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1975 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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1975 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–8 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorLarry Coyer (2nd season)
MVPAndre Jackson
CaptainAndre Jackson, Brandt Yocom
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Ohio State $ 8 0 0 11 1 0
No. 8 Michigan 7 1 0 8 2 2
Michigan State 4 4 0 7 4 0
Illinois 4 4 0 5 6 0
Purdue 4 4 0 4 7 0
Wisconsin 3 4 1 4 6 1
Minnesota 3 5 0 6 5 0
Iowa 3 5 0 3 8 0
Northwestern 2 6 0 3 8 0
Indiana 1 6 1 2 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1975 Big Ten Conference football season.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 13IllinoisL 12–2757,200
September 20at Syracuse*L 7–1019,283
September 27No. 12 Penn State*
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 10–3052,780
October 4No. 3 USC*
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 16–2754,600
October 11at No. 1 Ohio StateL 0–4987,826
October 18at IndianaW 20–1032,441
October 25Minnesotadagger
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
L 7–3159,160
November 1at NorthwesternW 24–2125,530
November 8Wisconsin
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 45–2854,650
November 15at PurdueL 18–1945,549
November 22Michigan State
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 23–2742,300
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1975 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL 72 Joe Devlin Sr
OL 76 Rod Walters Sr
FB 48 Mark Fetter Sr
RB   Tom Grine Jr
FB   Bob Holmes Sr
RB 22 Jim Jensen Sr
QB 17 Butch Caldwell Jr
QB   Tom McLaughlin So
    Rod Wellington Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 20 Andre Jackson Sr
DB 21 Jim Caldwell Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K   Nick Quartaro Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Game summaries

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Illinois

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At Syracuse

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Penn State

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Wisconsin

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Team players in the 1976 NFL Draft

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Wayne Walters Guard 1 14 Kansas City Chiefs
Jim Jensen Running back 2 40 Dallas Cowboys
Joe Devlin Offensive tackle 2 52 Buffalo Bills
Rod Wellington Running back 7 196 Kansas City Chiefs
Warren Peiffer Defensive tackle 9 240 New Orleans Saints

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References

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  1. ^ "1975 Football Schedule". University of Iowa Athletic Department. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "1976 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.