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1974-1975 Iowa Football Year in Review

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Summary: Check back at the end of the season, or contact us if you find a short summary

Conference: Big Ten

Head Coach: Bob Commings

Assistant Coaches: Dennis Green, Howard Vernon, Bernie Wyatt, David 'Dave' Beckman, Tom Cecchini, Larry Coyer, Dan McDonald, Kent Stephenson, Bill Whisler

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RESULTS

Date	Opponent / Score	Hilites	Full Game
9/14/1974	Iowa @ #6 Michigan L 7 - 24 Attendance: 76,802
9/21/1974	Iowa vs #12 UCLA W 21 - 10 Attendance: 47,500
9/28/1974	Iowa vs #19 Penn State L 0 - 27 Attendance: 46,500
10/5/1974	Iowa @ #9 USC L 3 - 41 Attendance: 52,095
10/12/1974	Iowa vs Northwestern W 35 - 10 Attendance: 51,200
10/19/1974	Iowa @ Minnesota L 17 - 23 Attendance: 48,579
10/26/1974	Iowa vs Illinois W 14 - 12 Attendance: 49,400
11/2/1974	Iowa @ Purdue L 14 - 38 Attendance: 51,107
11/9/1974	Iowa vs Wisconsin L 15 - 28 Attendance: 48,300
11/16/1974	Iowa vs #4 Ohio State L 10 - 35 Attendance: 48,700
11/23/1974	Iowa @ #14 Michigan State L 21 - 60 Attendance: 51,002

Total Wins	Total Losses	Total Ties	Win %
3	8	0	27.27%

1974-1975 IOWA FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF

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Bob Commings

Bob Commings
Head Coach

Dennis Green

Dennis Green
Running Backs

Howard Vernon

Howard Vernon
Offensive Coordinator

Bernie Wyatt

Bernie Wyatt
Defensive Ends

David 'Dave' Beckman

David 'Dave' Beckman
Offensive Line

Tom Cecchini

Tom Cecchini
Linebackers

Larry Coyer

Larry Coyer
Defensive Coordinator

Dan McDonald

Dan McDonald
Defensive Line

Kent Stephenson

Kent Stephenson
Offensive Line

Bill Whisler

Bill Whisler
Varsity Reserves

1974-1975 IOWA FOOTBALL PLAYER ROSTER

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Phil Ambrose

Phil Ambrose

Dennis Armington

Dennis Armington

Bob Blaha

Bob Blaha

Scott Boettner

Scott Boettner

Leonard 'Bubba' Bolton

Leonard 'Bubba' Bolton

Chicago, Illinois [Dunbar]

Steve Borden

Steve Borden

Dave Bryant

Dave Bryant

Shanty Burks

Shanty Burks

Larry Bush

Larry Bush

Davenport, Iowa [High]

Dave Butler

Dave Butler

James 'Butch' Caldwell

James 'Butch' Caldwell (QB)

Dayton, Ohio [Roth]

Jim Caldwell

Jim Caldwell

Beloit, Wisconsin [Memorial]

Mark Callaghan

Mark Callaghan

Johnny Campbell

Johnny Campbell

Jesse Cook

Jesse Cook

Gary Crull

Gary Crull

Bruce Davis

Bruce Davis

Gary, Indiana [High]

Joe Devlin

Joe Devlin

Malvern, Pennsylvania [Great Valley]

Ed Donovan

Ed Donovan

Earl Douthitt

Earl Douthitt (DB)

Cleveland, Ohio [John Hay]

Tyrone 'Tye' Dye

Tyrone 'Tye' Dye

Gary, Indiana [High]

Bob Elliott

Bob Elliott (DB)

Iowa City, Iowa [West]

Mark Essy

Mark Essy

Mark Fetter

Mark Fetter (RB)

Tama, Iowa [South Tama]

Kerry Feuerbach

Kerry Feuerbach

Monticello, Iowa [High]

Rob Fick

Rob Fick (QB)

Oelwein, Iowa [High]

Joe Fisher

Joe Fisher

Mike Frantz

Mike Frantz

Mike Goudy

Mike Goudy

Tom Grine

Tom Grine

Steve Groen

Steve Groen

Jeff Haug

Jeff Haug

Lynn Heil

Lynn Heil

Joe Heppner

Joe Heppner

Jim Hilgenberg

Jim Hilgenberg

Bob Holmes

Bob Holmes

Bill Itschner

Bill Itschner

Andre Jackson

Andre Jackson (LB)

Dixmoor, Illinois [Thornton Township]

Dave Jackson

Dave Jackson

Waterloo, Iowa [East]

John Jaye

John Jaye

Jim Jensen

Jim Jensen

Davenport, Iowa [Central]

Robert 'Bob' Jeschke

Robert 'Bob' Jeschke (OL)

Park Ridge, Illinois [Main South]

Mike Klimczak

Mike Klimczak

Gary Ladick

Gary Ladick

Dan LaFleur

Dan LaFleur (LB)

Jefferson, South Dakota [High]

Aaron Leonard

Aaron Leonard

Mike Lopos

Mike Lopos

Chris Mackey

Chris Mackey

Rick Marsh

Rick Marsh

Dave Mattingly

Dave Mattingly

Dan McCarney

Dan McCarney (OL)

Iowa City, Iowa [City]

Tom McLaughlin

Tom McLaughlin (QB)

Dubuque, Iowa [Senior]

Jim McNulty

Jim McNulty

Jock Michelosen

Jock Michelosen

Gene Mollet

Gene Mollet

Dean Moore

Dean Moore (LB)

Akron , Ohio [East]

Ed Myers

Ed Myers

Chris North

Chris North

Tim O'Neil

Tim O'Neil

Bobby Ousley

Bobby Ousley

Detroit, Michigan [MacKenzie]

John Patyk

John Patyk

Rick Penney

Rick Penney

Mark Phillips

Mark Phillips

Nick Quartaro

Nick Quartaro (K, DE)

Geneva, New York [DeSales]

Doug Reichardt

Doug Reichardt (QB)

Fred Rich

Fred Rich

Cornell Richardson

Cornell Richardson

Jerry Runta

Jerry Runta

Bob Salter

Bob Salter

Mike Sambo

Mike Sambo

Eddie Saunders

Eddie Saunders

Dave Schick

Dave Schick (RB)

Bettendorf, Iowa [High]

Bill Schultz

Bill Schultz

Iowa City, Iowa [City]

Ernest 'Ernie' Sheeler

Ernest 'Ernie' Sheeler (RB)

Xenia, Ohio [Xenia Woodrow Wilson]

John Smith

John Smith

John Speaker

John Speaker

Roger Stech

Roger Stech

Ray Steffens

Ray Steffens

Dan Steinke

Dan Steinke (LB)

Farmington, Michigan [High]

Sidney Thomas

Sidney Thomas

Rich Thompson

Rich Thompson

Barry Tomasetti

Barry Tomasetti (OL)

Old Forge, Pennsylvania [High]

Kevin Tomasko

Kevin Tomasko

Lenny Trocano

Lenny Trocano

Dave VanderHeyden

Dave VanderHeyden

Dave Wagner

Dave Wagner

Steve Walker

Steve Walker

Walt Walker

Walt Walker

Rod Walters

Rod Walters

Berkley, Michigan [High]

Lester Washington

Lester Washington

Nate Washington

Nate Washington (C)

Cleveland, Ohio [East Tech]

Rod Wellington

Rod Wellington

Chicago, Illinois [Howe Military]

Nate Winston

Nate Winston (RB)

Gary, Indiana [Emerson]

Steve Wojan

Steve Wojan

Brandt Yocom

Brandt Yocom (WR, TE)

Chariton, Iowa [High]

Dick Zimmerman

Dick Zimmerman

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