1974 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 1974 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1974 Big Ten Conference football season. This was Bob Commings' first year as head coach of the Hawkeyes.

1974 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1974 record3–8 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorLarry Coyer (1st season)
MVPRob Fick
Captain
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
1974 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Ohio State + 7 1 0  10 2 0
No. 3 Michigan + 7 1 0  10 1 0
No. 12 Michigan State 6 1 1  7 3 1
Wisconsin 5 3 0  7 4 0
Illinois 4 3 1  6 4 1
Purdue 3 5 0  4 6 1
Minnesota 2 6 0  4 7 0
Iowa 2 6 0  3 8 0
Northwestern 2 6 0  3 8 0
Indiana 1 7 0  1 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 14at No. 6 MichiganL 7–2476,802
September 21No. 12 UCLA*W 21–1047,500
September 28No. 19 Penn State*
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 0–2746,500
October 5at No. 9 USC*L 3–4152,095
October 12Northwestern
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 35–1051,200
October 19at MinnesotaL 17–2348,579
October 26Illinois
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 14–1249,400
November 2at PurdueL 14–3851,107
November 9Wisconsin
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 15–2848,300
November 16No. 4 Ohio State
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 10–3548,700
November 23at No. 14 Michigan StateL 21–6051,002
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1]

Roster

1974 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL 72 Joe Devlin Jr
FB 48 Mark Fetter Jr
QB 15 Rob Fick Sr
RB   Tom Grine So
RB 22 Jim Jensen Jr
OL   Dan McCarney Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 20 Andre Jackson Jr
DB   Jim Caldwell So
DB   Earl Douthitt Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K   Nick Quartaro So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

    Game summaries

    UCLA


    The victory over the 12th ranked Bruins snapped a 12-game losing streak and was only Iowa's second win in its last 19 games.[2]

    Wisconsin


    Team players in the 1975 NFL Draft

    PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
    Earl DouthittDefensive back7178Chicago Bears

    [3]

    References

    1. "Media Guide" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com. 2013.
    2. "Hawks upset mighty Bruins 21-10!" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 23, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
    3. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1975.htm


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