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11/6/1976 (1976-1977)

Camp Randall Stadium [Madison, Wisconsin]

Iowa @ Wisconsin Iowa Hawkeyes Football @ Wisconsin on 11/6/1976 - HawkeyeRecap.com

L 21 - 38

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Head Coach: Bob Commings
Attendance: 79,120

RECAP

The Hawkeyes took a 14-0 lead in the first quarter, led by some great passing by quarterback Butch Caldwell. Wisconsin, however answered with 23 points in the second and third quarters. Iowa cut the score to 23-21 in the fourth quarter, after a 29 yard touchdown pass to Jim McNulty. On the ensuing kickoff, Ira Matthews of Wisconsin returned the ball 100 yards for a touchdown, ending Iowa's hopes of victory. The Hawkeyes lost despite outgaining the Badgers 352 to 345.

1 2 3 4 F

Iowa 14 0 0 7 21

Wisconsin 0 13 10 15 38

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We could have had more points on the board in the first half. We were picking 'em a part in the passing game, but then we musta' dropped five or six other's that Butch had on the money. Sure we were glad to get off to a 14-0 lead, but we knew that lead in the first quarter wasn't going to hold up. Wisconsin can - and has all season long - score a lot of points. Their offense can move the football.
-- Bob Commings

DETAILED TEAM STATS

Statistics Iowa Wisconsin

Total First Downs 19 20

Rushing Attempts 47 54

Rushing Yards 141 229

Rushing TDs 1 2

Yards per Rush 3.0 4.2

Passes Completed 10 10

Passes Attempts 27 23

Pass Completion % 37% 43.5%

Passing TDs 2 1

Passing Yards 211 116

Passing Yards per Completion 21.1 11.6

Passing Yards per Attempt 7.8 5.0

Touchdowns 3 3

Total Plays 74 77

% of Rushing Plays 63.5% 70.1%

% of Passing Plays 36.5% 29.9%

Total Offense 352 345

Yards per Play 4.8 4.5

Lost Fumbles 2 0

Interceptions 3 2

Turnovers 5 2

Penalties 6 2

Penalty Yards 75 20

Yards per Penalty 12.5 10.0

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2025-2026 FB Record
6 - 4
(2 games remaining)

2025-2026 MBB Record
3 - 0
(28 games remaining)

2025-2026 WBB Record
3 - 0
(26 games remaining)

2025-2026 W Record
4 - 0
(21 games remaining)

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

11/6/1976 (1976-1977)

Camp Randall Stadium [Madison, Wisconsin]

Camp Randall Stadium [Madison, Wisconsin]

Iowa @ Wisconsin Iowa Hawkeyes Football @ Wisconsin on 11/6/1976 - HawkeyeRecap.com