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1970-1971 Iowa Football Year in Review


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SUMMARY VIDEO


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Summary: Beginning with the rift between Coach Ray Nagel and Athletic Director Forest Evashevski, continuing during the up-and-down Iowa season, and ending with Nagel's resignation after the final game, the team found it's most appropriate description in the unhappy word "controversy." Despite the trouble, the team finish with it's highest finish in 5 years.

Conference: Big Ten

Head Coach: Ray Nagel

Assistant Coaches: Wayne Fontes

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RESULTS

Date

Opponent / Score

Hilites

Full Game

Oregon State
9/19/1970

Iowa  @  Oregon State  


L     14 - 21

Attendance: 23,379



USC
9/26/1970

Iowa  vs  #7 USC  


L     0 - 48  

Attendance: 56,131



Arizona
10/3/1970

Iowa  @  Arizona  


L     10 - 17

Attendance: 37,500



Wisconsin
10/10/1970

Iowa  vs  Wisconsin  


W     24 - 14

Attendance: 53,622



Purdue
10/17/1970

Iowa  vs  Purdue  


L     3 - 24

Attendance: 56,973



Michigan State
10/24/1970

Iowa  @  Michigan State  


L     0 - 37

Attendance: 62,482



Minnesota
10/31/1970

Iowa  @  Minnesota  


T     14 - 14

Attendance: 43,217



Indiana
11/7/1970

Iowa  vs  Indiana  


W     42 - 13

Attendance: 43,217



Michigan
11/14/1970

Iowa  @  #5 Michigan  


L     0 - 55  

Attendance: 66,189


Illinois
11/21/1970

Iowa  vs  Illinois  


W     22 - 16

Attendance: 38,700



Total Wins

Total Losses

Total Ties

Win %

3

6

1

35.00%


Kings of the mat: The story of the rise of wrestling at the University of Iowa (Dan Gable)

Lute Lute Lute: Olsen Era at Iowa (Lute Olson)

Hayden Fry: A High Porch Picnic (Hayden Fry)

Graced With Opportunity: A Self-Discovery Journal to Cultivate Your Dreams with Gratitude, Mindfulness, Intention and Strategy (George Raveling)

Scoring Power with the Winged T Offense (Forest Evashevski)


1970-1971  IOWA FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF

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Ray Nagel

Ray Nagel
Head Coach


Wayne Fontes

Wayne Fontes
Assistant


1970-1971  IOWA FOOTBALL PLAYER ROSTER

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Murphy Anderson

Murphy Anderson

New Orleans, Louisiana [St. Augustine]

Mark Barden

Mark Barden

Roy Bash

Roy Bash

Belton, Missouri [High]

Wendell Bell

Wendell Bell

New Orleans, Louisiana [St. Augustine]

Dave Brooks

Dave Brooks

Webster City, Iowa [High]

Rich Byard

Rich Byard

Clinton, Iowa [High]

Tom Cabalka

Tom Cabalka

Edina, Minnesota [High]

Alan Cassady

Alan Cassady

Springfield, Illinois [High]

Racior 'Ray' Cavole

Racior 'Ray' Cavole

Kansas City, Missouri [Central]

Dave Clement

Dave Clement

Newton, Iowa [High]

Craig Clemons

Craig Clemons

Piqua, Ohio [Central]

Charles Cross

Charles Cross

Dubuque, Iowa [Wahlert Catholic]

Craig Darling

Craig Darling

Cedar Rapids, Iowa [Washington]

Dan Dickel

Dan Dickel (DL)

Kalona, Iowa [Mid-Prairie]

Mike Dillner

Mike Dillner

Edina, Minnesota [High]

Kelly Disser

Kelly Disser

Shawnee Mission, Kansas [Rockhurst]

Jim Douglas

Jim Douglas

Jeff Elgin

Jeff Elgin

West Des Moines, Iowa [Valley]

Herschel Epps

Herschel Epps

John Farrell

John Farrell

Chicago, Illinois [Mendel Catholic]

Dennis Green

Dennis Green (RB)

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania [John Harris]

Dave Harris

Dave Harris (RB, WR)

Dayton, Ohio [Wilbur Wright]

Tom Hayes

Tom Hayes

Atlantic, Iowa [High]

Ken Herington

Ken Herington

Karl Hoinkes

Karl Hoinkes

McKeesport, Pennsylvania [High]

Frank Holmes

Frank Holmes

Alton, Illinois [High]

Larry Horton

Larry Horton (DL)

Gary, Indiana [Froebel]

Roger Jerrick

Roger Jerrick (OL)

Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin [Campion]

Craig Johnson

Craig Johnson

Denison, Iowa [High]

Jerry Johnson

Jerry Johnson

Bellaire, Ohio [St. John Central]

Jim Kaiser

Jim Kaiser

Park Ridge, Illinois [Maine Township South]

Chuck Legler

Chuck Legler

Bettendorf, Iowa [High]

Dave Link

Dave Link

Staunton, Illinois [High]

Pat Long

Pat Long (OL)

Onalaska, Wisconsin [High]

Rich Lutz

Rich Lutz

Carbondale, Illinois [High]

Lorin Lynch

Lorin Lynch

Joliet, Illinois [West]

Clark Malmer

Clark Malmer

Cedar Rapids, Iowa [Jefferson]

Ray Manning

Ray Manning

Wichita Falls, Texas [Washington]

Dan McDonald

Dan McDonald (DL, LB)

Saginaw, Michigan [McArthur]

Layne McDowell

Layne McDowell

Cedar Rapids, Iowa [Jefferson]

Marcos Melendez

Marcos Melendez (K)

Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico [Antilles]

Geoff Mickelson

Geoff Mickelson

Humboldt, Iowa [High]

Jim Miller

Jim Miller

Iowa City, Iowa [Regina]

Levi Mitchell

Levi Mitchell

Gary, Indiana [Froebel]

Ed Morrissey

Ed Morrissey

Riverdale, Illinois [Mendel]

John 'Jack' Muller

John 'Jack' Muller (OL)

Algona, Iowa [Garrigan]

Jerry Nelson

Jerry Nelson

Bessemer, Alabama [City]

Mark Nelson

Mark Nelson

Highland Park, Illinois [Deerfield]

Don Osby

Don Osby

Steubenville, Ohio [High]

Steve Penney

Steve Penney

Geneseo, Illinois [High]

Charles Podolak

Charles Podolak

Atlantic, Iowa [High]

Ken Price

Ken Price

Houston, Texas [Kashmere Gardens]

Jerry Reardon

Jerry Reardon

Kansas City, Missouri [Rockhurst]

Kerry Reardon

Kerry Reardon

Kansas City, Missouri [Rockhurst]

Joe Ritchie

Joe Ritchie

Des Moines, Iowa [Lincoln]

Ernie Roberson

Ernie Roberson

Brooklyn, New York [Jefferson]

Brian Rollins

Brian Rollins

Kansas City, Kansas [Sumner]

Bill Rose

Bill Rose

Bayonne, New Jersey [High]

Alan Schaefer

Alan Schaefer

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [Baldwin]

Bill Schoonover

Bill Schoonover

Kansas City, Missouri [Rockhurst]

Dave Simms

Dave Simms

Middleton, Wisconsin [High]

Bob Sims

Bob Sims

Steubenville, Ohio [High]

Kyle Skogman

Kyle Skogman

Cedar Rapids, Iowa [Washington]

Rich Solomon

Rich Solomon

New Orleans, Louisiana [St. Augustine]

Tim Sullivan

Tim Sullivan (RB)

Shawnee, Kansas [St. Joseph's]

Frank Sunderman

Frank Sunderman

Clarinda, Iowa [High]

Dave Triplett

Dave Triplett (WR)

Des Moines, Iowa [Dowling]

Tom Wanat

Tom Wanat (OL)

Chicago, Illinois [Weber]

Jim Waschek

Jim Waschek

Cedar Falls, Iowa [High]

Mike Wendling

Mike Wendling

Burlington, Iowa [High]

Ike White

Ike White

Memphis, Tennessee [Hamilton]

Bill Windauer

Bill Windauer

Chicago, Illinois [Mendel Catholic]

Harry Young

Harry Young

Jersey City, New Jersey [Lincoln]

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