1979 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1979 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1979 record	5–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Hayden Fry (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Snyder (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Brashier (1st year)
MVP	Dennis Mosley
Captain	5 Jim Molini Mario Pace Sam Palladino Cedric Shaw Jim Swift
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium

1979 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#4 Ohio State $	8	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
#10 Purdue	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#18 Michigan	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
#19 Indiana	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Iowa	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Michigan State	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Illinois	1	–	6	–	1	2	–	8	–	1
Northwestern	0	–	9	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the first season for new head coach Hayden Fry, who arrived in Iowa City after spending the previous six years at North Texas State.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 8	Indiana	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	L 26–30	59,700
September 15	at #3 Oklahoma*	Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	L 6–21	72,531
September 22	#7 Nebraska*	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	L 21–24	60,055
September 29	Iowa State*	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy)	W 30–14	60,100
October 6	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 13–7	51,044
October 13	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	W 58–6	27,224
October 20	Minnesota	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale)	L 7–24	60,050
October 27	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 24–13	79,026
November 3	Purdue	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	L 14–20	59,940
November 10	at #3 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 7–34	87,835
November 17	Michigan State	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	W 33–23	58,320
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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Game notes

Oklahoma

Iowa at #3 Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	6	0	0	0	6
• #3 Sooners	0	7	0	14	21

Date: September 15
Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK
Game attendance: 72,531

Scoring summary

1		IOWA	Dennis Mosley 10-yard pass from Phil Seuss (kick failed)	IOWA 6-0

2	4:00	OU	Billy Sims 1-yard run (John Hoge kick)	OU 7-6

4		OU	Billy Sims 3-yard run (John Hoge kick)	OU 14-6

4		OU	J.C. Watts 1-yard run (John Hoge kick)	OU 21-6

Nebraska

#7 Nebraska at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #7 Cornhuskers	0	7	7	10	24
Hawkeyes	7	0	14	0	21

Date: September 22
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
Game attendance: 60,005

For the second week in a row, the Hawkeyes faced a Big 8 opponent ranked in the top 10. Iowa led 21-14 at the end of the 3rd quarter, but Nebraska tied the game then recovered a fumble before kicking the winning field goal late.

Iowa State

This game marked Hayden Fry's first win as head coach of the Hawkeyes.

Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Iowa	0	6	7	0	13
Illinois	0	7	0	0	7

Date: October 6
Location: Memorial Stadium
Game attendance: 51,044

Scoring summary

Q2	IOWA	Roby 25 yard field goal	IOWA 3–0

Q2	IOWA	Roby 33 yard field goal	IOWA 6–0

Q2	ILL	Strader 4 yard pass from McCullough (Bostrom kick)	ILL 7–6

Q3	IOWA	McKillip 1 yard run (Roby kick)	IOWA 13–7

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Team players in the 1980 NFL Draft

Main article: 1980 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Dennis Mosley	RB	9	232	Minnesota Vikings
Jim Swift	OT	9	238	Seattle Seahawks

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References

↑ "1979 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com.
↑ Palm Beach Post. 1979 Oct 7. Retrieved 2015-Nov-11.
↑ "1980 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com.

Iowa Hawkeyes football

Venues	Iowa Field (1890–1928) Kinnick Stadium (1929–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa State (Cy-Hawk Trophy) Minnesota (Floyd of Rosedale) Nebraska: The Heroes Game (Heroes Trophy) Wisconsin (Heartland Trophy)

Culture & lore	History Herky the Hawk "Iowa Fight Song" Marching band

People	Head coaches Honorees NFL draftees

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National championship seasons in bold

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