoneNW 31–15

[7]

Minnesota

Minnesota at Iowa
1234Total
•Golden Gophers6162731
Hawkeyes1436023
  • Date: October 20, 1973
  • Location:
    Kinnick Stadium
    Iowa City, IA
  • Game attendance: 55,137
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), Clear, Wind SE 5–7 mph (8.0–11.3 km/h)

[8]

at Illinois

Iowa at Illinois
1234Total
Hawkeyes00000
•Fighting Illini61332850

[9]

Purdue

Purdue at Iowa
1234Total
•Boilermakers141414648
Hawkeyes7001623
  • Date: November 3, 1973
  • Location:
    Kinnick Stadium
    Iowa City, IA
  • Game attendance: 39,120
  • Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C), Cloudy, Wind N 10 mph (16 km/h)

Purdue freshman Mike Northington ran for 146 yards and tied a Big Ten-record with five touchdowns on 31 carries. Also of note, the Boilermakers scored their final touchdown with just 39 seconds remaining, attempting a failed two-point conversion after the score. [10]

at Wisconsin

Iowa at Wisconsin
1234Total
Hawkeyes00707
•Badgers2170735
  
Scoring summary
113:45WiscMarek 45-yard run (Lamia kick)Wisconsin 7–0
10:20WiscMarek 5-yard run (kick blocked)Wisconsin 13–0
0:18WiscMarek 32-yard run (Bohlig run)Wisconsin 21–0
22:09WiscRhodes 31-yard pass from Bohlig (Lamia kick)Wisconsin 28–0
39:47IowaFetter 6-yard run (Kokolus kick)Wisconsin 28–7
45:20WiscMarek 1-yard run (Lamia kick)Wisconsin 35–7

Wisconsin sophomore Billy Marek ran for 203 yards and 4 touchdowns.

at No. 1 Ohio State

Iowa at No. 1 Ohio State
1234Total
Hawkeyes0001313
•No. 1 Buckeyes141321755
      
Scoring summary
110:21OSU Bruce Elia 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick)Ohio State 7–0
4:30OSUElia 1-yard run (Conway kick)Ohio State 14–0
22:27OSU Cornelius Greene 1-yard run (kick failed)Ohio State 20–0
0:07OSUDave Hazel 41-yard run pass from Cornelius Greene (Conway kick)Ohio State 27–0
37:38OSUElia 3-yard run (Conway kick)Ohio State 34–0
2:49OSU Archie Griffin 8-yard run (Conway kick)Ohio State 41–0
0:34OSUElia 3-yard run (Conway kick)Ohio State 48–0
414:48IowaBill Schultz 78-yard pass from Butch Caldwell (Kokolus kick)Ohio State 48–7
8:22IowaRod Wellington 2-yard run (pass failed)Ohio State 48–13
6:44OSUElmer Lippert 12-yard run (Tom Klaban kick)Ohio State 55–13

Ohio State sophomore Archie Griffin ran for 246 yards on 30 carries, establishing single-game and single-season school records for rushing yardage. Junior fullback Bruce Elia had 4 rushing touchdowns for the Buckeyes. [11]

Michigan State

Michigan State at Iowa
1234Total
•Spartans0210315
Hawkeyes00066
  • Date: November 24, 1973
  • Location:
    Kinnick Stadium
    Iowa City, IA
  • Game attendance: 31,119
  • Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), Cloudy, Wind NW 6–12 mph (9.7–19.3 km/h)

Team players in the 1974 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Dan Dickel Linebacker7170 Baltimore Colts

[12]

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  3. ↑ "Mighty Michigan 'grounds' Hawkeyes, 31-7" (PDF). Daily Iowan . September 17, 1973. p. 10. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
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  5. ↑ "Silver lining in Hawkeye defeat" (PDF). Daily Iowan . October 1, 1973. p. 10. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
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  8. ↑ "Hawks bow to Gophers; FXL rakes negative views" (PDF). Daily Iowan . October 22, 1973. p. 12. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
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