Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 16 | Northwestern | | W 20–3 | 56,840 |
September 23 | No. 20 Iowa State* | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
| L 0–31 | 60,075 |
September 30 | at Arizona* | | L 3–23 | 46,851 |
October 7 | Utah* | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| L 9–13 | 51,170 |
October 14 | at Minnesota | | L 20–22 | 51,381 |
October 21 | at Ohio State | | L 7–31 | 87,326 |
October 28 | No. 17 Purdue | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| L 7–34 | 57,640 |
November 4 | No. 8 Michigan | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| L 0–34 | 49,120 |
November 11 | at Indiana | | L 14–34 | 33,167 |
November 18 | Wisconsin | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
| W 38–24 | 44,444 |
November 25 | at No. 14 Michigan State | | L 7–42 | 57,007 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1978 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
|
Players
|
Coaches
|
Offense
|
Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
DB
|
|
Dave Becker
|
Sr
|
DL
|
97
|
Doug Benschoter
|
Sr
|
LB
|
|
Tim Gutshall
|
Sr
|
LB
|
47
|
Tom Rusk
|
Sr
|
DE
|
45
|
Steve Vazquez
|
Sr
|
|
Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
K
|
|
Scott Schilling
|
So
|
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
|
Northwestern at Iowa
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Wildcats |
7 |
7 | 6 | 0 |
20 |
Hawkeyes |
0 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
3 |
|
|
Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | IOWA | Brad Reid 55-yard pass from Rod Morton (Schilling kick) | Iowa 7–0 |
| 2 | 4:44 | IOWA | Todd Simonsen 4-yard fumble return (Schilling kick) | Iowa 14–0 |
| 2 | | NW | Nick Mirkopulos | Iowa 14–3 |
| 3 | 2:15 | IOWA | Brad Reid 5-yard run (kick failed) | Iowa 20–3 |
|
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[3]
[4]
Purdue at Iowa
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• No. 17 Boilermakers |
10 |
7 | 0 | 17 |
34 |
Hawkeyes |
0 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
7 |
|
|
Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | PUR | Sovereen 39-yard field goal | Purdue 3–0 |
| 1 | | PUR | Pope 11-yard run (Sovereen kick) | Purdue 10–0 |
| 2 | | PUR | Young 25-yard pass from Herrmann (Sovereen kick) | Purdue 17–0 |
| 3 | | IOWA | Reid 57-yard run (Schilling kick) | Purdue 17–7 |
| 4 | | PUR | Burrell 11-yard pass from Herrmann (Sovereen kick) | Purdue 24–7 |
| 4 | | PUR | Sovereen 27-yard field goal | Purdue 27–7 |
| 4 | | PUR | Eubank 3-yard pass from Herrmann (Sovereen kick) | Purdue 34–7 |
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[6][7][8]
Team players in the 1979 NFL Draft
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- ^ "1978 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
- ^ "Iowa tops Northwestern, 20-3" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 18, 1978. p. 10. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
- ^ "Cyclones stun Hawkeyes" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 25, 1978. p. 10. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
- ^ "Hawkeyes'second half explosion falls short, 22-20" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 16, 1978. p. 10. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
- ^ "Iowa rolls past Badgers, 38-24" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 20, 1978. p. 7. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
- ^ "Michigan State explodes against Iowa in finale" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 27, 1978. p. 10. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ "The ax falls for 'fighter' Commings" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 28, 1978. p. 1. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ "Hayden Fry named head coach" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 11, 1978. p. 1. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ "1979 NFL Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 14, 2018.