1985 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
| 1985 Iowa Hawkeyes football | |||
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| Big Ten Champions | |||
| Rose Bowl, L 45-28 vs. UCLA | |||
| Conference | Big Ten Conference | ||
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| Coaches | #9 | ||
| AP | #10 | ||
| 1985 record | 10-2 (7-1 Big Ten) | ||
| Head coach | Hayden Fry | ||
| MVP | Nate Creer Mike Haight Bill Happel Ronnie Harmon Scott Helverson Tom Humphrey Chuck Long George Millett Devon Mitchell Jay Norvell Kelly O'Brien Hap Peterson Larry Station [1] |
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| Captain | Mike Haight Ronnie Harmon Chuck Long Hap Peterson Larry Station [2] |
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| Home stadium | Kinnick Stadium | ||
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| #10/9 Iowa † | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #2/2 Michigan | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #14/11 Ohio State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll |
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The 1985 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1985 college football season.
Season
Chuck Long declared that he would return for his senior season. He became an instant Heisman Trophy candidate, and Iowa was a preseason top five team. After three weeks in 1985, the Hawkeyes ascended to #1 in the national rankings for the second time in team history (1960).
Three weeks later, in the sixth game of the season, #1 Iowa faced #2 Michigan in Kinnick Stadium. Iowa trailed 10-9 as the Hawkeyes regained possession of the football at their own 22 yard line with just 5:27 remaining in the game. Long drove the Iowa team to the 12 yard line with two seconds remaining to set up kicker Rob Houghtlin's game winning field goal as time expired. After a rout of Northwestern, the Hawkeyes were upset by the #8 Ohio State Buckeyes in Columbus.
Iowa lost in Chuck Long's final game in the 1986 Rose Bowl. Long's Iowa teams compiled a 35-13-1 record. He graduated with 10,461 passing yards and 74 touchdowns on 782 completions.
Schedule
- In the battle for the Floyd of Rosedale, Iowa beat Minnesota.
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 14 | Drake* | #5 | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | W 58-0 | 66,135 | |||
| September 21 | Northern Illinois* | #4 | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | W 48-20 | 66,014 | |||
| September 28 | at Iowa State* | #3 | Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA | Raycom | W 57-3 | 53,202 | ||
| October 5 | Michigan State |
#1 | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | CBS | W 35-31 | 66,044 | ||
| October 12 | at Wisconsin | #1 | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | W 23-13 | 79,023 | |||
| October 19 | #2 Michigan | #1 | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | CBS | W 12-10 | 66,350 | ||
| October 26 | at Northwestern | #1 | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL | W 49-10 | 47,269 | |||
| November 2 | at #8 Ohio State | #1 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | CBS | L 13-22 | 90,467 | ||
| November 9 | Illinois | #6 | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | W 59-0 | 66,120 | |||
| November 16 | at Purdue | #5 | Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | CBS | W 27-24 | 57,762 | ||
| November 23 | Minnesota | #3 | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | W 31-9 | 66,020 | |||
| January 1 | vs. #13 UCLA* | #4 | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (1986 Rose Bowl) | NBC | L 28-45 | 103,292 | ||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. |
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Game notes
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Team players in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Chuck Long | Quarterback | 1 | 12 | Detroit Lions |
| Ronnie Harmon | Running Back | 1 | 16 | Buffalo Bills |
| Mike Haight | Tackle | 1 | 22 | New York Jets |
| Devon Mitchell | Defensive Back | 4 | 92 | Detroit Lions |
| Larry Station | Linebacker | 11 | 287 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Awards and honors
- Chuck Long, Davey O'Brien Award[6]
- Chuck Long, Maxwell Award
- Chuck Long, Runner-up, Heisman Trophy
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=160&season=1985
- ^ "Top-ranked Iowa eases past Wisconsin." Gainesville Sun. 1985 Oct 13.
- ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1986.htm
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/awards?awardId=3
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