1985 Iowa Hawkeyes football | |
Big Ten Champions | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 9 |
AP | No. 10 |
1985 record | 10–2 (7–1 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Hayden Fry |
MVP | Nate 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] |
Captain | Mike Haight Ronnie Harmon Chuck Long Hap Peterson Larry Station [2] |
Home stadium | Kinnick Stadium |
Seasons |
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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[]
- In the battle for the Floyd of Rosedale, Iowa beat Minnesota.
Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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September 14* | Drake | #5 | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa 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 Stadium • Ames, 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 Stadium • Madison, 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 Stadium • Evanston, IL | W 49-10 | 47,269 | |||
November 2 | at #8 Ohio State | #1 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, 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 Stadium • West 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 Bowl • Pasadena, CA (1986 Rose Bowl) | NBC | L 28-45 | 103,292 | ||
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. |
Game notes[]
Wisconsin[]
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Michigan[]
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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 |
Awards and honors[]
- Chuck Long, Davey O'Brien Award[6]
- Chuck Long, Maxwell Award
- Chuck Long, Runner-up, Heisman Trophy
References[]
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=160&season=1985
- ↑ "Top-ranked Iowa eases past Wisconsin." Gainesville Sun. 1985 Oct 13.
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1986.htm
- ↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/awards?awardId=3
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