1987 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1987 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Holiday Bowl Champions
Holiday Bowl, W 20-19 vs. Wyoming
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#16
AP	#16
1987 record	10–3 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Hayden Fry
Offensive coordinator	Bill Snyder
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium

	Conf							Overall
1987 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#8 Michigan State †	7	–	0	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
#16 Iowa	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Indiana	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#19 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

The 1987 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A 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 (Cy-Hawk Trophy)		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 (Floyd of Rosedale)		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.

Team players in the 1988 NFL Draft

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

References

Iowa Hawkeyes football

Venues	Iowa Field (1890–1928) Kinnick Stadium (1929–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa State (Cy-Hawk Trophy) Minnesota (Floyd of Rosedale) Nebraska: The Heroes Game (Heroes Trophy) Wisconsin (Heartland Trophy)

Culture & lore	All-time series results History Herky the Hawk "Iowa Fight Song" Hawkeye Marching Band

People	Head coaches Honorees NFL draftees

Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold