American college football season
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 September 8 Indiana L 26–3059,700
September 15 at No. 3 Oklahoma * L 6–2172,531
September 22 No. 7 Nebraska * Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa L 21–2460,055
September 29 Iowa State * W 30–1460,100
October 6 at Illinois W 13–751,044
October 13 at Northwestern W 58–627,224
October 20 Minnesota L 7–2460,050
October 27 at Wisconsin W 24–1379,026
November 3 Purdue Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa L 14–2059,940
November 10 at No. 3 Ohio State L 7–3487,835
November 17 Michigan State Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa W 33–2358,320
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1979 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Indiana at Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hoosiers
0
3 7 20
30
Hawkeyes
13
13 0 0
26
Scoring summary Q1 IOWA Mosley 23-yard run (kick failed) IOWA 6–0
Q1 IOWA Mosley 5-yard run (Schilling kick) IOWA 13–0
Q2 Indiana Straub 29-yard field goal IOWA 13–3
Q2 IOWA Mosley 5-yard pass from Suess (Schilling kick) IOWA 20–3
Q2 3:06 IOWA Mosley 1-yard run (pass failed) IOWA 26–3
Q3 Indiana Johnson 51-yard pass from Clifford (Straub kick) IOWA 26–10
Q4 Indiana Johnson 1-yard run (pass failed) IOWA 26–16
Q4 Indiana Clifford 1-yard run (Straub kick) IOWA 26–23
Q4 0:58 Indiana Johnson 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 .
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Game statistics[ 3]
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
2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes
6
0 0 0
6
• No. 3 Sooners
0
7 0 14
21
Scoring summary 1 3:30 IOWA Dennis Mosley 10-yard pass from Phil Seuss (kick failed) IOWA 6-0
2 4:00 OU Billy Sims 1-yard run (John Hoge kick)OU 7-6
4 13:08 OU Billy Sims 3-yard run (John Hoge kick) OU 14-6
4 3:36 OU J.C. Watts 1-yard run (John Hoge kick)OU 21-6
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Game statistics[ 4]
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
2 3 4 Total
• No. 7 Cornhuskers
0
7 7 10
24
Hawkeyes
7
0 14 0
21
Scoring summary 1 11:51 IOWA McKillip 2-yard run (Reggie Roby kick) IOWA 7-0
2 2:12 NEB Quinn 1-yard run (Sukup kick) Tied 7-7
3 6:53 IOWA McKillip 2-yard run (Roby kick) IOWA 14-7
3 5:21 IOWA Chappelle 29-yard pass from Gales (Roby kick) IOWA 21-7
3 2:02 NEB Hager 4-yard run (Sukup kick) IOWA 21-14
4 11:02 NEB Johnson 5-yard run (Sukup kick) Tied 21-21
4 5:52 NEB Sukup 30-yard field goal NEB 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.[ 5]
Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy
1
2 3 4 Total
Cyclones
7
0 7 0
14
• Hawkeyes
7
7 7 9
30
Scoring summary 1 9:38 IOWA Mosley 1-yard run (Reggie Roby kick) IOWA 7-0
1 0:07 ISU Mack 1-yard run (Giffords kick) Tied 7-7
2 4:38 IOWA Mosley 9-yard pass from Gales (Roby kick) IOWA 14-7
3 11:12 IOWA Mosley 18-yard run (Roby kick) IOWA 21-7
3 8:48 ISU Less 26-yard interception return (Giffords kick) IOWA 21-14
4 6:46 IOWA McKillip 27-yard run (kick failed) IOWA 27-14
4 4:33 IOWA Roby 44-yard field goal IOWA 30-14
This game marked Hayden Fry's first win as head coach of the Hawkeyes.[ 6]
Game statistics[ 6]
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
2 3 4 Total
• Hawkeyes
0
6 7 0
13
Fighting Illini
0
7 0 0
7
Scoring summary Q2 IOWA Roby 25 yard field goal IOWA 3–0
Q2 IOWA Roby 33 yard field goal IOWA 6–0
Q2 ILL Strader 4 yard pass from McCullough (Bostrom kick) ILL 7–6
Q3 IOWA McKillip 1 yard run (Roby kick) IOWA 13–7
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Iowa at Northwestern
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hawkeyes
7
28 0 23
58
Wildcats
0
0 0 6
6
Scoring summary Q1 IOWA Mosley 1-yard run (Roby kick) IOWA 7–0
Q2 IOWA Bohannon 5-yard run (Roby kick) IOWA 14–0
Q2 IOWA Chappelle 44-yard pass from Bohannon (Roby kick) IOWA 21–0
Q2 IOWA Burke 12-yard pass from Bohannon (Roby kick) IOWA 28–0
Q2 IOWA Bohannon 6-yard run (Roby kick) IOWA 35–0
Q4 IOWA McKillip 7-yard pass from Suess (Roby kick) IOWA 42–0
Q4 IOWA Mosley 1-yard run (Roby kick) IOWA 49–0
Q4 NW Bogan 69-yard pass from Kerrigan (pass failed) IOWA 49–6
Q4 IOWA Roby 27-yard field goal IOWA 52–6
Q4 IOWA Dunham 2-yard pass from Gales (kick failed) IOWA 58–6
Gordy Bohannan, a junior college transfer, made his first career start [ 8]
Game statistics[ 8]
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
2 3 4 Total
• Golden Gophers
10
0 14 0
24
Hawkeyes
0
7 0 0
7
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1
2 3 4 Total
• Hawkeyes
0
14 0 10
24
Badgers
0
10 0 3
13
Scoring summary Q2 12:13 WIS Veith 27-yard field goal WIS 3–0
Q2 WIS Mohapp 15-yard run (Veith kick) WIS 10–0
Q2 IOWA Swift 6-yard pass from Suess (Roby kick) WIS 10–7
Q2 IOWA Brady 27-yard pass from Suess (Roby kick) IOWA 14–10
Q4 14:14 IOWA Roby 22-yard field goal IOWA 17–10
Q4 WIS Veith 37-yard field goal IOWA 17–13
Q4 IOWA Mosley 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.[ 10]
Purdue at Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
• Boilermakers
7
7 6 0
20
Hawkeyes
6
8 0 0
14
Scoring summary 1 Purdue D. Young 3-yard pass from Herrmann (Seibel kick) Purdue 7-0
1 Iowa Mosley 1-yard run (kick failed) Purdue 7-6
2 Iowa McKillip 16-yard run (Reid pass from Mosley) Iowa 14-7
2 Purdue McCall 17-yard pass from Herrmann (Seibel kick) Tie 14-14
3 Purdue McCall 6-yard run (kick failed) Purdue 20-14
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At No. 3 Ohio State [ edit ]
Iowa at Ohio State
1
2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes
0
0 0 7
7
• No. 3 Buckeyes
13
14 0 7
34
Date: November 10Location: Ohio Stadium Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2:51Game attendance: 87,835Game weather: Cloudy; 41 °F (5 °C); wind 10–20 mph (16–32 km/h) NW
Scoring summary 1 5:55 OHST Schlichter 1-yard run (Janakievski kick)OHST 7–0
1 3:18 OHST Janakievski 35-yard field goal OHST 10–0
1 1:38 OHST Janakievski 29-yard field goal OHST 13–0
2 8:56 OHST Volley 1-yard run (Jankievski kick) OHST 20–0
2 6:40 OHST Donley 33-yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick)OHST 27–0
4 12:16 OHST Spencer 1-yard run (Janakievski kick)OHST 34–0
4 4:07 IOWA Chappelle 40-yard pass from Gales (Roby kick) OHST 34–7
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Michigan State at Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Spartans
6
10 0 7
23
• Hawkeyes
7
6 14 6
33
Scoring summary Q1 IOWA Mosley 1-yard run (Roby kick) IOWA 7–0
Q1 MSU Morten Andersen 54-yard field goalIOWA 7–3
Q1 MSU Andersen 25-yard field goal IOWA 7–6
Q2 IOWA Mosley 1-yard run (run failed) IOWA 13–6
Q2 MSU Clark 1-yard run (Andersen kick) Tied 13–13
Q2 MSU Andersen 45-yard field goal MSU 16–13
Q3 IOWA Suess 7-yard run (Roby kick) IOWA 20–16
Q3 IOWA McKillip 18-yard run (Roby kick) IOWA 27–16
Q4 IOWA Mosley 5-yard run (pass failed) IOWA 33–16
Q4 MSU Hughes 1-yard run (Andersen kick) IOWA 33–23
[ 13]
Game statistics[ 13]
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 [ edit ] [ 14]
^ "Hayden Fry named head coach" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . December 11, 1978. p. 1. Retrieved August 18, 2019 .
^ "1979 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results" . sports-reference.com .
^ a b "Indiana comeback sinks Hawks" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . September 10, 1979. p. 12. Retrieved September 10, 2017 .
^ a b "Upset-minded Hawks fall short, 21-6" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . September 17, 1979. p. 12. Retrieved September 14, 2018 .
^ "Hawkeye upset spoiled, 24-21" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . September 24, 1979. p. 7. Retrieved October 9, 2016 .
^ a b "Awesome Iowa rushing attack devastates Cyclones' defense" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . October 1, 1979. p. 12. Retrieved October 9, 2016 .
^ "Hawkeyes hold the line, 13-7" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . October 8, 1979. p. 11. Retrieved October 9, 2016 .
^ a b "Hawks run wild, 58-6" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . October 15, 1979. p. 12. Retrieved October 9, 2016 .
^ "Nothing went right for Hawks; Floyd goes back to Minnesota" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . October 22, 1979. p. 12. Retrieved September 14, 2018 .
^ "Suess, Mosley lead Hawkeyes' victory" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . October 29, 1979. p. 8. Retrieved September 14, 2018 .
^ "No. 16 Purdue outduels Hawks in wild aerial showdown, 20-14" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . November 5, 1979. p. 10. Retrieved September 14, 2018 .
^ "Buckeyes drop fumbling Hawks, 34-7" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . November 12, 1979. p. 12. Retrieved September 14, 2018 .
^ a b "Hawks soar to first-division finish, 33-23" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . November 19, 1979. p. 10. Retrieved September 10, 2017 .
^ "1980 NFL Draft" . pro-football-reference.com . Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved March 30, 2018 .
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