1986 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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1986 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 39–38 vs. San Diego State
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 16
Record9–3 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Bill Snyder (8th season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Brashier (8th season)
MVP Rick Bayless
Captain Dave Croston
George Davis
Jeff Drost
Ken Sims
Mark Vlasic
Home stadium Kinnick Stadium
(Capacity: 67,700)
Seasons
  1985
1987  
1986 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Michigan + 7 1 011 2 0
No. 7 Ohio State + 7 1 010 3 0
No. 16 Iowa 5 3 09 3 0
Minnesota 5 3 06 6 0
Michigan State 4 4 06 5 0
Indiana 3 5 06 6 0
Illinois 3 5 04 7 0
Northwestern 2 6 04 7 0
Purdue 2 6 03 8 0
Wisconsin 2 6 03 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Hawkeyes were led by eighth-year head coach Hayden Fry and played their home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1311:30 a.m. Iowa State * TBS W 43–767,700
September 201:00 p.m. Northern Illinois *
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
W 57–366,930
September 271:00 p.m. UTEP *No. 15
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
W 69–767,500
October 42:30 p.m.at No. 17 Michigan State No. 11 CBS W 24–2175,102
October 111:00 p.m. Wisconsin No. 10
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
W 17–667,700
October 182:30 p.m.at No. 4 Michigan No. 8CBSL 17–20105,879
October 251:00 p.m. Northwestern No. 11
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
W 27–2067,250
November 111:30 a.m.No. 17 Ohio State No. 11
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
TBSL 10–3167,640
November 81:00 p.m.at Illinois No. 16L 16–2075,190
November 151:00 p.m. Purdue
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
W 42–1467,321
November 226:00 p.m.at Minnesota TBSW 30–2765,018
December 308:00 p.m.vs. San Diego State *No. 19 ESPN W 39–3859,473
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

1986 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL 55Dave AlexanderSr
FB 23Richard BassSo
RB 13 Rick Bayless Jr
OL 78Malcolm ChristieJr
TE 49Craig ClarkJr
TE 84 Marv Cook So
WR 82Pat CoppingerJr
FB 25Marshall CottonJr
OT 61 Dave Croston Sr
OL 63Jeff CrostonSo
OL 58Greg DivisJr
WR 1 Quinn Early Jr
TE 86Mike FlaggJr
OL 74 Chris Gambol Sr
RB 22Grant GoodmanSo
WR 80Steve GreenJr
WR 16Deven HarbertsSo
RB 28Kevin HarmonJr
QB 8 Chuck Hartlieb So
WR 15Jay HessSr
FB 20David HudsonSo
G 70 Bob Kratch So
WR 81Derrius LovelessJr
WR 26Peter MarcianoSo
WR 47Jim MauroJr
QB 11 Dan McGwire Fr
TE 89Dave MurphySr
TE 85John PalmerSo
QB 14Tom PoholskyFr
OL 67Jim PoyntonSo
RB 33Kevin RingerSo
FB 30John RudolphSr
OL 60Bob SchmittJr
C 56Mark SindlingerSr
WR 2Robert SmithSr
OL 53Mark SprangerSr
QB 12 Mark Vlasic Sr
OL 71Chuck WaggonerSo
TE 88Tom WardJr
WR 2Travis WatkinsFr
OL 73Herb WesterJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 68Tim AndersonJr
LB 93Tim BattersonJr
DE 92Jeff BeardJr
DE 48Tyrone BerrieSo
LB 43Jeff BlakeJr
DB 19Mike BolanSr
DE 5Mike BurkeJr
DB 3 Kerry Burt Jr
LB 37George DavisSr
DL 76 Jeff Drost Sr
DE 83Mike ErtzSo
DE 94Bruce GearSr
DE 96Robert GraftonSr
DL 64 Dave Haight So
DL 54Eric HigginsSo
DB 42Tork HookSo
DB 19Carl JacksonJr
DL 77Myron KeppySr
DB 4Lloyd KimberSr
LB 34Vernon LittleSo
DE 97 Joe Mott So
DE 71Chris PigottSo
DE 99Richard PryorSr
LB 32J.J. PukSr
LB 35 Brad Quast Fr
LB 95Jim ReillySo
LB 38Shawon RespressSo
DE 91Sean RidleySo
DB 11Rick SchmidtSr
DL 72Joe Schuster Redshirt.svg  Sr
DB 44Keaton SmileyJr
DB 9Ken SimsSr
DB 41 Mark Stoops So
LB 39Tyrone TaylorJr
DL 95Eric UnderbergSr
DL 57Jon VriezeSr
LB 46Dan WirthJr
DB 10Anthony WrightSo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 6George MurphySo
K 7 Rob Houghtlin Jr
P 27Gary KostrubalaSr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
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Coaches 1820141311118121216RVRVRVRV15

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Game summaries

Iowa State

Iowa State at Iowa
1234Total
Cyclones00077
Hawkeyes131310743
     

The victory over Iowa State was Hayden Fry's 53rd at Iowa, making him the winningest coach in Iowa history. [3] Jim Mauro had three receiving touchdowns and Rob Houghtlin kicked three field goals to lead the Hawks. The Hawkeye defense limited Iowa State to 125 yards of total offense.

Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois at Iowa
1234Total
Huskies00033
Hawkeyes152114757
     

Three Iowa running backs scored two touchdowns each as the Hawkeyes dominated the Huskies in this quick-moving game. For the second straight week, Iowa's opponent scored with just over a minute remaining in the game to avoid a shutout. Iowa held Northern Illinois to 159 yards of total offense. [4]

UTEP

UTEP at #15 Iowa
1234Total
Miners70007
No. 15 Hawkeyes2120141469
       

Three Hawkeyes scored two touchdowns each and the Iowa defense gave up just 150 yards in this route of UTEP. [5]

Michigan State

#11 Iowa at #17 Michigan State
1234Total
Hawkeyes1407324
Spartans770721

[6]

Wisconsin

Wisconsin at #10 Iowa
1234Total
Badgers30306
Hawkeyes703717

[7]

Michigan

#8 Iowa at #4 Michigan
1234Total
Hawkeyes730717
Wolverines3014320

[8]

Northwestern

Northwestern at #11 Iowa
1234Total
Wildcats0107320
Hawkeyes10710027

[9]

Ohio State

#17 Ohio State at #11 Iowa
1234Total
No. 17 Buckeyes0217331
No. 11 Hawkeyes703010
   

[10]

Illinois

#16 Iowa at Illinois
1234Total
Hawkeyes370616
Fighting Illini0071320

[11]

Purdue

Purdue at Iowa
1234Total
Boilermakers700714
Hawkeyes14714742

[12]

Minnesota

Iowa at Minnesota
1234Total
Hawkeyes00131730
Golden Gophers7107327

[13] [14]

Holiday Bowl

#19 Iowa vs. San Diego State
1986 SeaWorld Holiday Bowl
1234Total
Hawkeyes7681839
Aztecs61571038

[15] [16]

Awards and honors

Team players in the 1987 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Chris Gambol Tackle358 Indianapolis Colts
Dave Croston Tackle361 Green Bay Packers
Mark Vlasic Quarterback488 San Diego Chargers
Jeff Drost Defensive tackle8198 Green Bay Packers

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