1968 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 1968 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1968 Big Ten Conference football season.

1968 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1968 record5–5 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPEd Podolak
CaptainEd Podolak, Steve Wilson
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
1968 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Ohio State $ 7 –0 –0  10 –0 –0
No. 12 Michigan 6 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
No. 10 Purdue 5 –2 –0  8 –2 –0
Minnesota 5 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Indiana 4 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Iowa 4 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Michigan State 2 –5 –0  5 –5 –0
Illinois 1 –6 –0  1 –9 –0
Northwestern 1 –6 –0  1 –9 –0
Wisconsin 0 –7 –0  0 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21No. 8 Oregon State*
W 21–20
September 28at TCU*
L 17–28
October 5No. 5 Notre Dame*
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
L 28–51
October 12Indiana
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
L 34–38
October 19Wisconsin
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
W 41–0
October 26at No. 7 Purdue
L 14–44
November 2at Minnesota
W 35–28
November 9Northwestern
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
W 68–34
November 16No. 2 Ohio State
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
L 27–33
November 23at Illinois
W 37–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1]

Roster
1968 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 10 Larry Lawrence Fr
RB 14 Ed Podolak Sr
RB 44 Dennis Green So
WR 22 Kerry Reardon So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K   Marcos Melendez
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Game summaries

    Oregon State
    Oregon State at Iowa
    1 234Total
    No. 8 Beavers 14 600 20
    • Hawkeyes 7 707 21
    • Date: September 21
    • Location: Iowa Stadium
      Iowa City, IA
    • Game attendance: 46,892
    See also: 1968 Oregon State Beavers football team


    [2]

    at TCU
    See also: 1968 TCU Horned Frogs football team


    Notre Dame
    See also: 1968 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team


    at Purdue
    See also: 1968 Purdue Boilermakers football team


    Northwestern
    Northwestern at Iowa
    1 234Total
    Wildcats 7 7146 34
    • Hawkeyes 14 28719 68
    • Date: November 9
    • Location: Iowa Stadium
      Iowa City, IA
    • Game attendance: 44,876
    See also: 1968 Northwestern Wildcats football team


    It was a record-setting day for the Hawkeyes. Iowa established a Big Ten record for total offense with 639 yards (431 rushing). Ed Podolak rushed for 286 yards (setting Iowa and Big Ten records) and two touchdowns on 17 carries. His performance still ranks #2 on Iowa's single-game rushing list.[3] [4]

    Ohio State
    No. 2 Ohio State at Iowa
    1 234Total
    • No. 2 Buckeyes 6 6147 33
    Hawkeyes 0 0621 27
    See also: 1968 Ohio State Buckeyes football team


    at Illinois
    See also: 1968 Illinois Fighting Illini football team


    After winning only 4 games combined over the previous three seasons, the Hawkeyes earned their 5th victory of the season.[5]

    References
    1. "1968 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
    2. "Hawk Sophs Prove Determination Can Be Valued over Experience" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 24, 1968. p. 4. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
    3. "Podolak Captures Lead in Big 10 Rushing" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 12, 1968. p. 4. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
    4. "Iowa Sets Mark". The Times (Shreveport). November 10, 1968. p. 39. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
    5. "Seniors Close Careers on a Happy Note" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 26, 1968. p. 4. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.