1976 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 1976 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa in the 1976 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third year under head coach Bob Commings, the Hawkeyes compiled a 5–6 record (3–5 against conference opponents) and finished in a three-way tie for seventh place in the Big Ten.[1]

1976 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1976 record5–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorLarry Coyer (3rd season)
MVPButch Caldwell, Tom Grine
CaptainButch Caldwell, Tom Grine
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
1976 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Michigan + 7 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 6 Ohio State + 7 –1 –0  9 –2 –1
Minnesota 4 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Illinois 4 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Indiana 4 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Purdue 4 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Iowa 3 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Wisconsin 3 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Michigan State 3 –5 –0  4 –6 –1
Northwestern 1 –7 –0  1 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Quarterback Butch Caldwell and tight end Tom Grine were selected as the team's most valuable players.[2] Caldwell led the team with 616 passing yards and 1,005 yards of total offense. Jon Lazar led the team in rushing with 392 yards.[3] Tom Rusk was selected by the conference coaches as a second-team linebacker on the UPI's 1976 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[4]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 11at Illinois
L 6–2449,515
September 18Syracuse*
W 41–354,129
September 25at No. 11 Penn State*
W 7–661,268
October 2at No. 13 USC*
L 0–5555,518
October 9No. 10 Ohio State
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 14–3459,170
October 16Indiana
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 7–1457,465
October 23at Minnesota
W 22–1253,222
October 30Northwestern
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 13–1051,800
November 6at Wisconsin
L 21–3879,120
November 13Purdue
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 0–2144,763
November 20at Michigan State
W 30–1748,412
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[5]

Roster
1976 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Butch Caldwell (C)
QB Tom McLaughlin Jr
TE Tom Grine (C) Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Jim Caldwell Sr
DB Rod Sears
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K   Nick Quartaro Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Season summary

    Syracuse
    See also: 1976 Syracuse Orange football team


    at Penn State
    1 234Total
    • Hawkeyes 7 000 7
    No. 11 Nittany Lions 0 006 6
    See also: 1976 Penn State Nittany Lions football team


    Penn State missed a 25-yard field goal with 47 seconds left.[6]

    at Wisconsin
    See also: 1976 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry


    References
    1. "1976 Big Ten Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
    2. Roy Damer (December 25, 1975). "Lytle named Big 10 MVP: Purdue's Dierking is runnerup". Chicago Tribune. p. 2-1.
    3. "1976 Iowa Hawkeyes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
    4. "Illini place two on All-Big 10". The Pantagraph. November 24, 1976. p. A11.
    5. "1976 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
    6. Eugene Register-Guard. 1976 Sep 26. Retrieved 2018-Sep-23.


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