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1976-1977 Iowa Football Year in Review

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Summary: The Hawkeyes had an up and down season, with huge road wins at Penn State, Minnesota and Michigan State, and tough losses against Indiana and Wisconsin. Iowa's schedule came with consecutive games against Penn State, USC, and Ohio State, which would be a tough stretch in any year.
Iowa was plagued with injuries at quarterback, running back and wide receiver. They also lost their center Jim Hilgenberg in the first game of the season. As a team, they completed 36% of their passes for 972 yards on the season. Quarterback Butch Caldwell led the team with 7 touchdowns on the season, 3 passing and 4 rushing. Wide receiver Bill Schultz had 3 receiving touchdowns, and led the team with 288 receiving yards. Jon Lazar was the leading rusher with 392 yards rushing. The defense was led by linebacker Tom Rusk who was named second team all conference at linebacker. Jim Caldwell and Rod Sears led the Hawkeye secondary.

Conference: Big Ten

Head Coach: Bob Commings

Assistant Coaches: Bob Elliott, Dennis Green, Bernie Wyatt, David 'Dave' Beckman, Larry Coyer, Kent Stephenson, Bill Whisler

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RESULTS

Date	Opponent / Score	Hilites	Full Game
9/11/1976	Iowa @ Illinois L 6 - 24 Attendance: 49,515
9/18/1976	Iowa vs Syracuse W 41 - 3 Attendance: 54,129
9/25/1976	Iowa @ #11 Penn State W 7 - 6 Attendance: 61,268
10/2/1976	Iowa @ #13 USC L 0 - 55 Attendance: 55,518
10/9/1976	Iowa vs #10 Ohio State L 14 - 34 Attendance: 59,170
10/16/1976	Iowa vs Indiana L 7 - 14 Attendance: 57,465
10/23/1976	Iowa @ Minnesota W 22 - 12 Attendance: 53,222
10/30/1976	Iowa vs Northwestern W 13 - 10 Attendance: 51,800
11/6/1976	Iowa @ Wisconsin L 21 - 38 Attendance: 79,120
11/13/1976	Iowa vs Purdue L 0 - 21 Attendance: 44,763
11/20/1976	Iowa @ Michigan State W 30 - 17 Attendance: 48,412

Total Wins	Total Losses	Total Ties	Win %
5	6	0	45.45%

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1976-1977 IOWA FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF

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Bob Commings

Bob Commings
Head Coach

Bob Elliott

Bob Elliott
Graduate Assistant

Dennis Green

Dennis Green
Running Backs

Bernie Wyatt

Bernie Wyatt
Defensive Ends

David 'Dave' Beckman

David 'Dave' Beckman
Offensive Line

Larry Coyer

Larry Coyer
Defensive Coordinator

Kent Stephenson

Kent Stephenson
Offensive Coordinator

Bill Whisler

Bill Whisler
Varsity Reserves

1976-1977 IOWA FOOTBALL PLAYER ROSTER

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Phil Ambrose

Phil Ambrose

James Arkeilpane

James Arkeilpane (RB)

Williamsville, New York [Sweet Home]

Dave Becker

Dave Becker (DB)

Atlantic, Iowa [High]

Doug Benschoter

Doug Benschoter (DT)

Waverly, Iowa [Waverly-Shell Rock]

Bob Blaha

Bob Blaha

Mike Brady

Mike Brady (WR)

Canoga Park, California [Carmelite]

Shanty Burks

Shanty Burks

James 'Butch' Caldwell

James 'Butch' Caldwell (QB)

Dayton, Ohio [Roth]

Jim Caldwell

Jim Caldwell

Beloit, Wisconsin [Memorial]

Mark Callaghan

Mark Callaghan

Jesse Cook

Jesse Cook

Gary Crull

Gary Crull

Rich Cunningham

Rich Cunningham

Charles Danzy

Charles Danzy

Bruce Davis

Bruce Davis

Gary, Indiana [High]

Bill Dolan

Bill Dolan

Gary Evans

Gary Evans

Kerry Feuerbach

Kerry Feuerbach

Monticello, Iowa [High]

Tom Grine

Tom Grine

Tim Gutshall

Tim Gutshall (LB)

Masillon, Ohio [Washington]

Phil Hegg

Phil Hegg

Jim Hilgenberg

Jim Hilgenberg

Bobby Hill

Bobby Hill

Dave Holsclaw

Dave Holsclaw (P, K)

Clinton, Iowa [High]

Gene Holtorf

Gene Holtorf

Joe Hufford

Joe Hufford (DL)

Mount Vernon, Iowa [High]

Mike Jackson

Mike Jackson

John Jaye

John Jaye

Herman Krieher

Herman Krieher

Bobby Lawson

Bobby Lawson

Toledo, Ohio [Libbey]

Jon Lazar

Jon Lazar (RB)

Tama, Iowa [South Tama]

Aaron Leonard

Aaron Leonard

Chris Mackey

Chris Mackey

Mark Mahmens

Mark Mahmens (OL)

Goose Lake, Iowa [???]

Rick Marsh

Rick Marsh

Dan Matter

Dan Matter (P)

Mount Prospect, Illinois [High]

Mike Mayer

Mike Mayer

Tom McLaughlin

Tom McLaughlin (QB)

Dubuque, Iowa [Senior]

Jim McNulty

Jim McNulty

Jim Molini

Jim Molini

Norfolk, Nebraska [Senior]

Dean Moore

Dean Moore (LB)

Akron , Ohio [East]

Rod Morton

Rod Morton (RB)

Neptune, New Jersey [High]

Dennis Mosley

Dennis Mosley (RB)

Youngstown, Ohio [Rayen]

Mario Pace

Mario Pace

Sam Palladino

Sam Palladino

John Patyk

John Patyk

Doug Piro

Doug Piro

Nick Quartaro

Nick Quartaro (K, DE)

Geneva, New York [DeSales]

Brad Reid

Brad Reid (WR)

Tom Renn

Tom Renn (RB)

Lowell, Indiana [High]

Jerry Runta

Jerry Runta

Tom Rusk

Tom Rusk (LB)

Dubuque, Iowa [Hempstead]

Mike Sambo

Mike Sambo

Dave Schick

Dave Schick (RB)

Bettendorf, Iowa [High]

Bill Schultz

Bill Schultz

Iowa City, Iowa [City]

Dan Schultz

Dan Schultz (DL)

Detroit, Michigan [St. Ladislaus]

Rod Sears

Rod Sears (DB)

Creston, Iowa [High]

Cedric Shaw

Cedric Shaw (DB)

Newark, New Jersey [Barringer]

Ernest 'Ernie' Sheeler

Ernest 'Ernie' Sheeler (RB)

Xenia, Ohio [Xenia Woodrow Wilson]

John Smith

John Smith

Chuck Sodergren

Chuck Sodergren

Roger Stech

Roger Stech

Mike Steverson

Mike Steverson (DB)

Davenport, Iowa [Central]

Jim Swift

Jim Swift (TE)

Des Moines, Iowa [Dowling]

John Thomas

John Thomas

Rich Thompson

Rich Thompson

Barry Tomasetti

Barry Tomasetti (OL)

Old Forge, Pennsylvania [High]

Demetrius Tyson

Demetrius Tyson

Steve Vazquez

Steve Vazquez (DL)

Lodi, New Jersey [High]

Steve Wagner

Steve Wagner

Lynn Walding

Lynn Walding

Nate Washington

Nate Washington (C)

Cleveland, Ohio [East Tech]

Leven Weiss

Leven Weiss

Joe Willis

Joe Willis

Nate Winston

Nate Winston (RB)

Gary, Indiana [Emerson]

Steve Wojan

Steve Wojan

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