American college football season
1979 Iowa Hawkeyes football |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Record | 5–6 (4–4 Big Ten) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Bill Snyder (1st season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Bill Brashier (1st season) |
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MVP | Dennis Mosley |
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Captain | - Jim Molini
- Mario Pace
- Sam Palladino
- Cedric Shaw
- Jim Swift
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Home stadium | Kinnick Stadium |
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The 1979 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1979 Big Ten Conference football season. It was the first season for new head coach Hayden Fry, who arrived in Iowa City after spending the previous six years at North Texas State.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 8 | Indiana | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, Iowa
| L 26–30 | 59,700 |
September 15 | at No. 3 Oklahoma* | - Memorial Stadium
- Norman, Oklahoma
| L 6–21 | 72,531 |
September 22 | No. 7 Nebraska* | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, Iowa
| L 21–24 | 60,055 |
September 29 | Iowa State* | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, Iowa (Cy-Hawk Trophy)
| W 30–14 | 60,100 |
October 6 | at Illinois | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, Illinois
| W 13–7 | 51,044 |
October 13 | at Northwestern | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, Illinois
| W 58–6 | 27,224 |
October 20 | Minnesota | | L 7–24 | 60,050 |
October 27 | at Wisconsin | | W 24–13 | 79,026 |
November 3 | Purdue | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, Iowa
| L 14–20 | 59,940 |
November 10 | at No. 3 Ohio State | | L 7–34 | 87,835 |
November 17 | Michigan State | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, Iowa
| W 33–23 | 58,320 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1979 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | RB | 28 | Phil Blatcher | So | QB | 11 | Gordy Bohannan | Jr | WR | 88 | Mike Brady | Sr | WR | 19 | Keith Chappelle | Jr | QB | 12 | Pete Gales | So | G | 76 | Ron Hallstrom | So | C | 54 | Jay Hilgenberg | Jr | FB | 35 | Dean McKillip | RB | | Rod Morton | Sr | RB | 18 | Dennis Mosley | Sr | WR | 83 | Lon Olejniczak | Fr | WR | 87 | Brad Reid | Sr | QB | 16 | Phil Suess | Jr | TE | | Jim Swift | Sr | | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Bill Snyder – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
- Bill Brashier – Defensive Coordinator
- Carl Jackson – Running backs
- Del Miller – Offensive assistant
- Dan McCarney – Defensive line
- Barry Alvarez – Linebackers
- Don Patterson – Defensive Backs
- Bernie Wyatt – Defensive Ends/Recruiting Coordinator
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Game summaries
Indiana
Indiana at Iowa | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Hoosiers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 30 | Hawkeyes | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 26 | - Sources: Box Score and Game Story
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | IOWA | Mosley 23-yard run (kick failed) | IOWA 6–0 | | Q1 | | IOWA | Mosley 5-yard run (Schilling kick) | IOWA 13–0 | | Q2 | | Indiana | Straub 29-yard field goal | IOWA 13–3 | | Q2 | | IOWA | Mosley 5-yard pass from Suess (Schilling kick) | IOWA 20–3 | | Q2 | 3:06 | IOWA | Mosley 1-yard run (pass failed) | IOWA 26–3 | | Q3 | | Indiana | Johnson 51-yard pass from Clifford (Straub kick) | IOWA 26–10 | | Q4 | | Indiana | Johnson 1-yard run (pass failed) | IOWA 26–16 | | Q4 | | Indiana | Clifford 1-yard run (Straub kick) | IOWA 26–23 | | Q4 | 0:58 | Indiana | Johnson 66-yard pass from Clifford (Straub kick) | Indiana 30–26 | |
On October 22, 2016, former Indiana University coach and current ESPN College Football analyst Lee Corso described the game on College Gameday. He said at halftime he told the Hoosiers (who were losing the game 26-3) to not bother coming out for the 2nd half unless they were prepared to win the game. Indiana would then go on to win the game, 30-26, spoiling the debut of head coach Hayden Fry. [3]
Game statistics[3] | INDIANA | IOWA |
First downs | 25 | 22 |
Total yards | 479 | 389 |
Passing yards | 316 | 227 |
Rushing yards | 143 | 162 |
Penalties | 6–53 | 8–87 |
Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
At No. 3 Oklahoma
Iowa at #3 Oklahoma | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Hawkeyes | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | • No. 3 Sooners | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 | - Source: Box Score and Game Story
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 3:30 | IOWA | Dennis Mosley 10-yard pass from Phil Seuss (kick failed) | IOWA 6-0 | | 2 | 4:00 | OU | Billy Sims 1-yard run (John Hoge kick) | OU 7-6 | | 4 | 13:08 | OU | Billy Sims 3-yard run (John Hoge kick) | OU 14-6 | | 4 | 3:36 | OU | J.C. Watts 1-yard run (John Hoge kick) | OU 21-6 | |
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Game statistics[4] | OKLAHOMA | IOWA |
First downs | 23 | 12 |
Total yards | 452 | 202 |
Passing yards | 183 | 139 |
Rushing yards | 269 | 63 |
Penalties | 4–40 | 5–36 |
Turnovers | 5 | 2 |
No. 7 Nebraska
#7 Nebraska at Iowa | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • No. 7 Cornhuskers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 | Hawkeyes | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 | - Sources: Box Score and Game Story
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 11:51 | IOWA | McKillip 2-yard run (Reggie Roby kick) | IOWA 7-0 | | 2 | 2:12 | NEB | Quinn 1-yard run (Sukup kick) | Tied 7-7 | | 3 | 6:53 | IOWA | McKillip 2-yard run (Roby kick) | IOWA 14-7 | | 3 | 5:21 | IOWA | Chappelle 29-yard pass from Gales (Roby kick) | IOWA 21-7 | | 3 | 2:02 | NEB | Hager 4-yard run (Sukup kick) | IOWA 21-14 | | 4 | 11:02 | NEB | Johnson 5-yard run (Sukup kick) | Tied 21-21 | | 4 | 5:52 | NEB | Sukup 30-yard field goal | NEB 24-21 | |
For the second week in a row, the Hawkeyes faced a Big 8 opponent ranked in the top 10. Iowa led 21-14 at the end of the 3rd quarter, but Nebraska tied the game then recovered a fumble before kicking the winning field goal late.[5]
Iowa State
Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Cyclones | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | • Hawkeyes | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 | - Sources: Box Score and Game Story
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 9:38 | IOWA | Mosley 1-yard run (Reggie Roby kick) | IOWA 7-0 | | 1 | 0:07 | ISU | Mack 1-yard run (Giffords kick) | Tied 7-7 | | 2 | 4:38 | IOWA | Mosley 9-yard pass from Gales (Roby kick) | IOWA 14-7 | | 3 | 11:12 | IOWA | Mosley 18-yard run (Roby kick) | IOWA 21-7 | | 3 | 8:48 | ISU | Less 26-yard interception return (Giffords kick) | IOWA 21-14 | | 4 | 6:46 | IOWA | McKillip 27-yard run (kick failed) | IOWA 27-14 | | 4 | 4:33 | IOWA | Roby 44-yard field goal | IOWA 30-14 | |
This game marked Hayden Fry's first win as head coach of the Hawkeyes.[6]
Game statistics[6] | ISU | IOWA |
First downs | 14 | 30 |
Total yards | 162 | 429 |
Passing yards | 56 | 51 |
Rushing yards | 106 | 378 |
Penalties | 4–35 | 7–63 |
Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
At Illinois
Iowa at Illinois | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Hawkeyes | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 | Fighting Illini | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - Date: October 6
- Location: Memorial Stadium
- Game attendance: 51,044
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Scoring summary |
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| Q2 | | IOWA | Roby 25 yard field goal | IOWA 3–0 | | Q2 | | IOWA | Roby 33 yard field goal | IOWA 6–0 | | Q2 | | ILL | Strader 4 yard pass from McCullough (Bostrom kick) | ILL 7–6 | | Q3 | | IOWA | McKillip 1 yard run (Roby kick) | IOWA 13–7 | |
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At Northwestern
Iowa at Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Hawkeyes | 7 | 28 | 0 | 23 | 58 | Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - Sources: Box Score and Game Story
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | IOWA | Mosley 1-yard run (Roby kick) | IOWA 7–0 | | Q2 | | IOWA | Bohannon 5-yard run (Roby kick) | IOWA 14–0 | | Q2 | | IOWA | Chappelle 44-yard pass from Bohannon (Roby kick) | IOWA 21–0 | | Q2 | | IOWA | Burke 12-yard pass from Bohannon (Roby kick) | IOWA 28–0 | | Q2 | | IOWA | Bohannon 6-yard run (Roby kick) | IOWA 35–0 | | Q4 | | IOWA | McKillip 7-yard pass from Suess (Roby kick) | IOWA 42–0 | | Q4 | | IOWA | Mosley 1-yard run (Roby kick) | IOWA 49–0 | | Q4 | | NW | Bogan 69-yard pass from Kerrigan (pass failed) | IOWA 49–6 | | Q4 | | IOWA | Roby 27-yard field goal | IOWA 52–6 | | Q4 | | IOWA | Dunham 2-yard pass from Gales (kick failed) | IOWA 58–6 | |
- Gordy Bohannan, a junior college transfer, made his first career start
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Game statistics[8] | IOWA | NW |
First downs | 25 | 16 |
Total yards | 509 | 320 |
Passing yards | 145 | 202 |
Rushing yards | 364 | 118 |
Penalties | 3–35 | 4–52 |
Turnovers | 0 | 8 |
Minnesota
Minnesota at Iowa | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Golden Gophers | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 24 | Hawkeyes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - Sources: Box Score and Game Story
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At Wisconsin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Hawkeyes | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 | Badgers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 | - Sources: Box Score and Game Story
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Scoring summary |
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| Q2 | 12:13 | WIS | Veith 27-yard field goal | WIS 3–0 | | Q2 | | WIS | Mohapp 15-yard run (Veith kick) | WIS 10–0 | | Q2 | | IOWA | Swift 6-yard pass from Suess (Roby kick) | WIS 10–7 | | Q2 | | IOWA | Brady 27-yard pass from Suess (Roby kick) | IOWA 14–10 | | Q4 | 14:14 | IOWA | Roby 22-yard field goal | IOWA 17–10 | | Q4 | | WIS | Veith 37-yard field goal | IOWA 17–13 | | Q4 | | IOWA | Mosley 75-yard pass from Suess (Roby kick) | IOWA 24–13 | |
Dennis Mosley broke Ed Podolak's single-season rushing record and caught a 75-yard touchdown pass in the win over the Badgers.[10]
Purdue
Purdue at Iowa | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Boilermakers | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 20 | Hawkeyes | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | Purdue | D. Young 3-yard pass from Herrmann (Seibel kick) | Purdue 7-0 | | 1 | | Iowa | Mosley 1-yard run (kick failed) | Purdue 7-6 | | 2 | | Iowa | McKillip 16-yard run (Reid pass from Mosley) | Iowa 14-7 | | 2 | | Purdue | McCall 17-yard pass from Herrmann (Seibel kick) | Tie 14-14 | | 3 | | Purdue | McCall 6-yard run (kick failed) | Purdue 20-14 | |
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At No. 3 Ohio State
Iowa at Ohio State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Hawkeyes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | • No. 3 Buckeyes | 13 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 34 | - Date: November 10
- Location: Ohio Stadium
- Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST
- Elapsed time: 2:51
- Game attendance: 87,835
- Game weather: Cloudy; 41 °F (5 °C); wind 10–20 mph (16–32 km/h) NW
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 5:55 | OHST | Schlichter 1-yard run (Janakievski kick) | OHST 7–0 | | 1 | 3:18 | OHST | Janakievski 35-yard field goal | OHST 10–0 | | 1 | 1:38 | OHST | Janakievski 29-yard field goal | OHST 13–0 | | 2 | 8:56 | OHST | Volley 1-yard run (Jankievski kick) | OHST 20–0 | | 2 | 6:40 | OHST | Donley 33-yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick) | OHST 27–0 | | 4 | 12:16 | OHST | Spencer 1-yard run (Janakievski kick) | OHST 34–0 | | 4 | 4:07 | IOWA | Chappelle 40-yard pass from Gales (Roby kick) | OHST 34–7 | |
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Michigan State
Michigan State at Iowa | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Spartans | 6 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 23 | • Hawkeyes | 7 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 33 | - Sources: Box Score and Game Story
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| Q1 | | IOWA | Mosley 1-yard run (Roby kick) | IOWA 7–0 | | Q1 | | MSU | Morten Andersen 54-yard field goal | IOWA 7–3 | | Q1 | | MSU | Andersen 25-yard field goal | IOWA 7–6 | | Q2 | | IOWA | Mosley 1-yard run (run failed) | IOWA 13–6 | | Q2 | | MSU | Clark 1-yard run (Andersen kick) | Tied 13–13 | | Q2 | | MSU | Andersen 45-yard field goal | MSU 16–13 | | Q3 | | IOWA | Suess 7-yard run (Roby kick) | IOWA 20–16 | | Q3 | | IOWA | McKillip 18-yard run (Roby kick) | IOWA 27–16 | | Q4 | | IOWA | Mosley 5-yard run (pass failed) | IOWA 33–16 | | Q4 | | MSU | Hughes 1-yard run (Andersen kick) | IOWA 33–23 | |
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Game statistics[13] | MSU | IOWA |
First downs | 17 | 23 |
Total yards | 395 | 444 |
Passing yards | 244 | 204 |
Rushing yards | 151 | 238 |
Penalties | 3–28 | 1–20 |
Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
Awards and honors
Team players in the 1980 NFL Draft
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References
- ^ "Hayden Fry named head coach" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 11, 1978. p. 1. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ "1979 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com.
- ^ a b "Indiana comeback sinks Hawks" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 10, 1979. p. 12. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
- ^ a b "Upset-minded Hawks fall short, 21-6" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 17, 1979. p. 12. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
- ^ "Hawkeye upset spoiled, 24-21" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 24, 1979. p. 7. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ a b "Awesome Iowa rushing attack devastates Cyclones' defense" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 1, 1979. p. 12. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ "Hawkeyes hold the line, 13-7" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 8, 1979. p. 11. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ a b "Hawks run wild, 58-6" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 15, 1979. p. 12. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ "Nothing went right for Hawks; Floyd goes back to Minnesota" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 22, 1979. p. 12. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
- ^ "Suess, Mosley lead Hawkeyes' victory" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 29, 1979. p. 8. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
- ^ "No. 16 Purdue outduels Hawks in wild aerial showdown, 20-14" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 5, 1979. p. 10. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
- ^ "Buckeyes drop fumbling Hawks, 34-7" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 12, 1979. p. 12. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
- ^ a b "Hawks soar to first-division finish, 33-23" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 19, 1979. p. 10. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
- ^ "1980 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
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