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10/18/1980 (1980-1981)

Kinnick Stadium [Iowa City, Iowa]

Iowa vs Northwestern Iowa Hawkeyes Football vs Northwestern on 10/18/1980 - HawkeyeRecap.com

W 25 - 3

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Head Coach: Hayden Fry
Attendance: 59,990

RECAP

Iowa had 514 yards total offense, most of it from rushing the ball for 380 yards. Phil Blatcher, starting tailback in place of Jeff Brown, picked up 148 yards. Split end Keith Chappelle had 7 catches for 97 yards. Fullback Dean McKillip rushed for 92 yards and scored two touchdowns, and fumbled once while crossing the goal line in the fourth quarter.

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Iowa 10 13 0 2 25

Northwestern 0 3 0 0 3

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Statistics Iowa Northwestern

Total First Downs 24 15

Rushing Attempts 53 40

Rushing Yards 380 76

Rushing TDs 1 0

Yards per Rush 7.2 1.9

Passes Completed 12 10

Passes Attempts 22 25

Pass Completion % 54.5% 40%

Passing TDs 2 0

Passing Yards 134 92

Passing Yards per Completion 11.2 9.2

Passing Yards per Attempt 6.1 3.7

Touchdowns 3 0

Total Plays 75 65

% of Rushing Plays 70.7% 61.5%

% of Passing Plays 29.3% 38.5%

Total Offense 514 168

Yards per Play 6.9 2.6

Lost Fumbles 2 0

Interceptions 0 1

Turnovers 2 1

Penalties 9 6

Penalty Yards 124 47

Yards per Penalty 13.8 7.8

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2025-2026 FB Record
8 - 4

2025-2026 MBB Record
7 - 1
(23 games remaining)

2025-2026 WBB Record
8 - 0
(21 games remaining)

2025-2026 W Record
5 - 2
(18 games remaining)

2025-2026 WW Record
3 - 0
(15 games remaining)

10/18/1980 (1980-1981)

Kinnick Stadium [Iowa City, Iowa]

Kinnick Stadium [Iowa City, Iowa]

Iowa vs Northwestern Iowa Hawkeyes Football vs Northwestern on 10/18/1980 - HawkeyeRecap.com