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American college football season
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.
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 16 | Northwestern | | W 20–3 | 56,840 |
September 23 | No. 20 Iowa State* | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy)
| L 0–31 | 60,075 |
September 30 | at Arizona* | | L 3–23 | 46,851 |
October 7 | Utah* | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| 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 | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| L 7–34 | 57,640 |
November 4 | No. 8 Michigan | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| L 0–34 | 49,120 |
November 11 | at Indiana | | L 14–34 | 33,167 |
November 18 | Wisconsin | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| W 38–24 | 44,444 |
November 25 | at No. 14 Michigan State | | L 7–42 | 57,007 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster[]
1978 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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DB
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Dave Becker
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Sr
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DL
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97
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Doug Benschoter
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Sr
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LB
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Tim Gutshall
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Sr
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LB
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47
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Tom Rusk
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Sr
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DE
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45
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Steve Vazquez
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Sr
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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K
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Scott Schilling
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So
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Game summaries[]
Northwestern[]
Northwestern at Iowa
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Wildcats |
7 |
7 | 6 | 0 |
20 |
Hawkeyes |
0 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
3 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | IOWA | Brad Reid 55-yard pass from Rod Morton (Schilling kick) | Iowa 7–0 |
| 2 | 4:44 | IOWA | Todd Simonsen 4-yard fumble return (Schilling kick) | Iowa 14–0 |
| 2 | | NW | Nick Mirkopulos | Iowa 14–3 |
| 3 | 2:15 | IOWA | Brad Reid 5-yard run (kick failed) | Iowa 20–3 |
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Iowa State[]
[3]
at Arizona[]
Utah[]
at Minnesota[]
[4]
at Ohio State[]
Purdue[]
Purdue at Iowa
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• No. 17 Boilermakers |
10 |
7 | 0 | 17 |
34 |
Hawkeyes |
0 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
7 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | PUR | Sovereen 39-yard field goal | Purdue 3–0 |
| 1 | | PUR | Pope 11-yard run (Sovereen kick) | Purdue 10–0 |
| 2 | | PUR | Young 25-yard pass from Herrmann (Sovereen kick) | Purdue 17–0 |
| 3 | | IOWA | Reid 57-yard run (Schilling kick) | Purdue 17–7 |
| 4 | | PUR | Burrell 11-yard pass from Herrmann (Sovereen kick) | Purdue 24–7 |
| 4 | | PUR | Sovereen 27-yard field goal | Purdue 27–7 |
| 4 | | PUR | Eubank 3-yard pass from Herrmann (Sovereen kick) | Purdue 34–7 |
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Michigan[]
at Indiana[]
Wisconsin[]
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at Michigan State[]
[6][7][8]
Team players in the 1979 NFL Draft[]
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References[]
- ^ "1978 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
- ^ "Iowa tops Northwestern, 20-3" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 18, 1978. p. 10. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
- ^ "Cyclones stun Hawkeyes" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 25, 1978. p. 10. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
- ^ "Hawkeyes'second half explosion falls short, 22-20" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 16, 1978. p. 10. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
- ^ "Iowa rolls past Badgers, 38-24" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 20, 1978. p. 7. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
- ^ "Michigan State explodes against Iowa in finale" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 27, 1978. p. 10. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ "The ax falls for 'fighter' Commings" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 28, 1978. p. 1. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ "Hayden Fry named head coach" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 11, 1978. p. 1. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ "1979 NFL Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
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