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American college football season

1978 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–9 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorLarry Coyer (4th season)
MVPBrad Reid
CaptainJon Lazar, Tom Rusk, Tim Gutshall, Dave Becker
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
Seasons← 19771979 →
1978 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Michigan + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 12 Michigan State + 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Purdue 6 – 1 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
Ohio State 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
Minnesota 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 4 – 2 5 – 4 – 2
Indiana 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Iowa 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Illinois 0 – 6 – 2 1 – 8 – 2
Northwestern 0 – 8 – 1 0 – 10 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16NorthwesternW 20–356,840
September 23No. 20 Iowa State*
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
L 0–3160,075
September 30at Arizona*L 3–2346,851
October 7Utah*
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 9–1351,170
October 14at MinnesotaL 20–2251,381
October 21at Ohio StateL 7–3187,326
October 28No. 17 Purdue
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 7–3457,640
November 4No. 8 Michigan
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 0–3449,120
November 11at IndianaL 14–3433,167
November 18Wisconsin
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
W 38–2444,444
November 25at No. 14 Michigan StateL 7–4257,007
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Northwestern

Northwestern at Iowa
1 234Total
• Wildcats 7 760 20
Hawkeyes 0 300 3
Scoring summary
1IOWABrad Reid 55-yard pass from Rod Morton (Schilling kick)Iowa 7–0
24:44IOWATodd Simonsen 4-yard fumble return (Schilling kick)Iowa 14–0
2NWNick MirkopulosIowa 14–3
32:15IOWABrad Reid 5-yard run (kick failed)Iowa 20–3
See also: 1978 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Iowa State

See also: 1978 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry

At Arizona

See also: 1978 Arizona Wildcats football team

Utah

See also: 1978 Utah Utes football team

At Minnesota

See also: 1978 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry

At Ohio State

See also: 1978 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Purdue

Purdue at Iowa
1 234Total
• No. 17 Boilermakers 10 7017 34
Hawkeyes 0 070 7
Scoring summary
1PURSovereen 39-yard field goalPurdue 3–0
1PURPope 11-yard run (Sovereen kick)Purdue 10–0
2PURYoung 25-yard pass from Herrmann (Sovereen kick)Purdue 17–0
3IOWAReid 57-yard run (Schilling kick)Purdue 17–7
4PURBurrell 11-yard pass from Herrmann (Sovereen kick)Purdue 24–7
4PURSovereen 27-yard field goalPurdue 27–7
4PUREubank 3-yard pass from Herrmann (Sovereen kick)Purdue 34–7
See also: 1978 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Michigan

See also: 1978 Michigan Wolverines football team

At Indiana

See also: 1978 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Wisconsin

See also: 1978 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry

At Michigan State

See also: 1978 Michigan State Spartans football team

Roster

1978 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB   Bobby Commings Jr. So
QB 12 Pete Gales Fr
C 54 Jay Hilgenberg So
FB 44 Jon Lazar Sr
RB   Rod Morton Jr
RB 18 Dennis Mosley Jr
WR 87 Brad Reid Jr
QB 16 Phil Suess So
TE   Jim Swift Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB   Dave Becker Sr
DL 97 Doug Benschoter Sr
LB   Tim Gutshall Sr
LB 47 Tom Rusk Sr
DE 45 Steve Vazquez Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K   Scott Schilling So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players in the 1979 NFL draft

Main article: 1979 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Tom Rusk LB 9 227 New York Giants

References

  1. "Tricky Hawkeyes rip Northwestern". The Pantagraph. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Sub quarterback sinks Hawkeyes". The Rock Island Argus. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Arizona tramples Hawks". The Des Moines Register. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Lightly regarded Ute QB stings Iowa". The Sioux City Journal. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Gophers beat Iowa, 22–20". The Pantagraph. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Hayes dots I: Bucks club Iowa". Springfield News-Sun. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Purdue shows Iowa why it leads Big 10". Argus-Leader. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Curt Sylvester (November 5, 1978). "U-M puts the squeeze on Iowa, 34–0: Rick Leach passes for 191 yards, 2 touchdowns". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1E, 6E – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Even Iowa's rushing defense fizzles 34–14". The Gazette. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Iowa stuns Wisconsin". The Sioux City Journal. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Spartans' offense destroys Hawkeyes". The Daily Nonpareil. November 26, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "1978 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  13. "Iowa tops Northwestern, 20-3" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 18, 1978. p. 10. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  14. "Cyclones stun Hawkeyes" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 25, 1978. p. 10. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  15. "Hawkeyes'second half explosion falls short, 22-20" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 16, 1978. p. 10. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  16. "Iowa rolls past Badgers, 38-24" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 20, 1978. p. 7. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  17. "Michigan State explodes against Iowa in finale" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 27, 1978. p. 10. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  18. "The ax falls for 'fighter' Commings" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 28, 1978. p. 1. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  19. "Hayden Fry named head coach" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 11, 1978. p. 1. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  20. "1979 NFL Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
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