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1978-1979 Iowa Football Year in Review


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SUMMARY VIDEO


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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

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RESULTS

Date

Opponent / Score

Hilites

Full Game

Northwestern
9/16/1978

Iowa  vs  Northwestern  


W     20 - 3



Iowa State
9/23/1978

Iowa  vs  #20 Iowa State  


L     0 - 31


Arizona
9/30/1978

Iowa  @  Arizona  


L     3 - 23



Utah
10/7/1978

Iowa  vs  Utah  


L     9 - 13



Minnesota
10/14/1978

Iowa  @  Minnesota  


L     20 - 22



Ohio State
10/21/1978

Iowa  @  Ohio State  


L     7 - 31


Purdue
10/28/1978

Iowa  vs  #17 Purdue  


L     7 - 34



Michigan
11/4/1978

Iowa  vs  #8 Michigan  


L     0 - 34  


Indiana
11/11/1978

Iowa  @  Indiana  


L     14 - 34



Wisconsin
11/18/1978

Iowa  vs  Wisconsin  


W     38 - 24


Michigan State
11/25/1978

Iowa  @  #14 Michigan State  


L     7 - 42  



Total Wins

Total Losses

Total Ties

Win %

2

9

0

18.18%


Coaching Wrestling Successfully (Dan Gable)

Ins and Outs of Baseball (Otto Vogel)

Beyond Xs and Os: What I Learned About Friendship and Success from a College Football Legend (Hayden Fry)

Into the Lions Den - Hayden Fry and Jerry Levias (Hayden Fry)

A Season on the Mat: Dan Gable and the Pursuit of Perfection (Dan Gable)

CURRENT ROSTER

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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]

Phil Blatcher

Phil Blatcher (RB)

New Orleans, Louisiana [Saint Augustine]

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]

Mel Cole

Mel Cole (LB)

Elgin, Illinois [High]

Bobby Commings Jr.

Bobby Commings Jr. (QB)

Iowa City, Iowa [City]

Tracy Crocker

Tracy Crocker (DB)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa [Kennedy]

Pat Dean

Pat Dean (DL)

West Islip , New York [High]

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

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]

Bobby Hill

Bobby Hill

Dave Holsclaw

Dave Holsclaw (P, K)

Clinton, Iowa [High]

Joe Hufford

Joe Hufford (DL)

Mount Vernon, Iowa [High]

Lou King

Lou King (DB)

Jersey City, New Jersey [Snyder]

Bruce Kittle

Bruce Kittle (OL)

Cedar Falls, Iowa [High]

Jon Lazar

Jon Lazar (RB)

Tama, Iowa [South Tama]

Mark Mahmens

Mark Mahmens (OL)

Goose Lake, Iowa [???]

Dave Mayhan

Dave Mayhan (OL)

Bellevue, Nebraska [High]

Dean McKillip

Dean McKillip (RB)

Galesburg, Illinois [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]

Mario Pace

Mario Pace

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]

Tom Rusk

Tom Rusk (LB)

Dubuque, Iowa [Hempstead]

Scott Schilling

Scott Schilling

Greg Schlickman

Greg Schlickman (DB)

Dubuque, Iowa [Wahlert]

Dan Schultz

Dan Schultz (DL)

Detroit, Michigan [St. Ladislaus]

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]

Mike Steverson

Mike Steverson (DB)

Davenport, Iowa [Central]

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]

Steve Vazquez

Steve Vazquez (DL)

Lodi, New Jersey [High]

Brad Webb

Brad Webb (DL)

Glen Ellyn, Illinois [Benet Academy ]

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