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1984-1985 Iowa Football Year in Review


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SUMMARY VIDEO


Summary: The Hawkeyes overcame an unusual number of injuries in 1984 to post an 8-4-1 record, including a 55-17 thrashing of Texas in the inaugural Freedom Bowl.

Conference: Big Ten

Head Coach: Hayden Fry

Assistant Coaches: Kirk Ferentz, Barry Alvarez, Don Patterson, Bob Stoops, Bill Snyder, Bill Brashier, Del Miller, Dan McCarney, Bernie Wyatt, Bill Dervich, Carl Jackson

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RESULTS

Date

Opponent / Score

Hilites

Full Game

Iowa State
9/8/1984

#10 Iowa  vs  Iowa State  


W     59 - 21


Penn State
9/15/1984

#5 Iowa  vs  #12 Penn State  


L     17 - 20  


Ohio State
9/22/1984

#14 Iowa  @  #5 Ohio State  


L     26 - 45


Illinois
9/29/1984

Iowa  vs  Illinois  


W     21 - 16

Northwestern
10/6/1984

Iowa  @  Northwestern  


W     31 - 3

Purdue
10/13/1984

Iowa  @  #14 Purdue  


W     40 - 3  


Michigan
10/20/1984

#18 Iowa  vs  Michigan  


W     26 - 0  

Indiana
10/27/1984

#17 Iowa  @  Indiana  


W     24 - 20


Wisconsin
11/3/1984

#17 Iowa  vs  Wisconsin  


T     10 - 10



Michigan State
11/10/1984

#18 Iowa  vs  Michigan State  


L     16 - 17



Minnesota
11/17/1984

Iowa  @  Minnesota  


L     17 - 23



Hawaii
12/1/1984

Iowa  @  Hawaii  


W     17 - 6


Texas
12/26/1984

Iowa  vs  #19 Texas  


W     55 - 17  


Total Wins

Total Losses

Total Ties

Win %

8

4

1

65.38%


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1984-1985  IOWA FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF

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Bob Stoops

Bob Stoops
Graduate Assistant


Bill Snyder

Bill Snyder
Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks


Bill Brashier

Bill Brashier
Defensive Coordinator


Del Miller

Del Miller
Offensive Assistant


Bernie Wyatt

Bernie Wyatt
Defensive Ends / Recruiting Coordinator


Bill Dervich

Bill Dervich
Strength and Conditioning



1984-1985  IOWA FOOTBALL PLAYER ROSTER

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Dave Alexander

Dave Alexander (OL/DL)

Sterling, Illinois [High]

Kirk Banks

Kirk Banks (DL)

Iowa City, Iowa [High]

Rick Bayless

Rick Bayless (RB)

Hugo, Minnesota [Forest Lake]

Willie Bishop

Willie Bishop (DB)

West Chicago, Illinois [Community #94]

Mike Bolan

Mike Bolan (DB)

Glencoe, Illinois [New Trier]

Doug Burrell

Doug Burrell (LB)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa [Washington]

Kerry Burt

Kerry Burt (WR/DB/KR)

Waterloo, Iowa [West]

Fred Bush

Fred Bush (FB)

Manasquan, New Jersey [High]

Malcolm Christie

Malcolm Christie

Jersey City, New Jersey [Dickinson]

Craig Clark

Craig Clark (TE)

Columbus Junction, Iowa [High]

Pat Coppinger

Pat Coppinger (WR)

Kansas City, Missouri [Rockhurst]

Zane Corbin

Zane Corbin (DB)

Jersey City, New Jersey [Snyder]

Marshall Cotton

Marshall Cotton (RB)

Davenport, Iowa [Central]

Nate Creer

Nate Creer (DB)

Brooklyn, New York [Tilden]

Dave Croston

Dave Croston

Sioux City, Iowa [East]

Kyle Crowe

Kyle Crowe (DB)

Ankeny, Iowa [High]

Jeff Drost

Jeff Drost (DL)

Indianola, Iowa [High]

Quinn Early

Quinn Early (WR)

West Hempstead, New York [Great Neck South]

Mike Flagg

Mike Flagg (TE)

Cedar Falls, Iowa [High]

Owen Gill

Owen Gill

Brooklyn, New York [Tilden]

Mike Haight

Mike Haight

Manchester, Iowa [Beckman]

Gregg Hammann

Gregg Hammann (WR)

Bellevue, Iowa [High]

Bill Happel

Bill Happel (WR)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa [Washington]

Kevin Harmon

Kevin Harmon (RB)

New York City, New York [Bayside]

Ronnie Harmon

Ronnie Harmon (RB, WR)

New York City, New York [Bayside]

Craig Hartman

Craig Hartman (DB)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa [Jefferson]

Jonathan Hayes

Jonathan Hayes (LB, TE)

South Fayette Township, Pennsylvania [High]

Scott Helverson

Scott Helverson

Des Moines, Iowa [East]

Mike Hooks

Mike Hooks (DL)

Omaha, Nebraska [South]

Paul Hufford

Paul Hufford (DL)

Mt Vernon, Iowa [High]

Keith Hunter

Keith Hunter (DB)

Newark, New Jersey [Barringer]

Gary Kostrubala

Gary Kostrubala (P)

Oak Lawn, Illinois [Marist]

George Little

George Little (DL)

Duquesne, Pennsylvania [High]

Chuck Long

Chuck Long (QB)

Wheaton, Illinois [North]

J.C. Love Jordan

J.C. Love Jordan (WR)

Robbins, Illinois [Richards]

John Marchese

John Marchese (RB)

Arlington Heights, Illinois [High]

Jim Mauro

Jim Mauro (WR)

West Des Moines, Iowa [Dowling]

Devon Mitchell

Devon Mitchell (DB)

Brooklyn, New York [Tilden]

Tom Nichol

Tom Nichol (K)

Green Bay, Wisconsin [Preble]

Jay Norvell

Jay Norvell (DB)

Madison, Wisconsin [Memorial]

Kelly O'Brien

Kelly O'Brien (TE)

Sterling, Illinois [High]

Hap Peterson

Hap Peterson (DL)

Bettendorf, Iowa [High]

J.J. Puk

J.J. Puk (LB)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa [Washington]

Joe Schuster

Joe Schuster

Faribault, Minnesota [High]

Tim Sennott

Tim Sennott

Northfield, Illinois [New Trier West]

Mark Sindlinger

Mark Sindlinger (OL)

Charles City, Iowa [High]

Robert Smith

Robert Smith (WR)

Dallas, Texas [Spruce]

Kevin Spitzig

Kevin Spitzig (LB)

Ankeny, Iowa [High]

Larry Station

Larry Station (LB)

Omaha, Nebraska [Central]

Mike Stoops

Mike Stoops (DB)

Youngstown, Ohio [Cardinal Mooney]

Mark Vlasic

Mark Vlasic

Rochester, Pennsylvania [Center]

Jon Vrieze

Jon Vrieze (DL)

Forest City, Iowa [High]


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