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1985-1986 Iowa Football Year in Review

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SUMMARY VIDEO

Big Ten Champions
Summary: After the 1984 season, Chuck Long declared that he would return for his senior season. He became an instant Heisman Trophy candidate, and Iowa was a preseason top five team. After three weeks in 1985, the Hawkeyes ascended to #1 in the national rankings for the second time in team history (1960). Three weeks later, in the sixth game of the season, #1 Iowa faced #2 Michigan in Kinnick Stadium. Iowa trailed 10-9 as the Hawkeyes regained possession of the football at their own 22-yard line with just 5:27 remaining in the game. Long drove the Iowa team to the 12-yard line with two seconds remaining to set up kicker Rob Houghtlin's game-winning field goal as time expired. After a rout of Northwestern, the Hawkeyes were upset by the #8 Ohio State Buckeyes in Columbus. The loss to Ohio State cost Iowa their #1 ranking, but the Hawkeyes still won the Big Ten title outright for the first time in 27 years. Chuck Long won many major national awards as a senior, including the 1985 Maxwell Award, given to the nation's top player and the Davey O'Brien Award, given to the nation's top quarterback. He was the Big Ten Player of the Year and a consensus first team All-American. Finally, Chuck Long was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy to Bo Jackson of Auburn in what used to be the closest margin in Heisman history, losing by just 45 points. Iowa lost in Chuck Long's final game in the 1986 Rose Bowl. Long's Iowa teams compiled a 35-13-1 record. He graduated with 10,461 passing yards and 74 touchdowns on 782 completions.

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
9/14/1985	#5 Iowa vs Drake W 58 - 0
9/21/1985	#4 Iowa vs Northern Illinois W 48 - 20
9/28/1985	#3 Iowa @ Iowa State W 57 - 3
10/5/1985	#1 Iowa vs Michigan State W 35 - 31
10/12/1985	#1 Iowa @ Wisconsin W 23 - 13
10/19/1985	#1 Iowa vs #2 Michigan W 12 - 10
10/26/1985	#1 Iowa @ Northwestern W 49 - 10
11/2/1985	#1 Iowa @ #8 Ohio State L 13 - 22
11/9/1985	#6 Iowa vs Illinois W 59 - 0
11/16/1985	#5 Iowa @ Purdue W 27 - 24
11/23/1985	#4 Iowa vs Minnesota W 31 - 9
1/1/1986	#4 Iowa vs #13 UCLA L 28 - 45

Total Wins	Total Losses	Total Ties	Win %
10	2	0	83.33%

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1985-1986 IOWA FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF

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Hayden Fry

Hayden Fry
Head Coach

Kirk Ferentz

Kirk Ferentz
Offensive Line

Barry Alvarez

Barry Alvarez
Linebackers

Don Patterson

Don Patterson
Tight Ends

Bob Stoops

Bob Stoops
Volunteer Assistant

Bill Snyder

Bill Snyder
Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks

Bill Brashier

Bill Brashier
Defensive Coordinator

Del Miller

Del Miller
Offensive Assistant

Dan McCarney

Dan McCarney
Defensive Line

Bernie Wyatt

Bernie Wyatt
Defensive Ends / Recruiting Coordinator

Bill Dervich

Bill Dervich
Strength and Conditioning

Carl Jackson

Carl Jackson
Running Backs

1985-1986 IOWA FOOTBALL PLAYER ROSTER

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Dave Alexander

Dave Alexander (OL/DL)

Sterling, Illinois [High]

Tim Anderson

Tim Anderson (DL)

Webster City, Iowa [High]

Kevin Angel

Kevin Angel

Tim Batterson

Tim Batterson

Rick Bayless

Rick Bayless (RB)

Hugo, Minnesota [Forest Lake]

Mike Bennett

Mike Bennett

Tyrone Berrie

Tyrone Berrie

Willie Bishop

Willie Bishop (DB)

West Chicago, Illinois [Community #94]

Mike Bolan

Mike Bolan (DB)

Glencoe, Illinois [New Trier]

Mike Burke

Mike Burke (DE)

Davenport, Iowa [Central]

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]

Marv Cook

Marv Cook (TE)

West Branch, Iowa [High]

Pat Coppinger

Pat Coppinger (WR)

Kansas City, Missouri [Rockhurst]

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]

Jeff Croston

Jeff Croston (OL)

Sioux City, Iowa [East]

Kyle Crowe

Kyle Crowe (DB)

Ankeny, Iowa [High]

George Davis

George Davis

Greg Divis

Greg Divis (OL)

Saint Louis, Missouri [???]

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]

Chris Gambol

Chris Gambol (TE, OL)

Oxford, Michigan [High]

Bruce Gear

Bruce Gear

Grant Goodman

Grant Goodman (RB)

West Des Moines, Iowa [???]

Dave Haight

Dave Haight

Dyersville, Iowa [Beckman]

Mike Haight

Mike Haight

Manchester, Iowa [Beckman]

Bill Happel

Bill Happel (WR)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa [Washington]

Deven Harberts

Deven Harberts (WR)

Walnut, Iowa [High]

Kevin Harmon

Kevin Harmon (RB)

New York City, New York [Bayside]

Ronnie Harmon

Ronnie Harmon (RB, WR)

New York City, New York [Bayside]

Chuck Hartlieb

Chuck Hartlieb (QB)

Woodstock, Illinois [Marian Central Catholic]

Scott Helverson

Scott Helverson

Des Moines, Iowa [East]

Rob Houghtlin

Rob Houghtlin (K)

Winnetka, Illinois [New Trier]

David Hudson

David Hudson (RB)

Waxahachie, Texas [High]

Tom Humphrey

Tom Humphrey

Gary Kostrubala

Gary Kostrubala (P)

Oak Lawn, Illinois [Marist]

Bob Kratch

Bob Kratch

Mahwah, New Jersey [High]

Chuck Long

Chuck Long (QB)

Wheaton, Illinois [North]

John Marchese

John Marchese (RB)

Arlington Heights, Illinois [High]

Jim Mauro

Jim Mauro (WR)

West Des Moines, Iowa [Dowling]

Marc Mazzeri

Marc Mazzeri (WR)

Park Ridge, Illinois [High]

George Millett

George Millett (DL)

Devon Mitchell

Devon Mitchell (DB)

Brooklyn, New York [Tilden]

Joe Mott

Joe Mott

Endicott, New York [Union]

Dave Murphy

Dave Murphy

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]

Jim Poynton

Jim Poynton (OL)

Chicago Heights, Illinois [Marian Central Catholic]

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Elizabeth, New Jersey [High]

J.J. Puk

J.J. Puk (LB)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa [Washington]

Jim Reilly

Jim Reilly (LB)

Dubuque, Iowa [Wahlert]

Rick Schmidt

Rick Schmidt

Bob Schmitt

Bob Schmitt (OL)

Waterloo, Iowa [Columbus]

Joe Schuster

Joe Schuster

Faribault, Minnesota [High]

Tim Sennott

Tim Sennott

Northfield, Illinois [New Trier West]

Ken Sims

Ken Sims

Mark Sindlinger

Mark Sindlinger (OL)

Charles City, Iowa [High]

Keaton Smiley (DB)

Duncanville, Texas [High]

Robert Smith

Robert Smith (WR)

Dallas, Texas [Spruce]

Mark Spranger

Mark Spranger

Larry Station

Larry Station (LB)

Omaha, Nebraska [Central]

Mark Stoops

Mark Stoops (DB)

Youngstown, Ohio [Cardinal Mooney]

Steve Thomas

Steve Thomas (DL)

Denver, Colorado [High]

Mark Vlasic

Mark Vlasic

Rochester, Pennsylvania [Center]

Jon Vrieze

Jon Vrieze (DL)

Forest City, Iowa [High]

Bill Weires

Bill Weires

Herb Wester

Herb Wester (OL)

Nashua, New Hampshire [???]

Dan Wirth

Dan Wirth

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