1981 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

American college football season

1981 Iowa Hawkeyes football

Big Ten co-champion

Rose Bowl, L 0–28 vs. Washington

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 15
AP| No. 18
Record| 8–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* Hayden Fry (3rd season)

Offensive coordinator| Bill Snyder (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator| Bill Brashier (3rd season)
MVP| Mel Cole
Captain| Tracy Crocker
Pete Gales
Bruce Kittle
Andre Tippett
Brad Webb
Home stadium| Kinnick Stadium

Seasons

<- 1980

1982 ->

1981 Big Ten Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 15 Ohio State \+  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 18 Iowa \+  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
No. 12 Michigan | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
Illinois | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Wisconsin | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 5  | - | 0
Minnesota | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Michigan State | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Purdue | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Indiana | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Northwestern | 0  | - | 9  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 11  | - | 0

* \+ - Conference co-champions

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1981 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hawks were 6–2 in conference play and were Big Ten Conference co-champions. Iowa went to the Rose Bowl for the first time in 23 years. Their previous appearance in the 1958 season, when Iowa won the 1959 Rose Bowl. This time Iowa had a more difficult time, shutout by Don James's Washington Huskies, 28–0. It was also Iowa's first winning season since 1961. The Hawkeyes finished the 1981 season at 8–4.

Several Iowa players ranked among the Big Ten leaders, including the following:

* Lou King led the conference with eight interceptions.[1]
* Phil Blatcher ranked fourth in the conference with 708 rushing yards.[1]
* Tom Nichol ranked fourth in the conference with 11 field goals made.[1]
* Jeff Brown ranked fourth in the conference with 137 punt return yards and 6.5 yards per punt return.[1]
* Quarterback Gordy Bohannon ranked 10th in the conference with 1,303 total yards.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 12| No. 7 Nebraska*| |

* Kinnick Stadium
* Iowa City, Iowa

| | W 10–7| 60,160
September 19| at Iowa State*| |

* Cyclone Stadium
* Ames, Iowa (Cy-Hawk Trophy)

| | L 12–23| 53,922
September 26| No. 6 UCLA*| |

* Kinnick Stadium
* Iowa City, Iowa

| | W 20–7| 60,004
October 3| at Northwestern| No. 18|

* Dyche Stadium
* Evanston, Illinois

| | W 64–0| 30,113
October 10| Indiana| No. 15|

* Kinnick Stadium
* Iowa City, Iowa

| | W 42–28| 60,000
October 17| at No. 5 Michigan| No. 12|

* Michigan Stadium
* Ann Arbor, Michigan

| | W 9–7| 105,915
October 24| Minnesota| No. 6|

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

| ABC| L 10–12| 60,000
October 31| at Illinois| No. 16|

* Memorial Stadium
* Champaign, Illinois

| | L 7–24| 66,877
November 7| Purdue| |

* Kinnick Stadium
* Iowa City, Iowa

| | W 33–7| 60,114
November 14| at Wisconsin| |

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, Wisconsin

| ESPN| W 17–7| 78,731
November 21| Michigan State| No. 19|

* Kinnick Stadium
* Iowa City, Iowa

| | W 36–7| 60,103
January 1| vs. No. 12 Washington*| No. 13|

* Rose Bowl
* Pasadena, California (Rose Bowl)

| NBC| L 0–28| 105,611

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

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In 1981, Iowa played eight conference games, missing one opponent. The government of Iowa mandated that they resume their series with Iowa State. [citation needed]
Iowa did not play Ohio State in 1981; OSU was also 8-3 and 6-2 in the Big Ten to tie for the conference title. The Buckeyes won their bowl game, the 1981 Liberty Bowl over Navy, and finished at 9-3. Iowa was awarded the Rose Bowl berth because it had not been to Pasadena since the 1958 season, while Ohio State went two years earlier.

## Roster

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1981 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster

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

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TE | `87` | John Alt | So
C | `69` | Bill Bailey | So
RB | `28` | Phil Blatcher | Sr
QB | `11` | Gordy Bohannon | Sr
WR | `27` | Jeff Brown | Jr
QB | `8` | Dave Chambers | Jr
QB | `12` | Pete Gales (C) | Sr
RB | `33` | Owen Gill | Fr
RB | `26` | Norm Granger | So
G | `76` | Ron Hallstrom | Sr
C | `53` | Joel Hilgenberg | So
OT | `` | Bruce Kittle (C) | Sr
G | `55` | Joe Levelis | So
QB | `16` | Chuck Long | Fr
OT | `65` | Dave Mayhan | Sr
OT | `79` | Brett Miller | Jr
WR | `5` | Dave Moritz | So
WR | `83` | Lon Olejniczak | Jr
RB | `22` | Eddie Phillips | So
OT | `71` | Paul Postler | Sr
G | `66` | Jon Roehlk | So
WB | `25` | Ivory Webb | Sr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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DL | `63` | Mark Bortz | Jr
LB | `31` | Mel Cole | Sr
LB | `32` | James Erb | Jr
DB | `46` | Tracy Crocker (C) | Sr
DL | `58` | Pat Dean | Sr
DB | `10` | Jim Frazier | Sr
DB | `43` | Lou King | Sr
DT | `77` | George Little | Fr
DL | `74` | Jim Pekar | Sr
LB | `37` | Todd Simonsen | Sr
DB | `41` | Bob Stoops | Jr
DB | `2` | Mike Stoops | So
DE | `99` | Andre Tippett (C) | Sr
DL | `94` | Brad Webb (C) | Sr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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K | `3` | Tom Nichol | Fr
K | `83` | Lon Olejniczak | Jr
P | `7` | Reggie Roby | Jr

Head coach

* Hayden Fry

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Bill Snyder – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
* Bill Brashier – Defensive Coordinator
* Kirk Ferentz – Offensive line
* 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
* Bill Dervich – Strength and Conditioning

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Redshirt

## Rankings

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Further information: 1981 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| Final
AP| —| —| —| —| 18| 15| 12| 6| 16| —| —| 19| 13| 13| 18
Coaches| —| —| —| —| 20| 15| 12| 7| 16| —| 18| 17| 11| 11| 15

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## Game summaries

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### Nebraska

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#7 Nebraska at Iowa  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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No. 7 Cornhuskers | 0 | 0| 0| 7 | 7
• Hawkeyes | 7 | 3| 0| 0 | 10

* Date: September 12, 1981
* Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
* Game attendance: 60,160
* Referee: John Nealon

* Sources: Box Score

| Scoring summary

1| 9:16| Iowa| Eddie Phillips 2-yard run (Olejniczak kick)| Iowa 7-0
2| 14:55| Iowa| Olejniczak 35-yard field goal| Iowa 10-0
4| 11:42| Neb| Roger Craig 1-yard run (kick)| Iowa 10-7

See also: 1981 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry

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### At Iowa State

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Iowa at Iowa State  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Hawkeyes | 0 | 6| 0| 6 | 12
• Cyclones | 10 | 7| 3| 3 | 23

* Date: September 19, 1981
* Location: Cyclone Stadium, Ames, Iowa
* Game attendance: 53,922

* Sources: Box Score and Game Story

| Scoring summary

1| | ISU| Quinn 7-yard run (Giffords kick)| ISU 7-0
1| | ISU| Giffords 48-yard field goal| ISU 10-0
2| | ISU| Crutchfield 3-yard run (Giffords kick)| ISU 17-0
2| | Iowa| Phillips 1-yard run (kick blocked)| ISU 17-6
3| | ISU| Giffords 40-yard field goal| ISU 20-6
4| | ISU| Giffords 34-yard field goal| ISU 23-6
4| | Iowa| Blatcher 1-yard run (pass failed)| ISU 23-12

See also: 1981 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry

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### UCLA

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#6 UCLA at Iowa  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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No. 6 Bruins | 0 | 7| 0| 0 | 7
• Hawkeyes | 7 | 0| 3| 10 | 20

* Date: September 26
* Location: Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa
* Game start: 1:05 p.m. CDT
* Elapsed time: 2:45
* Game attendance: 60,004
* Referee: Glen Fortin

* Sources: Box Score

| Scoring summary

1| 5:02| Iowa| Gales 16-yard run (Olejniczak kick)| Iowa 7-0
2| 10:47| UCLA| Tom Ramsey 1-yard run (Johnson kick)| Tied 7-7
3| 9:48| Iowa| Nichol 35-yard field goal| Iowa 10-7
4| 13:37| Iowa| Mark Bortz recovered fumble in end zone (Nichol kick)| Iowa 17-7
6:24| Iowa| Nichol 43-yard field goal| Iowa 20-7

See also: 1981 UCLA Bruins football team

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### at Northwestern

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#18 Iowa at Northwestern  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• No. 18 Hawkeyes | 30 | 0| 20| 14 | 64
Wildcats | 0 | 0| 0| 0 | 0

* Date: October 3, 1981
* Location: Dyche Stadium, Evanston, Illinois
* Game start: 1:00 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 30,113
* Referee: Otho Kortz

* Sources: Box Score and Game Story

| Scoring summary

1| 13:39| Iowa| Phillips 12-yard run (Nichol kick)| Iowa 7-0
11:29| Iowa| Granger 6-yard run (Nichol kick)| Iowa 14-0
8:52| Iowa| King blocked punt for a safety| Iowa 16-0
6:39| Iowa| Phillips 15-yard run (Nichol kick)| Iowa 23-0
4:43| Iowa| Webb 29-yard interception return (Nichol kick)| Iowa 30-0
3| 13:15| Iowa| Brown 24-yard pass for Bohannon (Nichol kick)| Iowa 37-0
11:34| Iowa| Moritz 26-yard pass for Bohannon (kick failed)| Iowa 43-0
2:40| Iowa| Gill 20-yard run (Nichol kick)| Iowa 50-0
4| 6:58| Iowa| Buggs 2-yard run (Nichol kick)| Iowa 57-0
4| 5:46| Iowa| Brown 74-yard punt return (Nichol kick)| Iowa 64-0

See also: 1981 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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### Indiana

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Indiana at #15 Iowa  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Hoosiers | 7 | 7| 7| 7 | 28
• No. 15 Hawkeyes | 14 | 21| 7| 0 | 42

* Date: October 10
* Location: Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa
* Game start: 1:05 p.m. CDT
* Elapsed time: 3:11
* Game attendance: 60,000
* Referee: Tom Quinn

* Sources: Box Score

| Scoring summary

1| 13:14| Indiana| Gunn 58-yard pass from Laufenberg (Greenstein kick)| Indiana 7-0
8:27| Iowa| Granger 2-yard run (Nichol kick)| Tied 7-7
0:54| Iowa| Jones 51-yard pass from Bohannon (Nichol kick)| Iowa 14-7
2| 10:40| Indiana| Roggeman 1-yard run (Greenstein kick)| Tied 14-14
10:24| Iowa| Granger 99-yard kick return (Nichol kick)| Iowa 21-14
8:41| Iowa| Hufford 21-yard pass from Bohannon (Nichol kick)| Iowa 28-14
6:04| Iowa| Blatcher 1-yard run (Nichol kick)| Iowa 35-14
3| 13:05| Indiana| Gunn 71-yard pass from Laufenberg (Greenstein kick)| Iowa 35-21
11:08| Iowa| Hufford 11-yard pass from Bohannon (Nichol kick)| Iowa 42-21
4| 3:12| Indiana| Hines 2-yard run (Greenstein kick)| Iowa 42-28

See also: 1981 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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### At Michigan

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#12 Iowa at #5 Michigan  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• #12 Hawkeyes | 6 | 0| 3| 0 | 9
#5 Wolverines | 0 | 7| 0| 0 | 7

* Date: October 17
* Location: Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan
* Game attendance: 105,915

* Sources: Box Score and Game Story

| Scoring summary

Q1| | IOWA| Tom Nichol 20-yard field goal| IOWA 3–0
Q1| | Iowa| Nichol 36-yard field goal| IOWA 6–0
Q2| | MICH| Anthony Carter 17-yard pass from Steve Smith (Haji-Sheikh kick)| MICH 7–6
Q3| | IOWA| Nichol 30-yard field goal| IOWA 9–7

See also: 1981 Michigan Wolverines football team

The Hawkeyes won 9-7 at #5 Michigan, their third victory over a top ten team during the 1981 season. It was Iowa's first victory over the Wolverines since 1962.

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### Minnesota

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Minnesota at #6 Iowa  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Golden Gophers | 0 | 9| 0| 3 | 12
Hawkeyes | 0 | 0| 10| 0 | 10

* Date: October 24
* Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
* Game attendance: 60,000
* Television network: ABC

* Sources: Box Score and Game Story

| Scoring summary

2| | Minn| Gallery 52-yard field goal| Minn 3-0
2| | Minn| Gallery 31-yard field goal| Minn 6-0
2| | Minn| Gallery 33-yard field goal| Minn 9-0
3| | IOWA| Nichol 34-yard field goal| Minn 9-3
3| | IOWA| Blatcher 2-yard run (Nichol kick)| IOWA 10-9
4| 2:22| Minn| Gallery 27-yard field goal| Minn 12-10

See also: 1981 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Floyd of Rosedale

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### At Illinois

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#16 Iowa at Illinois  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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#16 Hawkeyes | 0 | 7| 0| 0 | 7
• Fighting Illini | 3 | 14| 0| 7 | 24

* Date: October 31, 1981
* Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois
* Game attendance: 66,877

* Sources: Box Score and Game Story

| Scoring summary

1| | Illinois| Bass 27-yard field goal| Illinois 3-0
2| | Illinois| Burgard fumble recovery in end zone (Bass kick)| Illinois 10-0
2| | Illinois| Williams 56-yard pass from Eason (Bass kick)| Illinois 17-0
2| | Iowa| Brown 12-yard pass from Bohannon (Nichol kick)| Illinois 17-7
4| | Illinois| Williams 4-yard pass from Eason (Bass kick)| Illinois 24-7

See also: 1981 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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### Purdue

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Purdue at Iowa  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Boilermakers | 0 | 0| 0| 7 | 7
• Hawkeyes | 17 | 13| 3| 0 | 33

* Date: November 7
* Location: Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa
* Game attendance: 60,114

* Sources: Box Score and Game Story

| Scoring summary

1| | Iowa| Nichol 42-yard field goal| Iowa 3-0
1| | Iowa| Blatcher 1-yard run (Nichol kick)| Iowa 10-0
1| | Iowa| Bohannon 12-yard run (Nichol kick)| Iowa 17-0
2| | Iowa| Crocker recovered blocked punt in end zone (kick failed)| Iowa 23-0
2| | Iowa| Bohannon 7-yard run (Nichol kick)| Iowa 30-0
3| | Iowa| Nichol 48-yard field goal| Iowa 33-0
4| | Purdue| Feulner 1-yard run (Clark kick)| Iowa 33-7

See also: 1981 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 33-7 win was Iowa's first over the Boilermakers since 1960, and secured the Hawkeyes' first winning season since 1961.[15]

### At Wisconsin

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Iowa at Wisconsin  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Hawkeyes | 3 | 14| 0| 0 | 17
Badgers | 0 | 0| 0| 7 | 7

* Date: November 14
* Location: Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
* Game attendance: 78,731
* Television network: ABC Sports

* Sources: Box Score and Game Story

| Scoring summary

Q1| 6:48| IOWA| Tom Nichol 35-yard field goal| IOWA 3–0
Q2| | IOWA| Phil Blatcher 1-yard run (Tom Nichol kick)| IOWA 10–0
Q2| | IOWA| Phil Blatcher 2-yard run (Tom Nichol kick)| IOWA 17–0
Q4| | Wisc| | IOWA 17–7

See also: 1981 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry

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### Michigan State

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Michigan State at #19 Iowa  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Spartans | 0 | 7| 0| 0 | 7
• Hawkeyes | 16 | 0| 10| 10 | 36

* Date: November 21
* Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
* Game attendance: 60,103
* Game weather: Mid-60s°F

* Sources: Box Score and Game Story

| Scoring summary

1| | Iowa| Blatcher 9-yard run (Nichol kick)| IOWA 7-0
1| | Iowa| Safety, blocked punt through end zone| IOWA 9-0
1| | Iowa| Phillips 1-yard run (Nichol kick)| IOWA 16-0
2| | Michigan St| Hodo 1-yard pass from Clark (Andersen kick)| IOWA 16-7
3| | Iowa| Nichol 26-yard field goal| IOWA 19-7
3| | Iowa| Blatcher 1-yard run (Nichol kick)| IOWA 26-7
4| | Iowa| Nichol 23-yard field goal| IOWA 29-7
4| | Iowa| Campbell 9-yard pass from Gales (Nichol kick)| IOWA 36-7

See also: 1981 Michigan State Spartans football team

Iowa earns first Rose Bowl since 1958 with Michigan's loss to Ohio State, which was announced with 6:14 left in the first quarter.[17]

Statistics

* Phil Blatcher 27 Rush, 247 Yds[18]

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### Vs. Washington (Rose Bowl)

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#12 Washington vs. #13 Iowa  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Huskies | 0 | 13| 0| 15 | 28
Hawkeyes | 0 | 0| 0| 0 | 0

* Date: January 1, 1982
* Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
* Game attendance: 105,611
* Referee: Rich McVay
* TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen

* Sources:

| Scoring summary

2| | UW| Robinson 1-yard run (Nelson kick)| UW 7-0
2| | UW| Coby 1-yard run (pass failed)| UW 13-0
4| | UW| Robinson 34-yard run (Pelluer pass to Skansi)| UW 21-0
4| | UW| Cowan 3-yard run (Nelson kick)| UW 28-0

Main article: 1982 Rose Bowl

See also: 1981 Washington Huskies football team

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## Postseason Awards

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* Hayden Fry – Big Ten Coach of the Year
* Andre Tippett – Consensus first-team All-American (Defensive end)
* Reggie Roby – Consensus first-team All-American (Punter), NCAA single-season record with a 49.8-yard average

See also: 1981 College Football All-America Team and 1981 All-Big Ten Conference football team

## Team players in 1982 NFL Draft

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Main article: 1982 NFL Draft

Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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Ron Hallstrom | G | 1 | 22 | Green Bay Packers
Andre Tippett | LB | 2 | 41 | New England Patriots

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## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "1981 Big Ten Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
2. ^ "1981 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com.
3. ^ "Iowa 1981 AP Football Rankings".
4. ^ "Iowa Upset Nebraska, 10-7". The New York Times. September 13, 1981. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
5. ^ "Iowa State 23, Iowa 12". The New York Times. September 20, 1981. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
6. ^ "U.C.L.A. Is Upset By Iowa". The New York Times. September 27, 1981. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
7. ^ "Iowa's Performance Surprises Its Coach". The New York Times. September 28, 1981. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
8. ^ "64-0!". Chicago Tribune. October 4, 1981. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
9. ^ "'Surprise' get Iowa untracked". Chicago Tribune. October 11, 1981. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
10. ^ "3 Iowa Field Goals Stop Michigan, 9-7". The New York Times. October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
11. ^ "Iowa Defeats No. 5 Michigan". Washington Post. October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
12. ^ "Minnesota kicks Iowa back down". Chicago Tribune. October 25, 1981. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
13. ^ "Iowa linebacker Mel Cole is a contradiction on a football team making a lot of noise this fall". UPI. October 27, 1981. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
14. ^ "Illinois turns to defense". The Pantagraph. November 1, 1981. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
15. ^ "Iowa 33, Purdue 7". The New York Times. November 8, 1981. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
16. ^ "Wisconsin's odor is not of roses". Chicago Tribune. November 15, 1981. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
17. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1981 Nov 22.
18. ^ Iowa Hawkeyes athletics website.
19. ^ "Iowa Wins Trip to Rose Bowl". The New York Times. November 22, 1981. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
20. ^ "Iowa Goes to Rose Bowl as Michigan Loses". The Washington Post. November 22, 1981. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
21. ^ "Hawkeyes make Iowa sick with Rose Bowl fever". Chicago Tribune. November 22, 1981. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
22. ^ "Iowa flat embarrassed by Washington romp". Chicago Tribune. January 2, 1981. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
23. ^ "Washington Wilts Iowa's Rose, 28-0". The Washington Post. January 2, 1981. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
24. ^ "1982 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved March 28, 2018.

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* Michigan & Northwestern (1926)
* Illinois & Minnesota (1927)
* Illinois (1928)
* Purdue (1929)
* Michigan & Northwestern (1930)
* Purdue, Michigan & Northwestern (1931)
* Michigan & Purdue (1932)
* Michigan & Minnesota (1933)
* Minnesota (1934)
* Minnesota & Ohio State (1935)
* Northwestern (1936)
* Minnesota (1937)
* Minnesota (1938)
* Ohio State (1939)
* Minnesota (1940)
* Minnesota (1941)
* Ohio State (1942)
* Michigan & Purdue (1943)
* Ohio State (1944)
* Indiana (1945)

Big Nine|

* Illinois (1946)
* Michigan (1947)
* Michigan (1948)
* Michigan & Ohio State (1949)

Big Ten|

* Michigan (1950)
* Illinois (1951)
* Purdue & Wisconsin (1952)
* Illinois & Michigan State (1953)
* Ohio State (1954)
* Ohio State (1955)
* Iowa (1956)
* Ohio State (1957)
* Iowa (1958)
* Wisconsin (1959)
* Minnesota & Iowa (1960)
* Ohio State (1961)
* Wisconsin (1962)
* Illinois (1963)
* Michigan (1964)
* Michigan State (1965)
* Michigan State (1966)
* Indiana, Minnesota, Purdue (1967)
* Ohio State (1968)
* Michigan & Ohio State (1969)
* Ohio State (1970)
* Michigan (1971)
* Michigan & Ohio State (1972)
* Michigan & Ohio State (1973)
* Michigan & Ohio State (1974)
* Ohio State (1975)
* Michigan & Ohio State (1976)
* Michigan & Ohio State (1977)
* Michigan & Michigan State (1978)
* Ohio State (1979)
* Michigan (1980)
* Iowa & Ohio State (1981)
* Michigan (1982)
* Illinois (1983)
* Ohio State (1984)
* Iowa (1985)
* Michigan & Ohio State (1986)
* Michigan State (1987)
* Michigan (1988)
* Michigan (1989)
* Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, & Michigan State (1990)
* Michigan (1991)
* Michigan (1992)
* Ohio State & Wisconsin (1993)
* Penn State (1994)
* Northwestern (1995)
* Ohio State & Northwestern (1996)
* Michigan (1997)
* Michigan, Ohio State, & Wisconsin (1998)
* Wisconsin (1999)
* Michigan, Northwestern, & Purdue (2000)
* Illinois (2001)
* Ohio State & Iowa (2002)
* Michigan (2003)
* Iowa & Michigan (2004)
* Ohio State & Penn State (2005)
* Ohio State (2006)
* Ohio State (2007)
* Ohio State & Penn State (2008)
* Ohio State (2009)
* Michigan State & Wisconsin (2010)
* Wisconsin (2011)
* Wisconsin (2012)
* Michigan State (2013)
* Ohio State (2014)
* Michigan State (2015)
* Penn State (2016)
* Ohio State (2017)
* Ohio State (2018)
* Ohio State (2019)
* Ohio State (2020)
* Michigan (2021)
* Michigan (2022)
* Michigan (2023)

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