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1975-1976 Iowa Football Year in Review


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Summary: The Hawkeyes completed 6 or less passes in 11 of the 12 games and only completed 26% of their passes in 1975. They had to rely heavily on the rushing game, that was a bright spot on the team averaging 218 yards per game. Led in the running game by Mark Fetter, Jim Jensen, Rod Wellington, and Dave Schick. The Iowa defense gave up 25 points per game, as well as 223 yards/game rushing, and 116 yards/game passing.

Conference: Big Ten

Head Coach: Bob Commings

Assistant Coaches: Dennis Green, Bernie Wyatt, Howard Vernon, David 'Dave' Beckman, Tom Cecchini, Larry Coyer, Dan McDonald, Kent Stephenson, Bill Whisler

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RESULTS

Date

Opponent / Score

Hilites

Full Game

Illinois
9/13/1975

Iowa  vs  Illinois  


L     12 - 27



Syracuse
9/20/1975

Iowa  @  Syracuse  


L     7 - 10  



Penn State
9/27/1975

Iowa  vs  #12 Penn State  


L     10 - 30


USC
10/4/1975

Iowa  vs  #3 USC  


L     16 - 27



Ohio State
10/11/1975

Iowa  @  #1 Ohio State  


L     0 - 49  



Indiana
10/18/1975

Iowa  @  Indiana  


W     20 - 10



Minnesota
10/25/1975

Iowa  vs  Minnesota  


L     7 - 31



Northwestern
11/1/1975

Iowa  @  Northwestern  


W     24 - 21



Wisconsin
11/8/1975

Iowa  vs  Wisconsin  


W     45 - 28  



Purdue
11/15/1975

Iowa  @  Purdue  


L     18 - 19  



Michigan State
11/22/1975

Iowa  vs  Michigan State  


L     23 - 27  



Total Wins

Total Losses

Total Ties

Win %

3

8

0

27.27%


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1975-1976  IOWA FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF

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Bob Commings

Bob Commings
Head Coach


Dennis Green

Dennis Green
Running Backs


Bernie Wyatt

Bernie Wyatt
Defensive Ends


Howard Vernon

Howard Vernon
Offensive Coordinator


David 'Dave' Beckman

David 'Dave' Beckman
Offensive Line


Tom Cecchini

Tom Cecchini
Linebackers


Larry Coyer

Larry Coyer
Defensive Coordinator


Dan McDonald

Dan McDonald
Defensive Line


Kent Stephenson

Kent Stephenson
Offensive Line


Bill Whisler

Bill Whisler
Varsity Reserves


1975-1976  IOWA FOOTBALL PLAYER ROSTER

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James Arkeilpane

James Arkeilpane (RB)

Williamsville, New York [Sweet Home]

Dennis Armington

Dennis Armington

Dave Becker

Dave Becker (DB)

Atlantic, Iowa [High]

Doug Benschoter

Doug Benschoter (DT)

Waverly, Iowa [Waverly-Shell Rock]

Bob Blaha

Bob Blaha

Scott Boettner

Scott Boettner

Leonard 'Bubba' Bolton

Leonard 'Bubba' Bolton

Chicago, Illinois [Dunbar]

John Bowlsby

John Bowlsby

Shanty Burks

Shanty Burks

Dave Butler

Dave Butler

James 'Butch' Caldwell

James 'Butch' Caldwell (QB)

Dayton, Ohio [Roth]

Jim Caldwell

Jim Caldwell

Beloit, Wisconsin [Memorial]

Johnny Campbell

Johnny Campbell

Jesse Cook

Jesse Cook

Charles Danzy

Charles Danzy

Bruce Davis

Bruce Davis

Gary, Indiana [High]

Joe Devlin

Joe Devlin

Malvern, Pennsylvania [Great Valley]

Ed Donovan

Ed Donovan

Tyrone 'Tye' Dye

Tyrone 'Tye' Dye

Gary, Indiana [High]

Bob Elliott

Bob Elliott (DB)

Iowa City, Iowa [West]

Mark Fetter

Mark Fetter (RB)

Tama, Iowa [South Tama]

Kerry Feuerbach

Kerry Feuerbach

Monticello, Iowa [High]

Tom Grine

Tom Grine

Tim Gutshall

Tim Gutshall (LB)

Masillon, Ohio [Washington]

Jim Hilgenberg

Jim Hilgenberg

Bobby Hill

Bobby Hill

Bob Holmes

Bob Holmes

Joe Hufford

Joe Hufford (DL)

Mount Vernon, Iowa [High]

Andre Jackson

Andre Jackson (LB)

Dixmoor, Illinois [Thornton Township]

Jim Jensen

Jim Jensen

Davenport, Iowa [Central]

Robert 'Bob' Jeschke

Robert 'Bob' Jeschke (OL)

Park Ridge, Illinois [Main South]

Mike Klimczak

Mike Klimczak

Gary Ladick

Gary Ladick

Bobby Lawson

Bobby Lawson

Toledo, Ohio [Libbey]

Jon Lazar

Jon Lazar (RB)

Tama, Iowa [South Tama]

Rick Marsh

Rick Marsh

Dan Matter

Dan Matter (P)

Mount Prospect, Illinois [High]

Mike Mayer

Mike Mayer

Tom McLaughlin

Tom McLaughlin (QB)

Dubuque, Iowa [Senior]

Jim McNulty

Jim McNulty

Gene Mollet

Gene Mollet

Dean Moore

Dean Moore (LB)

Akron , Ohio [East]

Warren Peiffer

Warren Peiffer (DL)

Keota, Iowa [High]

Rick Penney

Rick Penney

Mark Phillips

Mark Phillips

Nick Quartaro

Nick Quartaro (K, DE)

Geneva, New York [DeSales]

Doug Reichardt

Doug Reichardt (QB)

Tom Rusk

Tom Rusk (LB)

Dubuque, Iowa [Hempstead]

Bob Salter

Bob Salter

Mike Sambo

Mike Sambo

Dave Schick

Dave Schick (RB)

Bettendorf, Iowa [High]

Bill Schultz

Bill Schultz

Iowa City, Iowa [City]

Dan Schultz

Dan Schultz (DL)

Detroit, Michigan [St. Ladislaus]

Ernest 'Ernie' Sheeler

Ernest 'Ernie' Sheeler (RB)

Xenia, Ohio [Xenia Woodrow Wilson]

Roger Stech

Roger Stech

Mike Steverson

Mike Steverson (DB)

Davenport, Iowa [Central]

Barry Tomasetti

Barry Tomasetti (OL)

Old Forge, Pennsylvania [High]

Steve Vazquez

Steve Vazquez (DL)

Lodi, New Jersey [High]

Dave Wagnen

Dave Wagnen

Lynn Walding

Lynn Walding

Rod Walters

Rod Walters

Berkley, Michigan [High]

Nate Washington

Nate Washington (C)

Cleveland, Ohio [East Tech]

Rod Wellington

Rod Wellington

Chicago, Illinois [Howe Military]

Nate Winston

Nate Winston (RB)

Gary, Indiana [Emerson]

Steve Wojan

Steve Wojan

Brandt Yocom

Brandt Yocom (WR, TE)

Chariton, Iowa [High]

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