2025-2026 FB Record
6 - 3
(3 games remaining)

2025-2026 MBB Record
2 - 0
(29 games remaining)

2025-2026 WBB Record
2 - 0
(27 games remaining)

2025-2026 W Record
1 - 0
(22 games remaining)

2025-2026 WW Record
2 - 0
(18 games remaining)
Iowa Hawkeyes Recap logo
Personalize this site

874 highlight videos and 703 full game videos gathered from the internet about the past 7,072 Iowa Hawkeye football (since 1889), men's basketball (since 1901), women's basketball (since 1974), women's wrestling (since 2023) and men's wrestling (since 1910) games. We also have profiles for 1982 players and 143 coaches.


11/13/2025 Women's Basketball vs  Drake
Buy Iowa Hawkeyes Women's Basketball discount tickets Buy Tickets >>

11/14/2025 Basketball vs  Xavier
Buy Iowa Hawkeyes Basketball discount tickets Buy Tickets >>

11/15/2025 Football @  USC
Buy Iowa Hawkeyes Football discount tickets Buy Tickets >>

Check back after the game for videos! View all upcoming games or buy tickets (all sports)

 

1977-1978 Iowa Football Year in Review


<< 1976-1977
1978-1979 >>

SUMMARY VIDEO


Contact us or Search YouTube >>>

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: Dan McCarney, Bernie Wyatt, David 'Dave' Beckman, Larry Coyer, Bill Whisler

Sorry, no Wikipedia link found. Contact us if you find a link.
Final/Official Season Stats
Interactive Season Stats (may be incomplete)
1977 Iowa Football Team RosterFull Team Roster
Official 1977 Iowa Football Media Guide

RESULTS

Date

Opponent / Score

Hilites

Full Game

Northwestern
9/10/1977

Iowa  vs  Northwestern  


W     24 - 0

Attendance: 53,725


Iowa State
9/17/1977

Iowa  vs  #19 Iowa State  


W     12 - 10  

Attendance: 59,725

Arizona
9/24/1977

Iowa  vs  Arizona  


L     7 - 41

Attendance: 53,110



UCLA
10/1/1977

Iowa  @  UCLA  


L     16 - 34

Attendance: 35,636



Minnesota
10/8/1977

Iowa  vs  Minnesota  


W     18 - 6

Attendance: 57,640



Ohio State
10/15/1977

Iowa  vs  #5 Ohio State  


L     6 - 27

Attendance: 60,070


Purdue
10/22/1977

Iowa  @  Purdue  


L     21 - 34

Attendance: 62,443


Michigan
10/29/1977

Iowa  @  #6 Michigan  


L     6 - 23

Attendance: 104,617



Indiana
11/5/1977

Iowa  vs  Indiana  


L     21 - 24

Attendance: 49,620



Wisconsin
11/12/1977

Iowa  @  Wisconsin  


W     24 - 8  

Attendance: 71,723



Michigan State
11/19/1977

Iowa  vs  Michigan State  


L     16 - 22  

Attendance: 43,700



Total Wins

Total Losses

Total Ties

Win %

4

7

0

36.36%

Shop Iowa Hawkeyes Fan Gear

1977-1978  IOWA FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF

Note: List may be incomplete, please contact us with additional information

Bob Commings

Bob Commings
Head Coach


Dan McCarney

Dan McCarney
Graduate Assistant


Bernie Wyatt

Bernie Wyatt
Defensive Ends


David 'Dave' Beckman

David 'Dave' Beckman
Offensive Line


Larry Coyer

Larry Coyer
Defensive Coordinator


Bill Whisler

Bill Whisler
Defensive Tackles


1977-1978  IOWA FOOTBALL PLAYER ROSTER

Note: List may be incomplete, please contact us with additional information

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]

Mike Brady

Mike Brady (WR)

Canoga Park, California [Carmelite]

Shanty Burks

Shanty Burks

Mark Callaghan

Mark Callaghan

Bobby Commings Jr.

Bobby Commings Jr. (QB)

Iowa City, Iowa [City]

Jesse Cook

Jesse Cook

Gary Crull

Gary Crull

Rich Cunningham

Rich Cunningham

Charles Danzy

Charles Danzy

Jeff DeVilder

Jeff DeVilder

Bill Dolan

Bill Dolan

Doug Dunham

Doug Dunham

Kent Ellis

Kent Ellis (DB)

DeWitt, Iowa [DeWitt-Clinton]

Kevin Ellis

Kevin Ellis (DB)

DeWitt, Iowa [DeWitt-Clinton]

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

Jeff Green

Jeff Green

Tim Gutshall

Tim Gutshall (LB)

Masillon, Ohio [Washington]

John Harty

John Harty (DT)

Sioux City, Iowa [Heelan]

Jay Hilgenberg

Jay Hilgenberg (OL)

Iowa City, Iowa [City]

Jim Hilgenberg

Jim Hilgenberg

Bobby Hill

Bobby Hill

Darrell Hobbs

Darrell Hobbs

Tim Holmstrom

Tim Holmstrom

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

Bruce Kittle

Bruce Kittle (OL)

Cedar Falls, Iowa [High]

Herman Krieher

Herman Krieher

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 [???]

Dave Mattingly

Dave Mattingly

Mike Mayer

Mike Mayer

Dean McKillip

Dean McKillip (RB)

Galesburg, Illinois [High]

Tom McLaughlin

Tom McLaughlin (QB)

Dubuque, Iowa [Senior]

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

Matt Petrzelka

Matt Petrzelka (OL)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa [Regis]

Doug Piro

Doug Piro

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

Scott Schilling

Scott Schilling

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]

Bryan Skradis

Bryan Skradis (DL)

Omaha, Nebraska [South]

Chuck Sodergren

Chuck Sodergren

Roger Stech

Roger Stech

Joe Stephenson

Joe Stephenson

Lowellville, Ohio [High]

Mike Steverson

Mike Steverson (DB)

Davenport, Iowa [Central]

Phil Suess

Phil Suess (QB)

West Des Moines, Iowa [Dowling]

Jim Swift

Jim Swift (TE)

Des Moines, Iowa [Dowling]

John Thomas

John Thomas

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

Leven Weiss

Leven Weiss

Dan Willey

Dan Willey

Joe Willis

Joe Willis

Steve Wojan

Steve Wojan

REPUBLISHED HAWKEYE NEWS

Articles republished from pre-internet or no longer available online
View all republished articles >>>

Sorry, no past articles available at this time. Contact us if you have access to articles we can post.

View all republished articles >>>


1977-1978 Season Summary for Iowa Hawkeyes | Football - Summary of Iowa football and basketball games