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10/8/1977 (1977-1978)

Kinnick Stadium [Iowa City, Iowa]

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W 18 - 6

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Head Coach: Bob Commings
Attendance: 57,640
Kickoff Temp: 48° F

RECAP

Dave Holsclaw kicked a record 4 field goals which ended up being the difference in the game today. After being injured in the first game and losing his job, Tom McLaughlin got the start and led the Hawkeyes to a win, completing 8 of 13 passes for 156 yards and a touchdown.

Both teams got into skirmishes towards the end of the game.

Minnesota quarterback Wendell Avery had this to say after the game: "There is nothing good to say about Iowa. I think they're the dirtiest team in the league. They're bush league; they're a sorry team.

1 2 3 4 F

Iowa 0 6 9 3 18

Minnesota 0 0 0 6 6

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HIGHLIGHTS

FULL GAME

PLAYER GAME QUOTES

I was really unhappy when I got hurt in the first game because I felt I was ready for this season. I was glad to get a chance to win the position back. Now I feel that I'm No. 1.
-- Tom McLaughlin
McLaughlin talking about winning the job back from true freshman Bobby Commings Jr.

I was standing on the sidelines and someone slapped me on the back and said "Congratulations". I said, 'for what?' That's the first I knew I set a school record with four field goals. It felt good.
-- Dave Holsclaw

COACH GAME QUOTES

If you talk to our kids I'm sure they'll blame Minnesota. If you talk to Minnesota's kids, I'm sure they'll blame ours. This is a big rivalry. When we realized we won, and they realized they'd lost, emotions got away.
-- Bob Commings
Commings talking about the teams getting into fights at the end of the game.

DETAILED TEAM STATS

Statistics Iowa Minnesota

Total First Downs 23 11

Rushing Attempts 70 36

Rushing Yards 245 61

Rushing TDs 0 0

Yards per Rush 3.5 1.7

Passes Completed 8 6

Passes Attempts 13 16

Pass Completion % 61.5% 37.5%

Passing TDs 1 0

Passing Yards 156 115

Passing Yards per Completion 19.5 19.2

Passing Yards per Attempt 12.0 7.2

Touchdowns 1 0

Total Plays 83 52

% of Rushing Plays 84.3% 69.2%

% of Passing Plays 15.7% 30.8%

Total Offense 401 176

Yards per Play 4.8 3.4

Lost Fumbles 3 3

Interceptions 0 0

Turnovers 3 3

Penalties 5 5

Penalty Yards 71 51

Yards per Penalty 14.2 10.2

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10/8/1977 (1977-1978)

Kinnick Stadium [Iowa City, Iowa]

Kinnick Stadium [Iowa City, Iowa]

Iowa vs Minnesota Iowa Hawkeyes Football vs Minnesota on 10/8/1977 - HawkeyeRecap.com