1986 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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1986 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Holiday Bowl champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 16
Record9–3 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Snyder (8th season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Brashier (8th season)
MVPRick Bayless
CaptainDave Croston
George Davis
Jeff Drost
Ken Sims
Mark Vlasic
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
(Capacity: 67,700)
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Michigan + 7 1 0 11 2 0
No. 7 Ohio State + 7 1 0 10 3 0
No. 16 Iowa 5 3 0 9 3 0
Minnesota 5 3 0 6 6 0
Michigan State 4 4 0 6 5 0
Indiana 3 5 0 6 6 0
Illinois 3 5 0 4 7 0
Northwestern 2 6 0 4 7 0
Purdue 2 6 0 3 8 0
Wisconsin 2 6 0 3 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1986 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Hawkeyes were led by eighth-year head coach Hayden Fry and played their home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1311:30 a.m.
TBS
W 43–767,700
September 201:00 p.m.Northern Illinois*
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
W 57–366,930
September 271:00 p.m.UTEP*No. 15
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
W 69–767,500
October 42:30 p.m.at No. 17
Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, Michigan
  • CBSW 24–2175,102
    October 111:00 p.m.WisconsinNo. 10
    • Kinnick Stadium
    • Iowa City, Iowa
    W 17–667,700
    October 182:30 p.m.at No. 4 MichiganNo. 8CBSL 17–20105,879
    October 251:00 p.m.NorthwesternNo. 11
    • Kinnick Stadium
    • Iowa City, Iowa
    W 27–2067,250
    November 111:30 a.m.No. 17 Ohio StateNo. 11
    • Kinnick Stadium
    • Iowa City, Iowa
    TBSL 10–3167,640
    November 81:00 p.m.at
    Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, Illinois
  • L 16–2075,190
    November 151:00 p.m.Purdue
    • Kinnick Stadium
    • Iowa City, Iowa
    W 42–1467,321
    November 226:00 p.m.at MinnesotaTBSW 30–2765,018
    December 308:00 p.m.vs.
    Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego (Holiday Bowl)
  • ESPNW 39–3859,473
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Central time

    [1]

    Roster

    1986 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    OL 55 Dave Alexander Sr
    FB 23 Richard Bass So
    RB 13 Rick Bayless Jr
    OL 78 Malcolm Christie Jr
    TE 49 Craig Clark Jr
    TE 84 Marv Cook So
    WR 82 Pat Coppinger Jr
    FB 25 Marshall Cotton Jr
    OT 61 Dave Croston Sr
    OL 63 Jeff Croston So
    OL 58 Greg Divis Jr
    WR 1 Quinn Early Jr
    TE 86 Mike Flagg Jr
    OL 74 Chris Gambol Sr
    RB 22 Grant Goodman So
    WR 80 Steve Green Jr
    WR 16 Deven Harberts So
    RB 28 Kevin Harmon Jr
    QB 8 Chuck Hartlieb So
    WR 15 Jay Hess Sr
    FB 20 David Hudson So
    G 70 Bob Kratch So
    WR 81 Derrius Loveless Jr
    WR 26 Peter Marciano So
    WR 47 Jim Mauro Jr
    QB 11 Dan McGwire Fr
    TE 89 Dave Murphy Sr
    TE 85 John Palmer So
    QB 14 Tom Poholsky Fr
    OL 67 Jim Poynton So
    RB 33 Kevin Ringer So
    FB 30 John Rudolph Sr
    OL 60 Bob Schmitt Jr
    C 56 Mark Sindlinger Sr
    WR 2 Robert Smith Sr
    OL 53 Mark Spranger Sr
    QB 12 Mark Vlasic Sr
    OL 71 Chuck Waggoner So
    TE 88 Tom Ward Jr
    WR 2 Travis Watkins Fr
    OL 73 Herb Wester Jr
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DL 68 Tim Anderson Jr
    LB 93 Tim Batterson Jr
    DE 92 Jeff Beard Jr
    DE 48 Tyrone Berrie So
    LB 43 Jeff Blake Jr
    DB 19 Mike Bolan Sr
    DE 5 Mike Burke Jr
    DB 3 Kerry Burt Jr
    LB 37 George Davis Sr
    DL 76 Jeff Drost Sr
    DE 83 Mike Ertz So
    DE 94 Bruce Gear Sr
    DE 96 Robert Grafton Sr
    DL 64 Dave Haight So
    DL 54 Eric Higgins So
    DB 42 Tork Hook So
    DB 19 Carl Jackson Jr
    DL 77 Myron Keppy Sr
    DB 4 Lloyd Kimber Sr
    LB 34 Vernon Little So
    DE 97 Joe Mott So
    DE 71 Chris Pigott So
    DE 99 Richard Pryor Sr
    LB 32 J.J. Puk Sr
    LB 35 Brad Quast Fr
    LB 95 Jim Reilly So
    LB 38 Shawon Respress So
    DE 91 Sean Ridley So
    DB 11 Rick Schmidt Sr
    DL 72 Joe Schuster  Sr
    DB 44 Keaton Smiley Jr
    DB 9 Ken Sims Sr
    DB 41 Mark Stoops So
    LB 39 Tyrone Taylor Jr
    DL 95 Eric Underberg Sr
    DL 57 Jon Vrieze Sr
    LB 46 Dan Wirth Jr
    DB 10 Anthony Wright So
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K 6 George Murphy So
    K 7 Rob Houghtlin Jr
    P
    27 Gary Kostrubala Sr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
    Week
    PollPre12345678910111213Final
    AP
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    Game summaries

    Iowa State

    Iowa State at Iowa
    1 234Total
    Cyclones 0 007 7
    Hawkeyes 13 13107 43
    • Date: September 13
    • Location:
      TBS
         
    • IOWA: Hudson 20 Rush, 120 Yds
    • IOWA: Mauro 5 Rec, 149 Yds

    The victory over Iowa State was Hayden Fry's 53rd at Iowa, making him the winningest coach in Iowa history.[3] Jim Mauro had three receiving touchdowns and Rob Houghtlin kicked three field goals to lead the Hawks. The Hawkeye defense limited Iowa State to 125 yards of total offense.

    Northern Illinois

    Northern Illinois at Iowa
    1 234Total
    Huskies 0 003 3
    Hawkeyes 15 21147 57
    • Date: September 20
    • Location:
      CDT
    • Elapsed time: 2:45
    • Game attendance: 66,930
    • Referee: Jerry Hendrickson
         

    Three Iowa running backs scored two touchdowns each as the Hawkeyes dominated the Huskies in this quick-moving game. For the second straight week, Iowa's opponent scored with just over a minute remaining in the game to avoid a shutout. Iowa held Northern Illinois to 159 yards of total offense.[4]

    UTEP

    UTEP at #15 Iowa
    1 234Total
    Miners 7 000 7
    No. 15 Hawkeyes 21 201414 69
    • Date: September 27
    • Location:
      CDT
    • Elapsed time: 2:50
    • Game attendance: 67,500
    • Referee: Gil Marchman
           

    Three Hawkeyes scored two touchdowns each and the Iowa defense gave up just 150 yards in this route of UTEP.[5]

    Michigan State

    #11 Iowa at #17 Michigan State
    1 234Total
    Hawkeyes 14 073 24
    Spartans 7 707 21

    [6]

    Wisconsin

    Wisconsin at #10 Iowa
    1 234Total
    Badgers 3 030 6
    Hawkeyes 7 037 17
    • IOWA: Bass 22 Rush, 107 Yds

    [7]

    Michigan

    #8 Iowa at #4 Michigan
    1 234Total
    Hawkeyes 7 307 17
    Wolverines 3 0143 20

    [8]

    Northwestern

    Northwestern at #11 Iowa
    1 234Total
    Wildcats 0 1073 20
    Hawkeyes 10 7100 27

    [9]

    Ohio State

    #17 Ohio State at #11 Iowa
    1 234Total
    No. 17 Buckeyes 0 2173 31
    No. 11 Hawkeyes 7 030 10
    • Date: November 1
    • Location:
      Pete van Wieren and Ron Kramer
       

    [10]

    Illinois

    #16 Iowa at Illinois
    1 234Total
    Hawkeyes 3 706 16
    Fighting Illini 0 0713 20

    [11]

    Purdue

    Purdue at Iowa
    1 234Total
    Boilermakers 7 007 14
    Hawkeyes 14 7147 42

    [12]

    Minnesota

    Iowa at Minnesota
    1 234Total
    Hawkeyes 0 01317 30
    Golden Gophers 7 1073 27
    • Date: November 22
    • Location:
      TBS
    • IOWA: Mauro 6 Rec, 100 Yds

    [13] [14]

    Holiday Bowl

    #19 Iowa vs. San Diego State
    1986 SeaWorld Holiday Bowl
    1 234Total
    Hawkeyes 7 6818 39
    Aztecs 6 15710 38

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    Awards and honors

    Team players in the 1987 NFL Draft

    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    Chris Gambol Tackle 3 58 Indianapolis Colts
    Dave Croston Tackle 3 61 Green Bay Packers
    Mark Vlasic Quarterback 4 88 San Diego Chargers
    Jeff Drost Defensive tackle 8 198 Green Bay Packers

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    References

    1. ^ "1986 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
    2. ^ "Iowa 1986 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
    3. ^ "Big Ten Roundup : Iowa's Vlasic Picks Up Where Long Left Off". Los Angeles Times. September 14, 1986. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
    4. ^ "Fumble Recoveries Fuel Iowa In Pasting Of Niu". Chicago Tribune. September 21, 1986. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
    5. ^ "Hawkeyes unload on Miners, Cornhuskers crush the Ducks". Galveston Daily News. September 28, 1986. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
    6. ^ "MIDWEST; IOWA HOLDS OFF MICHIGAN STATE, 24-21". The New York Times. October 5, 1986. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
    7. ^ "Iowa beats back upstart Badgers". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 12, 1986. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
    8. ^ "Michigan Beats Iowa Like Iowa Beat Michigan, 20-17". Los Angeles Times. October 19, 1986. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
    9. ^ "NU Loses To Iowa But Wins Its Respect". Chicago Tribune. October 26, 1986. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
    10. ^ "Ohio St. Thunders By Iowa". Chicago Tribune. November 2, 1986. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
    11. ^ "Illinois Remembers To Pay Back Iowa". Chicago Tribune. November 10, 1986. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
    12. Indianapolis Star
      . November 16, 1986. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
    13. ^ "Darndest Things Hog The Spotlight In Archrival Trophy Games". Chicago Tribune. November 16, 1986. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
    14. ^ "Big Ten Roundup : Given a Second Chance, Iowa Beats Minnesota". Los Angeles Times. November 23, 1986. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
    15. ^ "HOLIDAY BOWL : SDSU vs. IOWA : 7 Days to Go : His Long Wait Was Worth It : Vlasic Had to Watch for Four Years Before Taking Over at Iowa". Los Angeles Times. December 23, 1986. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
    16. ^ "Game History: The 1986 SeaWorld Holiday Bowl". sandiegobowlgames.com. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
    17. ^ "1987 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved November 10, 2015.