American college football season
1986 Iowa Hawkeyes football Conference Big Ten Conference Coaches No. 15 AP No. 16 1986 record 9–3 (5–3 Big Ten) Head coach Offensive coordinator Bill Snyder (8th season)Defensive coordinator Bill Brashier (8th season) MVP Rick Bayless Captain Dave Croston George DavisJeff Drost Ken SimsMark Vlasic Home stadium Kinnick Stadium (Capacity: 67,700)Seasons
The 1986 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season .
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 13 11:30 a.m. Iowa State * TBS W 43–767,700
September 20 1:00 p.m. Northern Illinois * Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa W 57–366,930
September 27 1:00 p.m. UTEP * No. 15 Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa W 69–767,500
October 4 2:30 p.m. at No. 17 Michigan State No. 11 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, Michigan CBS W 24–2175,102
October 11 1:00 p.m. Wisconsin No. 10 Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa W 17–667,700
October 18 2:30 p.m. at No. 4 Michigan No. 8 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan CBS L 17–20105,879
October 25 1:00 p.m. Northwestern No. 11 Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa W 27–2067,250
November 1 11:30 a.m. No. 17 Ohio State No. 11 Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa TBS L 10–3167,640
November 8 1:00 p.m. at Illinois No. 16 L 16–2075,190
November 15 1:00 p.m. Purdue Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa W 42–1467,321
November 22 6:00 p.m. at Minnesota TBS W 30–2765,018
December 30 8:00 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
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
OL
55
Dave Alexander
Sr
FB
23
Richard Bass
So
RB
13
Rick Bayless
Jr
OL
78
Malcolm Christie
Jr
TE
49
Craig Clark
Jr
TE
84
Marv Cook
So
WR
82
Pat Coppinger
Jr
FB
25
Marshall Cotton
Jr
OT
61
Dave Croston
Sr
OL
63
Jeff Croston
So
OL
58
Greg Divis
Jr
WR
1
Quinn Early
Jr
TE
86
Mike Flagg
Jr
OL
74
Chris Gambol
Sr
RB
22
Grant Goodman
So
WR
80
Steve Green
Jr
WR
16
Deven Harberts
So
RB
28
Kevin Harmon
Jr
QB
8
Chuck Hartlieb
So
WR
15
Jay Hess
Sr
FB
20
David Hudson
So
OG
70
Bob Kratch
So
WR
81
Derrius Loveless
Jr
WR
26
Peter Marciano
So
WR
47
Jim Mauro
Jr
QB
11
Dan McGwire
Fr
TE
89
Dave Murphy
Sr
TE
85
John Palmer
So
QB
14
Tom Poholsky
Fr
OL
67
Jim Poynton
So
RB
33
Kevin Ringer
So
FB
30
John Rudolph
Sr
OL
60
Bob Schmitt
Jr
C
56
Mark Sindlinger
Sr
WR
2
Robert Smith
Sr
OL
53
Mark Spranger
Sr
QB
12
Mark Vlasic
Sr
OL
71
Chuck Waggoner
So
TE
88
Tom Ward
Jr
WR
2
Travis Watkins
Fr
OL
73
Herb Wester
Jr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DL
68
Tim Anderson
Jr
LB
93
Tim Batterson
Jr
DE
92
Jeff Beard
Jr
DE
48
Tyrone Berrie
So
LB
43
Jeff Blake
Jr
DB
19
Mike Bolan
Sr
DE
5
Mike Burke
Jr
DB
3
Kerry Burt
Jr
LB
37
George Davis
Sr
DL
76
Jeff Drost
Sr
DE
83
Mike Ertz
So
DE
94
Bruce Gear
Sr
DE
96
Robert Grafton
Sr
DL
64
Dave Haight
So
DL
54
Eric Higgins
So
DB
42
Tork Hook
So
DB
19
Carl Jackson
Jr
DL
77
Myron Keppy
Sr
DB
4
Lloyd Kimber
Sr
LB
34
Vernon Little
So
DE
97
Joe Mott
So
DE
71
Chris Pigott
So
DE
99
Richard Pryor
Sr
LB
32
J.J. Puk
Sr
LB
35
Brad Quast
Fr
LB
95
Jim Reilly
So
LB
38
Shawon Respress
So
DE
91
Sean Ridley
So
DB
11
Rick Schmidt
Sr
DL
72
Joe Schuster
Sr
DB
44
Keaton Smiley
Jr
DB
9
Ken Sims
Sr
DB
41
Mark Stoops
So
LB
39
Tyrone Taylor
Jr
DL
95
Eric Underberg
Sr
DL
57
Jon Vrieze
Sr
LB
46
Dan Wirth
Jr
DB
10
Anthony Wright
So
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
6
George Murphy
So
K
7
Rob Houghtlin
Jr
P
27
Gary Kostrubala
Sr
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 Backs
Bernie Wyatt – Defensive Ends/Recruiting Coordinator
Bill Dervich – Strength and Conditioning
Bob Stoops – Volunteer Assistant
Mike Stoops – Graduate Assistant
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Rankings [ ]
Ranking MovementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
AP
NR
NR
NR
15
11
10
8
11
11
16
NR
NR
20
19
16
Coaches'
18
20
14
13
11
11
8
12
12
16
RV
RV
RV
RV
15
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Game summaries [ ]
Iowa State [ ]
Iowa State at Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Cyclones
0
0 0 7
7
• Hawkeyes
13
13 10 7
43
Date: September 13Location: Kinnick Stadium , Iowa City, Iowa Game start: 11:40 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:30Game attendance: 67,700Referee: Sam MaphisTelevision network: TBS
Scoring summary 1 11:23 Iowa Houghtlin 32-yard field goal Iowa 3–0
6:39 Iowa Houghtlin 46-yard field goal Iowa 6–0
0:34 Iowa Mauro 43-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 13–0
2 11:30 Iowa Hudson 1-yard run (pass failed) Iowa 19–0
1:40 Iowa Mauro 17-yard pass from Smith (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 26–0
3 10:38 Iowa Houghtlin 37-yard field goal Iowa 29–0
3:24 Iowa Mauro 47-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 36–0
4 11:29 Iowa Bayless 32-yard run (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 43–0
1:09 ISU Brown 21-yard pass from Sadek (Frank kick) Iowa 43–7
IOWA: Hudson 20 Rush, 120 Yds
IOWA: Mauro 5 Rec, 149 Yds
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.
Northern Illinois [ ]
Northern Illinois at Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Huskies
0
0 0 3
3
• Hawkeyes
15
21 14 7
57
Date: September 20Location: Kinnick Stadium , Iowa City, Iowa Game start: 1:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 2:45Game attendance: 66,930Referee: Jerry Hendrickson
Scoring summary 1 14:33 Iowa Hudson 42-yard run (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 7–0
5:27 Iowa Bayless 5-yard run (Flagg pass from Poholsky) Iowa 15–0
2 13:46 Iowa Bayless 87-yard run (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 22–0
13:08 Iowa Mauro 39-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 29–0
4:49 Iowa Flagg 20-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 36–0
3 11:36 Iowa Hudson 2-yard run (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 43–0
1:13 Iowa Bass 1-yard run (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 50–0
4 9:27 Iowa Bass 2-yard run (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 57–0
1:18 NIU Nelson 31-yard field goal Iowa 57–3
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.[4]
UTEP [ ]
UTEP at #15 Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Miners
7
0 0 0
7
• No. 15 Hawkeyes
21
20 14 14
69
Date: September 27Location: Kinnick Stadium , Iowa City, Iowa Game start: 1:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 2:50Game attendance: 67,500Referee: Gil Marchman
Scoring summary 1 10:09 Iowa Hudson 1-yard run (kick failed) Iowa 6–0
6:46 Iowa Bayless 1-yard run (Hudson pass from Poholsky) Iowa 14–0
5:26 Iowa Smith 34-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 21–0
1:54 UTEP Adkison 9-yard pass from Garza (Jacke kick ) Iowa 21–7
2 13:53 Iowa Smith 25-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 28–7
10:09 Iowa Harmon 1-yard run (kick failed) Iowa 34–7
0:34 Iowa Bayless 4-yard run (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 41–7
3 8:24 Iowa Harberts 59-yard pass from McGwire (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 48–7
5:42 Iowa Harberts 54-yard pass from McGwire (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 55–7
4 3:08 Iowa Goodman 1-yard run (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 62–7
0:28 Iowa Ringer 33-yard run (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 69–7
Three Hawkeyes scored two touchdowns each in this route of UTEP.[5]
Michigan State [ ]
#11 Iowa at #17 Michigan State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hawkeyes
14
0 7 3
24
Spartans
7
7 0 7
21
Date: October 4Location: Spartan Stadium , East Lansing, Michigan Game attendance: 75,102Referee: John NeamonTV announcers (CBS ): Brent Musburger and Ara Parseghian
Scoring summary Q1 MSU Ingram 27-yard pass from Yarema (Caudell kick)MSU 7–0
Q1 IOWA Bass 12-yard run (Houghtlin kick) Tied 7–7
Q1 IOWA Flagg 6-yard pass from Poholsky (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 14–7
Q2 MSU Ingram 22-yard pass from Yarema (Caudell kick) Tied 14–14
Q3 IOWA Mauro 50-yard pass from Poholsky (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 21–14
Q4 IOWA Houghtlin 42-yard field goal IOWA 24–14
Q4 4:15 MSU Ingram 8-yard pass from Yarema (Caudell kick) IOWA 24–21
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Wisconsin [ ]
Wisconsin at #10 Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Badgers
3
0 3 0
6
• Hawkeyes
7
0 3 7
17
Date: October 11Location: Kinnick Stadium , Iowa City, Iowa Game attendance: 67,700
Scoring summary Q1 IOWA Bayless 4 yard run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 7–0
Q1 WIS Gregoire 27 yard field goal IOWA 7–3
Q3 WIS Gregoire 34 yard field goal IOWA 7–6
Q3 IOWA Houghtlin 39 yard field goal IOWA 10–6
Q4 IOWA Bayless 2 yard run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 17–6
IOWA: Bass 22 Rush, 107 Yds
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Michigan [ ]
#8 Iowa at #4 Michigan
1
2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes
7
3 0 7
17
• Wolverines
3
0 14 3
20
Date: October 18Location: Michigan Stadium , Ann Arbor, Michigan Game attendance: 105,879Referee: Tom QuinnTV announcers (CBS ): Brent Musburger , Ara Parseghian , and Pat O'Brien
Scoring summary Q1 IOWA Bass 1-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick) IOWA 7–0
Q1 Mich Gillette 53-yard field goal IOWA 7–3
Q2 IOWA Rob Houghtlin 29-yard field goal IOWA 10–3
Q3 Mich G. White 25-yard pass from J. Harbaugh (Moons kick) Tied 10–10
Q3 Mich G. White 10-yard run (Moons kick) Mich 17–10
Q4 IOWA R. Smith 15-yard pass from Vlasic Tied 17–17
Q4 0:00 Mich Gillette 34-yard field goal Mich 20–17
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Northwestern [ ]
Northwestern at #11 Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Wildcats
0
10 7 3
20
• Hawkeyes
10
7 10 0
27
Date: October 25Location: Kinnick Stadium , Iowa City, Iowa Game attendance: 67,250
Scoring summary Q1 IOWA Houghtlin 44-yard field goal IOWA 3–0
Q1 IOWA Hudson 50-yard run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 10–0
Q2 IOWA Early 93-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 17–0
Q2 NW Duvic 32-yard field goal IOWA 17–3
Q2 NW Davenport 89-yard run (Duvic kick) IOWA 17–10
Q3 NW Robertson 34-yard pass from Greenfield (Duvic kick) Tied 17–17
Q3 IOWA Burke fumble recovery in end zone (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 24–17
Q3 IOWA Houghtlin 46-yard field goal IOWA 27–17
Q4 NW Duvic 27-yard field goal IOWA 27–20
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Ohio State [ ]
#17 Ohio State at #11 Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 17 Buckeyes
0
21 7 3
31
No. 11 Hawkeyes
7
0 3 0
10
Date: November 1Location: Kinnick Stadium , Iowa City, Iowa Game start: 11:40 a.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:10Game attendance: 67,640Referee: Jim KemerlingTV announcers (TBS ): Pete van Wieren and Ron Kramer
Scoring summary 1 12:19 Iowa Kerry Burt 17-yard interception return (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 7–0
2 12:14 OSU Cris Carter 72-yard pass from Jim Karsatos (Frantz kick)Tied 7–7
9:50 OSU George Cooper 9-yard run (Frantz kick) OSU 14–7
5:58 OSU Greg Rogan 31-yard fumble return (Frantz kick) OSU 21–7
3 12:23 Iowa Rob Houghtlin 20-yard field goal OSU 21–10
6:20 OSU Everett Ross 38-yard pass from Jim Karsatos (Frantz kick) OSU 28–10
4 7:10 OSU Matt Frantz 37-yard field goal OSU 31–10
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Illinois [ ]
#16 Iowa at Illinois
1
2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes
3
7 0 6
16
• Fighting Illini
0
0 7 13
20
Scoring summary Q1 IOWA Houghtlin 36-yard field goal IOWA 3–0
Q2 IOWA Hudson 2-yard run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 10–0
Q3 Illinois Pierce 54-yard pass from Menkhausen (Siambekos kick) IOWA 10–7
Q4 Illinois Menkhausen 1-yard run (Siambekos kick) Illinois 14–10
Q4 Illinois Siambekos 29-yard field goal Illinois 17–10
Q4 Illinois Siambekos 42-yard field goal Illinois 20–10
Q4 IOWA Harmon 3-yard run (pass failed) Illinois 20–16
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Purdue [ ]
Purdue at Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Boilermakers
7
0 0 7
14
• Hawkeyes
14
7 14 7
42
Date: November 15Location: Kinnick Stadium , Iowa City, Iowa Game attendance: 67,321
Scoring summary Q1 Purdue Rod Woodson 100-yard interception return (Briggs kick)Purdue 7–0
Q1 IOWA Early 64-yard pass from Poholsky (Houghtlin kick) Tied 7–7
Q1 IOWA Bayless 31-yard pass from Poholsky (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 14–7
Q2 IOWA Harmon 4-yard run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 21–7
Q3 IOWA Flagg 15-yard pass from Poholsky (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 28–7
Q3 IOWA Bayless run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 42–7
Q4 IOWA Watkins 42-yard pass from Hartlieb (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 42–7
Q4 Purdue Schieb 18-yard pass from Downing (Briggs kick) IOWA 42–14
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Minnesota [ ]
Iowa at Minnesota
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hawkeyes
0
0 13 17
30
Golden Gophers
7
10 7 3
27
Date: November 22Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome , Minneapolis Game attendance: 65,018Television network: TBS
Scoring summary Q1 MINN Goetz 6-yard run (Lohmiller kick) MINN 7–0
Q2 MINN D. Thompson 8-yard run (Lohmiller kick) MINN 14–0
Q2 MINN Lohmiller 62-yard field goal MINN 17–0
Q3 IOWA Houghtlin 49-yard field goal MINN 17–3
Q3 IOWA Marciano 89-yard punt return (Houghtlin kick) MINN 17–10
Q3 MINN Foggie 23-yard run (Lohmiller kick) MINN 24–10
Q3 IOWA Houghtlin 38-yard field goal MINN 24–13
Q4 IOWA Flagg 1-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick) MINN 24–20
Q4 IOWA Bayless 1-yard run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 27–24
Q4 MINN Lohmiller 49-yard field goal Tie 27–27
Q4 0:01 IOWA Houghtlin 37-yard field goal IOWA 30–27
IOWA: Mauro 6 Rec, 100 Yds
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Holiday Bowl [ ]
#19 Iowa vs. San Diego State1986 SeaWorld Holiday Bowl
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hawkeyes
7
6 8 18
39
Aztecs
6
15 7 10
38
Date: December 30Location: Jack Murphy Stadium , San Diego Game attendance: 59,473Referee: Gordon RieseTV announcers (ESPN ): Jay Randolph and Dave Logan
Scoring summary Q1 IOWA Bayless 5-yard run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 7–0
Q1 SDSU Hardy 6-yard pass from Santos (kick failed) IOWA 7–6
Q2 SDSU Jackson 44-yard pass from Santos (Hardy run) SDSU 14–7
Q2 IOWA Vlasic 1-yard run (kick failed) SDSU 14–13
Q2 SDSU Gilbreath 28-yard pass from Santos (Rahill kick) SDSU 21–13
Q3 SDSU Gilmore 1-yard run (Rahill kick) SDSU 28–13
Q3 IOWA Hudson 1-yard run (Smith pass from Vlasic) SDSU 28–21
Q4 SDSU Hardy 6-yard run (Rahill kick) SDSU 35–21
Q4 IOWA Cook 29-yard pass from Vlasic (Flagg pass from Vlasic) SDSU 35–29
Q4 IOWA Flagg 4-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 36–35
Q4 SDSU Rahill 21-yard field goal SDSU 38–36
Q4 IOWA Houghtlin 41-yard field goal IOWA 39–38
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Awards and honors [ ]
Team players in the 1987 NFL Draft [ ]
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References [ ]
^ "1986 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results" . sports-reference.com . Retrieved November 9, 2015 .
^ "Iowa 1986 AP Football Rankings" . collegepollarchive.com . Retrieved November 9, 2015 .
^ "Big Ten Roundup : Iowa's Vlasic Picks Up Where Long Left Off" . Los Angeles Times . September 14, 1986. Retrieved November 8, 2015 .
^ "Fumble Recoveries Fuel Iowa In Pasting Of Niu" . Chicago Tribune . September 21, 1986. Retrieved November 9, 2015 .
^ "Hawkeyes unload on Miners, Cornhuskers crush the Ducks" . Galveston Daily News . September 28, 1986. Retrieved November 18, 2015 .
^ "MIDWEST; IOWA HOLDS OFF MICHIGAN STATE, 24-21" . The New York Times . October 5, 1986. Retrieved November 9, 2015 .
^ "Iowa beats back upstart Badgers" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . October 12, 1986. Retrieved November 18, 2015 .
^ "Michigan Beats Iowa Like Iowa Beat Michigan, 20-17" . Los Angeles Times . October 19, 1986. Retrieved November 8, 2015 .
^ "NU Loses To Iowa But Wins Its Respect" . Chicago Tribune . October 26, 1986. Retrieved November 18, 2015 .
^ "Ohio St. Thunders By Iowa" . Chicago Tribune . November 2, 1986. Retrieved November 9, 2015 .
^ "Illinois Remembers To Pay Back Iowa" . Chicago Tribune . November 10, 1986. Retrieved November 18, 2015 .
^ "Hawkeyes pummel Purdue" . Indianapolis Star . November 16, 1986. Retrieved November 18, 2015 .
^ "Darndest Things Hog The Spotlight In Archrival Trophy Games" . Chicago Tribune . November 16, 1986. Retrieved November 18, 2015 .
^ "Big Ten Roundup : Given a Second Chance, Iowa Beats Minnesota" . Los Angeles Times . November 23, 1986. Retrieved November 9, 2015 .
^ "HOLIDAY BOWL : SDSU vs. IOWA : 7 Days to Go : His Long Wait Was Worth It : Vlasic Had to Watch for Four Years Before Taking Over at Iowa" . Los Angeles Times . December 23, 1986. Retrieved November 10, 2015 .
^ "Game History: The 1986 SeaWorld Holiday Bowl" . sandiegobowlgames.com . Retrieved November 10, 2015 .
^ "1987 NFL Draft" . pro-football-reference.com . Retrieved November 10, 2015 .
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