1986 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 1986 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1986 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Holiday Bowl champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 16
1986 record9–3 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coachHayden Fry (8th season)
Offensive coordinatorBill Snyder (8th season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Brashier (8th season)
MVPRick Bayless
CaptainDave Croston
George Davis
Jeff Drost
Ken Sims
Mark Vlasic
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
(Capacity: 67,700)
1986 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 8 Michigan + 7 –1 –0  11 –2 –0
No. 7 Ohio State + 7 –1 –0  10 –3 –0
No. 16 Iowa 5 –3 –0  9 –3 –0
Minnesota 5 –3 –0  6 –6 –0
Michigan State 4 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Indiana 3 –5 –0  6 –6 –0
Illinois 3 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Northwestern 2 –6 –0  4 –7 –0
Purdue 2 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
Wisconsin 2 –6 –0  3 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Season

The Hawkeyes non-conference games were against Iowa State, Northern Illinois, and Texas El-Paso.

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 13Iowa State*
TBSW 43–767,700
September 20Northern Illinois*
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
W 57–366,930
September 27UTEP*No. 15
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
W 69–767,500
October 4at No. 17 Michigan StateNo. 11
CBSW 24–2175,102
October 11WisconsinNo. 10
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
W 17–667,700
October 18at No. 4 MichiganNo. 8
CBSL 17–20105,879
October 25NorthwesternNo. 11
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
W 27–2067,250
November 1No. 17 Ohio StateNo. 11
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
TBSL 10–3167,640
November 8at IllinoisNo. 16
L 16–2075,190
November 15Purdue
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
W 42–1467,321
November 22at Minnesota
TBSW 30–2765,018
December 30vs. San Diego State*No. 19
ESPNW 39–3859,473
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster
1986 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
K 6 George Murphy So
K 7 Rob Houghtlin Jr
P 27 Gary Kostrubala Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Rankings
Further information: 1986 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
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 234Total
Cyclones 0 007 7
• Hawkeyes 13 13107 43
See also: Iowa State Cyclones football and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
21–12 1985 W 57–3
  • 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]

Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois at Iowa
1 234Total
Huskies 0 003 3
• Hawkeyes 15 21147 57
See also: 1986 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1985 W 48–20

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UTEP
UTEP at #15 Iowa
1 234Total
Miners 7 000 7
• Hawkeyes 21 201414 69
See also: UTEP Miners football
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

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Michigan State
#11 Iowa at #17 Michigan State
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 14 073 24
Spartans 7 707 21
See also: 1986 Michigan State Spartans football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–11–1 1985 W 35–31

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Wisconsin
Wisconsin at #10 Iowa
1 234Total
Badgers 3 030 6
• Hawkeyes 7 037 17
See also: 1986 Wisconsin Badgers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
27–34–2 1985 W 23–13
  • IOWA: Bass 22 Rush, 107 Yds

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Michigan
#8 Iowa at #4 Michigan
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 7 307 17
• Wolverines 3 0143 20
See also: 1986 Michigan Wolverines football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–27–3 1985 W 12–10

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Northwestern
Northwestern at #11 Iowa
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 1073 20
• Hawkeyes 10 7100 27
See also: 1986 Northwestern Wildcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
32–14–3 1985 W 49–10

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Ohio State
#17 Ohio State at #11 Iowa
1 234Total
• Buckeyes 0 2173 31
Hawkeyes 7 030 10
See also: 1986 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–31–2 1985 L 13–22

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Illinois
#16 Iowa at Illinois
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 3 706 16
• Fighting Illini 0 0713 20
See also: 1986 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–30–2 1985 W 59–0

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Purdue
Purdue at Iowa
1 234Total
Boilermakers 7 007 14
• Hawkeyes 14 7147 42
See also: 1986 Purdue Boilermakers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–40–2 1985 W 27–24

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Minnesota
Iowa at Minnesota
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 0 01317 30
Golden Gophers 7 1073 27
See also: 1986 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
25–52–2 1985 W 31–9
  • IOWA: Mauro 6 Rec, 100 Yds

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Holiday Bowl
#19 Iowa vs. San Diego State
1986 SeaWorld Holiday Bowl
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 7 6818 39
Aztecs 6 15710 38
Main article: 1986 Holiday Bowl
See also: 1986 San Diego State Aztecs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

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Awards and honors
See also: 1986 College Football All-America Team and 1986 All-Big Ten Conference football team

Team players in the 1987 NFL Draft
Main article: 1987 NFL Draft
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Chris GambolTackle358Indianapolis Colts
Dave CrostonTackle361Green Bay Packers
Mark VlasicQuarterback488San Diego Chargers
Jeff DrostDefensive Tackle8198Green Bay Packers

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References
  1. "1986 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  2. "Iowa 1986 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  3. "Big Ten Roundup : Iowa's Vlasic Picks Up Where Long Left Off". Los Angeles Times. September 14, 1986. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  4. "Fumble Recoveries Fuel Iowa In Pasting Of Niu". Chicago Tribune. September 21, 1986. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  5. "Hawkeyes unload on Miners, Cornhuskers crush the Ducks". Galveston Daily News. September 28, 1986. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  6. "MIDWEST; IOWA HOLDS OFF MICHIGAN STATE, 24-21". The New York Times. October 5, 1986. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  7. "Iowa beats back upstart Badgers". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 12, 1986. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  8. "Michigan Beats Iowa Like Iowa Beat Michigan, 20-17". Los Angeles Times. October 19, 1986. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  9. "NU Loses To Iowa But Wins Its Respect". Chicago Tribune. October 26, 1986. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  10. "Ohio St. Thunders By Iowa". Chicago Tribune. November 2, 1986. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  11. "Illinois Remembers To Pay Back Iowa". Chicago Tribune. November 10, 1986. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  12. "Hawkeyes pummel Purdue". Indianapolis Star. November 16, 1986. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  13. "Darndest Things Hog The Spotlight In Archrival Trophy Games". Chicago Tribune. November 16, 1986. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  14. "Big Ten Roundup : Given a Second Chance, Iowa Beats Minnesota". Los Angeles Times. November 23, 1986. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  15. "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.
  16. "Game History: The 1986 SeaWorld Holiday Bowl". sandiegobowlgames.com. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  17. "1987 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
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