FEATURED GAME
Beat #10 Oregon State
35
vs
19
Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) — defining win on the season's biggest stage
See how the 1956 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | Away Indiana | 27–0 | W |
| Oct 6 | Home Oregon State | 14–13 | W |
| Oct 13 | Home Wisconsin | 13–7 | W |
| Oct 20 | Home Hawaii | 34–0 | W |
| Oct 27 | Away Purdue | 21–20 | W |
| Nov 3 | Home (17) Michigan | 14–17 | L |
| Nov 10 | Away (6) Minnesota | 7–0 | W |
| Nov 17 | Home (6) Ohio State | 6–0 | W |
| Nov 24 | Home Notre Dame | 48–8 | W |
| Jan 1 | Neutral (10) Oregon State Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) | 35–19 | W |
| Player | G | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | Y/A | AY/A | Y/C | Y/G | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken PloenQBH-9 | 9 | 24 | 54 | 44.4 | 303 | 4 | 3 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 12.6 | 33.7 | 104.9 |
| Randy DuncanQB | 9 | 15 | 37 | 40.5 | 144 | 2 | 3 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 9.6 | 16.0 | 74.9 |
| Eugene VeitQB | 9 | 1 | 11 | 9.1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 18.0 | 2.0 | 52.8 |
| John NoceraRB | 9 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 30.0 | 10.0 | 1.1 | 514.0 |
| Player | G | Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | Y/A | TD | Y/G | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Y/G | Plays | Yds | TD | ||
| Ken PloenQBH-9 | 9 | 78 | 428 | 5.5 | 5 | 47.6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 78 | 428 | 5 |
| Bill HappelRB | 9 | 93 | 403 | 4.3 | 3 | 44.8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 93 | 403 | 3 |
| Don DobrinoRB | 9 | 83 | 373 | 4.5 | 1 | 41.4 | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 3.2 | 87 | 402 | 1 |
| Fred HarrisRB | 9 | 68 | 334 | 4.9 | 3 | 37.1 | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 1 | 7.4 | 74 | 401 | 4 |
| Collins HaglerRB | 9 | 36 | 220 | 6.1 | 3 | 24.4 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 1 | 1.2 | 37 | 231 | 4 |
| Jim GibbonsWR | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 184 | 15.3 | 3 | 20.4 | 12 | 184 | 3 |
| John NoceraRB | 9 | 26 | 77 | 3.0 | 1 | 8.6 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 1.1 | 28 | 87 | 1 |
| Frank GilliamWR | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 79 | 13.2 | 1 | 8.8 | 6 | 79 | 1 |
| Bill GravelRB | 9 | 19 | 68 | 3.6 | 0 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 68 | 0 |
| Delmar KloewerRB | 9 | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 0 | 5.3 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | 1.7 | 16 | 63 | 1 |
| Jeff LangstonWR | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 0 | 5.2 | 6 | 47 | 0 |
| Jon JandaRB | 9 | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 45 | 0 |
| Kevin FurlongRB | 9 | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 1 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 38 | 1 |
| Bob PrescottWR | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 1 | 3.7 | 2 | 33 | 1 |
| Eugene VeitQB | 9 | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 1 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 31 | 1 |
| Randy DuncanQB | 9 | 10 | -14 | -1.4 | 0 | -1.6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | -14 | 0 |
| Player | G | Rush | Rec | PR | KR | Int | FR | Oth | TD | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | 2PM | Sfty | Pts | Pts/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken PloenQB | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 4.0 |
| Fred HarrisRB | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2.7 |
| Collins HaglerRB | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2.7 |
| Jim GibbonsWR | 9 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2.7 |
| Bill HappelRB | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2.7 |
| John NoceraRB | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1.3 |
| Kevin FurlongRB | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0.7 |
| Bob PrescottWR | 9 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0.7 |
| Don DobrinoRB | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0.7 |
| Eugene VeitQB | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0.7 |
| Frank GilliamWR | 9 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0.7 |
| Date | Opp | Rslt | Passing | Rushing | Total | Penalties | TO | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | Rate | Att | Yds | TD | Plays | Yds | Y/P | No | Yds | FL | Int | TO | |||
| Sep 29 | @ Indiana | W 27–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 6 | Oregon State | W 14–13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 13 | Wisconsin | W 13–7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 20 | Hawaii | W 34–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 27 | @ Purdue | W 21–20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 3 | Michigan | L 14–17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 10 | @ Minnesota | W 7–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 17 | Ohio State | W 6–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 24 | Notre Dame | W 48–8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 1 | vs Oregon State Rose Bowl | W 35–19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Player | Class | Pos | Season summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Veit | — | QB | 1 Cmp, 12 Att, 18 Yds, 1 TD |
| Ken Ploen | — | QB | 33 Cmp, 64 Att, 386 Yds, 5 TD |
| Randy Duncan | — | QB | 17 Cmp, 41 Att, 168 Yds, 2 TD |
| Bill Gravel | — | RB | 27 Att, 95 Yds, 3.5 Avg |
| Bill Happel | — | RB | 103 Att, 430 Yds, 4.2 Avg |
| Collins Hagler | — | RB | 46 Att, 305 Yds, 6.6 Avg |
| Delmar Kloewer | — | RB | 15 Att, 51 Yds, 3.4 Avg |
| Don Dobrino | — | RB | 87 Att, 437 Yds, 5.0 Avg |
| Fred Harris | — | RB | 69 Att, 341 Yds, 4.9 Avg |
| John Nocera | — | RB | 29 Att, 101 Yds, 3.5 Avg |
| Jon Janda | — | RB | 6 Att, 45 Yds, 7.5 Avg |
| Kevin Furlong | — | RB | 8 Att, 44 Yds, 5.5 Avg |
| Bob Prescott | — | WR | 2 Rec, 33 Yds, 16.5 Avg |
| Frank Gilliam | — | WR | 7 Rec, 94 Yds, 13.4 Avg |
| Jeff Langston | — | WR | 6 Rec, 47 Yds, 7.8 Avg |
| Jim Gibbons | — | WR | 17 Rec, 255 Yds, 15.0 Avg |
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