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1961-1962 Iowa Football Year in Review


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SUMMARY VIDEO


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Conference: Big Ten

Head Coach: Jerry Burns

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RESULTS

Date

Opponent / Score

Hilites

Full Game

California
9/30/1961

#1 Iowa  vs  California  


W     28 - 7



USC
10/7/1961

#1 Iowa  @  USC  


W     35 - 34  


Indiana
10/14/1961

#2 Iowa  vs  Indiana  


W     27 - 8



Wisconsin
10/21/1961

#4 Iowa  vs  Wisconsin  


W     47 - 15



Purdue
10/28/1961

#5 Iowa  @  Purdue  


L     0 - 9  



Ohio State
11/4/1961

#9 Iowa  @  #5 Ohio State  


L     13 - 29



Minnesota
11/11/1961

Iowa  vs  #5 Minnesota  


L     9 - 16



Michigan
11/18/1961

Iowa  @  Michigan  


L     14 - 23



Notre Dame
11/25/1961

Iowa  vs  Notre Dame  


W     42 - 21



Total Wins

Total Losses

Total Ties

Win %

5

4

0

55.56%


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Evy and the Hawkeyes: The Glory Years (Forest Evashevski)

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

1961-1962  IOWA FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF

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Jerry Burns

Jerry Burns
Head Coach


1961-1962  IOWA FOOTBALL PLAYER ROSTER

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Kevin Barbera

Kevin Barbera

John Calhoun

John Calhoun (QB)

Mason City, Iowa [???]

William Cervenak

William Cervenak (DL)

Jersey City, New Jersey [Lincoln]

Bill DiCindio

Bill DiCindio (OL)

Dunmore, Pennsylvania [High]

Larry Ferguson

Larry Ferguson (RB)

Madison, Illinois [High]

Hugh Fisher

Hugh Fisher (OL)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa [???]

Tony Giacobazzi

Tony Giacobazzi

Robert 'Bobby' Grier

Robert 'Bobby' Grier (RB)

Detroit, Michigan [Eastern]

Sammie Harris

Sammie Harris

James 'Jim' Helgens

James 'Jim' Helgens (TE)

Monticello, Iowa [High]

Wally Hilgenberg

Wally Hilgenberg

Wilton Junction, Iowa [Wilton]

Alfred 'Al' Hinton

Alfred 'Al' Hinton (OL, DE)

Saginaw, Michigan [High]

Wilburn Hollis

Wilburn Hollis (QB)

Boys Town, Nebraska [High]

Constantinos 'Gus' Kasapis

Constantinos 'Gus' Kasapis

Detroit, Michigan [Thomas M. Cooley]

Paul Krause

Paul Krause

Burton, Michigan [Bendle]

George Latta

George Latta (OL)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [???]

Robert LeZotte

Robert LeZotte (RB)

Royal Oak, Michigan [Dondero]

Lynn Lyon

Lynn Lyon (WR)

Clinton, Iowa [High]

Earl McQuiston

Earl McQuiston

Keokuk, Iowa [High]

Robert 'Bob' Mitchell

Robert 'Bob' Mitchell (DL)

Flint, Michigan [Kearsley]

Craig Nourse

Craig Nourse (RB)

Flint, Michigan [Northern]

William 'Bill' Perkins II

William 'Bill' Perkins II (RB)

Jersey City, New Jersey [Henry Snyder]

Dayton Perry

Dayton Perry (OL)

East St. Louis, Illinois [Lincoln]

Emery Pudder

Emery Pudder (OL)

Englishtown, New Jersey [High]

Mike Reilly

Mike Reilly (OL)

Dubuque, Iowa [Senior]

Felton Rogers

Felton Rogers (DE, TE)

Detroit, Michigan [Eastern]

Lonnie Rogers

Lonnie Rogers

North English, Iowa [English Valley]

Bob Sherman

Bob Sherman

Durand, Michigan [High]

Matt Szykowny

Matt Szykowny (QB)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [North Catholic]

Sherwyn Thorson

Sherwyn Thorson (OL)

Fort Dodge, Iowa [High]

Richard Turici

Richard Turici (RB)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [North Central]

Bill Van Buren

Bill Van Buren (OL)

Lorain, Ohio [High]

David Watkins

David Watkins (TE)

Washington, DC [???]

Cloyd Webb

Cloyd Webb (TE)

East St. Louis, Illinois [High]

Bill Whisler

Bill Whisler (WR)

Yankton, South Dakota [High]

Jerry Williams

Jerry Williams (OL)

Tacoma, Washington [Lincoln]

Joe Williams

Joe Williams (RB)

Rahway, New Jersey [High]

Joel Williams

Joel Williams

James Winton

James Winton (WR)

Morristown, New Jersey [???]

Bernie Wyatt

Bernie Wyatt (RB, DB)

Amityville, New York [High]

Robert Yauck

Robert Yauck (OL)

Saginaw, Michigan [???]

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