1975 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1975 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–8 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorLarry Coyer (2nd season)
MVPAndre Jackson
Captains
  • Andre Jackson
  • Brandt Yocom
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
1975 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Ohio State $ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Michigan 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 2
Michigan State 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Illinois 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Purdue 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Minnesota 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Iowa 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Indiana 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 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 1975 Big Ten football season. In their second year under head coach Bob Commings, the Hawkeyes compiled a 3–8 record (3–5 in conference games), tied for seventh place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 279 to 182.[1][2]

The 1975 Hawkeyes gained 2,406 rushing yards and 597 passing yards. On defense, they gave up 2,458 rushing yards and 1,282 passing yards.[3]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Tom McLaughlin (23-of-87 passing for 358 yards), running back Dave Schick (482 rushing yards), Bill Schultz (eight receptions for 238 yards), kicker Nick Quartaro (40 points scored), and Andre Jackson (126 total tackles).[4] Tackle Rod Walters and guard Joe Devlin received first-team All-America honors from Time magazine and The Sporting News and, in Walters' case, the Newspaper Enterprise Association. Defensive back Bob Elliott was a first-team Academic All-American. Linebacker Andre Jackson and tight end Brandt Yocom were the team captains.[5] Jackson was also selected as the team's most valuable player.[6]

The team played its home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. Home attendance totaled 320,690, an average of 53,448 per game.[7]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Illinois
L 12–2757,200[8]
September 20at Syracuse*
L 7–1019,283[9]
September 27No. 12 Penn State*
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 10–3052,780[10]
October 4No. 3 USC*
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 16–2754,600[11]
October 11at No. 1 Ohio State
L 0–4987,826[12]
October 18at Indiana
W 20–1032,441[13]
October 25Minnesota
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
L 7–3159,160[14]
November 1at Northwestern
W 24–2125,530[15]
November 8Wisconsin
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 45–2854,650[16]
November 15at Purdue
L 18–1945,549[17]
November 22Michigan State
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 23–2742,300[18]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1975 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL 72 Joe Devlin Sr
OL 76 Rod Walters Sr
FB 48 Mark Fetter Sr
RB   Tom Grine Jr
FB   Bob Holmes Sr
RB 22 Jim Jensen Sr
QB 17 Butch Caldwell Jr
QB   Tom McLaughlin So
    Rod Wellington Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 20 Andre Jackson Sr
DB 21 Jim Caldwell Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K   Nick Quartaro Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

1976 NFL draft

Main article: 1976 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Wayne Walters Guard 1 14 Kansas City Chiefs
Jim Jensen Running back 2 40 Dallas Cowboys
Joe Devlin Offensive tackle 2 52 Buffalo Bills
Rod Wellington Running back 7 196 Kansas City Chiefs
Warren Peiffer Defensive tackle 9 240 New Orleans Saints

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References

  1. ^ "1975 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  2. ^ "2022 Iowa Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa. p. 242. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  3. ^ 2022 Iowa Football Media Guide, p. 161.
  4. ^ 2022 Iowa Football Media Guide, pp. 278-280.
  5. ^ 2022 Iowa Football Media Guide, p. 220.
  6. ^ 2022 Iowa Football Media Guide, p. 222.
  7. ^ 2022 Iowa Football Media Guide, p. 260.
  8. ^ "Illinois bulldozes Iowa". The Lima News. September 14, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Iowa tumbles on late kick". Quad-City Times. September 21, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Penn State wins, 30–10". The Sunday Times. September 28, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Reserve QB paces USC". The Fresno Bee. October 5, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bucks humble Hawks, 49 to 0". Omaha World-Herald. October 12, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Iowa socks IU". Evansville Courier & Press. October 19, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Gophers rap Hawks 31–7". The Duluth News Tribune. October 26, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Iowa heroics defeat 'Cats". The Ann Arbor News. November 2, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Iowa shocks Badgers 45–28". Green Bay Press-Gazette. November 9, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Purdue edges Iowa". The South Bend Tribune. November 16, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Baggett directs MSU win". The South Bend Tribune. November 23, 1975. Retrieved September 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "1975 Football Schedule". University of Iowa Athletic Department. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  20. ^ "1976 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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