1978 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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.

1978 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1978 record2–9 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coachBob Commings (5th season)
MVPBrad Reid
Captain
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
1978 Big Ten Conference 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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 16Northwestern
W 20–356,840
September 23No. 20 Iowa State*
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy)
L 0–3160,075
September 30at Arizona*
L 3–2346,851
October 7Utah*
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 9–1351,170
October 14at Minnesota
L 20–2251,381
October 21at Ohio State
L 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 Indiana
L 14–3433,167
November 18Wisconsin
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 38–2444,444
November 25at No. 14 Michigan State
L 7–4257,007
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster
1978 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
K   Scott Schilling So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

Northwestern
Northwestern at Iowa
1 234Total
• Wildcats 7 760 20
Hawkeyes 0 300 3
See also: 1978 Northwestern Wildcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
24–14–3 1977 W 24–0

[2]

Iowa State
See also: 1978 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
17–8 1977 W 12–10

[3]

at Arizona
See also: 1978 Arizona Wildcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–3 1977 L 7–41

Utah
See also: 1978 Utah Utes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Minnesota
See also: 1978 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
22–47–1 1977 W 18–6

[4]

at Ohio State
See also: 1978 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–26–2 1977 L 6–27

Purdue
Purdue at Iowa
1 234Total
• No. 17 Boilermakers 10 7017 34
Hawkeyes 0 070 7
See also: 1978 Purdue Boilermakers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–36–2 1977 L 21–34

Michigan
See also: 1978 Michigan Wolverines football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–24–3 1977 L 6–23

at Indiana
See also: 1978 Indiana Hoosiers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
24–17–4 1977 L 21–24

Wisconsin
See also: 1978 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–34–1 1977 W 24–8

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at Michigan State
See also: 1978 Michigan State Spartans football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–9–1 1977 L 16–22

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Team players in the 1979 NFL Draft
Main article: 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. "Michigan State explodes against Iowa in finale" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 27, 1978. p. 10. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  7. "The ax falls for 'fighter' Commings" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 28, 1978. p. 1. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  8. "Hayden Fry named head coach" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 11, 1978. p. 1. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  9. "1979 NFL Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 14, 2018.


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