1979 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1979 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1979 record	5–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Hayden Fry (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Snyder (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Brashier (1st year)
MVP	Dennis Mosley
Captain	5 Jim Molini Mario Pace Sam Palladino Cedric Shaw Jim Swift
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium
Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

1979 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Ohio State $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#10 Purdue	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#18 Michigan	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#19 Indiana	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Iowa	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Michigan State	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Illinois	1	–	6	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
Northwestern	0	–	9	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Iowa at #3 Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total Hawkeyes 6 0 0 0 6 • #3 Sooners 0 7 0 14 21 Date: September 15 Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK Game attendance: 72,531

Scoring summary 1 IOWA Dennis Mosley 10-yard pass from Phil Seuss (kick failed) IOWA 6-0 2 4:00 OU Billy Sims 1-yard run (John Hoge kick) OU 7-6 4 OU Billy Sims 3-yard run (John Hoge kick) OU 14-6 4 OU J.C. Watts 1-yard run (John Hoge kick) OU 21-6

Scoring summary
1		IOWA	Dennis Mosley 10-yard pass from Phil Seuss (kick failed)	IOWA 6-0
2	4:00	OU	Billy Sims 1-yard run (John Hoge kick)	OU 7-6
4		OU	Billy Sims 3-yard run (John Hoge kick)	OU 14-6
4		OU	J.C. Watts 1-yard run (John Hoge kick)	OU 21-6

#7 Nebraska at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total • #7 Cornhuskers 0 7 7 10 24 Hawkeyes 7 0 14 0 21 Date: September 22 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa Game attendance: 60,005 Sources: Box Score and Game Story

Scoring summary 1 IOWA McKillip 2-yard run (Reggie Roby kick) IOWA 7-0 2 NEB Quinn 1-yard run (Sukup kick) Tied 7-7 3 IOWA McKillip 2-yard run (Roby kick) IOWA 14-7 3 IOWA Chappelle 29-yard pass from Gales (Roby kick) IOWA 21-7 3 NEB Hager 4-yard run (Sukup kick) IOWA 21-14 4 NEB Johnson 5-yard run (Sukup kick) Tied 21-21 4 NEB Sukup 30-yard field goal NEB 24-21

Scoring summary
1		IOWA	McKillip 2-yard run (Reggie Roby kick)	IOWA 7-0
2		NEB	Quinn 1-yard run (Sukup kick)	Tied 7-7
3		IOWA	McKillip 2-yard run (Roby kick)	IOWA 14-7
3		IOWA	Chappelle 29-yard pass from Gales (Roby kick)	IOWA 21-7
3		NEB	Hager 4-yard run (Sukup kick)	IOWA 21-14
4		NEB	Johnson 5-yard run (Sukup kick)	Tied 21-21
4		NEB	Sukup 30-yard field goal	NEB 24-21

Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy

1 2 3 4 Total Cyclones 7 0 7 0 14 • Hawkeyes 7 7 7 9 30 Date: September 29 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa Game attendance: 60,100

1 2 3 4 Total • Hawkeyes 0 6 7 0 13 Fighting Illini 0 7 0 0 7 Date: October 6 Location: Memorial Stadium Game attendance: 51,044

Scoring summary Q2 IOWA Roby 25 yard field goal IOWA 3–0 Q2 IOWA Roby 33 yard field goal IOWA 6–0 Q2 ILL Strader 4 yard pass from McCullough (Bostrom kick) ILL 7–6 Q3 IOWA McKillip 1 yard run (Roby kick) IOWA 13–7

Scoring summary
Q2		IOWA	Roby 25 yard field goal	IOWA 3–0
Q2		IOWA	Roby 33 yard field goal	IOWA 6–0
Q2		ILL	Strader 4 yard pass from McCullough (Bostrom kick)	ILL 7–6
Q3		IOWA	McKillip 1 yard run (Roby kick)	IOWA 13–7

1 2 3 4 Total • Hawkeyes 7 28 0 23 58 Wildcats 0 0 0 6 6 Date: October 13 Location: Dyche Stadium Game attendance: 27,224 Sources: Box Score and Game Story

Scoring summary Q1 IOWA Mosley 1-yard run (Roby kick) IOWA 7–0 Q2 IOWA Bohannon 5-yard run (Roby kick) IOWA 14–0 Q2 IOWA Chappelle 44-yard pass from Bohannon (Roby kick) IOWA 21–0 Q2 IOWA Burke 12-yard pass from Bohannon (Roby kick) IOWA 28–0 Q2 IOWA Bohannon 6-yard run (Roby kick) IOWA 35–0 Q4 IOWA McKillip 7-yard pass from Suess (Roby kick) IOWA 42–0 Q4 IOWA Mosley 1-yard run (Roby kick) IOWA 49–0 Q4 NW Bogan 69-yard pass from Kerrigan (pass failed) IOWA 49–6 Q4 IOWA Roby 27-yard field goal IOWA 52–6 Q4 IOWA Dunham 2-yard pass from Gales (kick failed) IOWA 58–6

The 1979 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1979 Big Ten Conference football season. It was the first season for new head coach Hayden Fry, who arrived in Iowa City after spending the previous six years at North Texas State.

On October 22, 2016, former University of Indiana coach and current ESPN College Football analyst Lee Corso described the game on College Gameday. He said at halftime he told the Hoosiers (who were losing the game 26-3) to not bother coming out for the 2nd half unless they were prepared to win the game. Indiana would then go on to win the game 30-26/

For the second week in a row, the Hawkeyes faced a Big 8 opponent ranked in the top 10. Iowa led 21-14 at the end of the 3rd quarter, but Nebraska tied the game then recovered a fumble before kicking the winning field goal late.

This game marked Hayden Fry's first win as head coach of the Hawkeyes.

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