1981 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1981 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Big Ten co-champion
Rose Bowl, L 0–28 vs. Washington
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 18
Record8–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Snyder (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Brashier (3rd season)
MVPMel Cole
Captains
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
1981 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Ohio State + 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 18 + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 12 Michigan 6 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Illinois 6 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Wisconsin 6 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Minnesota 4 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Michigan State 4 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Purdue 3 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Indiana 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 9 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa in the Big Ten Conference during the 1981 Big Ten football season. In their third season under head coach Hayden Fry, the Hawkeyes compiled an 8–4 record (6–2 in conference games), tied with Ohio State for the Big Ten championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 260 to 129.[1][2] Iowa received the Big Ten's spot in the 1982 Rose Bowl, losing to Washington. It was Iowa's first winning season since 1961 and its first Rose Bowl since the 1958 season. They were ranked No. 15 in the final UPI poll and No. 18 in the final AP poll.[3]

The team limited opponents to only 79.7 rushing yards per game and 2.4 yards per carry, both of which remain Iowa single-season records.[4] Two Iowa players were consensus All-Americans in 1981: defensive end Andre Tippett and punter Reggie Roby.[5] Seven Iowa players received first-team honors on the 1981 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Tippett (AP-1, UPI-1); Roby (AP-1, UPI-1); defensive lineman Pat Dean (AP-1, UPI-1); guard Mark Bortz (AP-1, UPI-1); linebacker Mel Cole (AP-1, UPI-1); guard Ron Hallstrom (AP-2, UPI-1); and defensive back Lou King (AP-1).[6][7] King led the Big Ten with eight interceptions.[8]

Kirk Ferentz joined the Iowa coaching staff as the offensive line coach in 1981.[9]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12No. 7 Nebraska*
W 10–760,160[10]
September 19at Iowa State*
L 12–2353,922[11]
September 26No. 6 UCLA*
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 20–760,004[12]
October 3at NorthwesternNo. 18
W 64–030,113[13]
October 10IndianaNo. 15
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 42–2860,000[14]
October 17at No. 5 MichiganNo. 12
W 9–7105,915[15]
October 24MinnesotaNo. 6
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
ABCL 10–1260,000[16]
October 31at IllinoisNo. 16
L 7–2466,877[17]
November 7Purdue
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 33–760,114[18]
November 14at Wisconsin
ESPNW 17–778,731[19]
November 21Michigan StateNo. 19
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 36–760,103[20]
January 1vs. No. 12 Washington*No. 13
NBCL 0–28105,611[21]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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In 1981, Iowa played eight conference games, missing one opponent. The government of Iowa mandated that they resume their series with Iowa State.
Iowa did not play Ohio State in 1981; OSU was also 8-3 and 6-2 in the Big Ten to tie for the conference title. The Buckeyes won their bowl game, the 1981 Liberty Bowl over Navy, and finished at 9-3. Iowa was awarded the Rose Bowl berth because it had not been to Pasadena since the 1958 season, while Ohio State went two years earlier.

Rankings

Further information: 1981 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
AP————181512616——19131318
Coaches————201512716—1817111115

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Game summaries

No. 7 Nebraska

#7 Nebraska at Iowa
Team 1 234Total
No. 7 Cornhuskers 0 007 7
• Hawkeyes 7 300 10
Scoring summary
19:16IowaEddie Phillips 2-yard run (Olejniczak kick)Iowa 7-0
214:55IowaOlejniczak 35-yard field goalIowa 10-0
411:42NebRoger Craig 1-yard run (kick)Iowa 10-7
See also: 1981 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry

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At Iowa State

Iowa at Iowa State
Team 1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 606 12
• Cyclones 10 733 23
Scoring summary
1ISUQuinn 7-yard run (Giffords kick)ISU 7-0
1ISUGiffords 48-yard field goalISU 10-0
2ISUCrutchfield 3-yard run (Giffords kick)ISU 17-0
2IowaPhillips 1-yard run (kick blocked)ISU 17-6
3ISUGiffords 40-yard field goalISU 20-6
4ISUGiffords 34-yard field goalISU 23-6
4IowaBlatcher 1-yard run (pass failed)ISU 23-12
See also: 1981 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry

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No. 6 UCLA

#6 UCLA at Iowa
Team 1 234Total
No. 6 Bruins 0 700 7
• Hawkeyes 7 0310 20
  • Date: September 26
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa
  • Game start: 1:05 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:45
  • Game attendance: 60,004
  • Referee: Glen Fortin
 
Scoring summary
15:02IowaGales 16-yard run (Olejniczak kick)Iowa 7-0
210:47UCLATom Ramsey 1-yard run (Johnson kick)Tied 7-7
39:48IowaNichol 35-yard field goalIowa 10-7
413:37IowaMark Bortz recovered fumble in end zone (Nichol kick)Iowa 17-7
6:24IowaNichol 43-yard field goalIowa 20-7
See also: 1981 UCLA Bruins football team

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at Northwestern

#18 Iowa at Northwestern
Team 1 234Total
• No. 18 Hawkeyes 30 02014 64
Wildcats 0 000 0
      
Scoring summary
113:39IowaPhillips 12-yard run (Nichol kick)Iowa 7-0
11:29IowaGranger 6-yard run (Nichol kick)Iowa 14-0
8:52IowaKing blocked punt for a safetyIowa 16-0
6:39IowaPhillips 15-yard run (Nichol kick)Iowa 23-0
4:43IowaWebb 29-yard interception return (Nichol kick)Iowa 30-0
313:15IowaBrown 24-yard pass for Bohannon (Nichol kick)Iowa 37-0
11:34IowaMoritz 26-yard pass for Bohannon (kick failed)Iowa 43-0
2:40IowaGill 20-yard run (Nichol kick)Iowa 50-0
46:58IowaBuggs 2-yard run (Nichol kick)Iowa 57-0
45:46IowaBrown 74-yard punt return (Nichol kick)Iowa 64-0
See also: 1981 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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Indiana

Indiana at #15 Iowa
Team 1 234Total
Hoosiers 7 777 28
• No. 15 Hawkeyes 14 2170 42
  • Date: October 10
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa
  • Game start: 1:05 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:11
  • Game attendance: 60,000
  • Referee: Tom Quinn
      
Scoring summary
113:14IndianaGunn 58-yard pass from Laufenberg (Greenstein kick)Indiana 7-0
8:27IowaGranger 2-yard run (Nichol kick)Tied 7-7
0:54IowaJones 51-yard pass from Bohannon (Nichol kick)Iowa 14-7
210:40IndianaRoggeman 1-yard run (Greenstein kick)Tied 14-14
10:24IowaGranger 99-yard kick return (Nichol kick)Iowa 21-14
8:41IowaHufford 21-yard pass from Bohannon (Nichol kick)Iowa 28-14
6:04IowaBlatcher 1-yard run (Nichol kick)Iowa 35-14
313:05IndianaGunn 71-yard pass from Laufenberg (Greenstein kick)Iowa 35-21
11:08IowaHufford 11-yard pass from Bohannon (Nichol kick)Iowa 42-21
43:12IndianaHines 2-yard run (Greenstein kick)Iowa 42-28
See also: 1981 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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At No. 5 Michigan

#12 Iowa at #5 Michigan
Team 1 234Total
• No. 12 Hawkeyes 6 030 9
No. 5 Wolverines 0 700 7
Scoring summary
Q1IOWATom Nichol 20-yard field goalIOWA 3–0
Q1IowaNichol 36-yard field goalIOWA 6–0
Q2MICHAnthony Carter 17-yard pass from Steve Smith (Haji-Sheikh kick)MICH 7–6
Q3IOWANichol 30-yard field goalIOWA 9–7
See also: 1981 Michigan Wolverines football team

The Hawkeyes won 9-7 at #5 Michigan, their third victory over a top ten team during the 1981 season. It was Iowa's first victory over the Wolverines since 1962.

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Minnesota

Minnesota at #6 Iowa
Team 1 234Total
• Golden Gophers 0 903 12
No. 6 Hawkeyes 0 0100 10
Scoring summary
2MinnGallery 52-yard field goalMinn 3-0
2MinnGallery 31-yard field goalMinn 6-0
2MinnGallery 33-yard field goalMinn 9-0
3IOWANichol 34-yard field goalMinn 9-3
3IOWABlatcher 2-yard run (Nichol kick)IOWA 10-9
42:22MinnGallery 27-yard field goalMinn 12-10
See also: 1981 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Floyd of Rosedale

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At Illinois

#16 Iowa at Illinois
Team 1 234Total
#16 Hawkeyes 0 700 7
• Fighting Illini 3 1407 24
Scoring summary
1IllinoisBass 27-yard field goalIllinois 3-0
2IllinoisBurgard fumble recovery in end zone (Bass kick)Illinois 10-0
2IllinoisWilliams 56-yard pass from Eason (Bass kick)Illinois 17-0
2IowaBrown 12-yard pass from Bohannon (Nichol kick)Illinois 17-7
4IllinoisWilliams 4-yard pass from Eason (Bass kick)Illinois 24-7
See also: 1981 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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Purdue

Purdue at Iowa
Team 1 234Total
Boilermakers 0 007 7
• Hawkeyes 17 1330 33
  • Date: November 7
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa
  • Game attendance: 60,114
Scoring summary
1IowaNichol 42-yard field goalIowa 3-0
1IowaBlatcher 1-yard run (Nichol kick)Iowa 10-0
1IowaBohannon 12-yard run (Nichol kick)Iowa 17-0
2IowaCrocker recovered blocked punt in end zone (kick failed)Iowa 23-0
2IowaBohannon 7-yard run (Nichol kick)Iowa 30-0
3IowaNichol 48-yard field goalIowa 33-0
4PurdueFeulner 1-yard run (Clark kick)Iowa 33-7
See also: 1981 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 33-7 win was Iowa's first over the Boilermakers since 1960, and secured the Hawkeyes' first winning season since 1961.[35]

At Wisconsin

Iowa at Wisconsin
Team 1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 3 1400 17
Badgers 0 007 7
Scoring summary
Q16:48IOWATom Nichol 35-yard field goalIOWA 3–0
Q2IOWAPhil Blatcher 1-yard run (Tom Nichol kick)IOWA 10–0
Q2IOWAPhil Blatcher 2-yard run (Tom Nichol kick)IOWA 17–0
Q4WiscIOWA 17–7
See also: 1981 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry

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Michigan State

Michigan State at #19 Iowa
Team 1 234Total
Spartans 0 700 7
• Hawkeyes 16 01010 36
  • Date: November 21
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Game attendance: 60,103
  • Game weather: Mid-60s°F
Scoring summary
1IowaBlatcher 9-yard run (Nichol kick)IOWA 7-0
1IowaSafety, blocked punt through end zoneIOWA 9-0
1IowaPhillips 1-yard run (Nichol kick)IOWA 16-0
2Michigan StHodo 1-yard pass from Clark (Andersen kick)IOWA 16-7
3IowaNichol 26-yard field goalIOWA 19-7
3IowaBlatcher 1-yard run (Nichol kick)IOWA 26-7
4IowaNichol 23-yard field goalIOWA 29-7
4IowaCampbell 9-yard pass from Gales (Nichol kick)IOWA 36-7
See also: 1981 Michigan State Spartans football team

Iowa earns first Rose Bowl since 1958 with Michigan's loss to Ohio State, which was announced with 6:14 left in the first quarter.[37]

Statistics

  • Phil Blatcher 27 Rush, 247 Yds[38]

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vs. No. 12 Washington (Rose Bowl)

#12 Washington vs. #13 Iowa
Team 1 234Total
• Huskies 0 13015 28
Hawkeyes 0 000 0
  • Sources:
Scoring summary
2UWRobinson 1-yard run (Nelson kick)UW 7-0
2UWCoby 1-yard run (pass failed)UW 13-0
4UWRobinson 34-yard run (Pelluer pass to Skansi)UW 21-0
4UWCowan 3-yard run (Nelson kick)UW 28-0
Main article: 1982 Rose Bowl
See also: 1981 Washington Huskies football team

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Roster

1981 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 87 John Alt So
C 69 Bill Bailey So
RB 28 Phil Blatcher Sr
QB 11 Gordy Bohannon Sr
WR 27 Jeff Brown Jr
QB 8 Dave Chambers Jr
QB 12 Pete Gales (C) Sr
RB 33 Owen Gill Fr
RB 26 Norm Granger So
G 76 Ron Hallstrom Sr
C 53 Joel Hilgenberg So
OT Bruce Kittle  (C) Sr
G 55 Joe Levelis So
QB 16 Chuck Long Fr
OT 65 Dave Mayhan Sr
OT 79 Brett Miller Jr
WR 5 Dave Moritz So
WR 83 Lon Olejniczak  Jr
RB 22 Eddie Phillips So
OT 71 Paul Postler Sr
G 66 Jon Roehlk So
WB 25 Ivory Webb Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 63 Mark Bortz Jr
LB 31 Mel Cole Sr
LB 32 James Erb Jr
DB 46 Tracy Crocker (C) Sr
DL 58 Pat Dean Sr
DB 10 Jim Frazier Sr
DB 43 Lou King Sr
DT 77 George Little Fr
DL 74 Jim Pekar Sr
LB 37 Todd Simonsen Sr
DB 41 Bob Stoops Jr
DB 2 Mike Stoops So
DE 99 Andre Tippett (C) Sr
DL 94 Brad Webb (C) Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 3 Tom Nichol Fr
K 83 Lon Olejniczak Jr
P 7 Reggie Roby Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Bill Snyder – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Bill Brashier – Defensive coordinator
  • Kirk Ferentz – Offensive line
  • Carl Jackson – Running backs
  • Del Miller – Offensive assistant
  • Dan McCarney – Defensive line
  • Barry Alvarez – Linebackers
  • Don Patterson – Defensive Backs
  • Bernie Wyatt – Defensive ends/recruiting coordinator
  • Bill Dervich – Strength and conditioning
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Statsitical achievements

Iowa tallied 2,153 rushing yards and 1,422 passing yards in 1981. On defense, they held opponents to 953 rushing yards and 1,834 passing yards.[44] The team limited opponents to only 79.7 rushing yards per game and 2.4 yards per carry, both of which remain Iowa single-season records.[45]

The team's individual statistical leaders included:

  • Gordy Bohannon completed 72 of 142 passes (50.7%) for 999 yards, six touchdowns, seven interceptions, and a 113.9 passer rating. Freshman Chuck Long completed one pass for 15 yards.[46]
  • Phil Blatcher led the team with 737 rushing yards on 145 carries for an average of 4.9 yards per carry.[46] He was selected as the UPI Midwest Offensive Player of the Week after tallying 247 rushing yards against Michigan State.[47] Blatcher ranked second on the team in soring with 48 points.[46]
  • The team's leading receivers were Dave Moitz (17 receptions for 390 yards) and Jeff Brown (20 receptions for 301 yards).[46]
  • Kicker Tom Nichol led the team in scoring with 59 points on 11 field goals and 26 extra points.[48]
  • Linebacker Mel Cole led the team with 94 total tackles.[49]
  • Defensive back Lou King led the team with eight interceptions. His eight interceptions remains tied for the Iowa single-season record.[50]

Total attendance at home games was 360,381, an average of 60,063 per game. It was the first team Iowa drew an average of at least 60,000 spectators per game.[51]

Awards and honors

Two Iowa players were selected as consensus first-team All-Americans. Defensive end Andre Tippett, a team captain, set Iowa's all-time record in 1980 with 20 tackles for losses totaling 153 yards and received the consensus All-America recogniation in 1981. Punter Reggie Roby broke the NCAA record with an average of 49.8 yards per punt and also received consensus All-America recognition.[52] Roby averaged 55.8 yards per punt against Nebraska on September 12, 1981.[53]

Linebacker Mel Cole, the team's leading tackler, was selected as the team's most valuable player.[54]

Hayden Fry was selected by the media for the Big Ten Coach of the Year award. He was the first Iowa coach to receive the honor.[55]

Seven Iowa players received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) or United Press International (UPI) on the 1981 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Tippett (AP-1, UPI-1); Roby (AP-1, UPI-1); defensive linemen Pat Dean (AP-1, UPI-1); linebacker Mel Coe (AP-1, UPI-1) guard Mark Bortz (AP-1, UPI-2); guard Ron Hallstrom (AP-2, UPI-1); and defensive back Lou King (AP-1).[56][57]

The team had five co-captains: defensive back Tracy Crocker; quarterback Pete Gales; offensive tackle Bruce Kittle; defensive end Andre Tippett; and defensive end Brad Webb.[58]

1982 NFL draft

Main article: 1982 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Ron Hallstrom Guard 1 22 Green Bay Packers
Andre Tippett Linebacker 2 41 New England Patriots

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