| 1975 Iowa Hawkeyes football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (3–5 Big Ten) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Larry Coyer (2nd season) |
| MVP | Andre Jackson |
| Captain | Andre Jackson, Brandt Yocom |
| Home stadium | Kinnick Stadium |
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| No. 4 Ohio State $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Michigan | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1975 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1975 Big Ten Conference football season.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 13 | Illinois | L 12–27 | 57,200 | |
| September 20 | at Syracuse * | L 7–10 | 19,283 | |
| September 27 | No. 12 Penn State * |
| L 10–30 | 52,780 |
| October 4 | No. 3 USC * |
| L 16–27 | 54,600 |
| October 11 | at No. 1 Ohio State | L 0–49 | 87,826 | |
| October 18 | at Indiana | W 20–10 | 32,441 | |
| October 25 | Minnesota  |
| L 7–31 | 59,160 |
| November 1 | at Northwestern | W 24–21 | 25,530 | |
| November 8 | Wisconsin |
| W 45–28 | 54,650 |
| November 15 | at Purdue | L 18–19 | 45,549 | |
| November 22 | Michigan State |
| L 23–27 | 42,300 |
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| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Wayne Walters | Guard | 1 | 14 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Jim Jensen | Running back | 2 | 40 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Joe Devlin | Offensive tackle | 2 | 52 | Buffalo Bills |
| Rod Wellington | Running back | 7 | 196 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Warren Peiffer | Defensive tackle | 9 | 240 | New Orleans Saints |
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