11/4/1978 (1978-1979)

Kinnick Stadium [Iowa City, Iowa]

Iowa vs #8 Michigan Iowa Hawkeyes Football vs #8 Michigan on 11/4/1978 - HawkeyeRecap.com

L 0 - 34

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Head Coach: Bob Commings
Attendance: 49,120
Kickoff Temp: 68° F

RECAP

The Hawkeyes were never in this game, being completely dominated by Michigan. Iowa once again started Bill Dolan at quarterback who completed 4 passes for 7 yards, before being replaced by Pete Gales who faired a little better completing 6 passes for 58 yards. Dennis Mosely, led Iowa in rushing, gaining 24 yards on 8 carries. However the Hawkeyes finished with 4 total yards rushing because of the all the negative yardage on sacks. Michigan coach Bo Schembechler had this to say about the Iowa team afterwards. "When you come to play Iowa you have to throw because they are so tough against the run. Iowa's defense is underrated, because the offense doesn't move the ball"

1 2 3 4 F

Iowa 0 0 0 0 0

Michigan 10 14 3 7 34

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Statistics	Iowa	Michigan
Total First Downs	8	22
Rushing Attempts	30	59
Rushing Yards	4	169
Rushing TDs	0	1
Yards per Rush	0.1	2.9
Passes Completed	10	10
Passes Attempts	22	33
Pass Completion %	45.5%	30.3%
Passing TDs	0	3
Passing Yards	65	202
Passing Yards per Completion	6.5	20.2
Passing Yards per Attempt	3.0	6.1
Touchdowns	0	4
Total Plays	52	92
% of Rushing Plays	57.7%	64.1%
% of Passing Plays	42.3%	35.9%
Total Offense	69	371
Yards per Play	1.3	4.0
Lost Fumbles	2	2
Interceptions	1	0
Turnovers	3	2
Penalties	7	5
Penalty Yards	63	58
Yards per Penalty	9.0	11.6
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24 - 13

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27 - 7

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15 - 1

11/4/1978 (1978-1979)

Kinnick Stadium [Iowa City, Iowa]

Kinnick Stadium [Iowa City, Iowa]

Iowa vs #8 Michigan Iowa Hawkeyes Football vs #8 Michigan on 11/4/1978 - HawkeyeRecap.com