1979 Iowa Hawkeyes football team (original) (raw)

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American college football season

1979 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record 5–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Hayden Fry (1st season)
Offensive coordinator Bill Snyder (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Bill Brashier (1st season)
MVP Dennis Mosley
Captain 5 Jim MoliniMario PaceSam PalladinoCedric ShawJim Swift
Home stadium Kinnick Stadium
Seasons← 19781980 →

1979 Big Ten Conference football standings

vte Conf Overall
Team W L T W L T
No. 4 Ohio State $ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Purdue 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 18 Michigan 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 19 Indiana 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Iowa 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 5 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Michigan State 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Illinois 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
Northwestern 0 – 9 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
$ – Conference championRankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1979 Big Ten Conference football season. It was the first season for new head coach Hayden Fry, who arrived in Iowa City after spending the previous six years at North Texas State.[1]

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source
September 8 Indiana Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA L 26–30 59,700 [2]
September 15 at No. 3 Oklahoma* Memorial StadiumNorman, OK L 6–21 72,531 [3]
September 22 No. 7 Nebraska* Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA L 21–24 60,055 [4]
September 29 Iowa State* Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA (rivalry) W 30–14 60,100 [5]
October 6 at Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL W 13–7 51,044 [6]
October 13 at Northwestern Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL W 58–6 27,224 [7]
October 20 Minnesota Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale) L 7–24 60,050 [8]
October 27 at Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI W 24–13 79,026 [9]
November 3 Purdue Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA L 14–20 59,940 [10]
November 10 at No. 3 Ohio State Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH L 7–34 87,835 [11]
November 17 Michigan State Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA W 33–23 58,320 [12]
*Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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1979 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 28 Phil Blatcher So QB 11 Gordy Bohannan Jr WR 88 Mike Brady Sr WR 19 Keith Chappelle Jr QB 12 Pete Gales So G 76 Ron Hallstrom So C 54 Jay Hilgenberg Jr FB 35 Dean McKillip RB Rod Morton Sr RB 18 Dennis Mosley Sr WR 83 Lon Olejniczak Fr WR 87 Brad Reid Sr QB 16 Phil Suess Jr TE Jim Swift Sr Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 63 Mark Bortz Fr Kent Ellis DB 10 Jim Frazier So DB 43 Lou King So CB Mario Pace DB 20 Cedric Shaw DB 41 Bob Stoops Fr DE 99 Andre Tippett So LB 42 Leven Weiss Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Dave Holsclaw P/K 7 Reggie Roby Fr K Scott Schilling Head coach Hayden Fry Coordinators/assistant coaches Bill Snyder – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Bill Brashier – Defensive Coordinator Carl Jackson – Running backs Del Miller – Offensive assistant Dan McCarney – Defensive line Barry Alvarez – Linebackers Don Patterson – Defensive Backs Bernie Wyatt – Defensive Ends/Recruiting Coordinator Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Injured Redshirt Redshirt

Indiana at Iowa

1 234Total • Hoosiers 0 3720 30 Hawkeyes 13 1300 26 Date: September 8Location: Kinnick StadiumGame attendance: 59,780 Sources: Box Score and Game Story
Scoring summaryQ1IOWAMosley 23-yard run (kick failed)IOWA 6–0 Q1IOWAMosley 5-yard run (Schilling kick)IOWA 13–0 Q2IndianaStraub 29-yard field goalIOWA 13–3 Q2IOWAMosley 5-yard pass from Suess (Schilling kick)IOWA 20–3 Q23:06IOWAMosley 1-yard run (pass failed)IOWA 26–3 Q3IndianaJohnson 51-yard pass from Clifford (Straub kick)IOWA 26–10 Q4IndianaJohnson 1-yard run (pass failed)IOWA 26–16 Q4IndianaClifford 1-yard run (Straub kick)IOWA 26–23 Q40:58IndianaJohnson 66-yard pass from Clifford (Straub kick)Indiana 30–26

On October 22, 2016, former Indiana University coach and current ESPN College Football analyst Lee Corso described the game on College Gameday. He said at halftime he told the Hoosiers (who were losing the game 26-3) to not bother coming out for the 2nd half unless they were prepared to win the game. Indiana would then go on to win the game, 30-26, spoiling the debut of head coach Hayden Fry.[14]

Game statistics[14] INDIANA IOWA
First downs 25 22
Total yards 479 389
Passing yards 316 227
Rushing yards 143 162
Penalties 6–53 8–87
Turnovers 3 3

Iowa at #3 Oklahoma

1 234Total Hawkeyes 6 000 6 • No. 3 Sooners 0 7014 21 Date: September 15Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OklahomaGame attendance: 71,187 Source: Box Score and Game Story
Scoring summary13:30IOWADennis Mosley 10-yard pass from Phil Seuss (kick failed)IOWA 6-0 24:00OUBilly Sims 1-yard run (John Hoge kick)OU 7-6 413:08OUBilly Sims 3-yard run (John Hoge kick)OU 14-6 43:36OUJ.C. Watts 1-yard run (John Hoge kick)OU 21-6

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Game statistics[15] OKLAHOMA IOWA
First downs 23 12
Total yards 452 202
Passing yards 183 139
Rushing yards 269 63
Penalties 4–40 5–36
Turnovers 5 2

#7 Nebraska at Iowa

1 234Total • No. 7 Cornhuskers 0 7710 24 Hawkeyes 7 0140 21 Date: September 22Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IowaGame start: 1:05 p.m. CDTElapsed time: 2:35Game attendance: 60,055Referee: Richard McVay Sources: Box Score and Game Story
Scoring summary111:51IOWAMcKillip 2-yard run (Reggie Roby kick)IOWA 7-0 22:12NEBQuinn 1-yard run (Sukup kick)Tied 7-7 36:53IOWAMcKillip 2-yard run (Roby kick)IOWA 14-7 35:21IOWAChappelle 29-yard pass from Gales (Roby kick)IOWA 21-7 32:02NEBHager 4-yard run (Sukup kick)IOWA 21-14 411:02NEBJohnson 5-yard run (Sukup kick)Tied 21-21 45:52NEBSukup 30-yard field goalNEB 24-21

For the second week in a row, the Hawkeyes faced a Big 8 opponent ranked in the top 10. Iowa led 21-14 at the end of the 3rd quarter, but Nebraska tied the game then recovered a fumble before kicking the winning field goal late.[16]

Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy

1 234Total Cyclones 7 070 14 • Hawkeyes 7 779 30 Date: September 29Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IowaGame start: 1:05 p.m. CDTElapsed time: 2:55Game attendance: 60,100Referee: Gene Calhoun Sources: Box Score and Game Story
Scoring summary19:38IOWAMosley 1-yard run (Reggie Roby kick)IOWA 7-0 10:07ISUMack 1-yard run (Giffords kick)Tied 7-7 24:38IOWAMosley 9-yard pass from Gales (Roby kick)IOWA 14-7 311:12IOWAMosley 18-yard run (Roby kick)IOWA 21-7 38:48ISULess 26-yard interception return (Giffords kick)IOWA 21-14 46:46IOWAMcKillip 27-yard run (kick failed)IOWA 27-14 44:33IOWARoby 44-yard field goalIOWA 30-14

This game marked Hayden Fry's first win as head coach of the Hawkeyes.[17]

Game statistics[17] ISU IOWA
First downs 14 30
Total yards 162 429
Passing yards 56 51
Rushing yards 106 378
Penalties 4–35 7–63
Turnovers 3 3

Iowa at Illinois

1 234Total • Hawkeyes 0 670 13 Fighting Illini 0 700 7 Date: October 6Location: Memorial StadiumGame attendance: 51,044
Scoring summaryQ2IOWARoby 25 yard field goalIOWA 3–0 Q2IOWARoby 33 yard field goalIOWA 6–0 Q2ILLStrader 4 yard pass from McCullough (Bostrom kick)ILL 7–6 Q3IOWAMcKillip 1 yard run (Roby kick)IOWA 13–7

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Iowa at Northwestern

1 234Total • Hawkeyes 7 28023 58 Wildcats 0 006 6 Date: October 13Location: Dyche StadiumGame attendance: 27,224 Sources: Box Score and Game Story
Scoring summaryQ1IOWAMosley 1-yard run (Roby kick)IOWA 7–0 Q2IOWABohannon 5-yard run (Roby kick)IOWA 14–0 Q2IOWAChappelle 44-yard pass from Bohannon (Roby kick)IOWA 21–0 Q2IOWABurke 12-yard pass from Bohannon (Roby kick)IOWA 28–0 Q2IOWABohannon 6-yard run (Roby kick)IOWA 35–0 Q4IOWAMcKillip 7-yard pass from Suess (Roby kick)IOWA 42–0 Q4IOWAMosley 1-yard run (Roby kick)IOWA 49–0 Q4NWBogan 69-yard pass from Kerrigan (pass failed)IOWA 49–6 Q4IOWARoby 27-yard field goalIOWA 52–6 Q4IOWADunham 2-yard pass from Gales (kick failed)IOWA 58–6

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Game statistics[19] IOWA NW
First downs 25 16
Total yards 509 320
Passing yards 145 202
Rushing yards 364 118
Penalties 3–35 4–52
Turnovers 0 8

Minnesota at Iowa

1 234Total • Golden Gophers 10 0140 24 Hawkeyes 0 700 7 Date: October 20Location: Kinnick StadiumGame attendance: 60,050 Sources: Box Score and Game Story

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1 234Total • Hawkeyes 0 14010 24 Badgers 0 1003 13 Date: October 27Location: Camp Randall StadiumGame attendance: 79,026 Sources: Box Score and Game Story
Scoring summaryQ212:13WISVeith 27-yard field goalWIS 3–0 Q2WISMohapp 15-yard run (Veith kick)WIS 10–0 Q2IOWASwift 6-yard pass from Suess (Roby kick)WIS 10–7 Q2IOWABrady 27-yard pass from Suess (Roby kick)IOWA 14–10 Q414:14IOWARoby 22-yard field goalIOWA 17–10 Q4WISVeith 37-yard field goalIOWA 17–13 Q4IOWAMosley 75-yard pass from Suess (Roby kick)IOWA 24–13

Dennis Mosley broke Ed Podolak's single-season rushing record and caught a 75-yard touchdown pass in the win over the Badgers.[21]

Purdue at Iowa

1 234Total • Boilermakers 7 760 20 Hawkeyes 6 800 14 Date: November 3Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IowaGame attendance: 59,940
Scoring summary1PurdueD. Young 3-yard pass from Herrmann (Seibel kick)Purdue 7-0 1IowaMosley 1-yard run (kick failed)Purdue 7-6 2IowaMcKillip 16-yard run (Reid pass from Mosley)Iowa 14-7 2PurdueMcCall 17-yard pass from Herrmann (Seibel kick)Tie 14-14 3PurdueMcCall 6-yard run (kick failed)Purdue 20-14

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At No. 3 Ohio State

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Iowa at Ohio State

1 234Total Hawkeyes 0 007 7 • No. 3 Buckeyes 13 1407 34 Date: November 10Location: Ohio StadiumGame start: 1:30 p.m. ESTElapsed time: 2:51Game attendance: 87,835Game weather: Cloudy; 41 °F (5 °C); wind 10–20 mph (16–32 km/h) NW
Scoring summary15:55OHSTSchlichter 1-yard run (Janakievski kick)OHST 7–0 13:18OHSTJanakievski 35-yard field goalOHST 10–0 11:38OHSTJanakievski 29-yard field goalOHST 13–0 28:56OHSTVolley 1-yard run (Jankievski kick)OHST 20–0 26:40OHSTDonley 33-yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick)OHST 27–0 412:16OHSTSpencer 1-yard run (Janakievski kick)OHST 34–0 44:07IOWAChappelle 40-yard pass from Gales (Roby kick)OHST 34–7

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Michigan State at Iowa

1 234Total Spartans 6 1007 23 • Hawkeyes 7 6146 33 Date: November 17Location: Kinnick StadiumGame attendance: 58,320 Sources: Box Score and Game Story
Scoring summaryQ1IOWAMosley 1-yard run (Roby kick)IOWA 7–0 Q1MSUMorten Andersen 54-yard field goalIOWA 7–3 Q1MSUAndersen 25-yard field goalIOWA 7–6 Q2IOWAMosley 1-yard run (run failed)IOWA 13–6 Q2MSUClark 1-yard run (Andersen kick)Tied 13–13 Q2MSUAndersen 45-yard field goalMSU 16–13 Q3IOWASuess 7-yard run (Roby kick)IOWA 20–16 Q3IOWAMcKillip 18-yard run (Roby kick)IOWA 27–16 Q4IOWAMosley 5-yard run (pass failed)IOWA 33–16 Q4MSUHughes 1-yard run (Andersen kick)IOWA 33–23

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Game statistics[24] MSU IOWA
First downs 17 23
Total yards 395 444
Passing yards 244 204
Rushing yards 151 238
Penalties 3–28 1–20
Turnovers 2 3

Team players in the 1980 NFL Draft

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Dennis Mosley RB 9 232 Minnesota Vikings
Jim Swift OT 9 238 Seattle Seahawks

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