1977 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorLarry Coyer (4th season)
MVPDean Moore, Rod Sears
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
1977 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Michigan + 7 1 010 2 0
No. 11 Ohio State + 7 1 09 3 0
Michigan State 6 1 17 3 1
Indiana 4 3 15 5 1
Minnesota 4 4 07 5 0
Purdue 3 5 05 6 0
Iowa 3 5 05 6 0
Wisconsin 3 6 05 6 0
Illinois 2 6 03 8 0
Northwestern 1 8 01 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

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 10NorthwesternW 24–053,725
September 17Iowa State*
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
ABCW 12–1059,725
September 24Arizona*
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 7–4153,110
October 1at UCLA*W 16–34 (forfeited by UCLA)35,636
October 8Minnesota
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
W 18–657,640
October 15No. 5 Ohio State
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 6–2760,070
October 22at PurdueABCL 21–3462,443
October 29at No. 6 MichiganL 6–23104,617
November 5Indiana
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 21–2449,620
November 12at WisconsinW 24–871,763
November 19Michigan State
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 16–2243,700
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1977 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB James Arkeilpane
G 61 Doug Benschoter
WR 88 Mike Brady
QB Bobby Commings Jr. Fr
RB 28 Jesse Cook Sr
OL Rich Cunningham
TE Doug Dunham
WR Jim Frazier
QB Jeff Green
C 54 Jay Hilgenberg Fr
G 56 Jim Hilgenberg
RB 31 Joe Hufford
FB 44 Jon Lazar Jr
WR Chris Mackey
OL Mike Mayer
RB Dean McKillip
QB 11 Tom McLaughlin Sr
RB Rod Morton So
RB 18 Dennis Mosley So
OL Sam Palladino
QB Doug Piro
WR Brad Reid So
RB Tom Renn
RB 37 Ernie Sheeler Sr
TE Jim Swift So
RB John Thomas
OT 72 Barry Tomasetti Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 9 Dave Becker
DB Shanty Burks
DB Charles Danzy
DL John Harty
DL Darrell Hobbs
DL Joe Hufford
LB 43 Mike Jackson
DL Mark Mahmens
DL 83 Jim Molini So
LB 85 Dean Moore Sr
LB 47 Tom Rusk Jr
CB 19 Rod Sears Sr
DB Cedric Shaw
DB Chuck Sodergren
CB 38 Roger Stech
DE 45 Steve Vazquez Jr
LB Leven Weiss
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K, P Dave Holsclaw So
K Scott Schilling Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2021-Jan-03

Game summaries

Northwestern

Northwestern at Iowa
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 000 0
Hawkeyes 0 1077 24
  • Date: Saturday, September 10
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Game attendance: 53,725
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), clear skies, wind NW 15–20 mph (24–32 km/h)

[1]

Iowa State

#19 Iowa State at Iowa
1 234Total
Cyclones 7 300 10
Hawkeyes 12 000 12

[2][3]

Arizona

At UCLA

[4][5]

Minnesota

1 234Total
Golden Gophers 0 006 6
Hawkeyes 0 693 18
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Game attendance: 57,640
  • Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), Cloudy, Wind NW 15–20 mph (24–32 km/h)

Ohio State

1 234Total
Buckeyes 3 1077 27
Hawkeyes 0 006 6

At Michigan

Iowa at Michigan
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 006 6
No. 6 Wolverines 7 772 23
  • Date: October 29
  • Location: Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Game attendance: 104,617

At Wisconsin

Iowa’s 24–8 triumph in Madison started an 18–game unbeaten streak (17–0–1) against the Badgers.[6]

Michigan State

Michigan State at Iowa
1 234Total
Spartans 17 032 22
Hawkeyes 0 1033 16

[7]

Team players in the 1978 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Dean MooreLinebacker9233San Francisco 49ers
Barry TomasettiTackle10278Dallas Cowboys

[8]

References

  1. "It's no dream! Hawks win 24-0" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 12, 1977. p. 10. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  2. "Hawkeye defense silences Cyclones" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 19, 1977. p. 8. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  3. Bingham, Walter (September 26, 1977). "AN END TO THE BICKERING". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  4. "UCLA stymies Iowa" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 3, 1977. p. 8. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  5. "Pac-10 Declares Five Members Ineligible". The Washington Post. August 12, 1980. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  6. "Hawks cash in on Badger mistakes" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 14, 1977. p. 10. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  7. "Hawks come up short in exciting finale" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 21, 1977. p. 8. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  8. "1978 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007.


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