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1985 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Big Ten Champions
Rose Bowl, L 45-28 vs. UCLA
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 10
1985 record10–2 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coachHayden Fry
MVPNate Creer
Mike Haight
Bill Happel
Ronnie Harmon
Scott Helverson
Tom Humphrey
Chuck Long
George Millett
Devon Mitchell
Jay Norvell
Kelly O'Brien
Hap Peterson
Larry Station [1]
CaptainMike Haight
Ronnie Harmon
Chuck Long
Hap Peterson
Larry Station [2]
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Big Ten football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#10/9 Iowa 7 1 0     10 2 0
#2/2 Michigan 6 1 1     10 1 1
Illinois 5 2 1     6 5 1
#14/11 Ohio State 5 3 0     9 3 0
Michigan State 5 3 0     7 5 0
Minnesota 4 4 0     7 5 0
Purdue 3 5 0     5 6 0
Wisconsin 2 6 0     5 6 0
Indiana 1 7 0     4 7 0
Northwestern 1 7 0     3 8 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1985 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.

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.

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.

Schedule[]

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 14* Drake #5 Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA W 58-0   66,135
September 21* Northern Illinois #4 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA W 48-20   66,014
September 28* at Iowa State #3 Cyclone StadiumAmes, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy) Raycom W 57-3   53,202
October 5† Michigan State #1 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA CBS W 35-31   66,044
October 12 at Wisconsin #1 Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI W 23-13   79,023
October 19 #2 Michigan #1 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA CBS W 12-10   66,350
October 26 at Northwestern #1 Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL W 49-10   47,269
November 2 at #8 Ohio State #1 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH CBS L 13-22   90,467
November 9 Illinois #6 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA W 59-0   66,120
November 16 at Purdue #5 Ross-Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN CBS W 27-24   57,762
November 23 Minnesota #3 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale) W 31-9   66,020
January 1* vs. #13 UCLA #4 Rose BowlPasadena, CA (1986 Rose Bowl) NBC L 28-45   103,292
*Non-Conference Game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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Game notes[]

Wisconsin[]

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
Iowa 3 7 10 3 23
Wisconsin 0 0 10 3 13

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Michigan[]

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
Michigan 0 7 0 3 10
Iowa 0 6 0 6 12


Team players in the NFL[]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Chuck Long Quarterback 1 12 Detroit Lions
Ronnie Harmon Running Back 1 16 Buffalo Bills
Mike Haight Tackle 1 22 New York Jets
Devon Mitchell Defensive Back 4 92 Detroit Lions
Larry Station Linebacker 11 287 Pittsburgh Steelers

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Awards and honors[]

References[]

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