FEATURED GAME
Beat Minnesota
33
vs
0
Kept the Floyd of Rosedale — won by 33
Football History
Season Snapshot 1959 at a glance
1959 Iowa Football
5-4
Overall
3-3
Big Ten
Forest Evashevski
Head coach
By the Numbers
Shutouts
2
Kansas State, Minnesota
Power rating
+15.8
Simple Rating System — #8 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
53
vs Kansas State on Oct 31
Best defensive game
held them to 0
vs Kansas State (53-0)
Closest game
1-point loss
vs Notre Dame (19-20)
Biggest win
by 53
vs Kansas State (53-0)
Rankings & Streaks
Longest win streak
3
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
3-2
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
2-2
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat California
42
vs
12
Wire-to-wire control — won by 30
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Kansas State
53
vs
0
Wire-to-wire control — won by 53
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Michigan State
37
vs
8
Wire-to-wire control — won by 29
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #2 Northwestern
10
vs
14
Tough matchup against #2
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 1 to Notre Dame
19
vs
20
Lost by just 1 in the final minutes
VS HEARTLAND TROPHY
Faced Wisconsin
16
vs
25
Trophy game came up just short
Compare This Team
See how the 1959 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.
1959 Schedule 9 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | Away California | 42–12 | W |
| Oct 3 | Home (2) Northwestern | 10–14 | L |
| Oct 10 | Home Michigan State | 37–8 | W |
| Oct 17 | Away Wisconsin | 16–25 | L |
| Oct 24 | Away (14) Purdue | 7–14 | L |
| Oct 31 | Home Kansas State | 53–0 | W |
| Nov 7 | Home Minnesota | 33–0 | W |
| Nov 14 | Away Ohio State | 16–7 | W |
| Nov 21 | Home Notre Dame | 19–20 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points per game
25.9
vs
11.1
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
+14.8 points per game
Total yards
—
vs
—
How many yards Iowa moved the ball, versus how many they let the other team move.
Pass yards
138.7
vs
122.0
Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.
+16.7 difference per game
Rush yards
239.0
vs
115.2
Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.
+123.8 difference per game
First downs
—
vs
—
A first down means a fresh set of four tries — earning more is good.
Turnovers
—
vs
—
Times Iowa lost the ball (lower is better) versus times the defense took it back (higher is better).
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Offense
Defense
Diff
Pass Cmp
11.6
8.2
+3.4
Pass Att
21.3
19.1
+2.2
Pass Cmp %
54.2
43.0
+11.2
Pass Yds
138.7
122.0
+16.7
Pass TD
0.9
0.6
+0.3
Rush Att
48.9
43.7
+5.2
Rush Yds
239.0
115.2
+123.8
Rush Y/A
4.9
2.6
+2.3
Rush TD
2.3
0.9
+1.4
Plays
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Total Yds
—
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Yds/Play
—
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1st Downs
—
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Penalties
—
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Penalty Yds
—
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Fumbles
—
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Interceptions
—
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Turnovers
—
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Player Stats
Passing
| Player | G | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | Y/A | AY/A | Y/C | Y/G | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olen TreadwayQB | 9 | 86 | 147 | 58.5 | 1,014 | 6 | 3 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 11.8 | 112.7 | 125.8 |
| Wilburn HollisQB | 9 | 16 | 39 | 41.0 | 215 | 2 | 5 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 13.4 | 23.9 | 78.6 |
| Fred ErhardtQB | 9 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 9.5 | 2.1 | 89.9 |
| Bernie WyattRB | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Keith KindermanRB | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Player | G | Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | Y/A | TD | Y/G | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Y/G | Plays | Yds | TD | ||
| Bob JeterRB | 9 | 108 | 609 | 5.6 | 0 | 67.7 | 10 | 94 | 9.4 | 0 | 10.4 | 118 | 703 | 0 |
| Don NortonWR | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 428 | 14.3 | 4 | 47.6 | 30 | 428 | 4 |
| Ray JauchRB | 9 | 74 | 335 | 4.5 | 0 | 37.2 | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 0 | 6.7 | 80 | 395 | 0 |
| Jerry MaurenRB | 9 | 51 | 313 | 6.1 | 0 | 34.8 | 8 | 73 | 9.1 | 0 | 8.1 | 59 | 386 | 0 |
| Eugene MosleyRB | 9 | 31 | 182 | 5.9 | 0 | 20.2 | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 1 | 7.9 | 36 | 253 | 1 |
| Don HornRB | 9 | 66 | 204 | 3.1 | 0 | 22.7 | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 3.1 | 72 | 232 | 0 |
| Jeff LangstonWR | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 224 | 13.2 | 2 | 24.9 | 17 | 224 | 2 |
| John BrownRB | 9 | 25 | 194 | 7.8 | 0 | 21.6 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 1.7 | 28 | 209 | 0 |
| Wilburn HollisQB | 9 | 43 | 200 | 4.7 | 0 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 43 | 200 | 0 |
| Virgil WilliamsRB | 9 | 15 | 98 | 6.5 | 0 | 10.9 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 2.1 | 16 | 117 | 0 |
| Bill WhislerWR | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 96 | 16.0 | 1 | 10.7 | 6 | 96 | 1 |
| Curt MerzWR | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 92 | 13.1 | 0 | 10.2 | 7 | 92 | 0 |
| Larry FergusonRB | 9 | 9 | 50 | 5.6 | 0 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 50 | 0 |
| Al MillerWR | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 3.1 | 3 | 28 | 0 |
| Dave WatkinsWR | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 2.2 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Arnold KlottRB | 9 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Bob RussoRB | 9 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -0.2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Bernie WyattRB | 9 | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -0.4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| Fred ErhardtQB | 9 | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | 0 | -0.8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | -7 | 0 |
| Olen TreadwayQB | 9 | 13 | -27 | -2.1 | 0 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | -27 | 0 |
Scoring
| Player | G | Rush | Rec | PR | KR | Int | FR | Oth | TD | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | 2PM | Sfty | Pts | Pts/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don NortonWR | 9 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2.7 |
| Jeff LangstonWR | 9 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1.3 |
| Bill WhislerWR | 9 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0.7 |
| Eugene MosleyRB | 9 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0.7 |
Game Logs
| 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 26 | @ California | W 42–12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 3 | Northwestern | L 10–14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 10 | Michigan State | W 37–8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 17 | @ Wisconsin | L 16–25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 24 | @ Purdue | L 7–14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 31 | Kansas State | W 53–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 7 | Minnesota | W 33–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 14 | @ Ohio State | W 16–7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 21 | Notre Dame | L 19–20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1959 Roster 21 players
| Player | Class | Pos | Season summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Erhardt | — | QB | 2 Cmp, 4 Att, 19 Yds, 0 TD |
| Olen Treadway | — | QB | 86 Cmp, 147 Att, 1014 Yds, 6 TD |
| Wilburn Hollis | — | QB | 16 Cmp, 39 Att, 215 Yds, 2 TD |
| Arnold Klott | — | RB | 1 Att, 7 Yds, 7.0 Avg |
| Bernie Wyatt | — | RB | 1 Att, -4 Yds, -4.0 Avg |
| Bob Jeter | — | RB | 108 Att, 609 Yds, 5.6 Avg |
| Bob Russo | — | RB | 1 Att, -2 Yds, -2.0 Avg |
| Don Horn | — | RB | 66 Att, 204 Yds, 3.1 Avg |
| Eugene Mosley | — | RB | 31 Att, 182 Yds, 5.9 Avg |
| Jerry Mauren | — | RB | 51 Att, 313 Yds, 6.1 Avg |
| John Brown | — | RB | 25 Att, 194 Yds, 7.8 Avg |
| Keith Kinderman | — | RB | |
| Larry Ferguson | — | RB | 9 Att, 50 Yds, 5.6 Avg |
| Ray Jauch | — | RB | 74 Att, 335 Yds, 4.5 Avg |
| Virgil Williams | — | RB | 15 Att, 98 Yds, 6.5 Avg |
| Al Miller | — | WR | 3 Rec, 28 Yds, 9.3 Avg |
| Bill Whisler | — | WR | 6 Rec, 96 Yds, 16.0 Avg |
| Curt Merz | — | WR | 7 Rec, 92 Yds, 13.1 Avg |
| Dave Watkins | — | WR | 2 Rec, 20 Yds, 10.0 Avg |
| Don Norton | — | WR | 30 Rec, 428 Yds, 14.3 Avg |
| Jeff Langston | — | WR | 17 Rec, 224 Yds, 13.2 Avg |
1959 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Season
NR
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #5
- Lowest Rank
- #16
- Weeks in Poll
- 8
- Total Weeks
- 10
Week-by-week rankings
Pre
#9
9/21
#13
9/28
#5
10/5
#10
10/12
#9
10/19
#15
10/26
NR
11/2
NR
11/9
#16
11/16
#16
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