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1977-1978 Iowa Football Year in Review


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Conference: Big Ten

Head Coach: Bob Commings

Assistant Coaches: Dan McCarney, Bernie Wyatt, David 'Dave' Beckman, Larry Coyer, Bill Whisler

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RESULTS

Date

Opponent / Score

Hilites

Full Game

Northwestern
9/10/1977

Iowa  vs  Northwestern  


W     24 - 0


Iowa State
9/17/1977

Iowa  vs  #19 Iowa State  


W     12 - 10  

Arizona
9/24/1977

Iowa  vs  Arizona  


L     7 - 41



UCLA
10/1/1977

Iowa  @  UCLA  


L     16 - 34



Minnesota
10/8/1977

Iowa  vs  Minnesota  


W     18 - 6



Ohio State
10/15/1977

Iowa  vs  #5 Ohio State  


L     6 - 27


Purdue
10/22/1977

Iowa  @  Purdue  


L     21 - 34


Michigan
10/29/1977

Iowa  @  #6 Michigan  


L     6 - 23



Indiana
11/5/1977

Iowa  vs  Indiana  


L     21 - 24



Wisconsin
11/12/1977

Iowa  @  Wisconsin  


W     24 - 8  



Michigan State
11/19/1977

Iowa  vs  Michigan State  


L     16 - 22  




Total Wins

Total Losses

Total Ties

Win %

4

7

0

36.36%


Scoring Power with the Winged T Offense (
Forest Evashevski)

A Season on the Mat: Dan Gable and the Pursuit of Perfection (
Dan Gable)

A Wrestling Life 2: More Inspiring Stories of Dan Gable (
Dan Gable)

Into the Lions Den - Hayden Fry and Jerry Levias (
Hayden Fry)

Dan Gable's Wrestling Essentials DVD (
Dan Gable)


1977-1978  IOWA FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF

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Dan McCarney

Dan McCarney
Graduate Assistant


Larry Coyer

Larry Coyer
Defensive Coordinator


Bill Whisler

Bill Whisler
Defensive Tackles



1977-1978  IOWA FOOTBALL PLAYER ROSTER

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James Arkeilpane

James Arkeilpane (RB)

Williamsville, New York [Sweet Home]

Dave Becker

Dave Becker (DB)

Atlantic, Iowa [High]

Doug Benschoter

Doug Benschoter (DT)

Waverly, Iowa [Waverly-Shell Rock]

Mike Brady

Mike Brady (WR)

Canoga Park, California [Carmelite]

Bobby Commings Jr.

Bobby Commings Jr. (QB)

Iowa City, Iowa [City]

Kent Ellis

Kent Ellis (DB)

DeWitt, Iowa [DeWitt-Clinton]

Kevin Ellis

Kevin Ellis (DB)

DeWitt, Iowa [DeWitt-Clinton]

Jim Frazier

Jim Frazier (DB, WR, RB)

Waterloo, Iowa [West]

Pete Gales

Pete Gales (QB)

Paterson, New Jersey [Kennedy ]

Tim Gutshall

Tim Gutshall (LB)

Masillon, Ohio [Washington]

John Harty

John Harty (DT)

Sioux City, Iowa [Heelan]

Jay Hilgenberg

Jay Hilgenberg (OL)

Iowa City, Iowa [City]

Dave Holsclaw

Dave Holsclaw (P, K)

Clinton, Iowa [High]

Joe Hufford

Joe Hufford (DL)

Mount Vernon, Iowa [High]

Bruce Kittle

Bruce Kittle (OL)

Cedar Falls, Iowa [High]

Jon Lazar

Jon Lazar (RB)

Tama, Iowa [South Tama]

Mark Mahmens

Mark Mahmens (OL)

Goose Lake, Iowa [???]

Dean McKillip

Dean McKillip (RB)

Galesburg, Illinois [High]

Tom McLaughlin

Tom McLaughlin (QB)

Dubuque, Iowa [Senior]

Jim Molini

Jim Molini

Norfolk, Nebraska [Senior]

Dean Moore

Dean Moore (LB)

Akron , Ohio [East]

Rod Morton

Rod Morton (RB)

Neptune, New Jersey [High]

Dennis Mosley

Dennis Mosley (RB)

Youngstown, Ohio [Rayen]

Matt Petrzelka

Matt Petrzelka (OL)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa [Regis]

Tom Renn

Tom Renn (RB)

Lowell, Indiana [High]

Tom Rusk

Tom Rusk (LB)

Dubuque, Iowa [Hempstead]

Dan Schultz

Dan Schultz (DL)

Detroit, Michigan [St. Ladislaus]

Rod Sears

Rod Sears (DB)

Creston, Iowa [High]

Cedric Shaw

Cedric Shaw (DB)

Newark, New Jersey [Barringer]

Ernest 'Ernie' Sheeler

Ernest 'Ernie' Sheeler (RB)

Xenia, Ohio [Xenia Woodrow Wilson]

Bryan Skradis

Bryan Skradis (DL)

Omaha, Nebraska [South]

Joe  Stephenson

Joe Stephenson

Lowellville, Ohio [High]

Mike Steverson

Mike Steverson (DB)

Davenport, Iowa [Central]

Phil Suess

Phil Suess (QB)

West Des Moines, Iowa [Dowling]

Jim Swift

Jim Swift (TE)

Des Moines, Iowa [Dowling]

Barry Tomasetti

Barry Tomasetti (OL)

Old Forge, Pennsylvania [High]


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