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1985-1986 Iowa Football Year in Review

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SUMMARY VIDEO

Big Ten Champions
Summary: After the 1984 season, Chuck Long declared that he would return for his senior season. He became an instant Heisman Trophy candidate, and Iowa was a preseason top five team. After three weeks in 1985, the Hawkeyes ascended to #1 in the national rankings for the second time in team history (1960). Three weeks later, in the sixth game of the season, #1 Iowa faced #2 Michigan in Kinnick Stadium. Iowa trailed 10-9 as the Hawkeyes regained possession of the football at their own 22-yard line with just 5:27 remaining in the game. Long drove the Iowa team to the 12-yard line with two seconds remaining to set up kicker Rob Houghtlin's game-winning field goal as time expired. After a rout of Northwestern, the Hawkeyes were upset by the #8 Ohio State Buckeyes in Columbus. The loss to Ohio State cost Iowa their #1 ranking, but the Hawkeyes still won the Big Ten title outright for the first time in 27 years. Chuck Long won many major national awards as a senior, including the 1985 Maxwell Award, given to the nation's top player and the Davey O'Brien Award, given to the nation's top quarterback. He was the Big Ten Player of the Year and a consensus first team All-American. Finally, Chuck Long was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy to Bo Jackson of Auburn in what used to be the closest margin in Heisman history, losing by just 45 points. Iowa lost in Chuck Long's final game in the 1986 Rose Bowl. Long's Iowa teams compiled a 35-13-1 record. He graduated with 10,461 passing yards and 74 touchdowns on 782 completions.

Conference: Big Ten

Head Coach: Hayden Fry

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1985 Iowa Football Season Detailed Game Stats

1985 Iowa Football Season Detailed Game Stats

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RESULTS

Date	Opponent / Score	Hilites	Full Game
9/14/1985	#5 Iowa vs Drake W 58 - 0
9/21/1985	#4 Iowa vs Northern Illinois W 48 - 20
9/28/1985	#3 Iowa @ Iowa State W 57 - 3
10/5/1985	#1 Iowa vs Michigan State W 35 - 31
10/12/1985	#1 Iowa @ Wisconsin W 23 - 13
10/19/1985	#1 Iowa vs #2 Michigan W 12 - 10
10/26/1985	#1 Iowa @ Northwestern W 49 - 10
11/2/1985	#1 Iowa @ #8 Ohio State L 13 - 22
11/9/1985	#6 Iowa vs Illinois W 59 - 0
11/16/1985	#5 Iowa @ Purdue W 27 - 24
11/23/1985	#4 Iowa vs Minnesota W 31 - 9
1/1/1986	#4 Iowa vs #13 UCLA Rose Bowl L 28 - 45

Total Wins	Total Losses	Total Ties	Win %
10	2	0	83.33%

The Two-Edged Sword (Donald Tucker)

Two Decades and Counting: The Streak, The Wins, The Hawkeyes: Thru the Eyes of Roy Marble (Roy Marble)

Foul: The Connie Hawkins Story (Connie Hawkins)

No Excuses: The Making of a Head Coach (Bob Stoops)

Ronnie #12 (Ronnie Lester)

CURRENT ROSTER

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Bill Happel

Bill Happel (WR)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa [Washington]

Bob Kratch

Bob Kratch

Mahwah, New Jersey [High]

Bob Schmitt

Bob Schmitt (OL)

Waterloo, Iowa [Columbus]

Bruce Gear

Bruce Gear

Chris Gambol

Chris Gambol (TE, OL)

Oxford, Michigan [High]

Chuck Hartlieb

Chuck Hartlieb

Woodstock, Illinois [Marian Central Catholic]

Chuck Long

Chuck Long (QB)

Wheaton, Illinois [North]

Craig Clark

Craig Clark (TE)

Columbus Junction, Iowa [High]

Dan Wirth

Dan Wirth

Dave Alexander

Dave Alexander (OL/DL)

Sterling, Illinois [High]

Dave Croston

Dave Croston

Sioux City, Iowa [East]

Dave Haight

Dave Haight

Dyersville, Iowa [Beckman]

David Hudson

David Hudson (RB)

Waxahachie, Texas [High]

Deven Harberts

Deven Harberts (WR)

Walnut, Iowa [High]

Devon Mitchell

Devon Mitchell

Brooklyn, New York [Tilden]

Doug Burrell

Doug Burrell

Cedar Rapids, Iowa [Washington]

Fred Bush

Fred Bush (FB)

Manasquan, New Jersey [High]

Gary Kostrubala

Gary Kostrubala (P)

Oak Lawn, Illinois [Marist]

George Millett

George Millett (DL)

Grant Goodman

Grant Goodman (RB)

West Des Moines, Iowa [???]

Greg Divis

Greg Divis (OL)

Saint Louis, Missouri [???]

Hap Peterson

Hap Peterson (DL)

Bettendorf, Iowa [High]

Herb Wester

Herb Wester (OL)

Nashua, New Hampshire [???]

J.J. Puk

J.J. Puk (LB)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa [Washington]

Jay Norvell

Jay Norvell

Madison, Wisconsin [Memorial]

Jeff Croston

Jeff Croston (OL)

Sioux City, Iowa [East]

Jeff Drost

Jeff Drost (DL)

Indianola, Iowa [High]

Jim Mauro

Jim Mauro (WR)

West Des Moines, Iowa [Dowling]

Jim Poynton

Jim Poynton (OL)

Chicago Heights, Illinois [Marian Central Catholic]

Jim Reilly

Jim Reilly (LB)

Dubuque, Iowa [Wahlert]

Joe Mott

Joe Mott

Endicott, New York [Union]

Joe Schuster

Joe Schuster

Faribault, Minnesota [High]

John Marchese

John Marchese (RB)

Arlington Heights, Illinois [High]

Jon Vrieze

Jon Vrieze (DL)

Forest City, Iowa [High]

Kelly O'Brien

Kelly O'Brien (TE)

Sterling, Illinois [High]

Kerry Burt

Kerry Burt (DB)

Waterloo, Iowa [West]

Kevin Harmon

Kevin Harmon (RB)

New York City, New York [Bayside]

Kyle Crowe

Kyle Crowe (DB)

Ankeny, Iowa [High]

Larry Station

Larry Station

Omaha, Nebraska [Central]

Malcolm Christie

Malcolm Christie

Jersey City, New Jersey [Dickinson]

Marc Mazzeri

Marc Mazzeri (WR)

Park Ridge, Illinois [High]

Mark Sindlinger

Mark Sindlinger

Mark Stoops

Mark Stoops (DB)

Youngstown, Ohio [Cardinal Mooney]

Mark Vlasic

Mark Vlasic

Rochester, Pennsylvania [Center]

Marshall Cotton

Marshall Cotton (RB)

Davenport, Iowa [Central]

Marv Cook

Marv Cook

West Branch, Iowa [High]

Mike Bolan

Mike Bolan (DB)

Glencoe, Illinois [New Trier]

Mike Burke

Mike Burke (DE)

Davenport, Iowa [Central]

Mike Flagg

Mike Flagg (TE)

Cedar Falls, Iowa [High]

Mike Haight

Mike Haight

Manchester, Iowa [Beckman]

Nate Creer

Nate Creer (DB)

Brooklyn, New York [Tilden]

Pat Coppinger

Pat Coppinger (WR)

Kansas City, Missouri [Rockhurst]

Quinn Early

Quinn Early (WR)

West Hempstead, New York [Great Neck South]

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Elizabeth, New Jersey [High]

Rick Bayless

Rick Bayless (RB)

Hugo, Minnesota [Forest Lake]

Rick Schmidt

Rick Schmidt

Rob Houghtlin

Rob Houghtlin

Winnetka, Illinois [New Trier]

Ronnie Harmon

Ronnie Harmon (RB, WR)

New York City, New York [Bayside]

Scott Helverson

Scott Helverson

Des Moines, Iowa [East]

Steve Thomas

Steve Thomas (DL)

Denver, Colorado [High]

Tim Anderson

Tim Anderson (DL)

Webster City, Iowa [High]

Tim Batterson

Tim Batterson

Tim Sennott

Tim Sennott

Northfield, Illinois [New Trier West]

Tom Humphrey

Tom Humphrey

Tyrone Berrie

Tyrone Berrie

Willie Bishop

Willie Bishop (DB)

West Chicago, Illinois [Community #94]

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1985-1986 Season Summary for Iowa Hawkeyes | Football - Summary of Iowa football and basketball games