1977 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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1977 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Larry Coyer (4th season)
MVPDean Moore, Rod Sears
Home stadium Kinnick Stadium
Seasons
←  1976
1978  →
1977 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Michigan + 7 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 11 Ohio State + 7 –1 –09 –3 –0
Michigan State 6 –1 –17 –3 –1
Indiana 4 –3 –15 –5 –1
Minnesota 4 –4 –07 –5 –0
Purdue 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Iowa 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Wisconsin 3 –6 –05 –6 –0
Illinois 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Northwestern 1 –8 –01 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 10 Northwestern
W 24–053,725
September 17 Iowa State *
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
 ABC W 12–1059,725
September 24 Arizona *
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 7–4153,110
October 1at UCLA *
W 16–34 (forfeited by UCLA)35,636
October 8 Minnesota
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
W 18–657,640
October 15No. 5 Ohio State
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 6–2760,070
October 22at Purdue
ABCL 21–3462,443
October 29at No. 6 Michigan
L 6–23104,617
November 5 Indiana
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 21–2449,620
November 12at Wisconsin
W 24–871,763
November 19 Michigan State
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 16–2243,700
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1977 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB James Arkeilpane
G 61Doug Benschoter
WR 88Mike Brady
QB Bobby Commings Jr.Fr
RB 28Jesse CookSr
OL Rich Cunningham
TE Doug Dunham
WR Jim Frazier
QB Jeff Green
C 54 Jay Hilgenberg Fr
G 56Jim Hilgenberg
RB 31Joe Hufford
FB 44Jon LazarJr
WR Chris Mackey
OL Mike Mayer
RB Dean McKillip
QB 11Tom McLaughlinSr
RB Rod MortonSo
RB 18 Dennis Mosley So
OL Sam Palladino
QB Doug Piro
WR Brad ReidSo
RB Tom Renn
RB 37Ernie SheelerSr
TE Jim SwiftSo
RB John Thomas
OT 72Barry TomasettiSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 9Dave Becker
DB Shanty Burks
DB Charles Danzy
DL John Harty
DL Darrell Hobbs
DL Joe Hufford
LB 43Mike Jackson
DL Mark Mahmens
DL 83Jim MoliniSo
LB 85Dean MooreSr
LB 47Tom RuskJr
CB 19Rod SearsSr
DB Cedric Shaw
DB Chuck Sodergren
CB 38Roger Stech
DE 45Steve VazquezJr
LB Leven Weiss
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K, P Dave HolsclawSo
K Scott SchillingFr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2021-Jan-03

Game summaries

Northwestern

Northwestern at Iowa
1234Total
Wildcats00000
•Hawkeyes0107724
  • 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
214:58IOWAArkeilpane 1-yard run (Schilling kick)IOWA 7-0
20:01IOWASchilling 41-yard field goalIOWA 10-0
36:22IOWALazar 10-yard pass from Commings (Schilling kick)IOWA 17-0
40:49IOWABrady 18-yard pass from Commings (Schilling kick)IOWA 24-0

[1]

Iowa State

#19 Iowa State at Iowa
1234Total
Cyclones730010
•Hawkeyes1200012
Scoring summary
1ISUBuck 63 yard punt return (Kollman kick)ISU 7-0
1IOWAMosely 77 yard run (kick failed)ISU 7-6
1IOWALazar 10 yard run (run failed)IOWA 12-7
2ISUKollman 42 yard field goalIOWA 12-10

[2] [3]

Arizona

At UCLA

[4] [5]

Minnesota

1234Total
Golden Gophers00066
•Hawkeyes069318
  • 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

1234Total
•Buckeyes3107727
Hawkeyes00066

At Michigan

Iowa at Michigan
1234Total
Hawkeyes00066
•No. 6 Wolverines777223
  • Date: October 29
  • Location: Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Game attendance: 104,617
Scoring summary
1MICHR. Davis 63-yard pass from Leach (Willner kick)Michigan 7-0
2MICHG. Johnson 6-yard pass from Leach (Willner kick)Michigan 14-0
3MICHWhite 32-yard pass from Leach (Willner kick)Michigan 21-0
4IOWAMcLaughlin 1-yard run (run failed)Michigan 21-6
4MICHSafety, McLaughlin tackled in end zoneMichigan 23-6

At Wisconsin

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

Michigan State

Michigan State at Iowa
1234Total
•Spartans1703222
Hawkeyes0103316
Scoring summary
1MSUSteve Smith 10-yard run (Nielsen kick)MSU 7-0
1MSUEarley 2-yard pass from Smith (Nielsen kick)MSU 14-0
1MSUNielsen 45-yard field goalMSU 17-0
2IOWAJim Swift 25-yard pass from Tom McLaughlin (Holsclaw kick)MSU 17-7
2IOWAHolsclaw 47-yard field goalMSU 17-10
3MSUNielsen 19-yard field goalMSU 20-10
3IOWAHolsclaw 48-yard field goalMSU 20-13
412:14IOWAHolsclaw 51-yard field goalMSU 20-16
4MSUSafetyMSU 22-16

[7]

Team players in the 1978 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Dean MooreLinebacker9233 San Francisco 49ers
Barry TomasettiTackle10278 Dallas Cowboys

[8]

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References

  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 December 22, 2007.


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