11/22/1980 (1980-1981)

Spartan Stadium [East Lansing, Michigan]

Iowa @ Michigan State Iowa Hawkeyes Football @ Michigan State on 11/22/1980 - HawkeyeRecap.com

W 41 - 0

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Head Coach: Hayden Fry
Attendance: 55,123
Kickoff Temp: 50° F
Start Time: 12:03 pm CST

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In his final game as a Hawkeye, Keith Chappelle caught 10 passes from quarterback Pete Gales for 148 yards. He ended the season with 64 receptions for 1,028 yards. Gales passed for three touchdowns, going 17-32 for 249 yards. Lon Olejniczak caught one touchdown pass for 22 yards, kicked five points-after-touchdown, returned four punts (or 16 yards and averaged 32.8 yards on four punts. Reggie Roby kicked 2 FGs (39 and 48 yards).

The Iowa defense kept the Spartans out of the game, giving up 233 yards of total offense. The Spartan running game gained only 26 yards for the game. Iowa recorded 13 tackles and caused 93 yards in lost yardage.

1 2 3 4 F

Iowa 13 14 0 14 41

Michigan State 0 0 0 0 0

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Statistics	Iowa	Michigan State
Total First Downs	21	17
Rushing Attempts	39	42
Rushing Yards	138	26
Rushing TDs	2	0
Yards per Rush	3.5	0.6
Passes Completed	17	15
Passes Attempts	32	37
Pass Completion %	53.1%	40.5%
Passing TDs	3	0
Passing Yards	249	207
Passing Yards per Completion	14.6	13.8
Passing Yards per Attempt	7.8	5.6
Touchdowns	5	0
Total Plays	71	79
% of Rushing Plays	54.9%	53.2%
% of Passing Plays	45.1%	46.8%
Total Offense	387	233
Yards per Play	5.5	2.9
Lost Fumbles	1	0
Interceptions	1	2
Turnovers	2	2
Penalties	8	10
Penalty Yards	82	130
Yards per Penalty	10.3	13.0
Possession Time

2025-2026 FB Record
9 - 4

2025-2026 MBB Record
24 - 13

2025-2026 WBB Record
27 - 7

2025-2026 W Record
12 - 6

2025-2026 WW Record
15 - 1

11/22/1980 (1980-1981)

Spartan Stadium [East Lansing, Michigan]

Spartan Stadium [East Lansing, Michigan]

Iowa @ Michigan State Iowa Hawkeyes Football @ Michigan State on 11/22/1980 - HawkeyeRecap.com