American college football season
The 1974 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1974 Big Ten Conference football season. This was Bob Commings' first year as head coach of the Hawkeyes.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 14 | at No. 6 Michigan | | L 7–24 | 76,802 |
September 21 | No. 12 UCLA* | | W 21–10 | 47,500 |
September 28 | No. 19 Penn State* | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| L 0–27 | 46,500 |
October 5 | at No. 9 USC* | | L 3–41 | 52,095 |
October 12 | Northwestern | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| W 35–10 | 51,200 |
October 19 | at Minnesota | | L 17–23 | 48,579 |
October 26 | Illinois | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| W 14–12 | 49,400 |
November 2 | at Purdue | | L 14–38 | 51,107 |
November 9 | Wisconsin | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| L 15–28 | 48,300 |
November 16 | No. 4 Ohio State | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| L 10–35 | 48,700 |
November 23 | at No. 14 Michigan State | | L 21–60 | 51,002 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries
At Michigan
Iowa at Michigan
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hawkeyes |
0 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
7 |
• No. 6 Wolverines |
7 |
7 | 10 | 0 |
24 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | Mich | Chuck Heater 2-yard run (Mike Lantry kick) | Michigan 7–0 |
| 2 | | Mich | Mark Elzinga 2-yard run (Mike Lantry kick) | Michigan 14–0 |
| 3 | | Mich | Chapman 10-yard pass from Mark Elzinga | Michigan 21–0 |
| Mich | Mike Lantry 30-yard field goal | Michigan 24–0 |
| 4 | | Iowa | Rod Wellington 1-yard field run (kick) | Michigan 24–7 |
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UCLA
The victory over the 12th ranked Bruins snapped a 12-game losing streak and was only Iowa's second win in its last 19 games.[2]
Penn State
At USC
Northwestern
At Minnesota
Illinois
At Purdue
Wisconsin
Ohio State
At Michigan State
Roster
1974 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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P
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Joe Heppner
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K
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Nick Quartaro
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So
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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Team players in the 1975 NFL draft
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