1978 Iowa Hawkeyes football | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 2–9 (2–6 Big Ten) |
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Defensive coordinator | Larry Coyer (4th season) |
MVP | Brad Reid |
Captain | Jon Lazar, Tom Rusk, Tim Gutshall, Dave Becker |
Home stadium | Kinnick Stadium |
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No. 5 Michigan + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Michigan State + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Purdue | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 0 | – | 6 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | – | 8 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1978 Big Ten Conference football season. This was Bob Commings' fifth and final season as the head coach of the Hawkeyes.
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September 16 | Northwestern | W 20–3 | 56,840 | |
September 23 | No. 20 Iowa State * |
| L 0–31 | 60,075 |
September 30 | at Arizona * | L 3–23 | 46,851 | |
October 7 | Utah * |
| L 9–13 | 51,170 |
October 14 | at Minnesota | L 20–22 | 51,381 | |
October 21 | at Ohio State | L 7–31 | 87,326 | |
October 28 | No. 17 Purdue |
| L 7–34 | 57,640 |
November 4 | No. 8 Michigan |
| L 0–34 | 49,120 |
November 11 | at Indiana | L 14–34 | 33,167 | |
November 18 | Wisconsin |
| W 38–24 | 44,444 |
November 25 | at No. 14 Michigan State | L 7–42 | 57,007 | |
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Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Tom Rusk | LB | 9 | 227 | New York Giants |
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