1974 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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1974 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHoward Vernon (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Larry Coyer (1st season)
MVPRob Fick
CaptainDan McCarney, Earl Douthitt
Home stadium Kinnick Stadium
Seasons
←  1973
1975  →
1974 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Ohio State + 7 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 3 Michigan + 7 –1 –010 –1 –0
No. 12 Michigan State 6 –1 –17 –3 –1
Wisconsin 5 –3 –07 –4 –0
Illinois 4 –3 –16 –4 –1
Purdue 3 –5 –04 –6 –1
Minnesota 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
Iowa 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Northwestern 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Indiana 1 –7 –01 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1974 Big Ten Conference football season. This was Bob Commings' first year as head coach of the Hawkeyes.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 14at No. 6 Michigan
L 7–2476,802
September 21No. 12 UCLA *
W 21–1047,500
September 28No. 19 Penn State *
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 0–2746,500
October 5at No. 9 USC *
L 3–4152,095
October 12 Northwestern Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 35–1051,200
October 19at Minnesota
L 17–2348,579
October 26 Illinois
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 14–1249,400
November 2at Purdue
L 14–3851,107
November 9 Wisconsin
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 15–2848,300
November 16No. 4 Ohio State
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 10–3548,700
November 23at No. 14 Michigan State
L 21–6051,002
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1974 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL 72 Joe Devlin Jr
FB 48Mark FetterJr
QB 17Butch Caldwell  Cruz Roja.svg Redshirt.svg  Jr
QB 15Rob FickSr
RB  Tom GrineSo
RB 22 Jim Jensen Jr
OL 60 Dan McCarney Sr
QB 9Bobby Ousley
RB 41Rod Wellington
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 20Andre JacksonJr
DB 21 Jim Caldwell So
DB 46 Earl Douthitt Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P  Joe Heppner
K  Nick QuartaroSo
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Howard Vernon – Offensive Coordinator
  • Larry Coyer – Defensive Coordinator
  • Dave Beckman – Offensive line
  • Kent Stephenson – Offensive line
  • Dennis Green – Running backs
  • Bill Whisler – Defensive line
  • Dan McDonald – Defensive tackles
  • Tom Cecchini – Linebackers
  • Bernie Wyatt – Defensive ends
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Game summaries

At Michigan

Iowa at Michigan
1234Total
Hawkeyes00077
•No. 6 Wolverines7710024
 
Scoring summary
1MichChuck Heater 2-yard run (Mike Lantry kick)Michigan 7–0
2MichMark Elzinga 2-yard run (Mike Lantry kick)Michigan 14–0
3MichChapman 10-yard pass from Mark ElzingaMichigan 21–0
MichMike Lantry 30-yard field goalMichigan 24–0
4IowaRod Wellington 1-yard field run (kick)Michigan 24–7

[1]

UCLA

The victory over the 12th ranked Bruins snapped a 12-game losing streak and was only Iowa's second win in its last 19 games. [2]

Penn State

At USC

Northwestern

At Minnesota

Illinois

At Purdue

Wisconsin

Ohio State

At Michigan State

Team players in the 1975 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Earl Douthitt Defensive back7178 Chicago Bears

[3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Hawks fall to Wolves, but look good" (PDF). The Daily Iowan . September 16, 1974. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Hawks upset mighty Bruins 21-10!" (PDF). The Daily Iowan . September 23, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  3. ↑ "1975 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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