1984 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1984 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Freedom Bowl Champions
Freedom Bowl, W 55-17 vs. Texas
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#15
AP	#16
1984 record	8–4–1 (5–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Hayden Fry (6th year)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Snyder (6th year)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Brashier (6th year)
MVP	Ronnie Harmon
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium

1984 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#13 Ohio State $	7	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Illinois	6	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Purdue	6	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
#16 Iowa	5	–	3	–	1	8	–	4	–	1
Wisconsin	5	–	3	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
Michigan	5	–	4	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	5	–	4	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Indiana	0	–	9	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Hawkeyes, led by legendary head coach Hayden Fry, were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Kinnick Stadium.

Season

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	Iowa State*	#10	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy)		W 59-21	66,150
September 15	#12 Penn State*	#5	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		L 17-20	66,145
September 22	at #5 Ohio State	#14	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	SV	L 26-45	89,733
September 29	Illinois		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	CBS	W 21-16	66,322
October 6	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL		W 31-3	36,598
October 13	at #14 Purdue		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		W 40-3	66,359
October 20	Michigan	#18	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	CBS	W 26-0	66,025
October 27	at Indiana	#17	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		W 24-20	37,747
November 3	Wisconsin	#17	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	CBS	T 10-10	66,255
November 10	Michigan State	#18	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		L 16-17	65,887
November 17	at Minnesota		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale)		L 17-23	63,479
December 1	at Hawaii*		Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI		W 17-6	50,000
December 26	vs. #19 Texas*		Anaheim Stadium • Anaheim, CA (Freedom Bowl)	Mizlou	W 55-17	24,093
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

Further information: 1984 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	12 (1)	10 (1)	5 (2)	14	NR	NR	NR	18	17	17	18	NR	NR	NR	NR	16
Coaches'																15

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Game notes

Iowa State

Iowa State at #10 Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	0	7	0	14	21
• Hawkeyes	14	28	10	7	59

Date: September 8
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Game attendance: 66,150

Source: Box Score and Game Recap, Box Score and Game Recap

Scoring summary

Q1		IOWA	Strobel 38-yard interception return (Nichol kick)	IOWA 7–0

Q1		IOWA	Happel 15-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)	IOWA 14–0

Q2		IOWA	Smith 63-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)	IOWA 21–0

Q2		IOWA	Hayes 3-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)	IOWA 28–0

Q2		IOWA	O. Gill 3-yard run (Nichol kick)	IOWA 35–0

Q2		ISU	Davis 1-yard pass from Espinoza (Bochrodt kick)	IOWA 35–7

Q2		IOWA	R. Harmon 86-yard run (Nichol kick)	IOWA 42–7

Q3		IOWA	R. Harmon 68-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)	IOWA 49–7

Q3		IOWA	T. Nichol 37-yard field goal	IOWA 52–7

Q4		ISU	Henderson 45-yard pass from Espinoza (Bochrodt kick)	IOWA 52–14

Q4	6:55	IOWA	Cotton 18-yard pass from K. Hatinon (Nichol kick)	IOWA 59–14

Q4		ISU	Hanson 12-yard pass from Espinoza (Bochrodt kick)	IOWA 59–21

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Penn State

#12 Penn State at #5 Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nittany Lions	0	13	0	7	20
Hawkeyes	3	7	0	7	17

Date: September 15
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Game attendance: 66,145

Source: Box score and Game story, Box Score and Game Recap

Scoring summary

Q1	IOWA	Nichol 24-yard field goal	IOWA 3–0

Q2	PSU	Gancitano 21-yard field goal	Tied 3–3

Q2	PSU	Gancitano 35-yard field goal	PSU 6–3

Q2	PSU	Bellamy 24-yard pass from Strang (Gancitano kick)	PSU 13–3

Q2	IOWA	R. Harmon 15-yard run (Nichol kick)	PSU 13–10

Q4	PSU	Strang 1-yard run (Gancitano kick)	PSU 20–10

Q4	IOWA	Long 1-yard run (Nichol kick)	PSU 20–17

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Ohio State

#14 Iowa at #5 Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Hawkeyes	3	17	6	0	26
• #5 Buckeyes	10	21	7	7	45

Date: September 22
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Game attendance: 89,733
Game weather: 85°F, Clear and sunny, Wind S 10-15
Referee: Jim Kemerling
Television network: SV

Source: Box score and Game story, Box Score

Scoring summary

Q1	6:10	OSU	Spangler 23-yard field goal	OSU 3–0

Q1	2:33	IOWA	Tom Nichol 30-yard field goal	Tied 3–3

Q1	2:13	OSU	K. Byars 50-yard run (Spangler kick)	OSU 10–3

Q2	13:43	IOWA	Jordan 27-yard pass from Chuck Long (Nichol kick)	Tied 10–10

Q2	9:07	OSU	K. Byars 14-yard pass from M. Tomczak (Spangler kick)	OSU 17–10

Q2	8:20	OSU	Kolic 25-yard interception return (Spangler kick)	OSU 24–10

Q2	7:41	OSU	Lanese 35-yard pass from K. Byars (Spangler kick)	OSU 31–10

Q2	2:49	IOWA	Flagg 30-yard pass from Chuck Long (Nichol kick)	OSU 31–17

Q2	0:08	IOWA	Tom Nichol 41-yard field goal	OSU 31–20

Q3	4:56	IOWA	Chuck Long 2-yard run (two-point conversion failed)	OSU 31–26

Q3	1:23	OSU	K. Byars 7-yard run (Spangler kick)	OSU 38–26

Q4	1:39	OSU	Lanese 6-yard run (Spangler kick)	OSU 45–26

The Hawkeyes outgained the Buckeyes 458-335, but four turnovers (one returned for a touchdown) were too much to overcome on this trip to Columbus. Keith Byars ran, caught, and threw touchdowns for Ohio State. ^[5]

Illinois

Illinois at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Illini	3	0	0	13	16
• Hawkeyes	7	0	7	7	21

Date: September 29
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Game attendance: 66,322
Game weather: 45°F, Sunny, Wind W 10
TV announcers (CBS): Brent Musburger and Ara Parseghian

Source: Box score and Game story

Scoring summary

Q1	IOWA	R. Harmon 2-yard run (Nichol kick)	IOWA 7–0

Q1	ILL	C. White 36-yard field goal	IOWA 7–3

Q3	IOWA	R. Harmon 8-yard run (Nichol kick)	IOWA 14–3

Q4	ILL	NAME 8-yard pass from Trudeau (two-point conversion failed)	IOWA 14–9

Q4	IOWA	R. Harmon 12-yard run (Nichol kick)	IOWA 21–9

Q4	ILL	Grant 4-yard pass from Trudeau (White kick)	IOWA 21–16

The Hawkeyes exacted some revenge for the whipping laid on them in Champaign the previous season. The win over the defending Big Ten champions snapped the Illini’s 12-game conference winning streak. ^[6]

Northwestern

Iowa at Northwestern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	0	3	0	0	3
• Wildcats	14	10	0	7	31

Date: October 6
Location: Dyche Stadium, Evanston, IL
Game attendance: 36,598

Sources: Box Score and Game story

Scoring summary

1	IOWA	R. Harmon 2-yard run (Nichol kick)	IOWA 7-0

1	IOWA	R. Harmon 9-yard run (Nichol kick)	IOWA 14-0

2	IOWA	R. Harmon 17-yard run (Nichol kick)	IOWA 21-0

2	NW	J. Duvic 49-yard field goal	IOWA 21-3

2	IOWA	T. Nichol 28-yard field goal	IOWA 24-3

4	IOWA	S. Helverson 6-yard pass from Chuck Long (NIchol kick)	IOWA 31-3

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Purdue

Iowa at #14 Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hawkeyes	6	13	21	0	40
Boilermakers	3	0	0	0	3

Date: October 13
Location: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
Game attendance: 66,359

Scoring summary

Q1	IOWA	Smith 51 yard pass from Long (kick failed)	IOWA 6–0

Q1	PUR	Rendina 32 yard field goal	IOWA 6–3

Q2	IOWA	Nichol 22 yard field goal	IOWA 9–3

Q2	IOWA	Helverson 56 yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)	IOWA 16–3

Q2	IOWA	Nichol 38 yard field goal	IOWA 19–3

Q3	IOWA	Smith 31 yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)	IOWA 26–3

Q3	IOWA	Smith 38 yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)	IOWA 33–3

Q3	IOWA	Harmon 3 yard run (Nichol kick)	IOWA 40–3

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Chuck Long went 17-21 for 369 yards and 4 TD as Iowa won in West Lafayette for the first time since 1956.^[9]

Michigan

Michigan at #18 Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolverines	0	0	0	0	0
• Hawkeyes	6	3	3	14	26

Date: October 19
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Game attendance: 66,025
TV announcers (CBS): Brent Musburger and Ara Parseghian

Scoring summary

Q1		IOWA	R. Harmon 3-yard run (Nichol kick failed)	IOWA 6–0

Q2		IOWA	Tom Nichol 29-yard field goal	IOWA 9–0

Q3		IOWA	Tom Nichol 46-yard field goal	IOWA 12–0

Q4		IOWA	O. Gill 10-yard run (Nichol kick)	IOWA 19–0

Q4	3:47	IOWA	Chuck Long 2-yard run (Nichol kick)	IOWA 26–0

The Hawkeyes' 26-0 shutout of the Wolverines would end up being Bo Schembechler's worst loss in 21 years as head coach at Michigan. ^[10] ^[11]

Indiana

#17 Iowa at Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hawkeyes	7	7	10	0	24
Hoosiers	7	7	0	6	20

Date: October 27
Location: Memorial Stadium (Indiana), Bloomington, IN
Game attendance: 37,747

Source: Box Score and Game Story

Scoring summary

Q1	IOWA	R. Harmon 35-yard run (Nichol kick)	IOWA 7–0

Q1	IND	Lilja 2-yard pass from Bradley (Rogers kick)	Tied 7–7

Q2	IOWA	Hayes 5-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)	IOWA 14–7

Q2	IND	Kenebrew 10-yard pass from Bradley (Rogers kick)	Tied 14–14

Q3	IOWA	Happel 16-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)	IOWA 21–14

Q3	IOWA	Nichol 36-yard field goal	IOWA 24–14

Q4	IND	Cook 7-yard pass from Bradley (pass failed)	IOWA 24–20

Chuck Long set an NCAA record by completing 22-straight passes^[12] (record stood until 1998^[13]) and tossed two touchdowns, and Ronnie Harmon ran for 160 yards and a touchdown in the victory over Indiana. Iowa sat atop the Big Ten standings after beating the Hoosiers, but would not win another conference game in 1984.

Wisconsin

Wisconsin at #17 Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	10	0	0	0	10
Hawkeyes	0	0	3	7	10

Date: November 3
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Game attendance: 66,255

Source: Box Score and Game Story

Scoring summary

Q1	8:59	WIS	Gregoire 25-yard field goal	WIS 3–0

Q1	6:41	WIS	Harrison 1-yard run (Gregoire kick)	WIS 10–0

Q3	8:00	IOWA	Nichol 26-yard field goal	WIS 10–3

Q4	11:54	IOWA	Long 1-yard run (Nichol kick)	TIE 10–10

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Michigan State

Michigan State at #18 Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Spartans	7	7	3	0	17
Hawkeyes	3	0	0	13	16

Date: November 10
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Game attendance: 65,887

Source: Box Score and Game Story

Scoring summary

Q1	7:29	IOWA	Nichol 24-yard field goal	IOWA 3–0

Q1		MSU	L. White 2-yard run (Mojsiejenko kick)	MSU 7–3

Q2		MSU	Rolle 7-yard pass from Yarema (Mojsiejenko kick)	MSU 14–3

Q3		MSU	Mojsiejenko 24-yard field goal	MSU 17–3

Q4	9:18	IOWA	O. Gill 2-yard run (Nichol kick)	MSU 17-10

Q4	0:44	IOWA	Hayes 3-yard pass from Long (Long run failed)	MSU 17–16

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Minnesota

Iowa at Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	0	7	7	3	17
• Golden Gophers	0	7	3	13	23

Date: November 22
Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN
Game attendance: 63,479

Source: Box Score and Game Story

Scoring summary

Q2		IOWA	O. Gill 11-yard run (Nichol kick)	IOWA 7–0

Q2		MINN	Starks 1-yard pass from Foggie (Lohmiller kick)	Tied 7–7

Q3		IOWA	Bill Happel 95-yard punt return (Nichol kick)	IOWA 14–7

Q3	0:57	MINN	Lohmiller 40-yard field goal	IOWA 14–10

Q4		MINN	Lohmiller 36-yard field goal	IOWA 14–13

Q4		IOWA	Tom Nichol 25-yard field goal	IOWA 17–13

Q4	4:17	MINN	Gary Couch 14-yard run (Lohmiller kick)	MINN 20–17

Q4	0:56	MINN	Lohmiller 34-yard field goal	MINN 23–17

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Hawaii

Iowa at Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hawkeyes	3	0	0	14	17
Rainbow Warriors	0	6	0	0	6

Date: December 1
Location: Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
Game attendance: 50,000

Source: Box Score and Game Story

Scoring summary

Q1		IOWA	Nichol 41-yard field goal	IOWA 3–0

Q2		HAW	Spelman 24-yard field goal	Tied 3-3

Q2		HAW	Spelman 42-yard field goal	HAWAII 6-3

Q4		IOWA	Hayes 3-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)	IOWA 10–6

Q4	2:31	IOWA	Helverson 8-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)	IOWA 17–6

Freedom Bowl

#19 Texas vs. Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Longhorns	0	17	0	0	17
• Hawkeyes	14	10	31	0	55

Date: December 26
Location: Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, CA
Game attendance: 24,093
Game weather: Rain

Scoring summary

Q1		IOWA	Hayes 6-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)	IOWA 7–0

Q1		Iowa	Flagg 11-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)	IOWA 14–0

Q2		Texas	Bryant 11-yard pass from Dodge (Ward kick)	IOWA 14–7

Q2		IOWA	Bush 1-yard run (Nichol kick)	IOWA 21–7

Q2		Texas	Harris 1-yard pass from Dodge (Ward kick)	IOWA 21–14

Q2		Texas	Ward 46-yard FG	IOWA 21–17

Q2		IOWA	Nichol 27-yard FG	IOWA 24–17

Q3		IOWA	Nichol 35-yard FG	IOWA 27–17

Q3		IOWA	Happel 33-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)	IOWA 34–17

Q3		IOWA	Smith 49-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)	IOWA 41–17

Q3		IOWA	Helverson 4-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)	IOWA 48–17

Q3	2:19	IOWA	Hayes 15-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)	IOWA 55–17

Chuck Long 29-39, 461 yards, 6 TD ^[18]

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Postseason Awards

Larry Station, Linebacker - Consensus First-team All-American
Paul Hufford, Defensive Tackle - Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year

Team players in the 1985 NFL Draft

Main article: 1985 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Jonathan Hayes	Tight End	2	41	Kansas City Chiefs
Owen Gill	Running Back	2	53	Seattle Seahawks
George Little	Defensive Tackle	3	65	Miami Dolphins
Dave Strobel	Linebacker	8	211	Cincinnati Bengals

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References

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↑ "Iowa 1984 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
↑ "Long bombards Iowa State". The Pantagraph. September 9, 1984. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
↑ "Penn State takes air out of Iowa". Chicago Tribune. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
↑ "IOWA IS DEFEATED BY OHIO STATE, 45-26". New York Times. September 23, 1984. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
↑ "Iowa halts Illini's Big Ten streak". The Pantagraph. September 30, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
↑ "Iowa crushes Northwestern". The Pantagraph. October 7, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
↑ "AT IOWA, HARMON MAKES OFFENSE GO". New York Times. October 10, 1984. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
↑ "Iowa, Long destroy Purdue jinx". Chicago Tribune. October 14, 1984. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
↑ "IOWA DEALS SCHEMBECHLER WORST DEFEAT". New York Times. October 20, 1984. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
↑ "No. 18 Iowa Gives Michigan Worst Loss in 16 Years, 26-0". Washington Post. October 20, 1984. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
↑ "Long powers Iowa". Chicago Tribune. October 28, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
↑ "Martin Turns Tennessee Rout Into Tee Party". Los Angeles Times. November 1, 1998. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
↑ "HARMON INJURED AS IOWA TIES". New York Times. November 4, 1984. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
↑ "OHIO ST. GRABS BIG TEN LEAD". New York Times. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
↑ "Minnesota Shocks Iowa". Chicago Tribune. November 18, 1984. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
↑ "Long, Iowa rally to down Hawaii". The Pantagraph. December 2, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
↑ Iowa Hawkeyes Official Athletic Site
↑ "Long Sets Records As Iowa Triumphs". New York Times. December 27, 1984. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
↑ "1985 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com.

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	History Herky the Hawk "Iowa Fight Song" 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 2016

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