1975 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
American college football season
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The 1975 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1975 Big Ten football season. In their second year under head coach Bob Commings, the Hawkeyes compiled a 3–8 record (3–5 in conference games), tied for seventh place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 279 to 182.[1][2]
- Bob Commings (2nd season)
| 1975 Iowa Hawkeyes football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (3–5 Big Ten) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Larry Coyer (2nd season) |
| MVP | Andre Jackson |
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| Home stadium | Kinnick Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Ohio State $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Michigan | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1975 Hawkeyes gained 2,406 rushing yards and 597 passing yards. On defense, they gave up 2,458 rushing yards and 1,282 passing yards.[3]
The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Tom McLaughlin (23-of-87 passing for 358 yards), running back Dave Schick (482 rushing yards), Bill Schultz (eight receptions for 238 yards), kicker Nick Quartaro (40 points scored), and Andre Jackson (126 total tackles).[4] Tackle Rod Walters and guard Joe Devlin received first-team All-America honors from Time magazine and The Sporting News and, in Walters' case, the Newspaper Enterprise Association. Defensive back Bob Elliott was a first-team Academic All-American. Linebacker Andre Jackson and tight end Brandt Yocom were the team captains.[5] Jackson was also selected as the team's most valuable player.[6]
The team played its home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. Home attendance totaled 320,690, an average of 53,448 per game.[7]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | Illinois | L 12–27 | 57,200 | [8] | |
| September 20 | at Syracuse* | L 7–10 | 19,283 | [9] | |
| September 27 | No. 12 Penn State* |
| L 10–30 | 52,780 | [10] |
| October 4 | No. 3 USC* |
| L 16–27 | 54,600 | [11] |
| October 11 | at No. 1 Ohio State | L 0–49 | 87,826 | [12] | |
| October 18 | at Indiana | W 20–10 | 32,441 | [13] | |
| October 25 | Minnesota |
| L 7–31 | 59,160 | [14] |
| November 1 | at Northwestern | W 24–21 | 25,530 | [15] | |
| November 8 | Wisconsin |
| W 45–28 | 54,650 | [16] |
| November 15 | at Purdue | L 18–19 | 45,549 | [17] | |
| November 22 | Michigan State |
| L 23–27 | 42,300 | [18] |
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Roster
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1976 NFL draft
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
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| Wayne Walters | Guard | 1 | 14 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Jim Jensen | Running back | 2 | 40 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Joe Devlin | Offensive tackle | 2 | 52 | Buffalo Bills |
| Rod Wellington | Running back | 7 | 196 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Warren Peiffer | Defensive tackle | 9 | 240 | New Orleans Saints |
