1978 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1978 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1978 record 2–9 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach Bob Commings (5th season)
MVP Brad Reid
Captain
Home stadium Kinnick Stadium
1978 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 16 Northwestern Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA 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* Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 3–23   46,851
October 7 Utah* Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA L 9–13   51,170
October 14 at Minnesota Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale) L 20–22   51,381
October 21 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH 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 Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN 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 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI L 7–42   57,007
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Game summaries

Northwestern

Overall record Last meeting Result
24–14–3 1977 W 24–0

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Iowa State

Overall record Last meeting Result
17–8 1977 W 12–10

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Minnesota

Overall record Last meeting Result
22–47–1 1977 W 18–6

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Wisconsin

Overall record Last meeting Result
20–34–1 1977 W 24–8

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Team players in the 1979 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Tom RuskLB9227New York Giants

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References

  1. ↑ "1978 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Iowa tops Northwestern, 20-3" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 18, 1978. p. 10. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Cyclones stun Hawkeyes" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 25, 1978. p. 10. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Hawkeyes'second half explosion falls short, 22-20" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 16, 1978. p. 10. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Iowa rolls past Badgers, 38-24" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 20, 1978. p. 7. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  6. ↑ "1979 NFL Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
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