1969 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

American college football season

1969 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–5 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ray Nagel (4th season)
MVP	Larry Ely
Captain	Jon Meskimen, Larry Ely
Home stadium	Iowa Stadium
Seasons← 1968 1970 →

1969 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Ohio State +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Michigan +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Purdue	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Minnesota	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
Iowa	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Michigan State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Illinois	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1969 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Ray Nagel, the Hawkeyes compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing in a four-way tie for fifth in the Big Ten. However, the team achieved a non-losing record for the first time since 1961. The team played home games at Iowa Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 20	Oregon State*	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA		L 14–42	51,800
September 27	Washington State*	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA		W 61–35	43,321
October 4	Arizona*	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA		W 31–19	47,391
October 11	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)		L 17–23	53,714
October 18	at No. 17 Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette,IN		L 31–35	65,971
October 25	Michigan State	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	ABC	W 19–18	65,471
November 1	Minnesota	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)		L 8–35	56,143
November 8	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ABC	W 28–17	52,854
November 15	No. 14 Michigan	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA		L 6–51	45,981
November 22	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL		W 40–0	30,257
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1969 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`10`	Larry Lawrence	Sr
RB	`44`	Dennis Green	Jr
WR	`22`	Kerry Reardon	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`43`	Craig Clemons	So
LB		Larry Ely	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Ray Nagel

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

"Beavers rebound for 42-14 romp". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. September 21, 1969. p. 1B.
"Iowa's long TD runs tame Arizona, 31–19". The Flint Journal. October 5, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
Curt Sylvester (November 16, 1969). "Wolverines Clobber Helpless Iowa, 51-6". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 5C – via Newspapers.com.

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