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Head Coach: Bob Commings
Attendance: 44,763
The Hawkeyes fumbled 6 times on the day and were unable to muster any points offensively. Iowa wide receiver Jim McNulty dislocated his finger in pregame warmups and was limited in action. Quarterback Butch Caldwell was injured during the game and will be out for the rest of the season. He was replaced by Tom McLaughlin, who had to play despite not practicing all week with a sore shoulder. Running back Tom Renn did not practice all week either with an injury and was replaced by Dennis Mosley, who injured his ankle and missed the second half. Senior Bobby Lawson, a member of the Iowa track team, was put in at running back and ran for 49 yards on 7 carries.
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| Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Purdue | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
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I had been in on only four or five offensive plays before today. The man (Commings) gave me a chance and I took it. It was kind of a nice way to close out my home football career, because the first game I played in as a freshman was against Purdue. I was tensed up at halftime, but I feel as though I proved myself by the time I walked off the field. 
-- Bobby Lawson
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| Statistics | Iowa | Purdue |
| Total First Downs | 19 | 13 |
| Rushing Attempts | 53 | 51 |
| Rushing Yards | 155 | 200 |
| Rushing TDs | 0 | 3 |
| Yards per Rush | 2.9 | 3.9 |
| Passes Completed | 6 | 2 |
| Passes Attempts | 21 | 10 |
| Pass Completion % | 28.6% | 20% |
| Passing TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Passing Yards | 113 | 68 |
| Passing Yards per Completion | 18.8 | 34.0 |
| Passing Yards per Attempt | 5.4 | 6.8 |
| Touchdowns | 0 | 3 |
| Total Plays | 74 | 61 |
| % of Rushing Plays | 71.6% | 83.6% |
| % of Passing Plays | 28.4% | 16.4% |
| Total Offense | 268 | 268 |
| Yards per Play | 3.6 | 4.4 |
| Lost Fumbles | 3 | 1 |
| Interceptions | 2 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 1 |
| Penalties | 4 | 2 |
| Penalty Yards | 40 | 30 |
| Yards per Penalty | 10.0 | 15.0 |
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