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1973-1974 Iowa football Year in Review


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Summary: It was maybe the worst season in Iowa history, as the Hawkeyes went winless in 11 games. With only 2 games that were within one score. Iowa had not gone winless since 1889, and no Big Ten team had gone 0-11 in 78 years of play.

Head coach Frank Lauterbur was fired before the season was over by athletic director Bump Elliot. Elliott was the father of Bobby Elliott, who was a player on the team.

The Hawkeyes defense failed them all year, giving up 36.5 points per game. The rushing defense was particularly bad giving up 3,883 yards rushing. Teams gained an average of 353 yards per game rushing on Iowa. The offense struggled as well averaging 12.7 points per game. In Iowa's last 5 games they only scored 14 points total in the first 3 quarters of all of those games. Most of their points came in the fourth quarter when the game was out of reach.

Conference: Big Ten

Head Coach: Frank Lauterbur

Assistant Coaches: Jack Harbaugh, Howard Vernon, Dan McDonald

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RESULTS

Date

Opponent / Score

Hilites

Full Game

Michigan
9/15/1973

Iowa  vs  #5 Michigan  


L     7 - 31


UCLA
9/22/1973

Iowa  @  #18 UCLA  


L     18 - 55  



Penn State
9/29/1973

Iowa  @  #6 Penn State  


L     8 - 27



Arizona
10/6/1973

Iowa  vs  Arizona  


L     20 - 23  



Northwestern
10/13/1973

Iowa  @  Northwestern  


L     15 - 31


Minnesota
10/20/1973

Iowa  vs  Minnesota  


L     23 - 31



Illinois
10/27/1973

Iowa  @  Illinois  


L     0 - 50



Purdue
11/3/1973

Iowa  vs  Purdue  


L     23 - 48



Wisconsin
11/10/1973

Iowa  @  Wisconsin  


L     7 - 35



Ohio State
11/17/1973

Iowa  @  #1 Ohio State  


L     13 - 55  



Michigan State
11/24/1973

Iowa  vs  Michigan State  


L     6 - 15  



Total Wins

Total Losses

Total Ties

Win %

0

11

0

0.00%


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1973-1974  IOWA FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF

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Frank Lauterbur

Frank Lauterbur
Head Coach


Jack Harbaugh

Jack Harbaugh
Assistant


Howard Vernon

Howard Vernon
Offensive Coordinator


Dan McDonald

Dan McDonald
Graduate Assistant


1973-1974  IOWA FOOTBALL PLAYER ROSTER

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Leonard 'Bubba' Bolton

Leonard 'Bubba' Bolton

Chicago, Illinois [Dunbar]

Rick Brooks

Rick Brooks

Chicago, Illinois [Hales Franciscan]

Dave Bryant

Dave Bryant

Shanty Burks

Shanty Burks

Larry Bush

Larry Bush

Davenport, Iowa [High]

Dave Butler

Dave Butler

Tom Cabalka

Tom Cabalka

Edina, Minnesota [High]

James 'Butch' Caldwell

James 'Butch' Caldwell (QB)

Dayton, Ohio [Roth]

Jim Caldwell

Jim Caldwell

Beloit, Wisconsin [Memorial]

Johnny Campbell

Johnny Campbell

Ron Conatser

Ron Conatser

Iowa City, Iowa [City]

Bruce Davis

Bruce Davis

Gary, Indiana [High]

Joe Devlin

Joe Devlin

Malvern, Pennsylvania [Great Valley]

Dan Dickel

Dan Dickel (DL)

Kalona, Iowa [Mid-Prairie]

Ed Donovan

Ed Donovan

Earl Douthitt

Earl Douthitt

Cleveland, Ohio [John Hay]

Tyrone 'Tye' Dye

Tyrone 'Tye' Dye

Gary, Indiana [High]

Bill Edwards

Bill Edwards

Overland Park, Illinois [High]

Bob Elliott

Bob Elliott (DB)

Iowa City, Iowa [West]

Mark Essy

Mark Essy

Mark Fetter

Mark Fetter (RB)

Tama, Iowa [South Tama]

Kerry Feuerbach

Kerry Feuerbach

Monticello, Iowa [High]

Rob Fick

Rob Fick (QB)

Oelwein, Iowa [High]

Mike Frantz

Mike Frantz

Tom Grine

Tom Grine

Kim Hardt

Kim Hardt

Charles City, Iowa [High]

Phil Hayman

Phil Hayman

Greg Hearns

Greg Hearns

Lynn Heil

Lynn Heil

Joe Heppner

Joe Heppner

Andy Humphries

Andy Humphries

Detroit, Michigan [High]

Andre Jackson

Andre Jackson (LB)

Dixmoor, Illinois [Thornton Township]

Dave Jackson

Dave Jackson

Waterloo, Iowa [East]

Jim Jensen

Jim Jensen

Davenport, Iowa [Central]

Roger Jerrick

Roger Jerrick (OL)

Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin [Campion]

Craig Johnson

Craig Johnson

Denison, Iowa [High]

Mike Klimczak

Mike Klimczak

Harry Kokolus

Harry Kokolus (K)

Chicago, Illinois [Mendel Catholic]

Gary Ladick

Gary Ladick

Dan LaFleur

Dan LaFleur (LB)

Jefferson, South Dakota [High]

Bobby Lawson

Bobby Lawson

Toledo, Ohio [Libbey]

Aaron Leonard

Aaron Leonard

Rick Marsh

Rick Marsh

Dan McCarney

Dan McCarney (OL)

Iowa City, Iowa [City]

Jim McNulty

Jim McNulty

Jock Michelosen

Jock Michelosen

Royce Mix

Royce Mix

Ed Morrissey

Ed Morrissey

Riverdale, Illinois [Mendel]

Ed Myers

Ed Myers

Doug Nelson

Doug Nelson

Mark Nelson

Mark Nelson

Highland Park, Illinois [Deerfield]

Bobby Ousley

Bobby Ousley

Detroit, Michigan [MacKenzie]

Stanford Parkman

Stanford Parkman

Detroit , Michigan [High]

Warren Peiffer

Warren Peiffer (DL)

Keota, Iowa [High]

Rick Penney

Rick Penney

Mark Phillips

Mark Phillips

Dana Potter

Dana Potter

Los Angeles , California [High]

Ernie Roberson

Ernie Roberson

Brooklyn, New York [Jefferson]

Brian Rollins

Brian Rollins

Kansas City, Kansas [Sumner]

Bob Salter

Bob Salter

Eddie Saunders

Eddie Saunders

Dave Schick

Dave Schick (RB)

Bettendorf, Iowa [High]

Bill Schultz

Bill Schultz

Iowa City, Iowa [City]

Kyle Skogman

Kyle Skogman

Cedar Rapids, Iowa [Washington]

Narty Smith

Narty Smith

Roger Stech

Roger Stech

Dan Steinke

Dan Steinke (LB)

Farmington, Michigan [High]

Sidney Thomas

Sidney Thomas

Mark Urchek

Mark Urchek

Dave Wagner

Dave Wagner

Steve Walker

Steve Walker

Walt Walker

Walt Walker

Rod Walters

Rod Walters

Berkley, Michigan [High]

Jim Waschek

Jim Waschek

Cedar Falls, Iowa [High]

Lester Washington

Lester Washington

Nate Washington

Nate Washington (C)

Cleveland, Ohio [East Tech]

Steve Welk

Steve Welk

Rod Wellington

Rod Wellington

Chicago, Illinois [Howe Military]

Ike White

Ike White

Memphis, Tennessee [Hamilton]

Nate Winston

Nate Winston (RB)

Gary, Indiana [Emerson]

Steve Wojan

Steve Wojan

Brandt Yocom

Brandt Yocom (WR, TE)

Chariton, Iowa [High]

Harry Young

Harry Young

Jersey City, New Jersey [Lincoln]

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