1978 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–9 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorLarry Coyer (4th season)
MVPBrad Reid
CaptainJon Lazar, Tom Rusk, Tim Gutshall, Dave Becker
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
1978 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Michigan + 7 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 12 Michigan State + 7 –1 –08 –3 –0
No. 13 Purdue 6 –1 –19 –2 –1
Ohio State 6 –2 –07 –4 –1
Minnesota 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Wisconsin 3 –4 –25 –4 –2
Indiana 3 –5 –04 –7 –0
Iowa 2 –6 –02 –9 –0
Illinois 0 –6 –21 –8 –2
Northwestern 0 –8 –10 –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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 16Northwestern
W 20–356,840
September 23No. 20 Iowa State*
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
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 (rivalry)
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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Northwestern

Northwestern at Iowa
1 234Total
• Wildcats 7 760 20
Hawkeyes 0 300 3
Scoring summary
1IOWABrad Reid 55-yard pass from Rod Morton (Schilling kick)Iowa 7–0
24:44IOWATodd Simonsen 4-yard fumble return (Schilling kick)Iowa 14–0
2NWNick MirkopulosIowa 14–3
32:15IOWABrad Reid 5-yard run (kick failed)Iowa 20–3

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Iowa State

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At Arizona

Utah

At Minnesota

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At Ohio State

Purdue

Purdue at Iowa
1 234Total
• No. 17 Boilermakers 10 7017 34
Hawkeyes 0 070 7
Scoring summary
1PURSovereen 39-yard field goalPurdue 3–0
1PURPope 11-yard run (Sovereen kick)Purdue 10–0
2PURYoung 25-yard pass from Herrmann (Sovereen kick)Purdue 17–0
3IOWAReid 57-yard run (Schilling kick)Purdue 17–7
4PURBurrell 11-yard pass from Herrmann (Sovereen kick)Purdue 24–7
4PURSovereen 27-yard field goalPurdue 27–7
4PUREubank 3-yard pass from Herrmann (Sovereen kick)Purdue 34–7

Michigan

At Indiana

Wisconsin

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At Michigan State

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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. ↑ "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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