1970 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1970 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1970 record	3–6–1 (3–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ray Nagel
MVP	Dave Clement
Captain	2 Ray Manning Dan McDonald
Home stadium	Iowa Stadium
Seasons

1970 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5/2 Ohio State †	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
#9/7 Michigan	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Northwestern	6	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Iowa	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Michigan State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Minnesota	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Purdue	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Illinois	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Indiana	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1970 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1970 college football season. This season marks Ray Nagel's last year as head coach of the Hawkeyes.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 19*	at Oregon State		Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR		L 14–21	23,379
September 26*	#7 USC		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		L 0–48	56,131
October 3*	at Arizona		Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ		L 10–17	37,500
October 10	Wisconsin		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 24–14	53,622
October 17†	Purdue		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		L 3–24	56,973
October 24	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		L 0–37	63,482
October 31	at Minnesota		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale)		T 14–14	51,345
November 7	Indiana		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 42–13	43,217
November 14	at #5 Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		L 0–55	66,189
November 21	Illinois		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 22–16	38,700
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.