1977 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1977 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1977 record 5–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach Bob Commings (4th season)
Home stadium Kinnick Stadium
1977 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 9 Michigan + 7 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 11 Ohio State + 7 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
Michigan State 6 –1 –1  7 –3 –1
Indiana 4 –3 –1  5 –5 –1
Minnesota 4 –4 –0  7 –5 –0
Purdue 3 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Iowa 3 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Wisconsin 3 –6 –0  5 –6 –0
Illinois 2 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
Northwestern 1 –8 –0  1 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 1977 Big Ten Conference football season.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 10 Northwestern Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA W 24–0   53,725
September 17 Iowa State* Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy) ABC W 12–10   59,725
September 24 Arizona* Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA L 7–41   53,110
October 1 at UCLA* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 16–34 (forfeited by UCLA)   35,636
October 8 Minnesota Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale) W 18–6   57,640
October 15 No. 5 Ohio State Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA L 6–27   60,070
October 22 at Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ABC L 21–34   62,443
October 29 at No. 6 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI L 6–23   104,617
November 5 Indiana Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA L 21–24   49,620
November 12 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Rivalry) W 24–8   71,763
November 19 Michigan State Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA L 16–22   43,700
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Season summary

Iowa State

#19 Iowa State at Iowa
1 234Total
Iowa St 7 300 10
• Iowa 12 000 12
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–8 1934 L 6–31

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UCLA

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–5 1974 W 21–10

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Minnesota

Overall record Last meeting Result
21–47–1 1976 W 22–12

Wisconsin

Overall record Last meeting Result
19–34–1 1976 L 21–38

Iowa’s 24–8 triumph in Madison started an 18–game unbeaten streak (17–0–1) against the Badgers.[5]

Team players in the 1978 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Dean MooreLinebacker9233San Francisco 49ers
Barry TomasettiTackle10278Dallas Cowboys

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References

  1. ↑ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
  2. ↑ "Hawkeye defense silences Cyclones" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 19, 1977. p. 8. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  3. ↑ "UCLA stymies Iowa" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 3, 1977. p. 8. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Pac-10 Declares Five Members Ineligible". Washington Post. August 12, 1980. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Hawks cash in on Badger mistakes" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 14, 1977. p. 10. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  6. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1978.htm
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