American college football season
1985 Iowa Hawkeyes football Conference Big Ten Conference Coaches No. 9 AP No. 10 1985 record 10–2 (7–1 Big Ten) Head coach Offensive coordinator Bill Snyder (7th season)Defensive coordinator Bill Brashier (7th season) MVP show Nate Creer Mike Haight Bill Happel Ronnie Harmon Scott Helverson Tom Humphrey Chuck Long George Millett Devon Mitchell Jay Norvell Kelly O'Brien Hap Peterson Larry Station Captain Mike Haight[1] Home stadium Kinnick Stadium Seasons
1985 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 10 Iowa $
7
–
1
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
No. 2 Michigan
6
–
1
–
1
10
–
1
–
1
Illinois
5
–
2
–
1
6
–
5
–
1
No. 14 Ohio State
5
–
3
–
0
9
–
3
–
0
Michigan State
5
–
3
–
0
7
–
5
–
0
Minnesota
4
–
4
–
0
7
–
5
–
0
Purdue
3
–
5
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Wisconsin
2
–
6
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Indiana
1
–
7
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Northwestern
1
–
7
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1985 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1985 Big Ten Conference football season . The Hawkeyes were led by seventh-year head coach Hayden Fry and played their home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa .
Chuck Long declared that he would return for his senior season. He became an instant Heisman Trophy candidate, and Iowa was a preseason top five team. After three weeks in 1985, the Hawkeyes ascended to No. 1 in the national rankings for the second time in team history (1960).
Three weeks later, in the sixth game of the season, No. 1 Iowa faced No. 2 Michigan at Kinnick Stadium. Iowa trailed 10–9 as the Hawkeyes regained possession of the football at their own 22-yard line with just 5:27 remaining in the game. Long drove the Iowa team to the 12-yard line with two seconds remaining to set up kicker Rob Houghtlin 's game-winning field goal as time expired. After a rout of Northwestern , the Hawkeyes were upset by the No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes in Columbus, Ohio . The loss to Ohio State cost Iowa their No. 1 ranking, but the Hawkeyes still won the Big Ten title outright for the first time in 27 years.[3]
Long won a number of major national awards, including the Maxwell Award , given to the nation's top player and the Davey O'Brien Award , given to the nation's top quarterback, and the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the top player in the Big Ten. He was a consensus first-team selection to the 1985 College Football All-America Team and the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy to Bo Jackson of Auburn , losing by just 45 points.
Iowa lost Long's final game, the 1986 Rose Bowl , to UCLA by a score of 45–28. Long's Iowa teams compiled a 35–13–1 record. He graduated with 10,461 passing yards and 74 touchdowns on 782 completions.
Schedule [ ] Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 14 Drake * No. 5 W 58–066,135 September 21 Northern Illinois * No. 4 Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa W 48–2066,014 September 28 at Iowa State * No. 3 Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa (Cy-Hawk Trophy )ABC W 57–353,202 October 5 Michigan State No. 1 Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa CBS W 35–3166,044 October 12 at Wisconsin No. 1 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wisconsin (rivalry )W 23–1379,023 October 19 No. 2 Michigan No. 1 Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa CBS W 12–1066,350 October 26 at Northwestern No. 1 Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois W 49–1047,269 November 2 at No. 8 Ohio State No. 1 Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio CBS L 13–2290,467 November 9 Illinois No. 6 Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa W 59–066,120 November 16 at Purdue No. 5 CBS W 27–2457,762 November 23 Minnesota No. 3 TBS W 31–966,020 January 1 vs. No. 13 UCLA * No. 4 Rose Bowl Pasadena, California (1986 Rose Bowl )NBC L 28–45103,292 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster [ ]
1985 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
OL
55
Dave Alexander Jr
OL
75
Kevin Angel Sr
FB
23
Richard Bass Fr
RB
13
Rick Bayless So
OL
69
Mike Bennett Sr
FB
35
Fred Bush Sr
OL
78
Malcolm Christie So
TE
49
Craig Clark So
TE
84
Marv Cook Fr
WR
82
Pat Coppinger Jr
FB
25
Marshall Cotton So
OT
61
Dave Croston Jr
OL
63
Jeff Croston Fr
OL
58
Greg Divis So
WR
1
Quinn Early So
TE
86
Mike Flagg So
OL
74
Chris Gambol Jr
RB
22
Grant Goodman Fr
WR
80
Steve Green So
OT
79
Mike Haight (C)
Sr
WR
40
Bill Happel Sr
RB
28
Kevin Harmon So
RB
31
Ronnie Harmon (C)
Sr
QB
8
Chuck Hartlieb Fr
WR
87
Scott Helverson Sr
QB
15
Jay Hess Jr
FB
20
David Hudson Fr
OG
65
Tom Humphrey Sr
OG
70
Bob Kratch Fr
QB
16
Chuck Long (C)
Sr
WR
81
Derrius Loveless So
RB
John Marchese Sr
WR
26
Peter Marciano Fr
WR
47
Jim Mauro So
TE
89
Dave Murphy Jr
OL
66
Kelly O'Brien Sr
TE
85
John Palmer Fr
QB
14
Tom Poholsky Fr
OL
67
Jim Poynton Fr
RB
33
Kevin Ringer Fr
FB
30
John Rudolph Jr
OL
60
Bob Schmitt So
FB
17
Tim Sennott Sr
C
56
Mark Sindlinger Jr
WR
2
Robert Smith Jr
OL
53
Mark Spranger Jr
QB
12
Mark Vlasic Jr
OL
71
Chuck Waggoner Fr
TE
88
Tom Ward So
OL
73
Herb Wester So
Defense
DL
68
Tim Anderson So
LB
93
Tim Batterson So
DE
92
Jeff Beard So
DE
48
Tyrone Berrie Fr
LB
43
Jeff Blake So
DB
19
Mike Bolan Jr
DE
5
Mike Burke So
DE
90
Doug Burrell Sr
DB
3
Kerry Burt So
CB
29
Nate Creer Sr
DB
18
Kyle Crowe Sr
LB
37
George Davis Jr
DL
76
Jeff Drost Jr
DE
83
Mike Ertz Fr
DE
94
Bruce Gear Jr
DE
96
Robert Grafton Jr
DL
64
Dave Haight Fr
DL
54
Eric Higgins Fr
DB
42
Tork Hook Fr
DB
19
Carl Jackson So
DL
77
Myron Keppy Jr
DB
4
Lloyd Kimber Jr
LB
34
Vernon Little Fr
DE
98
George Millett Sr
DB
21
Devon Mitchell Sr
DE
97
Joe Mott Fr
DB
45
Jay Norvell Sr
DL
50
Hap Peterson (C)
Sr
DE
71
Chris Pigott Fr
DE
99
Richard Pryor Jr
LB
32
J.J. Puk Jr
LB
95
Jim Reilly Fr
LB
38
Shawon Respress Fr
DE
91
Sean Ridley Fr
DB
11
Rick Schmidt Jr
DL
72
Joe Schuster Jr
DB
44
Keaton Smiley So
DB
9
Ken Sims Jr
LB
36
Larry Station (C)
Sr
DB
41
Mark Stoops Fr
LB
39
Tyrone Taylor So
DL
95
Eric Underberg Jr
DL
57
Jon Vrieze Jr
DL
51
Bill Weires Sr
LB
46
Dan Wirth So
DB
10
Anthony Wright Fr
Special teams
K
84
Marv Cook Fr
K
6
George Murphy Fr
K
7
Rob Houghtlin So
P
27
Gary Kostrubala Jr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Bill Snyder – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Bill Brashier – Defensive Coordinator
Kirk Ferentz – Offensive line Carl Jackson – Running backs
Del Miller – Offensive assistant Dan McCarney – Defensive line Barry Alvarez – Linebackers Don Patterson – Defensive BacksBernie Wyatt – Defensive Ends/Recruiting Coordinator
Bill Dervich – Strength and Conditioning
Bob Stoops – Volunteer Assistant Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Final
AP
4 (7)
4 (5)
5 (5)
4 (5)
3 (5)
1 (35)
1 (34)
1 (27)
1 (60)
1 (58)
6
5
3
2 (3)
3 (3)
4 (2)
10
Coaches
8 (1)
7
4
3
1 (19)
1 (16)
1 (16)
1 (42)
1 (42)
6
5
4
3
3
3
9
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Game summaries [ ] Drake [ ]
Drake at #5 Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs
0
0 0 0
0
• Hawkeyes
0
14 37 7
58
Date: September 14Location: Kinnick Stadium , Iowa City, Iowa Game start: 1:05 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 2:55Game attendance: 66,135Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), Partly cloudy, Wind SW 10–12 miles per hour (16–19 km/h)Referee: Jim Kemerling show 2 10:37 IOWA Clark 6-yard pass from Long (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 7-0 2 0:02 IOWA Helverson 4-yard pass from Long (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 14-0 3 11:28 IOWA R. Harmon 2-yard run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 21-0 3 9:16 IOWA R. Harmon 6-yard run (kick failed) IOWA 27-0 3 5:50 IOWA Rob Houghtlin 46-yard field goal IOWA 30-0 3 4:37 IOWA K. Harmon 2-yard run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 37-0 3 3:40 IOWA Hudson 10-yard run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 44-0 3 1:50 IOWA Helverson 31-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 51-0 4 8:41 IOWA Bayless 1-yard run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 58-0
See also: Drake Bulldogs football
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Northern Illinois [ ]
Northern Illinois at #4 Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Huskies
0
7 6 7
20
• Hawkeyes
14
10 14 10
48
Date: September 21Location: Kinnick Stadium , Iowa City, Iowa Game start: 1:05 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:00Game attendance: 66,014Game weather: ~65 °F (18 °C), CloudyReferee: Tom Quinn show 1 4:52 IOWA Smith 8-yard pass from Long (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 7-0 1 3:08 IOWA Happel 36-yard pass from Long (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 14-0 2 11:57 IOWA Rob Houghtlin 50-yard field goal IOWA 17-0 2 9:08 IOWA Happel 39-yard pass from Long (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 24-0 2 5:06 NIU Woolridge 21-yard pass from Taylor (Forester kick) IOWA 24-7 3 6:31 IOWA Early 15-yard pass from Long (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 31-7 3 5:32 NIU Taylor 1-yard run (run failed) IOWA 31-13 3 3:32 IOWA Happel 12-yard pass from Long (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 38-13 4 11:43 IOWA Rob Houghtlin 41-yard field goal IOWA 41-13 4 5:46 IOWA Mauro 16-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 48-13 4 1:34 NIU Gerin 22-yard pass from Genatempo (Forester kick) IOWA 48-20
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at Iowa State [ ]
#3 Iowa at Iowa State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hawkeyes
7
34 16 0
57
Cyclones
0
0 0 3
3
Date: September 28Location: Jack Trice Stadium , Ames, Iowa Game start: 2:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:25Game attendance: 53,202Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), Wind NE 15 mph (24 km/h)Referee: Vance CarlsonTV announcers (ABC ): Al Michaels , Lee Grosscup , and Al Trautwig show 1 4:11 IOWA Fred Bush 4-yard run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 7-0 2 14:05 IOWA Rob Houghtlin 47-yard field goal IOWA 10-0 2 8:55 IOWA R. Harmon 2-yard run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 17-0 2 6:59 IOWA R. Harmon 23-yard run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 24-0 2 2:48 IOWA Rob Houghtlin 41-yard field goal IOWA 27-0 2 1:47 IOWA Mike Flagg 3-yard pass from Chuck Long (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 34-0 2 0:47 IOWA Smith 9-yard pass from Chuck Long (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 41-0 3 13:19 IOWA Scott Helverson 46-yard pass from Chuck Long (kick failed) IOWA 47-0 3 9:37 IOWA Rob Houghtlin 27-yard field goal IOWA 50-0 3 2:33 IOWA Scott Helverson 26-yard pass from Vlassic (Cook kick) IOWA 57-0 4 5:21 ISU Frank 52-yard field goal IOWA 57-3
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Michigan State [ ]
Michigan State at #1 Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Spartans
0
10 14 7
31
• Hawkeyes
7
6 15 7
35
Date: October 5Location: Kinnick Stadium , Iowa City, Iowa Game start: 1:40 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:50Game attendance: 66,044Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), Cloudy, Wind NW 20–25 mph (32–40 km/h)Referee: Tom QuinnTV announcers (CBS Sports ): Brent Musburger and Ara Parseghian show 1 10:23 IOWA Robert Smith 60-yard pass from Chuck Long (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 7-0 2 13:12 IOWA Mike Flagg 17-yard pass from Chuck Long (kick failed) IOWA 13-0 2 11:34 MSU Chris Caudell 32-yard field goal IOWA 13-3 2 9:15 MSU Andre Rison 50-yard pass from Bobby McAllister (Caudell kick)IOWA 13-10 3 12:30 MSU Lorenzo White 23-yard run (Caudell kick)MSU 17-13 3 7:01 MSU Lorenzo White 1-yard run (Caudell kick) MSU 24-13 3 6:16 IOWA Robert Smith 4-yard pass from Chuck Long (Flagg pass from Long for two-point conversion) MSU 24-21 3 3:21 IOWA Mike Flagg 12-yard pass from Chuck Long (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 28-24 4 4:06 MSU Craig Johnson 25-yard run (Caudell kick) MSU 31-28 4 0:27 IOWA Chuck Long 2-yard run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 35-31
See also: 1985 Michigan State Spartans football team
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at Wisconsin [ ]
#1 Iowa at Wisconsin
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hawkeyes
3
7 3 10
23
Badgers
0
0 10 3
13
Date: October 12Location: Camp Randall Stadium , Madison, Wisconsin Game start: 1:08 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 2:51Game attendance: 79,023Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), Cloudy, Wind SSW 10–20 mph (16–32 km/h)Referee: John Nealon show 1 3:55 IOWA Rob Houghtlin 30-yard field goal IOWA 3-0 2 11:42 IOWA Bill Happel 8-yard pass from Chuck Long (Rob Houghtlin kick) IOWA 10-0 3 5:52 WIS Joe Armentrout 3-yard pass from Bud Keyes (Todd Gregoire kick) IOWA 10-7 3 3:53 IOWA Rob Houghtlin 40-yard field goal IOWA 13-7 3 0:07 WIS Todd Gregoire 27-yard field goal IOWA 13-10 4 10:52 IOWA Ronnie Harmon 12-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick) IOWA 20-10 4 6:01 WIS Todd Gregoire 24-yard field goal IOWA 20-13 4 3:14 IOWA Rob Houghtlin 35-yard field goal IOWA 23-13
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Michigan [ ]
#2 Michigan at #1 Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Wolverines
0
7 0 3
10
• Hawkeyes
0
6 0 6
12
Date: October 19Location: Kinnick Stadium , Iowa City, Iowa Game start: 2:50 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:00Game attendance: 66,350Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), Chance of showers, Wind SW 10–15 mph (16–24 km/h)Referee: Jerry HendricksonTV announcers (CBS Sports ): Brent Musburger and Ara Parseghian show 2 9:05 IOWA Houghtlin 35-yard field goal IOWA 3-0 2 6:06 MICH White 6-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Gillette kick) MICH 7-3 2 0:04 IOWA Houghtlin 27-yard field goal MICH 7-6 4 14:20 IOWA Houghtlin 36-yard field goal IOWA 9-7 4 10:55 MICH Gillette 40-yard field goal MICH 10-9 4 0:00 IOWA Houghtlin 29-yard field goal IOWA 12-10
See also: 1985 Michigan Wolverines football team
Rob Houghtlin kicked a 29-yard field goal as time expired to lift the top-ranked Hawkeyes to victory over the #2 "Wolverdinks", as Houghtlin referred to them.[12]
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at Northwestern [ ]
#1 Iowa at Northwestern
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hawkeyes
7
21 7 14
49
Wildcats
0
3 0 7
10
Date: October 26Location: Dyche Stadium , Evanston, Illinois Game start: 1:37 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 2:44Game attendance: 47,276Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), Sunny, Wind SW 14 mph (23 km/h) show 1 8:48 IOWA Bill Happel 28-yard pass from Chuck Long (Rob Houghtlin kick) IOWA 7-0 2 9:16 NW John Duvic 21-yard field goal IOWA 7-3 2 7:14 IOWA Ronnie Harmon 44-yard pass from Chuck Long (Rob Houghtlin kick) IOWA 14-3 2 3:44 IOWA Robert Smith 89-yard pass from Chuck Long (Rob Houghtlin kick) IOWA 21-3 2 2:37 IOWA Bill Happel 35-yard pass from Chuck Long (Rob Houghtlin kick) IOWA 28-3 3 11:22 IOWA Bill Happel 25-yard pass from Chuck Long (Rob Houghtlin kick) IOWA 35-3 4 14:52 IOWA Craig Clark 4-yard pass from Chuck Long (Rob Houghtlin kick) IOWA 42-3 4 12:51 IOWA Kevin Harmon 2-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick) IOWA 49-3 4 2:02 NW Marc Bumgarner 4-yard pass from Mike Greenfield (John Duvic kick) IOWA 49-10
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at Ohio State [ ]
#1 Iowa at #8 Ohio State
1
2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes
0
7 0 6
13
• Buckeyes
5
10 0 7
22
Date: November 2Location: Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio Game start: 2:44 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:19Game attendance: 90,467Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), Rain, Wind S 10 mph (16 km/h)Referee: Gil MarchmanTV announcers (CBS Sports ): Brent Musburger and Ara Parseghian show 1 11:03 OSU Rich Spangler 28-yard field goal OSU 3-0 1 0:02 OSU Safety, Sonny Gordan blocked punt out of end zone OSU 5-0 2 9:06 OSU John Woolridge 57-yard run (Spangler kick) OSU 12-0 2 5:00 OSU Rich Spangler 26-yard field goal OSU 15-0 2 0:28 Iowa Ronnie Harmon 3-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick) OSU 15-7 4 11:39 OSU Vince Workman 4-yard run (Spangler kick) OSU 22-7 4 8:19 Iowa David Hudson 2-yard run (run failed) OSU 22-13
See also: 1985 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
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Illinois [ ]
Illinois at #6 Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Fighting Illini
0
0 0 0
0
• Hawkeyes
35
14 0 10
59
Date: November 9Location: Kinnick Stadium ,Iowa City, Iowa Game start: 1:05 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:20Game attendance: 66,120Game weather: ~45 °F (7 °C), Cloudy, rain, Wind NE 10–15 mph (16–24 km/h)Referee: Otho Kortz show 1 11:54 IOWA R. Smith 49-yard pass from Long (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 7-0 1 10:16 IOWA Hudson 1-yard run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 14-0 1 7:28 IOWA R. Smith 43-yard pass from Long (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 21-0 1 4:36 IOWA R. Harmon 46-yard run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 28-0 1 0:59 IOWA Hudson 10-yard run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 35-0 2 5:16 IOWA Flagg 1-yard pass from Long (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 42-0 2 2:31 IOWA Helverson 9-yard pass from Long (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 49-0 4 13:12 IOWA Rob Houghtlin 37-yard field goal IOWA 52-0 4 8:21 IOWA Goodman 16-yard run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 59-0
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at Purdue [ ]
#5 Iowa at Purdue
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hawkeyes
7
17 0 3
27
Boilermakers
7
10 0 7
24
Date: November 16Location: Ross–Ade Stadium , West Lafayette, Indiana Game start: 3:42 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:17Game attendance: 57,762Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), Cloudy, Wind WSW 23 mph (37 km/h)Referee: Tom QuinnTV announcers (CBS Sports ): Brent Musburger , Ara Parseghian , and Pat O'Brien show 1 9:21 Purdue Griffin 49-yard pass from Jim Everett (Briggs kick) Purdue 7-0 1 0:08 Iowa Ronnie Harmon 2-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick) Tied 7-7 2 14:02 Iowa Hudson 1-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick) IOWA 14-7 2 9:53 Purdue Medlock 1-yard run (Briggs kick) Tied 14-14 2 5:55 Iowa Hudson 1-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick) IOWA 21-14 2 1:30 Purdue Briggs 37-yard field goal IOWA 21-17 2 0:02 Iowa Rob Houghtlin 33-yard field goal IOWA 24-17 4 6:35 Purdue Medlock 2-yard run (Briggs kick) Tied 24-24 4 1:08 Iowa Rob Houghtlin 25-yard field goal IOWA 27-24
See also: 1985 Purdue Boilermakers football team
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Minnesota [ ]
Minnesota at #3 Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Golden Gophers
3
0 0 6
9
• Hawkeyes
7
10 7 7
31
Date: November 23Location: Kinnick Stadium ,Iowa City, Iowa Game start: CST Elapsed time: 3:00Game attendance: 66,020Game weather: ~25 °F (−4 °C), Cloudy, Wind NNW 10–15 mph (16–24 km/h)Referee: John NealonTV announcers (TBS Sports ): Pete van Wieren and Ron Kramer show 1 9:48 Iowa Ronnie Harmon 5-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick) IOWA 7-0 1 1:54 Minn Chip Lohmiller 35-yard field goal IOWA 7-3 2 5:15 Iowa Rob Houghtlin 26-yard field goal IOWA 10-3 2 1:40 Iowa Mike Flagg 4-yard pass from Chuck Long (Rob Houghtlin kick) IOWA 17-3 3 9:39 Iowa Kevin Harmon 10-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick) IOWA 24-3 4 14:11 Iowa Rick Bayless 5-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick) IOWA 31-3 4 2:01 Minn Gailord 16-yard pass from Holt (conversion failed) IOWA 31-9
Floyd of Rosedale , Iowa beat the Golden Gophers in Lou Holtz 's last game as Minnesota's head coach. Chuck Long, in his final game at Kinnick Stadium, became the first player in Big Ten history to eclipse 10,000 career passing yards.
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vs. (Rose Bowl) [ ]
#13 UCLA vs. #4 Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bruins
10
14 7 14
45
Hawkeyes
7
3 7 11
28
Date: January 1, 1986Location: Rose Bowl , Pasadena, California Game start: PST Elapsed time: 3:18Game attendance: 103,292Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), Overcast, Wind S 5 mph (8.0 km/h)Referee: Tom QuinnTV announcers (NBC ): Dick Enberg , Merlin Olsen show 1 7:02 IOWA David Hudson 1-yard run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 7-0 1 3:23 UCLA Eric Ball 30-yard run (Lee kick) Tied 7-7 1 1:11 UCLA John Lee 42-yard field goal UCLA 10-7 2 7:43 IOWA Rob Houghtlin 24-yard field goal Tied 10-10 2 6:19 UCLA Eric Ball 40-yard run (Lee kick) UCLA 17-10 2 1:36 UCLA Eric Ball 6-yard run (Lee kick) UCLA 24-10 3 12:19 IOWA Chuck Long 4-yard run (Houghtlin kick) UCLA 24-17 3 6:25 UCLA Mike Sherrard 6-yard pass from Matt Stevens (J. Lee kick) UCLA 31-17 4 13:25 UCLA Eric Ball 32-yard run (Lee kick) UCLA 38-17 4 10:51 IOWA Rob Houghtlin 52-yard field goal UCLA 38-20 4 6:38 UCLA Matt Stevens 1-yard run (Lee kick) UCLA 45-20 4 3:11 IOWA Bill Happel 11-yard pass from Chuck Long (Harmon run) UCLA 45-28
Main article: 1986 Rose Bowl
See also: 1985 UCLA Bruins football team
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Awards and honors [ ] Team players in the 1986 NFL Draft [ ] Main article: 1986 NFL Draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Chuck Long Quarterback
1
12
Detroit Lions
Ronnie Harmon Running back
1
16
Buffalo Bills
Mike Haight Tackle
1
22
New York Jets
Devon Mitchell Defensive back
4
92
Detroit Lions
Larry Station Linebacker
11
287
Pittsburgh Steelers
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Future head coaches [ ]
Name 1985 Position School Tenure
Barry Alvarez Linebackers Coach
Wisconsin Badgers football 1990–2005
Bill Snyder Offensive Coordinator/QB Coach
Kansas State Wildcats football 1989–2005, 2009–2018
Bob Stoops Volunteer Coach
Oklahoma Sooners football 1999–2016
Chuck Long Quarterback
San Diego State Aztecs football 2006–2008
Dan McCarney Defensive Line Coach
Iowa State Cyclones football 1995–2006
Jay Norvell Defensive back
Nevada Wolf Pack football 2017–present
Kirk Ferentz Offensive line coach
Iowa Hawkeyes football 1999–present
Mark Stoops Defensive back
Kentucky Wildcats football 2013–present
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^ The University of Iowa Athletic Communications. "University of Iowa Football 2011 Media Fact Book: IOWA Captains" (PDF) . The University of Iowa Athletic Communications. p. 146. Retrieved November 9, 2015 . ^ The University of Iowa Athletic Communications. "University of Iowa Football 2011 Media Fact Book: IOWA MVPs" (PDF) . The University of Iowa Athletic Communications. p. 145. Retrieved November 9, 2015 . ^ Big Ten Football Media Guide. Michigan, who had tied with Illinois , finished second in the Big Ten with a 6–1–1 record.
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