The 1983 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1983 Big Ten football season. In their fifth season under head coach Hayden Fry, the Hawkeyes compiled a 9–3 record (7–2 in conference games), finished in third place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 374 to 175. They concluded the season with a loss to Florida in the Gator Bowl and were ranked No. 14 in the final AP nd UPI polls.[1][2]
The offense broke 35 school records, including most yards of total offense in a season (5,647) and in a game (713), and most passing yards in a season (3,239) and in a game (420). The team was led on offense by quarterback Chuck Long. Defensive standouts included linebacker Larry Station and defensive back Mike Stoops.
The team played its home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | | at Iowa State* | No. 16 | | ABC | W 51–10 | 54,066 | [3] |
September 17 | | at Penn State* | No. 13 | | | W 42–34 | 84,628 | [4] |
September 24 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 3 Ohio State | No. 7 | | CBS | W 20–14 | 66,175 | [5] |
October 1 | | at Illinois | No. 4 | | | L 0–33 | 73,351 | [6] |
October 8 | | Northwestern | No. 15 | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| | W 61–21 | 66,125 | [7] |
October 15 | | Purdue | No. 14 | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| | W 31–14 | 66,105 | [8] |
October 22 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 10 Michigan | No. 12 | | ABC | L 13–16 | 104,559 | [9] |
October 29 | | Indiana | No. 17 | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| | W 49–3 | 66,055 | [10] |
November 5 | | at Wisconsin | No. 15 | | | W 34–14 | 78,105 | [11] |
November 12 | | at Michigan State | No. 12 | | | W 12–6 | 72,528 | [12] |
November 19 | | Minnesota | No. 11 | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
| | W 61–10 | 66,160 | [13] |
December 30 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 11 Florida* | No. 10 | | ABC | L 6–14 | 81,293 | [14] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Rankings
Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | 16 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 |
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Coaches | 20 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 |
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Game summaries
at Iowa State
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• No. 16 Hawkeyes |
17 |
14 | 6 | 14 |
51 |
Cyclones |
0 |
3 | 0 | 7 |
10 |
Scoring summary |
1 | | IOWA | Granger 24-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick) | Iowa 7–0 |
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1 | | IOWA | Nichol 42-yard field goal | Iowa 10–0 |
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1 | | IOWA | Gill 31-yard run (Nichol kick) | Iowa 17–0 |
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2 | | IOWA | Gill 2-yard run (Nichol kick) | Iowa 24–0 |
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2 | | ISU | Bachrodt 36-yard field goal | Iowa 24–3 |
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2 | | IOWA | Gill 1-yard run (Nichol kick) | Iowa 31–3 |
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3 | | IOWA | Long 2-yard run (kick failed) | Iowa 37–3 |
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4 | | IOWA | Gill 3-yard run (Nichol kick) | Iowa 44–3 |
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4 | | IOWA | Jackson 6-yard run (Nichol kick) | Iowa 51–3 |
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4 | 0:58 | ISU | Posey 65-yard pass from Hood (Bachrodt kick) | Iowa 51–10 |
This was the first of 15 straight wins in the series for the Hawkeyes.
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at Penn State
#13 Iowa at Penn State
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• No. 13 Hawkeyes |
14 |
0 | 21 | 7 |
42 |
Nittany Lions |
7 |
14 | 7 | 6 |
34 |
Scoring summary |
1 | | PSU | DiMidio 9-yard pass from Strang (Gancitano kick) | PSU 7–0 |
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1 | | IOWA | Phillips 1-yard run (Nichol kick) | Tied 7–7 |
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1 | | IOWA | Gill 4-yard run (Nichol kick) | IOWA 14–7 |
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2 | | PSU | Jackson 7-yard pass from Strang (Gancitano kick) | Tied 14–14 |
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2 | | PSU | Strang 1-yard run (Gancitano kick) | PSU 21–14 |
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3 | | IOWA | Phillips 26-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick) | Tied 21–21 |
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3 | | PSU | Baugh 18-yard pass from Strang (Gancitano kick) | PSU 28–21 |
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3 | | IOWA | Long 5-yard run (Nichol kick) | Tied 28–28 |
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3 | | IOWA | Granger 23-yard run (Nichol kick) | IOWA 35–28 |
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4 | | IOWA | Harmon 77-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick) | IOWA 42–28 |
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4 | | PSU | Nichols 7-yard run (pass failed) | IOWA 42–34 |
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No. 3 Ohio State
#3 Ohio State at #7 Iowa
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 3 Buckeyes |
7 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
14 |
• No. 7 Hawkeyes |
3 |
0 | 10 | 7 |
20 |
Scoring summary |
1 | 8:12 | IOWA | Tom Nichol 25-yard field goal | IOWA 3–0 |
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1 | 1:43 | OHST | Keith Byars 1-yard run (Spangler kick) | OHST 7–3 |
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3 | 12:09 | IOWA | Mike Hufford 16-yard pass from Chuck Long (Nichol kick) | IOWA 10–7 |
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3 | 3:34 | IOWA | Tom Nichol 47-yard field goal | IOWA 13–7 |
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4 | 4:25 | IOWA | Dave Moritz 73-yard pass from Chuck Long (Nichol kick) | IOWA 20–7 |
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4 | 2:21 | OHST | Broadnax 4-yard pass from Mike Tomczak (Spangler kick) | Iowa 20–14 |
The Hawkeyes earned their first win over the Buckeyes since 1962.
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at Illinois
#4 Iowa at Illinois
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 4 Hawkeyes |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
• Fighting Illini |
17 |
10 | 0 | 6 |
33 |
Scoring summary |
1 | | ILL | C. White 30-yard field goal | ILL 3–0 |
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1 | | ILL | Brookins 54-yard pass from Trudeau (C. White kick) | ILL 10–0 |
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1 | | ILL | Benson 12-yard pass from Trudeau (C. White kick) | ILL 17–0 |
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2 | | ILL | D. Williams 6-yard pass from Trudeau (C. White kick) | ILL 24–0 |
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2 | | ILL | C. White 20-yard field goal | ILL 27–0 |
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4 | | ILL | C. White 47-yard field goal | ILL 30–0 |
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4 | | ILL | C. White 45-yard field goal | ILL 33–0 |
The Hawkeyes – ranked #3 in the Coaches poll and #4 in the AP poll – could not break through on this day in Champaign. Illinois would go on to win the outright Big Ten title by finishing 9-0 in conference play.
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Northwestern
Northwestern at #15 Iowa
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wildcats |
0 |
7 | 7 | 7 |
21 |
• No. 15 Hawkeyes |
17 |
17 | 14 | 13 |
61 |
Scoring summary |
1 | | IOWA | Long 1-yard run (Nichol kick) | IOWA 7–0 |
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1 | | IOWA | Olejniczak 18-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick) | IOWA 14–0 |
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1 | | IOWA | Nichol 45-yard field goal | IOWA 17–0 |
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2 | | NW | Schwab 9-yard run (Duvic kick) | IOWA 17–7 |
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2 | | IOWA | Phillips 3-yard run (Nichol kick) | IOWA 24–7 |
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2 | | IOWA | Phillips 8-yard run (Nichol kick) | Iowa 31–7 |
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2 | | IOWA | Nichol 32-yard field goal | IOWA 34–7 |
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3 | | IOWA | Moritz 19-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick) | IOWA 41–7 |
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3 | | NW | Edwards 5-yard run (Duvic kick) | IOWA 41–14 |
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3 | | IOWA | Harmon 60-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick) | IOWA 48–14 |
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4 | | IOWA | Smith 86-yard pass from Grogan (Nichol kick) | IOWA 55–14 |
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4 | | IOWA | Helverson 15-yard pass from Robertson (kick failed) | Iowa 61–14 |
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4 | | NW | Harvey 6-yard pass from Burton (Duvic kick) | IOWA 61–21 |
The Hawkeyes set a Big Ten record with 713 yards of total offense.
- Chuck Long: 23-33, 420 yards, 4 TD (1 rushing)
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Purdue
Purdue at #14 Iowa
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Boilermakers |
7 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
14 |
• No. 14 Hawkeyes |
7 |
17 | 7 | 0 |
31 |
Scoring summary |
1 | | Purdue | Campbell 1-yard run (Clark kick) | Purdue 7-0 |
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1 | | IOWA | O. Gill 2-yard run (Nichol kick) | Tied 7-7 |
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2 | | Purdue | Scott 12-yard pass from Campbell (Clark kick) | Purdue 14-7 |
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2 | | IOWA | Long 5-yard run (Nichol kick) | Tied 14-14 |
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2 | | IOWA | Nichol 47-yard field goal | IOWA 17-14 |
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2 | | IOWA | Smith 55-yard punt return (Nichol kick) | IOWA 24-14 |
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3 | | IOWA | O. Gill 1-yard run (Nichol kick) | IOWA 31-14 |
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at No. 10 Michigan
#12 Iowa at #10 Michigan
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 12 Hawkeyes |
0 |
3 | 0 | 10 |
13 |
• No. 10 Wolverines |
3 |
3 | 7 | 3 |
16 |
- Date: October 22
- Location: Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Game attendance: 104,559
- TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson & Frank Broyles
Scoring summary |
1 | | MICH | Bergeron 37-yard field goal | Michigan 3-0 |
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2 | | MICH | Bergeron 20-yard field goal | Michigan 6-0 |
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2 | 0:53 | IOWA | Nichol 56-yard field goal | Michigan 6-3 |
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3 | | MICH | Rogers 4-yard run (Bergeron kick) | Michigan 13-3 |
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4 | | IOWA | Olejniczak 3-yard pass from Grogan (Nichol kick) | Michigan 13-10 |
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4 | | IOWA | Nichol 27-yard field goal | Tie 13-13 |
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4 | 0:08 | MICH | Bergeron 45-yard field goal | Michigan 16-13 |
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Indiana
Indiana at #17 Iowa
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hoosiers |
0 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
3 |
• No. 17 Hawkeyes |
21 |
7 | 7 | 14 |
49 |
Scoring summary |
1 | | IOWA | O. Gill 16-yard run (Nichol kick) | IOWA 7-0 |
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1 | | IOWA | Moritz 20-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick) | IOWA 14-0 |
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1 | | IOWA | Long 11-yard run (Nichol kick) | IOWA 21-0 |
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2 | | Indiana | Smith 41-yard field goal | IOWA 21-3 |
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2 | | IOWA | E. Phillips 18-yard run (Nichol kick) | IOWA 28-3 |
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3 | | IOWA | O. Gill 2-yard run (Nichol kick) | IOWA 35-3 |
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4 | | IOWA | Moritz 11-yard pass from Grogan (Nichol kick) | IOWA 42-3 |
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4 | | IOWA | Helverson 10-yard pass from Robertson (Nichol kick) | IOWA 49-3 |
- Dave Moritz – 11 receptions, 192 receiving yards, 2 TD
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at Wisconsin
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• No. 15 Hawkeyes |
14 |
13 | 7 | 0 |
34 |
Badgers |
0 |
0 | 0 | 14 |
14 |
Scoring summary |
1 | | IOWA | E. Phillips 2-yard run (Nichol kick) | IOWA 7–0 |
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1 | | IOWA | R. Harmon 12-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick) | IOWA 14–0 |
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2 | | IOWA | Moritz 12-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick) | IOWA 21–0 |
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2 | | IOWA | Hayes 20-yard pass from Long (pass failed) | IOWA 27–0 |
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3 | | IOWA | M. Hufford 6-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick) | IOWA 34–0 |
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4 | | WIS | Al Toon 44-yard pass from Wright (Rohde kick) | IOWA 34–7 |
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4 | | WIS | Harrison 11-yard run (Rohde kick) | IOWA 34–14 |
- Chuck Long – 4 TD passes
- Eddie Phillips – 162 Rush yards, TD
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at Michigan State
#12 Iowa at Michigan State
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• No. 12 Hawkeyes |
0 |
3 | 9 | 0 |
12 |
Spartans |
0 |
0 | 0 | 6 |
6 |
Scoring summary |
2 | | IOWA | Tom Nichol 39-yard field goal | IOWA 3-0 |
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3 | | IOWA | Tom Nichol 40-yard field goal | IOWA 6-0 |
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3 | | IOWA | R. Harmon 9-yard pass from Chuck Long (pass failed) | IOWA 12-0 |
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4 | | MSU | Phil Parker 30-yard blocked punt return (kick failed) | IOWA 12-6 |
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Minnesota
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Golden Gophers |
0 |
7 | 0 | 3 |
10 |
• No. 11 Hawkeyes |
17 |
17 | 7 | 20 |
61 |
Scoring summary |
1 | | IOWA | E. Phillips 80-yard run (Nichol kick) | IOWA 7-0 |
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1 | | IOWA | Tom Nichol 25-yard field goal | IOWA 10-0 |
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1 | | IOWA | Phillips 9-yard run (Nichol kick) | IOWA 17-0 |
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2 | | IOWA | Tom Nichol 22-yard field goal | IOWA 20-0 |
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2 | | IOWA | O. Gill 41-yard run (Nichol kick) | IOWA 27-0 |
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2 | | IOWA | R. Harmon 25-yard pass from Robertson (Nichol kick) | IOWA 34-0 |
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2 | | MINN | Starks 66-yard pass from Sadek (Gallery kick) | IOWA 34-7 |
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3 | | IOWA | R. Harmon 22-yard run (Nichol kick) | IOWA 41-7 |
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4 | | IOWA | Phillips 1-yard run (kick failed) | IOWA 47-7 |
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4 | | IOWA | N. Granger 65-yard run (Nichol kick) | IOWA 54-7 |
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4 | | MINN | Gallery 42-yard field goal | IOWA 54-10 |
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4 | | IOWA | R. Harmon 11-yard run (Nichol kick) | IOWA 61-10 |
The Hawkeyes rolled up a school-record 517 yards rushing against the Gophers. Three Iowa backs went over 100 yards, led by Eddie Phillips with 172 yards and 3 touchdowns. Ronnie Harmon had 75 yards and 2 touchdowns on only 4 carries, and also caught a touchdown pass.
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vs. No. 11 Florida (Gator Bowl)
#10 Iowa vs. #11 Florida
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 10 Hawkeyes |
0 |
3 | 3 | 0 |
6 |
• No. 11 Gators |
7 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
14 |
Scoring summary |
1 | 0:40 | UF | Neal Anderson 1-yard run (Raymond kick) | Florida 7-0 |
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2 | 5:45 | IOWA | Tom Nichol 32-yard field goal | Florida 7-3 |
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2 | 1:08 | UF | Drew fumble recovery in end zone (Raymond kick) | Florida 14-3 |
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3 | 11:00 | IOWA | Tom Nichol 31-yard field goal | Florida 14-6 |
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Personnel
Roster
1983 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/K
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3
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Tom Nichol
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Jr
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- 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
- Bob Stoops – Graduate assistant
- Bruce Kittle – Graduate assistant
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Coaching staff
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Five of the staff would go on to become the winningest head coaches at five different programs: Snyder (Kansas State), Alvarez (Wisconsin), Stoops (Oklahoma), McCarney (Iowa State) and Ferentz (Iowa)
Statistical achievements
The offense broke 35 school records,[35] including:
- 5,647 yards of total offense and 470.6 per game[36]
- 3,239 passing yards[36]
- 713 yards of total offense in a game vs Northwestern (10/8/83).[37]
- 517 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns in a game vs Minnesota (11/19/83)[37]
- 575 passing yards against Northwestern (10/8/83).[37]
The team's individual statistical leaders included:
- Quarterback Chuck Long completed 157 of 265 passes (59.2%) for 2,601 yards.[38] He also set a single-game Iowa passing record (broken by Long the following year) with 420 passing yards against Northwestern on October 8, 1983.[39]
- Wide receiver Dave Moritz led the team with 50 receptions for 912 yards.[40] Dave Chappel set a single-game Iowa receiving record (since broken) with 11 receptions for 192 yards against Indiana on October 29, 1983.[39]
- Kicker Tom Nichol led the team with 86 points scored on 14 field goals and 44 extra points.[40]
- Defensive back Mike Stoops led the team with six interceptions for 154 yards.[41]
Awards and honors
Six Iowa players received first-team honors on the 1983 All-Big Ten Conference football team: quarterback Chuck Long (AP-1, UPI-1); (AP-1, UPI-1); offensive tackle John Alt (AP-1); defensive tackle Paul Hufford (AP-1, UPI-1); linebacker Larry Station (AP-1, UPI-1); defensive back Mike Stoops (AP-2, UPI-1); and wide receiver Dave Moritz (AP-1).[42][43]
The team had three most valuable players: fullback Norm Granger; quarterback Chuck Long; and wide receiver Dave Moritz.[44] The team also had three captains: fullback Norm Granger; offensive guard Jon Roehlk; and defensive end Dave Stroebel.[45]
1984 NFL Draft
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