1970 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 1970 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1970 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by Ray Nagel in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Hawkeyes compiled an overall record of 3–6–1 with a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play, placing fourth in the Big Ten. The team played home games at Iowa Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

1970 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–6–1 (3–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ray Nagel (5th season)
MVP	Dave Clement
Captain	Ray Manning, Dan McDonald
Home stadium	Iowa Stadium
Seasons ← 1969 1971 →

1970 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Ohio State $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Michigan	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Northwestern	6	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Iowa	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Michigan State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Minnesota	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Purdue	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Illinois	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Indiana	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Oregon State*	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 14–21	23,379
September 26	No. 7 USC*	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 0–48	56,131
October 3	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 10–17	37,500
October 10	Wisconsin	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	W 24–14	53,622
October 17	Purdue	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 3–24	56,973
October 24	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 0–37	63,482
October 31	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	T 14–14	51,345
November 7	Indiana	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 42–13	43,217
November 14	at No. 5 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–55	66,189	^[1]
November 21	Illinois	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 22–16	38,700
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1970 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 17 Roy Bash Sr C 51 Al Cassady Sr RB 44 Dennis Green Sr TE 82 Ray Manning Sr OT 77 Jim Miller Sr RB 10 Levi Mitchell Jr RB 29 Steve Penney Jr WR 22 Kerry Reardon Sr WR 47 Dave Triplett Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 53 Dave Clement Sr DB 43 Craig Clemons Jr DB 41 Tom Hayes Sr DE 90 Larry Horton So LB 85 Kenny Price Sr DT 65 Bill Windauer So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K   Marcos Melendez	Head coach Ray Nagel Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

Game summaries

USC

USC at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 7 Trojans 7 27 14 0 48 Hawkeyes 0 0 0 0 0 Date: September 26 Location: Iowa Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa Game attendance: 56,131

Scoring summary 1 USC Jones 1-yard run (Ayala kick) USC 7–0 2 USC Davis 3-yard run (Ayala kick) USC 14–0 2 USC Jones 8-yard run (kick failed) USC 20–0 2 USC Chandler 9-yard pass from Jones (Dickerson pass from Jones) USC 28–0 2 USC Rae 4-yard run (run failed) USC 34–0 3 USC Harris 1-yard run (Ayala kick) USC 41–0 3 USC McNeill 4-yard run (Ayala kick) USC 48–0

Wisconsin

Wisconsin at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total Badgers 0 0 14 0 14 • Hawkeyes 7 7 7 3 24 Date: October 10 Location: Iowa Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa Game attendance: 53,622

Scoring summary Q1 IOWA Tim Sullivan 2 yard run (Marcos Melendez kick) IOWA 7–0 Q2 IOWA Levi Mitchell 4 yard run (Melendez kick) IOWA 14–0 Q3 WIS Neil Graff 16 yard run (pass failed) IOWA 14–6 Q3 WIS Larry Mialik 28 yard pass from Graff (Graff run) Tie 14–14 Q3 IOWA Sullivan 3 yard run (Melendez kick) IOWA 21–14 Q4 IOWA Melendez 31 yard field goal IOWA 28–14

Iowa sophomore quarterback Kyle Skogman started his first game.^[2]

At Michigan

Iowa at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Hawkeyes 0 0 0 0 0 • No. 5 Wolverines 21 14 7 13 55 Date: November 14 Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan Game attendance: 66,189

Scoring summary 1 MICH Billy Taylor 1-yard run (Dana Coin kick) MICH 7-0 1 MICH Glenn Doughty 2-yard run (Coin kick) MICH 14-0 1 MICH Taylor 2-yard run (Coin kick) MICH 21-0 2 MICH Don Moorhead 24-yard run (Coin kick) MICH 28-0 2 MICH Fritz Seyferth 3-yard run (Coin kick) MICH 35-0 3 MICH Thom Darden recovered fumble in end zone (Coin kick) MICH 42-0 4 MICH Lance G. Scheffler 5-yard run (Coin kick) MICH 49-0 4 MICH David Zuccarelli 7-yard run (kick failed) MICH 55-0

See also: 1970 Michigan Wolverines football team

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References

1. Curt Sylvester (November 15, 1970). "Whoosh! M's Well-Oiled Machine Crushes Iowa, 55-0". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 5D – via Newspapers.com.
2. Palm Beach Post. 1970 Oct 11.
3. "Michigan Blasts Iowa, 55-0." Palm Beach Post. 1970 Nov 15.