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1983-1984 Iowa Football Year in Review


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Summary: The 1983 Hawkeyes did not disappoint the experts who put them in their preseason national rankings. Iowa tied the school record with nine victories and gained a berth in the Gator Bowl.

Conference: Big Ten

Head Coach: Hayden Fry

Assistant Coaches: Kirk Ferentz, Barry Alvarez, Don Patterson, Bob Stoops, Bill Snyder, Bill Brashier, Del Miller, Bruce Kittle, Dan McCarney, Bernie Wyatt, Bill Dervich, Carl Jackson

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RESULTS

Date

Opponent / Score

Hilites

Full Game

Iowa State
9/10/1983

#16 Iowa  @  Iowa State  


W     51 - 10  

Attendance: 54,066

Penn State
9/17/1983

#13 Iowa  @  Penn State  


W     42 - 34  

Attendance: 84,628

Ohio State
9/24/1983

#7 Iowa  vs  #3 Ohio State  


W     20 - 14  

Attendance: 66,175

Illinois
10/1/1983

#4 Iowa  @  Illinois  


L     0 - 33  

Attendance: 73,351


Northwestern
10/8/1983

#15 Iowa  vs  Northwestern  


W     61 - 21

Attendance: 66,125



Purdue
10/15/1983

#14 Iowa  vs  Purdue  


W     31 - 14

Attendance: 66,105


Michigan
10/22/1983

#12 Iowa  @  #10 Michigan  


L     13 - 16  

Attendance: 104,559

Indiana
10/29/1983

#17 Iowa  vs  #10 Indiana  


W     49 - 3  

Attendance: 66,055



Wisconsin
11/5/1983

#15 Iowa  @  Wisconsin  


W     34 - 14

Attendance: 78,105


Michigan State
11/12/1983

#12 Iowa  @  Michigan State  


W     12 - 6

Attendance: 72,528



Minnesota
11/19/1983

#11 Iowa  vs  Minnesota  


W     61 - 10

Attendance: 66,160



Florida
12/30/1983

#10 Iowa  vs  #11 Florida  

Gator Bowl



L     6 - 14  

Attendance: 81,293


Total Wins

Total Losses

Total Ties

Win %

9

3

0

75.00%


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1983-1984  IOWA FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF

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Hayden Fry

Hayden Fry
Head Coach


Kirk Ferentz

Kirk Ferentz
Offensive Line


Barry Alvarez

Barry Alvarez
Linebackers


Don Patterson

Don Patterson
Tight Ends


Bob Stoops

Bob Stoops
Graduate Assistant


Bill Snyder

Bill Snyder
Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks


Bill Brashier

Bill Brashier
Defensive Coordinator


Del Miller

Del Miller
Offensive Assistant


Bruce Kittle

Bruce Kittle
Graduate Assistant


Dan McCarney

Dan McCarney
Defensive Line


Bernie Wyatt

Bernie Wyatt
Defensive Ends / Recruiting Coordinator


Bill Dervich

Bill Dervich
Strength and Conditioning


Carl Jackson

Carl Jackson
Running Backs


1983-1984  IOWA FOOTBALL PLAYER ROSTER

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Dave Alexander

Dave Alexander (OL/DL)

Sterling, Illinois [High]

John Alt

John Alt (OL)

Columbia Heights, Minnesota [High]

Jay Bachman

Jay Bachman (DB)

Whitewater, Wisconsin [High]

Bill Bailey

Bill Bailey (C)

Ypsilanti, Michigan [High]

Kirk Banks

Kirk Banks (DL)

Iowa City, Iowa [High]

Willie Bishop

Willie Bishop (DB)

West Chicago, Illinois [Community #94]

Dan Boddicker

Dan Boddicker

Mike Bolan

Mike Bolan (DB)

Glencoe, Illinois [New Trier]

Bill Broghamer

Bill Broghamer (Wr)

Decorah, Iowa [High]

Glenn Buggs

Glenn Buggs (RB)

South Beloit, Illinois [High]

Doug Burrell

Doug Burrell (LB)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa [Washington]

Fred Bush

Fred Bush (FB)

Manasquan, New Jersey [High]

John Carroll

John Carroll (OL)

Downey, California [High]

Dave Chambers

Dave Chambers (QB)

Iowa City, Iowa [High]

Pat Coppinger

Pat Coppinger (WR)

Kansas City, Missouri [Rockhurst]

Zane Corbin

Zane Corbin (DB)

Jersey City, New Jersey [Snyder]

Nate Creer

Nate Creer (DB)

Brooklyn, New York [Tilden]

Dave Croston

Dave Croston

Sioux City, Iowa [East]

Kyle Crowe

Kyle Crowe (DB)

Ankeny, Iowa [High]

George Davis

George Davis

Jeff Drost

Jeff Drost (DL)

Indianola, Iowa [High]

Quinn Early

Quinn Early (WR)

West Hempstead, New York [Great Neck South]

Chris Gambol

Chris Gambol (TE, OL)

Oxford, Michigan [High]

Bruce Gear

Bruce Gear

Owen Gill

Owen Gill (RB)

Brooklyn, New York [Tilden]

Bill Glass

Bill Glass

Norm Granger

Norm Granger (FB)

Newark, New Jersey [Barringer]

Tom Grogan

Tom Grogan (QB)

Kansas City, Kansas [Turner]

Mike Haight

Mike Haight (OL, TE)

Dyersville, Iowa [Beckman]

Gregg Hammann

Gregg Hammann (WR)

Bellevue, Iowa [High]

Tim Hanna

Tim Hanna (OL)

Forest City, Iowa [High]

Bill Happel

Bill Happel (WR)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa [Washington]

Kevin Harmon

Kevin Harmon (RB)

New York City, New York [Bayside]

Ronnie Harmon

Ronnie Harmon (RB, WR)

New York City, New York [Bayside]

Craig Hartman

Craig Hartman (DB)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa [Jefferson]

Ron Hawley

Ron Hawley (DB)

West Covina, California [South Hills]

Jonathan Hayes

Jonathan Hayes (LB, TE)

South Fayette Township, Pennsylvania [High]

Erric Hedgeman

Erric Hedgeman (LB)

Bridgeton, New Jersey [Shalick]

Scott Helverson

Scott Helverson

Des Moines, Iowa [East]

Joel Hilgenberg

Joel Hilgenberg (OL)

Iowa City, Iowa [City]

Mike Hooks

Mike Hooks (DL)

Omaha, Nebraska [South]

Mike Hufford

Mike Hufford (TE)

Mt Vernon, Iowa [High]

Paul Hufford

Paul Hufford (DL)

Mt Vernon, Iowa [High]

Tom Humphrey

Tom Humphrey

Keith Hunter

Keith Hunter (DB)

Newark, New Jersey [Barringer]

Don Kellogg

Don Kellogg

Ed Kent

Ed Kent

Bruce Klostermann

Bruce Klostermann (LB)

Dyersville, Iowa [Beckman]

Gary Kostrubala

Gary Kostrubala (P)

Oak Lawn, Illinois [Marist]

Joe Levelis

Joe Levelis

Columbus, Ohio [Lindenhurst Senior]

George Little

George Little (DL)

Duquesne, Pennsylvania [High]

Chuck Long

Chuck Long (QB)

Wheaton, Illinois [North]

J.C. Love Jordan

J.C. Love Jordan (WR)

Robbins, Illinois [Richards]

John Marchese

John Marchese (RB)

Arlington Heights, Illinois [High]

Paul McCarty

Paul McCarty

George Millett

George Millett (DL)

Devon Mitchell

Devon Mitchell (DB)

Brooklyn, New York [Tilden]

Dave Moritz

Dave Moritz (WR)

Chicago, Illinois [St. Rita]

Tom Nichol

Tom Nichol (K)

Green Bay, Wisconsin [Preble]

Jay Norvell

Jay Norvell (DB)

Madison, Wisconsin [Memorial]

Kelly O'Brien

Kelly O'Brien (TE)

Sterling, Illinois [High]

Lon Olejniczak

Lon Olejniczak (K, P, LB, TE)

Decorah, Iowa [High]

Hap Peterson

Hap Peterson (DL)

Bettendorf, Iowa [High]

Eddie Phillips

Eddie Phillips (RB)

Chicago, Illinois [Simeon]

Cornelius Robertson

Cornelius Robertson (QB)

Jon Roehlk

Jon Roehlk

Durant, Iowa [High]

Rick Schmidt

Rick Schmidt

Joe Schuster

Joe Schuster

Faribault, Minnesota [High]

Tim Sennott

Tim Sennott

Northfield, Illinois [New Trier West]

Ken Sims

Ken Sims

Mark Sindlinger

Mark Sindlinger (OL)

Charles City, Iowa [High]

Robert Smith

Robert Smith (WR)

Dallas, Texas [Spruce]

Kevin Spitzig

Kevin Spitzig (LB)

Ankeny, Iowa [High]

Larry Station

Larry Station (LB)

Omaha, Nebraska [Central]

Mike Stoops

Mike Stoops (DB)

Youngstown, Ohio [Cardinal Mooney]

Dave Strobel

Dave Strobel

St. Paul, Minnesota [High]

Mark Vlasic

Mark Vlasic (QB)

Rochester, Pennsylvania [Center]

Jon Vrieze

Jon Vrieze (DL)

Forest City, Iowa [High]

Tony Wancket

Tony Wancket

Atkinson, Illinois [High]

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