1974 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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.

1974 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHoward Vernon (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Coyer (1st season)
MVPRob Fick
CaptainDan McCarney, Earl Douthitt
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Ohio State + 7 1 0 10 2 0
No. 3 Michigan + 7 1 0 10 1 0
No. 12 Michigan State 6 1 1 7 3 1
Wisconsin 5 3 0 7 4 0
Illinois 4 3 1 6 4 1
Purdue 3 5 0 4 6 1
Minnesota 2 6 0 4 7 0
Iowa 2 6 0 3 8 0
Northwestern 2 6 0 3 8 0
Indiana 1 7 0 1 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 14at No. 6 MichiganL 7–2476,802
September 21No. 12 UCLA*W 21–1047,500
September 28No. 19 Penn State*
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 0–2746,500
October 5at No. 9 USC*L 3–4152,095
October 12Northwestern 
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 35–1051,200
October 19at MinnesotaL 17–2348,579
October 26Illinois
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 14–1249,400
November 2at PurdueL 14–3851,107
November 9Wisconsin
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 15–2848,300
November 16No. 4 Ohio State
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 10–3548,700
November 23at No. 14 Michigan StateL 21–6051,002
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1974 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL 72 Joe Devlin Jr
FB 48 Mark Fetter Jr
QB 17 Butch Caldwell     Jr
QB 15 Rob Fick Sr
RB   Tom Grine So
RB 22 Jim Jensen Jr
OL 60 Dan McCarney Sr
QB 9 Bobby Ousley
RB 41 Rod Wellington
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 20 Andre Jackson Jr
DB 21 Jim Caldwell So
DB 46 Earl Douthitt Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P   Joe Heppner
K   Nick Quartaro So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Howard Vernon – Offensive Coordinator
  • Larry CoyerDefensive Coordinator
  • Dave BeckmanOffensive line
  • Kent Stephenson – Offensive line
  • Dennis GreenRunning backs
  • Bill WhislerDefensive line
  • Dan McDonald – Defensive tackles
  • Tom CecchiniLinebackers
  • Bernie Wyatt – Defensive ends

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

Game summaries

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At Michigan

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Iowa at Michigan
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 007 7
No. 6 Wolverines 7 7100 24
 

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UCLA

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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

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At USC

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Northwestern

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At Minnesota

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Illinois

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At Purdue

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Wisconsin

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Ohio State

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At Michigan State

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Team players in the 1975 NFL Draft

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Earl Douthitt Defensive back 7 178 Chicago Bears

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References

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  1. ^ "Hawks fall to Wolves, but look good" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 16, 1974. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Hawks upset mighty Bruins 21-10!" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 23, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "1975 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.