1979 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

American college football season

1979 Iowa Hawkeyes football

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Record| 5–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* Hayden Fry (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Bill Snyder (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Bill Brashier (1st season)
MVP| Dennis Mosley
Captains|

* Jim Molini
* Mario Pace
* Sam Palladino
* Cedric Shaw
* Jim Swift

Home stadium| Kinnick Stadium

Seasons

<- 1978

1980 ->

1979 Big Ten Conference football standings

* v
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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 4 Ohio State $  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 11  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 10 Purdue | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 18 Michigan | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
No. 19 Indiana | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
Iowa | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Minnesota | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 1
Michigan State | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Wisconsin | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Illinois | 1  | - | 6  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 1
Northwestern | 0  | - | 9  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 10  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1979 Big Ten football season. In their first year under head coach Hayden Fry, the Hawkeyes compiled a 5–6 record (4–4 in conference games), finished in fifth place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 239 to 216.[1][2] Fry was hired as the head coach in December 1978 after spending the previous six years at North Texas State.[3] Fry in 1979 hired Bill Snyder as his offensive coordinator and Barry Alvarez as his linebackers coach and recruited 18-year-old Bob Stoops to play defensive back at Iowa; all four are now in the College Football Hall of Fame and rank among the greatest coaches in modern college football history.

Tailback Dennis Mosley won the Big Ten rushing title and set Iowa single-season records with 1,267 rushing yards, 16 touchdowns, and 96 points scored. He was selected as the team's most valuable player and received second-team All-America honors. Mosley, linebacker Leven Weiss and center Jay Hilgenberg also received first-team All-Big Ten honors. The team had a strong recruiting class that included linebacker Andre Tippett, defensive tackle Mark Bortz, punter Reggie Roby, and Bob Stoops.

The team played its home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 8| Indiana|

* Kinnick Stadium
* Iowa City, IA

| L 26–30| 59,700| [4][5]
September 15| at No. 3 Oklahoma*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK

| L 6–21| 72,531| [6][7]
September 22| No. 7 Nebraska*|

* Kinnick Stadium
* Iowa City, IA

| L 21–24| 60,055| [8][9]
September 29| Iowa State*|

* Kinnick Stadium
* Iowa City, IA (rivalry)

| W 30–14| 60,100| [10][11]
October 6| at Illinois|

* Memorial Stadium
* Champaign, IL

| W 13–7| 51,044| [12][13]
October 13| at Northwestern|

* Dyche Stadium
* Evanston, IL

| W 58–6| 27,224| [14][15]
October 20| Minnesota|

* Kinnick Stadium
* Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale)

| L 7–24| 60,050| [16]
October 27| at Wisconsin|

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| W 24–13| 79,026| [17]
November 3| Purdue|

* Kinnick Stadium
* Iowa City, IA

| L 14–20| 59,940| [18]
November 10| at No. 3 Ohio State|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| L 7–34| 87,835| [19]
November 17| Michigan State|

* Kinnick Stadium
* Iowa City, IA

| W 33–23| 58,320| [20]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## Game summaries

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### Indiana

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Indiana at Iowa

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Hoosiers | 0 | 3| 7| 20 | 30
Hawkeyes | 13 | 13| 0| 0 | 26

* Date: September 8
* Location: Kinnick Stadium
* Game attendance: 59,780

* Sources: Box Score and Game Story

Scoring summary

Q1| | IOWA| Mosley 23-yard run (kick failed)| IOWA 6–0
Q1| | IOWA| Mosley 5-yard run (Schilling kick)| IOWA 13–0
Q2| | Indiana| Straub 29-yard field goal| IOWA 13–3
Q2| | IOWA| Mosley 5-yard pass from Suess (Schilling kick)| IOWA 20–3
Q2| 3:06| IOWA| Mosley 1-yard run (pass failed)| IOWA 26–3
Q3| | Indiana| Johnson 51-yard pass from Clifford (Straub kick)| IOWA 26–10
Q4| | Indiana| Johnson 1-yard run (pass failed)| IOWA 26–16
Q4| | Indiana| Clifford 1-yard run (Straub kick)| IOWA 26–23
Q4| 0:58| Indiana| Johnson 66-yard pass from Clifford (Straub kick)| Indiana 30–26

See also: 1979 Indiana Hoosiers football team

On October 22, 2016, former Indiana University coach and current ESPN College Football analyst Lee Corso described the game on College Gameday. He said at halftime he told the Hoosiers (who were losing the game 26-3) to not bother coming out for the 2nd half unless they were prepared to win the game. Indiana would then go on to win the game, 30-26, spoiling the debut of head coach Hayden Fry. [4]

Game statistics[4] | INDIANA  | IOWA

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First downs  | 25  | 22
Total yards  | 479  | 389
Passing yards  | 316  | 227
Rushing yards  | 143  | 162
Penalties  | 6–53  | 8–87
Turnovers  | 3  | 3

### At No. 3 Oklahoma

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Iowa at #3 Oklahoma

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Hawkeyes | 6 | 0| 0| 0 | 6
• No. 3 Sooners | 0 | 7| 0| 14 | 21

* Date: September 15
* Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
* Game attendance: 71,187

* Source: Box Score and Game Story

Scoring summary

1| 3:30| IOWA| Dennis Mosley 10-yard pass from Phil Seuss (kick failed)| IOWA 6-0
2| 4:00| OU| Billy Sims 1-yard run (John Hoge kick)| OU 7-6
4| 13:08| OU| Billy Sims 3-yard run (John Hoge kick)| OU 14-6
4| 3:36| OU| J.C. Watts 1-yard run (John Hoge kick)| OU 21-6

See also: 1979 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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Game statistics[6] | OKLAHOMA  | IOWA

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First downs  | 23  | 12
Total yards  | 452  | 202
Passing yards  | 183  | 139
Rushing yards  | 269  | 63
Penalties  | 4–40  | 5–36
Turnovers  | 5  | 2

### No. 7 Nebraska

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#7 Nebraska at Iowa

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• No. 7 Cornhuskers | 0 | 7| 7| 10 | 24
Hawkeyes | 7 | 0| 14| 0 | 21

* Date: September 22
* Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
* Game start: 1:05 p.m. CDT
* Elapsed time: 2:35
* Game attendance: 60,055
* Referee: Richard McVay

* Sources: Box Score and Game Story

Scoring summary

1| 11:51| IOWA| McKillip 2-yard run (Reggie Roby kick)| IOWA 7-0
2| 2:12| NEB| Quinn 1-yard run (Sukup kick)| Tied 7-7
3| 6:53| IOWA| McKillip 2-yard run (Roby kick)| IOWA 14-7
3| 5:21| IOWA| Chappelle 29-yard pass from Gales (Roby kick)| IOWA 21-7
3| 2:02| NEB| Hager 4-yard run (Sukup kick)| IOWA 21-14
4| 11:02| NEB| Johnson 5-yard run (Sukup kick)| Tied 21-21
4| 5:52| NEB| Sukup 30-yard field goal| NEB 24-21

See also: 1979 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry

For the second week in a row, the Hawkeyes faced a Big 8 opponent ranked in the top 10. Iowa led, 21-14, at the end of the third quarter, but Nebraska tied the game then recovered a fumble before kicking the winning field goal late.[8]

### Iowa State

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Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Cyclones | 7 | 0| 7| 0 | 14
• Hawkeyes | 7 | 7| 7| 9 | 30

* Date: September 29
* Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
* Game start: 1:05 p.m. CDT
* Elapsed time: 2:55
* Game attendance: 60,100
* Referee: Gene Calhoun

* Sources: Box Score and Game Story

Scoring summary

1| 9:38| IOWA| Mosley 1-yard run (Reggie Roby kick)| IOWA 7-0
1| 0:07| ISU| Mack 1-yard run (Giffords kick)| Tied 7-7
2| 4:38| IOWA| Mosley 9-yard pass from Gales (Roby kick)| IOWA 14-7
3| 11:12| IOWA| Mosley 18-yard run (Roby kick)| IOWA 21-7
3| 8:48| ISU| Less 26-yard interception return (Giffords kick)| IOWA 21-14
4| 6:46| IOWA| McKillip 27-yard run (kick failed)| IOWA 27-14
4| 4:33| IOWA| Roby 44-yard field goal| IOWA 30-14

See also: 1979 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry

This game marked Hayden Fry's first win as head coach of the Hawkeyes.[10]

Game statistics[10] | ISU  | IOWA

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First downs  | 14  | 30
Total yards  | 162  | 429
Passing yards  | 56  | 51
Rushing yards  | 106  | 378
Penalties  | 4–35  | 7–63
Turnovers  | 3  | 3

### At Illinois

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Iowa at Illinois

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Hawkeyes | 0 | 6| 7| 0 | 13
Fighting Illini | 0 | 7| 0| 0 | 7

* Date: October 6
* Location: Memorial Stadium
* Game attendance: 51,044

Scoring summary

Q2| | IOWA| Roby 25 yard field goal| IOWA 3–0
Q2| | IOWA| Roby 33 yard field goal| IOWA 6–0
Q2| | ILL| Strader 4 yard pass from McCullough (Bostrom kick)| ILL 7–6
Q3| | IOWA| McKillip 1 yard run (Roby kick)| IOWA 13–7

See also: 1979 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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### At Northwestern

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Iowa at Northwestern

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Hawkeyes | 7 | 28| 0| 23 | 58
Wildcats | 0 | 0| 0| 6 | 6

* Date: October 13
* Location: Dyche Stadium
* Game attendance: 27,224

* Sources: Box Score and Game Story

Scoring summary

Q1| | IOWA| Mosley 1-yard run (Roby kick)| IOWA 7–0
Q2| | IOWA| Bohannon 5-yard run (Roby kick)| IOWA 14–0
Q2| | IOWA| Chappelle 44-yard pass from Bohannon (Roby kick)| IOWA 21–0
Q2| | IOWA| Burke 12-yard pass from Bohannon (Roby kick)| IOWA 28–0
Q2| | IOWA| Bohannon 6-yard run (Roby kick)| IOWA 35–0
Q4| | IOWA| McKillip 7-yard pass from Suess (Roby kick)| IOWA 42–0
Q4| | IOWA| Mosley 1-yard run (Roby kick)| IOWA 49–0
Q4| | NW| Bogan 69-yard pass from Kerrigan (pass failed)| IOWA 49–6
Q4| | IOWA| Roby 27-yard field goal| IOWA 52–6
Q4| | IOWA| Dunham 2-yard pass from Gales (kick failed)| IOWA 58–6

See also: 1979 Northwestern Wildcats football team

* Gordy Bohannan, a junior college transfer, made his first career start

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Game statistics[14] | IOWA  | NW

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First downs  | 25  | 16
Total yards  | 509  | 320
Passing yards  | 145  | 202
Rushing yards  | 364  | 118
Penalties  | 3–35  | 4–52
Turnovers  | 0  | 8

### Minnesota

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Minnesota at Iowa

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Golden Gophers | 10 | 0| 14| 0 | 24
Hawkeyes | 0 | 7| 0| 0 | 7

* Date: October 20
* Location: Kinnick Stadium
* Game attendance: 60,050

* Sources: Box Score and Game Story

See also: 1979 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry

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### At Wisconsin

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Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Hawkeyes | 0 | 14| 0| 10 | 24
Badgers | 0 | 10| 0| 3 | 13

* Date: October 27
* Location: Camp Randall Stadium
* Game attendance: 79,026

* Sources: Box Score and Game Story

Scoring summary

Q2| 12:13| WIS| Veith 27-yard field goal| WIS 3–0
Q2| | WIS| Mohapp 15-yard run (Veith kick)| WIS 10–0
Q2| | IOWA| Swift 6-yard pass from Suess (Roby kick)| WIS 10–7
Q2| | IOWA| Brady 27-yard pass from Suess (Roby kick)| IOWA 14–10
Q4| 14:14| IOWA| Roby 22-yard field goal| IOWA 17–10
Q4| | WIS| Veith 37-yard field goal| IOWA 17–13
Q4| | IOWA| Mosley 75-yard pass from Suess (Roby kick)| IOWA 24–13

See also: 1979 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry

Dennis Mosley broke Ed Podolak's Iowa single-season rushing record and caught a 75-yard touchdown pass in the win over the Badgers.[23]

### Purdue

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Purdue at Iowa

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Boilermakers | 7 | 7| 6| 0 | 20
Hawkeyes | 6 | 8| 0| 0 | 14

* Date: November 3
* Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
* Game attendance: 59,940

Scoring summary

1| | Purdue| D. Young 3-yard pass from Herrmann (Seibel kick)| Purdue 7-0
1| | Iowa| Mosley 1-yard run (kick failed)| Purdue 7-6
2| | Iowa| McKillip 16-yard run (Reid pass from Mosley)| Iowa 14-7
2| | Purdue| McCall 17-yard pass from Herrmann (Seibel kick)| Tie 14-14
3| | Purdue| McCall 6-yard run (kick failed)| Purdue 20-14

See also: 1979 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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### At No. 3 Ohio State

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Iowa at Ohio State

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Hawkeyes | 0 | 0| 0| 7 | 7
• No. 3 Buckeyes | 13 | 14| 0| 7 | 34

* Date: November 10
* Location: Ohio Stadium
* Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST
* Elapsed time: 2:51
* Game attendance: 87,835
* Game weather: Cloudy; 41 °F (5 °C); wind 10–20 mph (16–32 km/h) NW

Scoring summary

1| 5:55| OHST| Schlichter 1-yard run (Janakievski kick)| OHST 7–0
1| 3:18| OHST| Janakievski 35-yard field goal| OHST 10–0
1| 1:38| OHST| Janakievski 29-yard field goal| OHST 13–0
2| 8:56| OHST| Volley 1-yard run (Jankievski kick)| OHST 20–0
2| 6:40| OHST| Donley 33-yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick)| OHST 27–0
4| 12:16| OHST| Spencer 1-yard run (Janakievski kick)| OHST 34–0
4| 4:07| IOWA| Chappelle 40-yard pass from Gales (Roby kick)| OHST 34–7

See also: 1979 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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### Michigan State

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Michigan State at Iowa

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Spartans | 6 | 10| 0| 7 | 23
• Hawkeyes | 7 | 6| 14| 6 | 33

* Date: November 17
* Location: Kinnick Stadium
* Game attendance: 58,320

* Sources: Box Score and Game Story

Scoring summary

Q1| | IOWA| Mosley 1-yard run (Roby kick)| IOWA 7–0
Q1| | MSU| Morten Andersen 54-yard field goal| IOWA 7–3
Q1| | MSU| Andersen 25-yard field goal| IOWA 7–6
Q2| | IOWA| Mosley 1-yard run (run failed)| IOWA 13–6
Q2| | MSU| Clark 1-yard run (Andersen kick)| Tied 13–13
Q2| | MSU| Andersen 45-yard field goal| MSU 16–13
Q3| | IOWA| Suess 7-yard run (Roby kick)| IOWA 20–16
Q3| | IOWA| McKillip 18-yard run (Roby kick)| IOWA 27–16
Q4| | IOWA| Mosley 5-yard run (pass failed)| IOWA 33–16
Q4| | MSU| Hughes 1-yard run (Andersen kick)| IOWA 33–23

See also: 1979 Michigan State Spartans football team

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Game statistics[26] | MSU  | IOWA

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First downs  | 17  | 23
Total yards  | 395  | 444
Passing yards  | 244  | 204
Rushing yards  | 151  | 238
Penalties  | 3–28  | 1–20
Turnovers  | 2  | 3

## Roster

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1979 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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RB | `28` | Phil Blatcher | So
QB | `11` | Gordy Bohannan | Jr
WR | `88` | Mike Brady | Sr
WR | `19` | Keith Chappelle | Jr
QB | `12` | Pete Gales | So
G | `76` | Ron Hallstrom | So
C | `54` | Jay Hilgenberg | Jr
FB | `35` | Dean McKillip
RB | ` ` | Rod Morton | Sr
RB | `18` | Dennis Mosley | Sr
WR | `83` | Lon Olejniczak | Fr
WR | `87` | Brad Reid | Sr
QB | `16` | Phil Suess | Jr
TE | ` ` | Jim Swift | Sr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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DL | `63` | Mark Bortz | Fr
| ` ` | Kent Ellis |
DB | `10` | Jim Frazier | So
DB | `43` | Lou King | So
CB | `` | Mario Pace
DB | `20` | Cedric Shaw |
DB | `41` | Bob Stoops | Fr
DE | `99` | Andre Tippett | So
LB | `42` | Leven Weiss
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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P | ` ` | Dave Holsclaw |
P/K | `7` | Reggie Roby | Fr
K | ` ` | Scott Schilling |

Head coach

* Hayden Fry

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Bill Snyder – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
* Bill Brashier – Defensive Coordinator
* Carl Jackson – Running backs
* Del Miller – Offensive assistant
* Dan McCarney – Defensive line
* Barry Alvarez – Linebackers
* Don Patterson – Defensive Backs
* Bernie Wyatt – Defensive Ends/Recruiting Coordinator

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## Statistical achievements

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The 1975 Hawkeyes gained 2,130 rushing yards and 1,669 passing yards. On defense, they gave up 1,881 rushing yards and 1,843 passing yards.[27]

Tailback Dennis Mosley won the Big Ten rushing title,[28] became Iowa's first 1,000-yard rusher,[29] and set Iowa single-season records with 1,267 rushing yards (including 239 yards against Iowa State), 16 touchdowns, and 96 points scored.[30] He was selected as the team's most valuable player,[31] was selected as a second-team All-American by the UPI,[30] and received first-team honors on the 1979 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[32]

The team's other statistical leaders included quarterback Phil Suess (88-of-159 passing for 1,165 yards), Brad Reid (25 receptions, 290 yards), and linebacker Leven Weiss (112 total tackles).[33]

Home attendance totaled 358,245, an average of 59,708 per game.[34]

## Awards and honors

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Tailback Dennis Mosley received second-team honors from the UPI and third-team honors form the AP on the 1979 All-America college football team.[35][36]

Mosley was also selected as the most valuable player of the 1979 team.[37]

The following players received recognition on the 1979 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Dennis Mosley at running back (AP-1, UPI-1); Jay Hilgenberg at center (AP-1); Leven Weiss at linebacker (AP-1, UPI-2); and Reggie Roby at punter (UPI-2).[32][38]

The following five players were co-captains of the 1979 team: defensive end Jim Molini, defensive back Mario Pace, offensive tackle Sam Palladino, defensive back Cedric Shaw, and tight end Jim Swift.[39]

Two players (Bob Stoops and Andre Tippett) and three coaches (Hayden Fry, Bill Snyder, and Barry Alvarez) from the 1978 team have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Three players (Andre Tippett, Mark Bortz, and Reggie Roby) were included on the all-time Iowa team selected by fans in 1989.[40]

## 1980 NFL draft

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Main article: 1980 NFL draft

Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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Dennis Mosley | RB | 9 | 232 | Minnesota Vikings
Jim Swift | OT | 9 | 238 | Seattle Seahawks

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1. ^ "1979 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
2. ^ "2022 Iowa Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa. p. 242. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
3. ^ "Hayden Fry named head coach" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 11, 1978. p. 1. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
4. ^ a b c "Indiana comeback sinks Hawks" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 10, 1979. p. 12. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
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24. ^ "No. 16 Purdue outduels Hawks in wild aerial showdown, 20-14" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 5, 1979. p. 10. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
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26. ^ a b "Hawks soar to first-division finish, 33-23" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 19, 1979. p. 10. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
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30. ^ a b "Mosley makes UPI All-America squad". The Cedar Rapids Gazette. December 4, 1979. p. 1B - via Newspapers.com.
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32. ^ a b "Three Hawkeyes make all Big Ten first team". Iowa City Press-Citizen. November 28, 1979. p. 1B - via Newspapers.com.
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34. ^ 2022 Iowa Football Media Guide, p. 260.
35. ^ "Southern Cal star White repeats as All-America". The Pantagraph. December 5, 1979. p. B4.
36. ^ "UPI All-America: Trojans Grab 3 Berths". The Daily News (Huntingdon). December 4, 1979. p. 5.
37. ^ 2022 Iowa Football Media Guide, p. 222.
38. ^ "All_Big Ten". The Telegraph-Herald. November 20, 1979. p. 18.
39. ^ 2022 Iowa Football Media Guide, p. 220.
40. ^ 2022 Iowa Football Media Guide, p. 214.
41. ^ "1980 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved March 30, 2018.

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Iowa Hawkeyes football

Venues|

* Iowa Field (1890–1929)
* Kinnick Stadium (1929–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Iowa State
* Minnesota
* Nebraska
* Wisconsin

Culture & lore|

* History
* Herky the Hawk
* "Iowa Fight Song"
* Marching band
* Kinnick Wave

People|

* Head coaches
* Honorees
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

* 1889
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