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1971 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–10 (1–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPCraig Clemons
CaptainGeoff Mickelson, Craig Clemons
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
Seasons← 19701972 →
1971 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Michigan $ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Northwestern 6 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Ohio State 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Michigan State 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Illinois 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Minnesota 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Purdue 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Indiana 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Iowa 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1971 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by first—head coach year Frank Lauterbur, the Hawkeyes compiled a record of 1–10 with a mark of 1–8 in conference play, placing last in the Big Ten.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 11at No. 11 Ohio StateL 21–5275,596
September 18at Oregon State*L 19–3324,092
September 25No. 12 Penn State*ABCL 14–4444,303
October 2at PurdueL 13–4563,485
October 9Northwestern
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 3–2852,102
October 16Minnesota
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
L 14–1951,488
October 23at Michigan StateL 3–3460,383
October 30Wisconsin
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 20–1643,155
November 6at No. 3 MichiganL 7–6372,467
November 13Indiana
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 7–1442,102
November 20at IllinoisL 0–3140,703
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1971 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 10 Levi Mitchell Sr
QB 11 Kyle Skogman Jr
FL 12 Dave Harris Jr
QB 13 Frank Sunderman Jr
QB 14 Ron Hayes So
QB 15 Rob Fick So
RB 17 Kim Hardt So
FL 21 Jerry Reardon Jr
FL 27 Tony Major Sr
RB 29 Steve Penney Sr
FB 31 Frank Holmes Sr
FB 33 Bob Sims Jr
TE 36 Tom Cabalka Jr
G 38 Paul Jurca Jr
G 39 Karl Hoinkes Jr
RB 44 Harold Johnson So
WR 47 Dave Triplett Sr
C 50 Clark Malmer Sr
G 51 Mark Nelson So
C 55 Pat Long So
C 58 Joe Ritchie Jr
G 60 Geoff Mickelson Sr
G 61 Rich Lutz Jr
G 64 John Farrell Jr
OT 67 Don Presson Jr
G 69 Lorin Lynch Sr
OT 71 Jim Kaiser Sr
OT 72 Craig Darling Jr
OT 74 Jim Begale Jr
OT 76 Wendell Bell Sr
G 79 Kelly Disser Sr
OT 81 Todd Watson Jr
WR 83 Brian Rollins So
TE 85 Ed Morrissey So
TE 89 Don Osby Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 16 Craig Johnson Jr
DB 18 Alan Schaefer Sr
DB 19 Bill Schoonover Jr
DB 20 Wayne Holloway Jr
DB 23 Charles Cross Jr
DE 25 Ike White Jr
DB 26 Al Matthews Jr
DB 30 Mike Wendling Jr
DB 32 Bruce Stromberg Jr
LB 34 Rich Byard Jr
LB 35 Dave Simms Jr
DB 40 Rick Brooks So
DB 43 Craig Clemons (C) Sr
DB 41 Tom Halleckson So
DB 45 Rich Solomon Sr
DB 46 Jerry Johnson Sr
LB 49 Roger Jerrick So
LB 53 Harry Young So
DT 63 Marvin Glasgow Jr
DE 65 Dean Drenzek Jr
LB 66 Murphy Anderson So
DT 70 Charles Podolak Sr
DT 75 Jim Waschek So
DT 77 Ron Conatser So
DT 78 Ernie Roberson So
DE 84 Kent Rinaberger So
DE 87 Dan Dickel So
DE 88 Mike Dillner Jr
DE 90 Larry Horton Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK 22 Harry Kokolus So
PK 28 Mike Cooper Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. Curt Sylvester (November 7, 1971). "U-M Sniffs Roses . . . Blasts Iowa, 63–7". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 6D – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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