American college football season
The 1970 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1970 Big Ten Conference football season . Led by Ray Nagel in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Hawkeyes compiled an overall record of 3–6–1 with a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play, placing fourth in the Big Ten. The team played home games at Iowa Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 19 at Oregon State * L 14–21 23,379
September 26 No. 7 USC * L 0–48 56,131
October 3 at Arizona * L 10–17 37,500
October 10 Wisconsin Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry ) W 24–14 53,622
October 17 Purdue Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA L 3–24 56,973
October 24 at Michigan State L 0–37 63,482
October 31 at Minnesota T 14–14 51,345
November 7 Indiana Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA W 42–13 43,217
November 14 at No. 5 Michigan L 0–55 66,189
November 21 Illinois Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA W 22–16 38,700
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
1970 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
LB
53
Dave Clement
Sr
DB
43
Craig Clemons
Jr
DB
41
Tom Hayes
Sr
DE
90
Larry Horton
So
LB
85
Kenny Price
Sr
DT
65
Bill Windauer
So
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
Marcos Melendez
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Game summaries
USC
USC at Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 7 Trojans
7
27 14 0
48
Hawkeyes
0
0 0 0
0
Scoring summary 1 USC Jones 1-yard run (Ayala kick) USC 7–0
2 USC Davis 3-yard run (Ayala kick) USC 14–0
2 USC Jones 8-yard run (kick failed) USC 20–0
2 USC Chandler 9-yard pass from Jones (Dickerson pass from Jones) USC 28–0
2 USC Rae 4-yard run (run failed) USC 34–0
3 USC Harris 1-yard run (Ayala kick) USC 41–0
3 USC McNeill 4-yard run (Ayala kick) USC 48–0
Wisconsin
Wisconsin at Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Badgers
0
0 14 0
14
• Hawkeyes
7
7 7 3
24
Scoring summary Q1 IOWA Tim Sullivan 2 yard run (Marcos Melendez kick) IOWA 7–0
Q2 IOWA Levi Mitchell 4 yard run (Melendez kick) IOWA 14–0
Q3 WIS Neil Graff 16 yard run (pass failed) IOWA 14–6
Q3 WIS Larry Mialik 28 yard pass from Graff (Graff run) Tie 14–14
Q3 IOWA Sullivan 3 yard run (Melendez kick) IOWA 21–14
Q4 IOWA Melendez 31 yard field goal IOWA 28–14
Iowa sophomore quarterback Kyle Skogman started his first game.
At Michigan
Iowa at Michigan
1
2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes
0
0 0 0
0
• No. 5 Wolverines
21
14 7 13
55
Scoring summary 1 MICH Billy Taylor 1-yard run (Dana Coin kick) MICH 7-0
1 MICH Glenn Doughty 2-yard run (Coin kick) MICH 14-0
1 MICH Taylor 2-yard run (Coin kick) MICH 21-0
2 MICH Don Moorhead 24-yard run (Coin kick) MICH 28-0
2 MICH Fritz Seyferth 3-yard run (Coin kick) MICH 35-0
3 MICH Thom Darden recovered fumble in end zone (Coin kick) MICH 42-0
4 MICH Lance G. Scheffler 5-yard run (Coin kick) MICH 49-0
4 MICH David Zuccarelli 7-yard run (kick failed) MICH 55-0
See also: 1970 Michigan Wolverines football team
References
"Hawks drop season's third; Blow final quarter chances" . The Courier . October 4, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
Curt Sylvester (November 15, 1970). "Whoosh! M's Well-Oiled Machine Crushes Iowa, 55-0" . Detroit Free Press . pp. 1D, 5D – via Newspapers.com .
Palm Beach Post . 1970 Oct 11.
"Michigan Blasts Iowa, 55-0." Palm Beach Post . 1970 Nov 15.
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