1970 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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.

1970 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–6–1 (3–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPDave Clement
CaptainRay Manning, Dan McDonald
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Ohio State $ 7 0 0 9 1 0
No. 9 Michigan 6 1 0 9 1 0
Northwestern 6 1 0 6 4 0
Iowa 3 3 1 3 6 1
Wisconsin 3 4 0 4 5 1
Michigan State 3 4 0 4 6 0
Minnesota 2 4 1 3 6 1
Purdue 2 5 0 4 6 0
Illinois 1 6 0 3 7 0
Indiana 1 6 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Oregon State*L 14–2123,379
September 26No. 7 USC*L 0–4856,131
October 3at Arizona*L 10–1737,500[1]
October 10Wisconsin
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
W 24–1453,622
October 17Purdue 
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 3–2456,973
October 24at Michigan StateL 0–3763,482
October 31at MinnesotaT 14–1451,345
November 7Indiana
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 42–1343,217
November 14at No. 5 MichiganL 0–5566,189[2]
November 21Illinois
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 22–1638,700
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1970 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 17 Roy Bash Sr
C 51 Al Cassady Sr
RB 44 Dennis Green Sr
TE 82 Ray Manning Sr
OT 77 Jim Miller Sr
RB 10 Levi Mitchell Jr
RB 29 Steve Penney Jr
WR 22 Kerry Reardon Sr
WR 47 Dave Triplett Jr
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

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USC at Iowa
1 234Total
No. 7 Trojans 7 27140 48
Hawkeyes 0 000 0

Wisconsin

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Wisconsin at Iowa
1 234Total
Badgers 0 0140 14
Hawkeyes 7 773 24

Iowa sophomore quarterback Kyle Skogman started his first game.[3]

At Michigan

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Iowa at Michigan
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 000 0
No. 5 Wolverines 21 14713 55

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References

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  1. ^ "Hawks drop season's third; Blow final quarter chances". The Courier. October 4, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Curt Sylvester (November 15, 1970). "Whoosh! M's Well-Oiled Machine Crushes Iowa, 55-0". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 5D – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Palm Beach Post. 1970 Oct 11.
  4. ^ "Michigan Blasts Iowa, 55-0." Palm Beach Post. 1970 Nov 15.