2/25/1978
Iowa AlAW Tournament

Iowa  vs  Iowa State  

L    82 - 87 

Head Coach: Lark Birdsong

The Hawks trailed 73-47 with 11 minutes remaining, and stormed back to make it close, pulling within three points in the final minutes of the game. Cindy Haugejorde led all scorers with 28 points on ...more

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 2/24/1978
Iowa AlAW Tournament

Iowa  @  Drake  

L    60 - 88 

Head Coach: Lark Birdsong

The Hawks limited Drake's star player Sharon Upshaw to nine points, but could not contain their two outside shooters. Iowa will move into the consolation bracket of the tournament, and Drake would go ...more

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 2/23/1978

Iowa  @  Purdue  

L    69 - 82 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 2/23/1978
Iowa AIAW Tournament

Iowa  vs  Iowa State  

W    77 - 60 

Head Coach: Lark Birdsong

The Hawks got off to a good start in the double-elimination Iowa AIAW State Championship Tournament by getting revenge on the Cyclones for an overtime loss earlier in the season. The other teams in th...more

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 2/18/1978

Iowa  @  Illinois  

L    76 - 77 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 2/18/1978

Iowa  vs  Minnesota  

L    79 - 84 

Head Coach: Lark Birdsong

The Hawks were down 21 points in the 1st half, and trailed by 17 at halftime, but a "tenacious" second half cut the deficit. The Hawks oulscored the Gophers 47-35 in the 2nd half, however, they fell s...more

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 2/16/1978

Iowa  vs  Northwestern  

W    76 - 74 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 2/14/1978

Iowa  @  William Penn  

L    57 - 82 

Head Coach: Lark Birdsong

Cindy Haugejorde scored 24 points to lead the Hawks and Barb Mueller scored 10 points, but William Penn was too much for Iowa and continued their winning ways, now 21-5 on the season. ...more

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 2/11/1978

Iowa  vs  Minnesota  

L    65 - 78 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 2/10/1978
Big Ten Tournament

Iowa  vs  Purdue  

L    63 - 72 

Head Coach: Lark Birdsong

Iowa was eliminated in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament, falling behind by 13 points at halftime, and being unable to catch up in the 2nd half. Cindy Haugejorde scored 25 points, while Lynn O...more

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 2/9/1978

Iowa  vs  #10 Michigan State  

L    70 - 71 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 2/5/1978

Iowa  @  Mount Mercy  

L    75 - 86 

Head Coach: Lark Birdsong

A late first period flurry of Mount Mercy points broke up a tight game, and Iowa trailed by 9 at halftime. The deficit grew to 24 points, but Iowa rallied to make it more respectable. Lynn Oberbillig ...more

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 2/4/1978

Iowa  @  Wisconsin  

L    72 - 82 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 2/4/1978

Iowa  @  Northern Illinois  

W    96 - 44 

Head Coach: Lark Birdsong

Erin McGrane led the Hawks with 24 points in the blowout win. Barb Mueller, Cindy Haugejorde, Sue Beckwith and Lynn Oberblllig all ended in double figures, and no NIU player scored more than 8 points....more

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 2/2/1978

Iowa  @  Minnesota  

L    71 - 82 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 1/31/1978

Iowa  @  Central College  

L    66 - 76 

Head Coach: Lark Birdsong

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 1/30/1978

Iowa  vs  Wisconsin  

W    88 - 73 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 1/27/1978

Iowa  vs  Northern Iowa  

W    74 - 54 

Head Coach: Lark Birdsong

Erin McGrane came off the bench and used her height advantage to score a game-high 28 points for Iowa. The Hawks took a 21-20 lead with 7:50 remaining in the first half and never looked back, taking ...more

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 1/26/1978

Iowa  vs  Illinois  

L    61 - 70 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 1/21/1978

Iowa  @  #10 Michigan State  

L    58 - 68 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 1/21/1978

Iowa  vs  Illinois  

L    60 - 62 

Head Coach: Lark Birdsong

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 1/19/1978

Iowa  @  Northwestern  

L    59 - 62 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 1/17/1978

Iowa  vs  Iowa Wesleyan  

W    76 - 48 

Head Coach: Lark Birdsong

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 1/14/1978

Iowa  vs  Purdue  

W    66 - 60 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 1/14/1978
Jennies Classic

Iowa  vs  South Dakota State  

W    73 - 63 

Head Coach: Lark Birdsong

Iowa led at the half 38-33, and again outscored SDSU by 5 points in the 2nd half. It was their only victory in the tournament, ending in 6th place. Cindy Haugejorde led the Hawks with 18, Erin McGran...more

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 1/13/1978
Jennies Classic

Iowa  vs  Nebraska  

L    63 - 71 

Head Coach: Lark Birdsong

The Hawks had taken a 41-29 lead at halftime. but the game completely reversed, and Iowa was outscored by 20 points in the 2nd half. Cindy Haugejorde's 30 points sparked the Iowa offense, along with E...more

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 1/12/1978

Iowa  vs  Michigan  

L    56 - 66 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 1/12/1978
Jennies Classic

Iowa  @  Central Missouri State  

L    63 - 70 

Head Coach: Lark Birdsong

In the 1st round of the Jennies Classic tournament, the Hawks faced host Central Missouri State. Cindy Haugejorde tallied 33 points for the Hawks, but it wasn't enough to overcome the highly-ranked Je...more

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 1/7/1978

Iowa  @  Ohio State  

W    87 - 75 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 1/5/1978

Iowa  @  #11 Indiana  

L    51 - 69 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 12/30/1977

Iowa  vs  Drake  

W    89 - 87 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 12/21/1977
Rebel Roundup (Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV)

Iowa  @  #9 Nevada-Las Vegas  

L    84 - 85 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 12/20/1977
Rebel Roundup (Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV)

Iowa  vs  Tennessee  

W    92 - 86 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 12/17/1977

Iowa  vs  Denver  

W    107 - 65 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 12/16/1977

Iowa  vs  William Penn  

L    53 - 70 

Head Coach: Lark Birdsong

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 12/10/1977

Iowa  @  California  

W    75 - 70 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 12/6/1977

Iowa  @  Iowa Wesleyan  

W    81 - 54 

Head Coach: Lark Birdsong

Cindy Haugejorde scored 11 points but grabbed 23 rebounds to help the Hawks dominate Iowa Wesleyan. Diana Williams added 18 points. The lead was only 8 points at halftime, but Iowa outscored them by 1...more

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 12/3/1977

Iowa  vs  Cal State Northridge  

W    66 - 63 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 12/3/1977

Iowa  vs  Iowa State  

L    71 - 74 OT 

Head Coach: Lark Birdsong

The Hawks were down early 28-12 and trailed by 12 at halftime. They still trailed 53-43 with eight and a half minutes left in regulation time, Then leading scorer Cindy Haugejorde fouled out. But the ...more

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 12/1/1977

Iowa  vs  Minnesota State  

W    91 - 71 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 11/29/1977

Iowa  vs  Central College  

W    70 - 44 

Head Coach: Lark Birdsong

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 11/28/1977

Iowa  @  Kent State  

W    82 - 64 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 11/26/1977

Iowa  @  Iowa State  

L    78 - 79 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 11/22/1977

Iowa  @  Grand View  

W    88 - 73 

Head Coach: Lark Birdsong

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 11/21/1977

Iowa  @  Luther  

L    60 - 72 

Head Coach: Lark Birdsong

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 11/19/1977

Iowa  vs  Michigan State  

L    16 - 22 

Head Coach: Bob Commings

After battling back from a 17-0 deficit to get within 22-16 with just over two minutes to go, Iowa's last effort was halted on downs. The MSU defense stopped Iowa's QB Tom McLaughlin to no gain on a f...more

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 11/18/1977

Iowa  vs  Drake  

L    66 - 77 

Head Coach: Lark Birdsong

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 11/15/1977

Iowa  @  Simpson  

L    78 - 84 

Head Coach: Lark Birdsong

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 11/12/1977

Iowa  @  Wisconsin  

W    24 - 8 

Head Coach: Bob Commings

Rod Sears had a huge game in the victory over Wisconsin. He blocked a punt and recovered it, and recovered two of the 5 fumbles on the day. He intercepted a pass, and returned a punt, and was the hold...more

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 11/5/1977

Iowa  vs  Indiana  

L    21 - 24 

Head Coach: Bob Commings

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 10/29/1977

Iowa  @  #6 Michigan  

L    6 - 23 

Head Coach: Bob Commings

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 10/22/1977

Iowa  @  Purdue  

L    21 - 34 

Head Coach: Bob Commings

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 10/15/1977

Iowa  vs  #5 Ohio State  

L    6 - 27 

Head Coach: Bob Commings

Ohio State gained 464 yards of offense to validate their #5 ranking. Iowa showed promise with an early goal line stand early in the game, and recovered 4 fumbles, but couldn't maintain that level of d...more

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 10/8/1977

Iowa  vs  Minnesota  

W    18 - 6 

Head Coach: Bob Commings

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 10/1/1977

Iowa  @  UCLA  

W    16 - 34 

Head Coach: Bob Commings

Iowa arrived a day early into Los Angeles to help with jet-lag, but it didn't seem to work. The Hawks fell behind 17-0 in the first quarter. Iowa finally got on the board with a 42-yard FG by Dave H...more

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 9/24/1977

Iowa  vs  Arizona  

L    7 - 41 

Head Coach: Bob Commings

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 9/17/1977

Iowa  vs  #19 Iowa State  

W    12 - 10 

Head Coach: Bob Commings

This game in 1977 was the first time that Iowa and Iowa State played since 1934. Bob Commings' Hawkeyes upset Earl Bruce's 19th ranked Cyclones inside Kinnick Stadium. It was a big game with big pla...more

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 9/10/1977

Iowa  vs  Northwestern  

W    24 - 0 

Head Coach: Bob Commings

Freshman Bob Commings Jr. filled in early in the 3rd quarter for both injured QBs with a pair of touchdown strikes. He completed 5 of 8 passes for 68 yards. The shutout was the first one in 77 game...more

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