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1987-1988 Iowa Football Year in Review


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SUMMARY VIDEO


Summary: The 1987 club reflected one of Fry’s better coaching jobs. He took a team which suffered crippling injuries and molded it into a 10-game winner. The Hawkeyes won the Holiday Bowl (20-19 over Wyoming) for the second year in a row.

Conference: Big Ten

Head Coach: Hayden Fry

Assistant Coaches: Kirk Ferentz, Don Patterson, Bob Stoops, Bob Elliott, 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

Tennessee
8/30/1987

#16 Iowa  vs  #17 Tennessee  


L     22 - 23  

Arizona
9/12/1987

Iowa  @  Arizona  


W     15 - 14


Iowa State
9/19/1987

Iowa  @  Iowa State  


W     48 - 9

Kansas State
9/26/1987

#19 Iowa  vs  Kansas State  


W     38 - 13


Michigan State
10/3/1987

#17 Iowa  vs  Michigan State  


L     14 - 19


Wisconsin
10/10/1987

Iowa  @  Wisconsin  


W     31 - 10



Michigan
10/17/1987

Iowa  @  Michigan  


L     10 - 37

Purdue
10/24/1987

Iowa  vs  Purdue  


W     38 - 14


Indiana
10/31/1987

Iowa  vs  #11 Indiana  


W     29 - 21  


Northwestern
11/7/1987

Iowa  @  Northwestern  


W     52 - 24



Ohio State
11/14/1987

Iowa  @  Ohio State  


W     29 - 27  

Minnesota
11/21/1987

#18 Iowa  vs  Minnesota  


W     34 - 20

Wyoming
12/30/1987

#18 Iowa  vs  Wyoming  


W     20 - 19  


Total Wins

Total Losses

Total Ties

Win %

10

3

0

76.92%


A Hero Perished: The Diary and Selected Letters of Nile Kinnick (
Nile Kinnick)

Emotion in Motion: The Life and Legacy of Chris Street (
Chris Street)

Walked On: Life Lessons From A Two-Sport Non-Scholarship College Athlete (
Brian Kent)

The Shoulders of Giants (
Quinn Early)

Growing Up Hawkeye (
Derek Pagel)


1987-1988  IOWA FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF

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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


Bernie Wyatt

Bernie Wyatt
Defensive Ends / Recruiting Coordinator


Bill Dervich

Bill Dervich
Strength and Conditioning



1987-1988  IOWA FOOTBALL PLAYER ROSTER

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Mark Adams

Mark Adams (P)

Clinton, Utah [High]

Greg Aegerter

Greg Aegerter (OL)

Saint Louis, Missouri [Christian Brothers]

Dave Alexander

Dave Alexander (OL/DL)

Sterling, Illinois [High]

Bill Anderson

Bill Anderson (OL)

Columbia Heights, Minnesota [High]

Tim Anderson

Tim Anderson (DL)

Webster City, Iowa [High]

Rick Bayless

Rick Bayless (RB)

Hugo, Minnesota [Forest Lake]

Jeff Beard

Jeff Beard (DL)

Iowa City, Iowa [City]

Nick Bell

Nick Bell (RB)

Las Vegas, Nevada [Clark]

Greg Brown

Greg Brown (DB)

Iowa City, Iowa [City]

Mike Burke

Mike Burke (DE)

Davenport, Iowa [Central]

Kerry Burt

Kerry Burt (WR/DB/KR)

Waterloo, Iowa [West]

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]

Marshall Cotton

Marshall Cotton (RB)

Davenport, Iowa [Central]

Jeff Croston

Jeff Croston (OL)

Sioux City, Iowa [East]

Greg Divis

Greg Divis (OL)

Saint Louis, Missouri [???]

Quinn Early

Quinn Early (WR)

West Hempstead, New York [Great Neck South]

Greg Fedders

Greg Fedders (OL)

Le Mars, Iowa [High]

Mike Flagg

Mike Flagg (TE)

Cedar Falls, Iowa [High]

Melvin Foster

Melvin Foster (LB)

Houston, Texas [Jack Yates]

Grant Goodman

Grant Goodman (RB)

West Des Moines, Iowa [???]

Dave Haight

Dave Haight

Dyersville, Iowa [Beckman]

Merton Hanks

Merton Hanks (DB)

Dallas, Texas [Lake Highlands]

Deven Harberts

Deven Harberts (WR)

Walnut, Iowa [High]

Kevin Harmon

Kevin Harmon (RB)

New York City, New York [Bayside]

Chuck Hartlieb

Chuck Hartlieb (QB)

Woodstock, Illinois [Marian Central Catholic]

Tork Hook

Tork Hook (DB)

Corydon, Iowa [High]

Rob Houghtlin

Rob Houghtlin (K)

Winnetka, Illinois [New Trier]

David Hudson

David Hudson (RB)

Waxahachie, Texas [High]

Myron Keppy

Myron Keppy (DL)

Durant, Iowa [High]

Jeff Koeppel

Jeff Koeppel

Urbandale, Iowa [High]

Peter Marciano

Peter Marciano (WR)

Brockton, Massachusetts [High]

Jim Mauro

Jim Mauro (WR)

West Des Moines, Iowa [Dowling]

Marc Mazzeri

Marc Mazzeri (WR)

Park Ridge, Illinois [High]

Dan McGwire

Dan McGwire (QB)

Claremont, California [High]

Mike Miller

Mike Miller (OL)

Plainfield, Illinois [???]

Joe Mott

Joe Mott

Endicott, New York [Union]

William 'Bill' Perkins III

William 'Bill' Perkins III (DB)

Jersey City, New Jersey [St. Peter's Prep]

James Pipkins

James Pipkins (DB)

Dallas, Texas [Kimball]

Tom Poholsky

Tom Poholsky (QB)

Kirkwood, Missouri [High]

Jim Poynton

Jim Poynton (OL)

Chicago Heights, Illinois [Marian Central Catholic]

J.J. Puk

J.J. Puk (LB)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa [Washington]

Brad Quast

Brad Quast (LB)

Arlington Heights, Illinois [Forest View]

Jim Reilly

Jim Reilly (LB)

Dubuque, Iowa [Wahlert]

Matt Rodgers

Matt Rodgers (QB)

Walpole, Massachusetts [High]

Matt Ruhland

Matt Ruhland (DL)

Hilbert, Wisconsin [High]

Bob Schmitt

Bob Schmitt (OL)

Waterloo, Iowa [Columbus]

Joe Schuster

Joe Schuster

Faribault, Minnesota [High]

Dwight Sistrunk

Dwight Sistrunk (DB)

Trotwood, Ohio [Trotwood-Madison]

Keaton Smiley

Keaton Smiley (DB)

Duncanville, Texas [High]

Sean Smith

Sean Smith (WR)

Inglewood, California [High]

Tony Stewart

Tony Stewart (RB)

Union, New Jersey [High]

Mark Stoops

Mark Stoops (DB)

Youngstown, Ohio [Cardinal Mooney]

Steve Thomas

Steve Thomas (DL)

Denver, Colorado [High]

Kent Thompson

Kent Thompson (DB)

Urbandale, Iowa [High]

Travis Watkins

Travis Watkins (WR)

Claremont, California [High]

Jon Werner

Jon Werner

Faribault, Minnesota [High]

Brian Wise

Brian Wise (DB, WR)

Tinley Park, Illinois [High]

Anthony Wright

Anthony Wright (DB)

Dallas, Texas [High]


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