Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 13 11:30 a.m. Iowa State * TBS W 43–767,700
September 20 1:00 p.m. Northern Illinois * Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa W 57–366,930
September 27 1:00 p.m. UTEP * No. 15 Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa W 69–767,500
October 4 2:30 p.m. at No. 17 Michigan State No. 11 CBS W 24–2175,102
October 11 1:00 p.m. Wisconsin No. 10 Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa W 17–667,700
October 18 2:30 p.m. at No. 4 Michigan No. 8 CBS L 17–20105,879
October 25 1:00 p.m. Northwestern No. 11 Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa W 27–2067,250
November 1 11:30 a.m. No. 17 Ohio State No. 11 Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa TBS L 10–3167,640
November 8 1:00 p.m. at Illinois No. 16 L 16–2075,190
November 15 1:00 p.m. Purdue Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa W 42–1467,321
November 22 6:00 p.m. at Minnesota TBS W 30–2765,018
December 30 8:00 p.m. vs. San Diego State * No. 19 ESPN W 39–3859,473
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
[ 1]
Iowa State at Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Cyclones
0
0 0 7
7
• Hawkeyes
13
13 10 7
43
Scoring summary 1 11:23 Iowa Houghtlin 32-yard field goal Iowa 3–0
6:39 Iowa Houghtlin 46-yard field goal Iowa 6–0
0:34 Iowa Mauro 43-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 13–0
2 11:30 Iowa Hudson 1-yard run (pass failed) Iowa 19–0
1:40 Iowa Mauro 17-yard pass from Smith (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 26–0
3 10:38 Iowa Houghtlin 37-yard field goal Iowa 29–0
3:24 Iowa Mauro 47-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 36–0
4 11:29 Iowa Bayless 32-yard run (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 43–0
1:09 ISU Brown 21-yard pass from Sadek (Frank kick) Iowa 43–7
IOWA: Hudson 20 Rush, 120 Yds
IOWA: Mauro 5 Rec, 149 Yds
The victory over Iowa State was Hayden Fry's 53rd at Iowa, making him the winningest coach in Iowa history.[ 3] Jim Mauro had three receiving touchdowns and Rob Houghtlin kicked three field goals to lead the Hawks. The Hawkeye defense limited Iowa State to 125 yards of total offense.
Northern Illinois at Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Huskies
0
0 0 3
3
• Hawkeyes
15
21 14 7
57
Scoring summary 1 14:33 Iowa Hudson 42-yard run (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 7–0
5:27 Iowa Bayless 5-yard run (Flagg pass from Poholsky) Iowa 15–0
2 13:46 Iowa Bayless 87-yard run (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 22–0
13:08 Iowa Mauro 39-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 29–0
4:49 Iowa Flagg 20-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 36–0
3 11:36 Iowa Hudson 2-yard run (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 43–0
1:13 Iowa Bass 1-yard run (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 50–0
4 9:27 Iowa Bass 2-yard run (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 57–0
1:18 NIU Nelson 31-yard field goal Iowa 57–3
Three Iowa running backs scored two touchdowns each as the Hawkeyes dominated the Huskies in this quick-moving game. For the second straight week, Iowa's opponent scored with just over a minute remaining in the game to avoid a shutout. Iowa held Northern Illinois to 159 yards of total offense.[ 4]
UTEP at #15 Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Miners
7
0 0 0
7
• No. 15 Hawkeyes
21
20 14 14
69
Scoring summary 1 10:09 Iowa Hudson 1-yard run (kick failed) Iowa 6–0
6:46 Iowa Bayless 1-yard run (Hudson pass from Poholsky) Iowa 14–0
5:26 Iowa Smith 34-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 21–0
1:54 UTEP Adkison 9-yard pass from Garza (Jacke kick ) Iowa 21–7
2 13:53 Iowa Smith 25-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 28–7
10:09 Iowa Harmon 1-yard run (kick failed) Iowa 34–7
0:34 Iowa Bayless 4-yard run (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 41–7
3 8:24 Iowa Harberts 59-yard pass from McGwire (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 48–7
5:42 Iowa Harberts 54-yard pass from McGwire (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 55–7
4 3:08 Iowa Goodman 1-yard run (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 62–7
0:28 Iowa Ringer 33-yard run (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 69–7
Three Hawkeyes scored two touchdowns each and the Iowa defense gave up just 150 yards in this route of UTEP.[ 5]
#11 Iowa at #17 Michigan State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hawkeyes
14
0 7 3
24
Spartans
7
7 0 7
21
Scoring summary Q1 MSU Ingram 27-yard pass from Yarema (Caudell kick)MSU 7–0
Q1 IOWA Bass 12-yard run (Houghtlin kick) Tied 7–7
Q1 IOWA Flagg 6-yard pass from Poholsky (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 14–7
Q2 MSU Ingram 22-yard pass from Yarema (Caudell kick) Tied 14–14
Q3 IOWA Mauro 50-yard pass from Poholsky (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 21–14
Q4 IOWA Houghtlin 42-yard field goal IOWA 24–14
Q4 4:15 MSU Ingram 8-yard pass from Yarema (Caudell kick) IOWA 24–21
[ 6]
Wisconsin at #10 Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Badgers
3
0 3 0
6
• Hawkeyes
7
0 3 7
17
Scoring summary Q1 IOWA Bayless 4 yard run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 7–0
Q1 WIS Gregoire 27 yard field goal IOWA 7–3
Q3 WIS Gregoire 34 yard field goal IOWA 7–6
Q3 IOWA Houghtlin 39 yard field goal IOWA 10–6
Q4 IOWA Bayless 2 yard run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 17–6
IOWA: Bass 22 Rush, 107 Yds
[ 7]
#8 Iowa at #4 Michigan
1
2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes
7
3 0 7
17
• Wolverines
3
0 14 3
20
Scoring summary Q1 IOWA Bass 1-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick) IOWA 7–0
Q1 Mich Gillette 53-yard field goal IOWA 7–3
Q2 IOWA Rob Houghtlin 29-yard field goal IOWA 10–3
Q3 Mich G. White 25-yard pass from J. Harbaugh (Moons kick) Tied 10–10
Q3 Mich G. White 10-yard run (Moons kick) Mich 17–10
Q4 IOWA R. Smith 15-yard pass from Vlasic Tied 17–17
Q4 0:00 Mich Gillette 34-yard field goal Mich 20–17
[ 8]
Northwestern at #11 Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Wildcats
0
10 7 3
20
• Hawkeyes
10
7 10 0
27
Scoring summary Q1 IOWA Houghtlin 44-yard field goal IOWA 3–0
Q1 IOWA Hudson 50-yard run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 10–0
Q2 IOWA Early 93-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 17–0
Q2 NW Duvic 32-yard field goal IOWA 17–3
Q2 NW Davenport 89-yard run (Duvic kick) IOWA 17–10
Q3 NW Robertson 34-yard pass from Greenfield (Duvic kick) Tied 17–17
Q3 IOWA Burke fumble recovery in end zone (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 24–17
Q3 IOWA Houghtlin 46-yard field goal IOWA 27–17
Q4 NW Duvic 27-yard field goal IOWA 27–20
[ 9]
#17 Ohio State at #11 Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 17 Buckeyes
0
21 7 3
31
No. 11 Hawkeyes
7
0 3 0
10
Scoring summary 1 12:19 Iowa Kerry Burt 17-yard interception return (Houghtlin kick) Iowa 7–0
2 12:14 OSU Cris Carter 72-yard pass from Jim Karsatos (Frantz kick)Tied 7–7
9:50 OSU George Cooper 9-yard run (Frantz kick) OSU 14–7
5:58 OSU Greg Rogan 31-yard fumble return (Frantz kick) OSU 21–7
3 12:23 Iowa Rob Houghtlin 20-yard field goal OSU 21–10
6:20 OSU Everett Ross 38-yard pass from Jim Karsatos (Frantz kick) OSU 28–10
4 7:10 OSU Matt Frantz 37-yard field goal OSU 31–10
[ 10]
#16 Iowa at Illinois
1
2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes
3
7 0 6
16
• Fighting Illini
0
0 7 13
20
Scoring summary Q1 IOWA Houghtlin 36-yard field goal IOWA 3–0
Q2 IOWA Hudson 2-yard run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 10–0
Q3 Illinois Pierce 54-yard pass from Menkhausen (Siambekos kick) IOWA 10–7
Q4 Illinois Menkhausen 1-yard run (Siambekos kick) Illinois 14–10
Q4 Illinois Siambekos 29-yard field goal Illinois 17–10
Q4 Illinois Siambekos 42-yard field goal Illinois 20–10
Q4 IOWA Harmon 3-yard run (pass failed) Illinois 20–16
[ 11]
Purdue at Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Boilermakers
7
0 0 7
14
• Hawkeyes
14
7 14 7
42
Scoring summary Q1 Purdue Rod Woodson 100-yard interception return (Briggs kick)Purdue 7–0
Q1 IOWA Early 64-yard pass from Poholsky (Houghtlin kick) Tied 7–7
Q1 IOWA Bayless 31-yard pass from Poholsky (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 14–7
Q2 IOWA Harmon 4-yard run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 21–7
Q3 IOWA Flagg 15-yard pass from Poholsky (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 28–7
Q3 IOWA Bayless run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 42–7
Q4 IOWA Watkins 42-yard pass from Hartlieb (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 42–7
Q4 Purdue Schieb 18-yard pass from Downing (Briggs kick) IOWA 42–14
[ 12]
Iowa at Minnesota
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hawkeyes
0
0 13 17
30
Golden Gophers
7
10 7 3
27
Scoring summary Q1 MINN Goetz 6-yard run (Lohmiller kick) MINN 7–0
Q2 MINN D. Thompson 8-yard run (Lohmiller kick) MINN 14–0
Q2 MINN Lohmiller 62-yard field goal MINN 17–0
Q3 IOWA Houghtlin 49-yard field goal MINN 17–3
Q3 IOWA Marciano 89-yard punt return (Houghtlin kick) MINN 17–10
Q3 MINN Foggie 23-yard run (Lohmiller kick) MINN 24–10
Q3 IOWA Houghtlin 38-yard field goal MINN 24–13
Q4 IOWA Flagg 1-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick) MINN 24–20
Q4 IOWA Bayless 1-yard run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 27–24
Q4 MINN Lohmiller 49-yard field goal Tie 27–27
Q4 0:01 IOWA Houghtlin 37-yard field goal IOWA 30–27
IOWA: Mauro 6 Rec, 100 Yds
[ 13]
[ 14]
#19 Iowa vs. San Diego State1986 SeaWorld Holiday Bowl
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hawkeyes
7
6 8 18
39
Aztecs
6
15 7 10
38
Scoring summary Q1 IOWA Bayless 5-yard run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 7–0
Q1 SDSU Hardy 6-yard pass from Santos (kick failed) IOWA 7–6
Q2 SDSU Jackson 44-yard pass from Santos (Hardy run) SDSU 14–7
Q2 IOWA Vlasic 1-yard run (kick failed) SDSU 14–13
Q2 SDSU Gilbreath 28-yard pass from Santos (Rahill kick) SDSU 21–13
Q3 SDSU Gilmore 1-yard run (Rahill kick) SDSU 28–13
Q3 IOWA Hudson 1-yard run (Smith pass from Vlasic) SDSU 28–21
Q4 SDSU Hardy 6-yard run (Rahill kick) SDSU 35–21
Q4 IOWA Cook 29-yard pass from Vlasic (Flagg pass from Vlasic) SDSU 35–29
Q4 IOWA Flagg 4-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 36–35
Q4 SDSU Rahill 21-yard field goal SDSU 38–36
Q4 IOWA Houghtlin 41-yard field goal IOWA 39–38
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Team players in the 1987 NFL Draft
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