1978 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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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
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Michigan + 7 1 0 10 2 0
No. 12 Michigan State + 7 1 0 8 3 0
No. 13 Purdue 6 1 1 9 2 1
Ohio State 6 2 0 7 4 1
Minnesota 4 4 0 5 6 0
Wisconsin 3 4 2 5 4 2
Indiana 3 5 0 4 7 0
Iowa 2 6 0 2 9 0
Illinois 0 6 2 1 8 2
Northwestern 0 8 1 0 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[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 16NorthwesternW 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 MinnesotaL 20–2251,381
October 21at Ohio StateL 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 IndianaL 14–3433,167
November 18Wisconsin
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
W 38–2444,444
November 25at No. 14 Michigan StateL 7–4257,007
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster[edit]

1978 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
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. # Name Class
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. # Name Class
K   Scott Schilling So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Game summaries[edit]

Northwestern[edit]

Northwestern at Iowa
1 234Total
• Wildcats 7 760 20
Hawkeyes 0 300 3

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Iowa State[edit]

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At Arizona[edit]

Utah[edit]

At Minnesota[edit]

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At Ohio State[edit]

Purdue[edit]

Purdue at Iowa
1 234Total
No. 17 Boilermakers 10 7017 34
Hawkeyes 0 070 7

Michigan[edit]

At Indiana[edit]

Wisconsin[edit]

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At Michigan State[edit]

[6][7][8]

Team players in the 1979 NFL Draft[edit]

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Tom Rusk LB 9 227 New York Giants

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References[edit]

  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.