1987 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
American college football season
1987 Iowa Hawkeyes football | |
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Holiday Bowl champion
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Holiday Bowl
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Wyoming
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 16 |
AP | No. 16 |
Record | 10–3 (6–2 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Bill Snyder (9th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Bill Brashier (9th season) |
MVP |
Marv Cook
Dave Haight Chuck Hartlieb |
Captain |
Kerry Burt
Quinn Early Mike Flagg Dave Haight J.J. Puk |
Home stadium |
Kinnick Stadium
(Capacity: 67,700) |
Seasons
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No. 8 Michigan State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||
No. 16 Iowa | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||
Indiana | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||
No. 19 Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||
Ohio State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||
Minnesota | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||
Purdue | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||
Illinois | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||
Northwestern | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||
Wisconsin | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||
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The 1987 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season . The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium and were led by head coach Hayden Fry . Iowa finished the season with a 10–3 record (6–2 Big Ten), capped by a Holiday Bowl victory over Wyoming .
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | vs. No. 17 Tennessee * | No. 16 | ABC | L 22–23 | 54,681 | |
September 12 | at Arizona * | W 15–14 | 57,284 | |||
September 19 | at Iowa State * | W 48–9 | 54,101 | |||
September 26 | Kansas State * | No. 19 | W 38–13 | 67,700 | ||
October 3 | Michigan State | No. 17 |
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L 14–19 | 67,700 | |
October 10 | at Wisconsin | W 31–10 | 74,645 | |||
October 17 | at Michigan | ABC | L 10–37 | 105,406 | ||
October 24 | Purdue |
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ABC | W 38–14 | 67,700 | |
October 31 | No. 11 Indiana |
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W 29–21 | 67,700 | ||
November 7 | at Northwestern | W 52–24 | 38,694 | |||
November 14 | at Ohio State | W 29–27 | 90,090 | |||
November 21 | Minnesota | No. 18 |
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W 34–20 | 67,700 | |
December 30 | vs. Wyoming * | No. 18 | ESPN | W 20–19 | 61,892 | |
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
AP | 16 | RV | RV | 19 | 17 | — | RV | — | — | — | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Coaches | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | 20 | RV | 20 | RV | 16 |
Game summaries
Vs. Tennessee
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At Arizona
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Game statistics [7] | IOWA | ARIZ |
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First downs | 21 | 19 |
Total yards | 371 | 279 |
Passing yards | 150 | 115 |
Rushing yards | 221 | 164 |
Penalties | 5–36 | 4–24 |
Turnovers | 0 | 4 |
At Iowa State
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Game statistics [9] | IOWA | ISU |
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First downs | 26 | 12 |
Total yards | 455 | 259 |
Passing yards | 202 | 155 |
Rushing yards | 253 | 104 |
Penalties | 4–24 | 6–30 |
Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
Kansas State
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Game statistics [11] | KSU | IOWA |
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First downs | 11 | 27 |
Total yards | 188 | 443 |
Passing yards | 104 | 271 |
Rushing yards | 84 | 172 |
Penalties | 10–76 | 6–44 |
Turnovers | 5 | 7 |
Michigan State
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Game statistics [14] | MSU | IOWA |
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First downs | 16 | 15 |
Total yards | 249 | 214 |
Passing yards | 13 | 230 |
Rushing yards | 236 | (-16) |
Penalties | 13–102 | 7–50 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
At Wisconsin
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Game statistics | IOWA | WIS |
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First downs | 23 | 10 |
Total yards | 412 | 175 |
Passing yards | 223 | 58 |
Rushing yards | 189 | 117 |
Penalties | 5–50 | 3–35 |
Turnovers | 3 | 4 |
At Michigan
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Game statistics | IOWA | MICH |
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First downs | 13 | 19 |
Total yards | 349 | 352 |
Passing yards | 362 | 190 |
Rushing yards | (-13) | 162 |
Penalties | 4–42 | 2–16 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Purdue
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Game statistics [18] | PUR | IOWA |
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First downs | 16 | 29 |
Total yards | 301 | 520 |
Passing yards | 259 | 317 |
Rushing yards | 42 | 203 |
Penalties | 5–45 | 7–44 |
Turnovers | 5 | 2 |
Indiana
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Game statistics [20] | IND | IOWA |
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First downs | 16 | 23 |
Total yards | 305 | 445 |
Passing yards | 237 | 282 |
Rushing yards | 68 | 163 |
Penalties | 8–91 | 8–72 |
Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
At Northwestern
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Chuck Hartlieb
completed 25 of 32 passes for 471 yards and a Big Ten single-game record 7 touchdowns.
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Wide receiver
Quinn Early
hauled in 10 passes and set school records with 256 yards receiving (Big Ten record at the time) and 4 touchdown receptions.
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The 584 team passing yards remains a single-game school record.
Game statistics [23] | IOWA | NW |
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First downs | 28 | 21 |
Total yards | 674 | 364 |
Passing yards | 584 | 245 |
Rushing yards | 90 | 119 |
Penalties | 4–38 | 9–65 |
Turnovers | 4 | 8 |
At Ohio State
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With six seconds left, Chuck Hartlieb threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to
Marv Cook
on fourth-and-23 to earn Iowa's first victory at Ohio Stadium since 1959.
Game statistics Archived 2015-11-25 at the Wayback Machine | IOWA | OHIO ST |
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First downs | 22 | 17 |
Total yards | 489 | 383 |
Passing yards | 333 | 216 |
Rushing yards | 156 | 167 |
Penalties | 2–15 | 6–56 |
Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
Minnesota
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Game statistics [28] | MINN | IOWA |
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First downs | 14 | 30 |
Total yards | 295 | 510 |
Passing yards | 216 | 328 |
Rushing yards | 79 | 182 |
Penalties | 4–33 | 7–64 |
Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
Vs. Wyoming (Holiday Bowl)
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Awards and honors
- Dave Haight , Defensive tackle – Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year
Team players in the 1988 NFL draft
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Quinn Early | Wide receiver | 3 | 60 | San Diego Chargers |
Kevin Harmon | Running back | 4 | 101 | Seattle Seahawks |
Herb Wester | Tackle | 5 | 114 | Cincinnati Bengals |
Joe Schuster | Defensive tackle | 10 | 261 | Philadelphia Eagles |
References
- ↑ "1987 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results" . sports-reference.com . Retrieved November 10, 2015 .
- ↑ "Iowa 1987 AP Football Rankings" . collegepollarchive.com . Retrieved November 10, 2015 .
- ↑ "Tennessee Freshman, Bad Pitch Stop Iowa" . Chicago Tribune . August 31, 1987 . Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
- ↑ "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; TENNESSEE KICK EDGES IOWA" . The New York Times . August 31, 1987 . Retrieved October 11, 2017 .
- ↑ Looney, Douglas S. (September 7, 1987). "DASHING DEBUT BY THE VOLS" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved December 16, 2018 .
- ↑ "Pacific 10 Roundup: Iowa 15, Arizona 14" . Los Angeles Times . September 13, 1987 . Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
- 1 2 "Hawkeyes edge 'Cats for first win" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . September 14, 1987 . Retrieved September 19, 2017 .
- ↑ "Big Ten Roundup: Harmon's 179 Yards, 3 Touchdowns Help Iowa to 48-9 Victory" . Los Angeles Times . September 20, 1987 . Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
- 1 2 "Hawkeyes roll past Cyclones, 48-9" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . September 21, 1987 . Retrieved September 19, 2017 .
- ↑ "K-State fails to capitalize on Iowa's mistakes" . The Salina Journal . September 27, 1987 . Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
- ↑ "Lackluster Hawks top 'Cats 38-13" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . September 28, 1987. p. 1B . Retrieved September 19, 2017 .
- ↑ "Who'll Be Counted Out In Big 10?" . Chicago Tribune . October 2, 1987 . Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
- ↑ "White, MSU defense too much for Iowa" . Chicago Tribune . October 4, 1987 . Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
- ↑ "Hawks flounder in Big Ten opener" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . October 5, 1987. p. 1B . Retrieved September 19, 2017 .
- ↑ "Big Ten Roundup: Iowa 31, Wisconsin 10" . Los Angeles Times . October 11, 1987 . Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
- ↑ "Big Ten Roundup: Brown and Michigan Bounce Back and Beat Iowa at the Pass, 37-10" . Los Angeles Times . October 18, 1987 . Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
- ↑ "Big Ten Roundup: Iowa 38, Purdue 14" . Los Angeles Times . October 25, 1987 . Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
- ↑ "Iowa burns Purdue in air assault" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . October 26, 1987. p. 1B . Retrieved September 19, 2017 .
- ↑ "LATE IOWA DRIVE DROPS INDIANA FROM LEAD IN BIG TEN, 29-21" . The Washington Post . November 1, 1987 . Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
- ↑ "Iowa tricks Hoosiers in upset treat" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . November 2, 1987. p. 1B . Retrieved September 19, 2017 .
- ↑ "Iowa's Hartlieb Throws for 7 Touchdowns" . Los Angeles Times . November 8, 1987 . Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
- ↑ "Hartlieb's 7 Td Passes Sink NU" . Chicago Tribune . November 8, 1987 . Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
- 1 2 "Hartlieb directs 52-24 blowout" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . November 9, 1987 . Retrieved September 17, 2017 .
- ↑ "IOWA RALLY UPSETS OHIO STATE" . The New York Times . November 15, 1987 . Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
- ↑ "Iowa Beats Ohio State on Fourth-Down Pass With Six Seconds Left" . Los Angeles Times . November 15, 1987 . Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
- ↑ "Hawkeyes break 28-year jinx in Columbus" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . November 16, 1987. p. 1B . Retrieved January 28, 2017 .
- ↑ "Iowa 34, Minnesota 20" . Chicago Tribune . November 22, 1987 . Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
- ↑ "Hawks crunch Minnesota in bowl tune-up" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . November 23, 1987. p. 14 . Retrieved September 19, 2017 .
- ↑ "Wyoming, Iowa Set for Holiday" . Los Angeles Times . November 22, 1987 . Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
- ↑ "Game History: The 1987 SeaWorld Holiday Bowl" . sandiegobowlgames.com . Archived from the original on November 18, 2015 . Retrieved November 17, 2015 .
- ↑ "1988 NFL draft" . pro-football-reference.com . Retrieved November 10, 2015 .
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