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1979-1980 Iowa Football Year in Review


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SUMMARY VIDEO


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Summary: Hayden dropped his first three games as coach of the Hawkeyes before putting together a three-game winning streak. Iowa finished 4-4 in the Big Ten, but lost two league games by less than a touchdown. Dennis Mosley became the first 1,000-yard rusher in Iowa history.

Conference: Big Ten

Head Coach: Hayden Fry

Assistant Coaches: Barry Alvarez, Don Patterson, Bill Snyder, Bill Brashier, Del Miller, Dan McCarney, Bernie Wyatt, Carl Jackson, Tom Cecchini, Howard Cissell

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RESULTS

Date

Opponent / Score

Hilites

Full Game

Indiana
9/8/1979

Iowa  vs  Indiana  


L     26 - 30

Attendance: 59,780


Oklahoma
9/15/1979

Iowa  @  #3 Oklahoma  


L     6 - 21

Attendance: 71,187


Nebraska
9/22/1979

Iowa  vs  #7 Nebraska  


L     21 - 24  

Attendance: 60,055



Iowa State
9/29/1979

Iowa  vs  Iowa State  


W     30 - 14

Attendance: 60,100

Illinois
10/6/1979

Iowa  @  Illinois  


W     13 - 7

Attendance: 51,044


Northwestern
10/13/1979

Iowa  @  Northwestern  


W     58 - 6

Attendance: 27,224



Minnesota
10/20/1979

Iowa  vs  Minnesota  


L     7 - 24

Attendance: 60,050



Wisconsin
10/27/1979

Iowa  @  Wisconsin  


W     24 - 13

Attendance: 79,026



Purdue
11/3/1979

Iowa  vs  #15 Purdue  


L     14 - 20

Attendance: 59,940



Ohio State
11/10/1979

Iowa  @  #3 Ohio State  


L     7 - 34

Attendance: 87,835



Michigan State
11/17/1979

Iowa  vs  Michigan State  


W     33 - 23  

Attendance: 58,320


Total Wins

Total Losses

Total Ties

Win %

5

6

0

45.45%


Duke Slater: Pioneering Black NFL Player and Judge (Duke Slater)

Kinnick: The Documentary (Nile Kinnick)

The Two-Edged Sword (Donald Tucker)

Foul: The Connie Hawkins Story (Connie Hawkins)

Growing Up Hawkeye (Derek Pagel)

1979-1980  IOWA FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF

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Hayden Fry

Hayden Fry
Head Coach


Barry Alvarez

Barry Alvarez
Linebackers


Don Patterson

Don Patterson
Assistant Defensive Backs


Bill Snyder

Bill Snyder
Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks


Bill Brashier

Bill Brashier
Defensive Coordinator


Del Miller

Del Miller
Offensive Assistant


Dan McCarney

Dan McCarney
Defensive Line


Bernie Wyatt

Bernie Wyatt
Defensive Ends / Recruiting Coordinator


Carl Jackson

Carl Jackson
Running Backs


Tom Cecchini

Tom Cecchini
Linebackers


Howard Cissell

Howard Cissell
Defensive Ends


1979-1980  IOWA FOOTBALL PLAYER ROSTER

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Bill Bailey

Bill Bailey (C)

Ypsilanti, Michigan [High]

Marty Ball

Marty Ball (FB)

Dubuque, Iowa [Hempstead]

Mark Barden

Mark Barden

Phil Blatcher

Phil Blatcher (RB)

New Orleans, Louisiana [Saint Augustine]

Gordy Bohannon

Gordy Bohannon (QB)

Eagle Rock, California [South Pasadena]

Mark Bortz

Mark Bortz (DL)

Pardeeville, Wisconsin [High]

Bill Bradley

Bill Bradley (DL)

Cedar Falls, Iowa [High]

Mike Brady

Mike Brady (WR)

Canoga Park, California [Carmelite]

Jeff Brown

Jeff Brown (WR)

Fremont, Ohio [High]

Louis Burke

Louis Burke

Keith Chappelle

Keith Chappelle (WR)

Inglewood, California [High]

Mel Cole

Mel Cole (LB)

Elgin, Illinois [High]

Tracy Crocker

Tracy Crocker (DB)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa [Kennedy]

Jeff Davis

Jeff Davis

Pat Dean

Pat Dean (DL)

West Islip , New York [High]

Doug Dunham

Doug Dunham

Kent Ellis

Kent Ellis (DB)

DeWitt, Iowa [DeWitt-Clinton]

Kevin Ellis

Kevin Ellis (DB)

DeWitt, Iowa [DeWitt-Clinton]

Tom Frantz

Tom Frantz

Jim Frazier

Jim Frazier (DB, WR, RB)

Waterloo, Iowa [West]

Pete Gales

Pete Gales (QB)

Paterson, New Jersey [Kennedy ]

Greg Gilbaugh

Greg Gilbaugh

Lemuel Grayson

Lemuel Grayson

John Hager

John Hager

Ron Hallstrom

Ron Hallstrom (OL, DL)

Moline, Illinois [High]

Herlyn Harrington

Herlyn Harrington

John Harty

John Harty (DT)

Sioux City, Iowa [Heelan]

Jay Hilgenberg

Jay Hilgenberg (OL)

Iowa City, Iowa [City]

Bobby Hill

Bobby Hill

John Hogarty

John Hogarty

Dave Holsclaw

Dave Holsclaw (P, K)

Clinton, Iowa [High]

Gene Holtorf

Gene Holtorf

Mike Hufford

Mike Hufford (TE)

Mt Vernon, Iowa [High]

Raul Ibanez

Raul Ibanez

Mike Jackson

Mike Jackson

John Judge

John Judge

Lou King

Lou King (DB)

Jersey City, New Jersey [Snyder]

Bruce Kittle

Bruce Kittle (OL)

Cedar Falls, Iowa [High]

Joe Levelis

Joe Levelis

Columbus, Ohio [Lindenhurst Senior]

Mark Mahmens

Mark Mahmens (OL)

Goose Lake, Iowa [???]

Dave Mayhan

Dave Mayhan (OL)

Bellevue, Nebraska [High]

Dean McKillip

Dean McKillip (RB)

Galesburg, Illinois [High]

Phil Michel

Phil Michel

Brett Miller

Brett Miller

Glendale, California [High]

Jim Molini

Jim Molini

Norfolk, Nebraska [Senior]

Rod Morton

Rod Morton (RB)

Neptune, New Jersey [High]

Dennis Mosley

Dennis Mosley (RB)

Youngstown, Ohio [Rayen]

Dave Oakes

Dave Oakes (OL)

Mason City, Iowa [High]

Lon Olejniczak

Lon Olejniczak (K, P, LB, TE)

Decorah, Iowa [High]

Mario Pace

Mario Pace

Sam Palladino

Sam Palladino

James Patten

James Patten (DL)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa [Jefferson]

Nate Person

Nate Person

Matt Petrzelka

Matt Petrzelka (OL)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa [Regis]

Paul Postler

Paul Postler (OL)

Madison, Wisconsin [High]

Brad Reid

Brad Reid (WR)

Tom Renn

Tom Renn (RB)

Lowell, Indiana [High]

Tony Ricciardulli

Tony Ricciardulli (QB)

Tom Riley

Tom Riley

Reggie Roby

Reggie Roby (P, K)

Waterloo, Iowa [East]

Scott Schilling

Scott Schilling

Greg Schlickman

Greg Schlickman (DB)

Dubuque, Iowa [Wahlert]

Cedric Shaw

Cedric Shaw (DB)

Newark, New Jersey [Barringer]

Todd Simonsen

Todd Simonsen (LB)

Racine, Wisconsin [Case]

Bryan Skradis

Bryan Skradis (DL)

Omaha, Nebraska [South]

Bob Stoops

Bob Stoops (DB)

Youngstown, Ohio [Cardinal Mooney]

Phil Suess

Phil Suess (QB)

West Des Moines, Iowa [Dowling]

Jim Swift

Jim Swift (TE)

Des Moines, Iowa [Dowling]

Andre Tippett

Andre Tippett (DL, RB)

Newark, New Jersey [Barringer]

Clay Uhlenhake

Clay Uhlenhake (DL)

Moravia, Iowa [High]

Brad Webb

Brad Webb (DL)

Glen Ellyn, Illinois [Benet Academy ]

Leven Weiss

Leven Weiss

Dan Willey

Dan Willey

Dwayne Williams

Dwayne Williams (RB)

Bayonne, New Jersey [High]

Ben Wozniak

Ben Wozniak

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