1987 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1987 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Holiday Bowl Champions
Holiday Bowl, W 20-19 vs. Wyoming
Conference Big Ten Conference
1987 record 10-3 (6-2 Big Ten)
Head coach Hayden Fry
Offensive coordinator Bill Snyder
Home stadium Kinnick Stadium
Seasons
« 1986 1988 »
1987 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#8/8 Michigan State † 7 – 0 – 1     9 – 2 – 1
#16/16 Iowa 6 – 2 – 0     10 – 3 – 0
#NR/20 Indiana 6 – 2 – 0     8 – 4 – 0
#19/18 Michigan 5 – 3 – 0     8 – 4 – 0
Ohio State 4 – 4 – 0     6 – 4 – 1
Minnesota 3 – 5 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Purdue 3 – 5 – 0     3 – 7 – 1
Illinois 2 – 5 – 1     3 – 7 – 1
Northwestern 2 – 6 – 0     2 – 8 – 1
Wisconsin 1 – 7 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1987 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1987 college football season.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 vs. #17 Tennessee* #16 Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic) ABC L 22-23   54,681
September 12 at Arizona* Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 15-14   57,284
September 19 at Iowa State* Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA W 48-9   54,101
September 26 Kansas State* #19 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA W 38-13   67,700
October 3 Michigan State #17 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA L 14-19   67,700
October 10 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI W 31-10   74,645
October 17 at Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ABC L 10-37   105,406
October 24 Purdue Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ABC W 38-14   67,700
October 31 #11 Indiana Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA W 29-21   67,700
November 7 at Northwestern Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL W 52-24   38,694
November 14 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 29-27   90,090
November 21 Minnesota #18 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA W 34-20   67,700
December 30 vs. Wyoming* #18 Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl) ESPN W 20-19   61,892
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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Team players in the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Quinn Early Wide Receiver 3 60 San Diego Chargers
Kevin Harmon Running Back 4 101 Seattle Seahawks
Herb Wester Tackle 5 114 Cincinnati Bengals
Joe Schuster Defensive Tackle 10 261 Philadelphia Eagles

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References

  1. ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=160&season=1987
  2. ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1988.htm
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