FEATURED GAME
Beat Illinois
40
vs
0
Wire-to-wire control — won by 40
Football History
Season Snapshot 1969 at a glance
1969 Iowa Football
5-5
Overall
3-4
Big Ten
Ray Nagel
Head coach
By the Numbers
Shutouts
1
Illinois
Power rating
+3.1
Simple Rating System — #45 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
61
vs Washington State on Sep 27
Best defensive game
held them to 0
vs Illinois (40-0)
Closest game
1-point win
vs Michigan State (19-18)
Biggest win
by 40
vs Illinois (40-0)
Rankings & Streaks
Longest win streak
2
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
3-3
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
ROAD WIN
Beat Indiana
28
vs
17
Quality road victory
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Washington State
61
vs
35
Wire-to-wire control — won by 26
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
VS HEARTLAND TROPHY
Faced Wisconsin
17
vs
23
Trophy game came up just short
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #17 Purdue
31
vs
35
Tough matchup against #17
VS FLOYD OF ROSEDALE
Faced Minnesota
8
vs
35
Trophy game came up just short
Compare This Team
See how the 1969 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.
1969 Schedule 10 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | Home Oregon State | 14–42 | L |
| Sep 27 | Home Washington State | 61–35 | W |
| Oct 4 | Home Arizona | 31–19 | W |
| Oct 11 | Away Wisconsin | 17–23 | L |
| Oct 18 | Away (17) Purdue | 31–35 | L |
| Oct 25 | Home Michigan State | 19–18 | W |
| Nov 1 | Home Minnesota | 8–35 | L |
| Nov 8 | Away Indiana | 28–17 | W |
| Nov 15 | Home (14) Michigan | 6–51 | L |
| Nov 22 | Away Illinois | 40–0 | W |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points per game
25.5
vs
27.5
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
-2.0 points per game
Total yards
—
vs
—
How many yards Iowa moved the ball, versus how many they let the other team move.
Pass yards
208.8
vs
161.4
Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.
+47.4 difference per game
Rush yards
215.5
vs
220.5
Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.
-5.0 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
14.2
11.7
+2.5
Pass Att
30.9
23.5
+7.4
Pass Cmp %
46.0
49.8
-3.8
Pass Yds
208.8
161.4
+47.4
Pass TD
1.3
1.2
+0.1
Rush Att
47.4
58.0
-10.6
Rush Yds
215.5
220.5
-5.0
Rush Y/A
4.5
3.8
+0.7
Rush TD
2.0
2.2
-0.2
Plays
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—
—
Total Yds
—
—
—
Yds/Play
—
—
—
1st Downs
—
—
—
Penalties
—
—
—
Penalty Yds
—
—
—
Fumbles
—
—
—
Interceptions
—
—
—
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry LawrenceQB | 10 | 113 | 239 | 47.3 | 1,680 | 10 | 11 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 14.9 | 168.0 | 110.9 |
| Mike CilekQB | 10 | 29 | 69 | 42.0 | 408 | 3 | 9 | 5.9 | 0.9 | 14.1 | 40.8 | 80.0 |
| Kerry ReardonRB | 10 | 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 | ||
| Kerry ReardonRB | 10 | 19 | 86 | 4.5 | 0 | 8.6 | 43 | 738 | 17.2 | 6 | 73.8 | 62 | 824 | 6 |
| Steve PenneyRB | 10 | 102 | 484 | 4.7 | 1 | 48.4 | 8 | 131 | 16.4 | 1 | 13.1 | 110 | 615 | 2 |
| Levi MitchellRB | 10 | 71 | 404 | 5.7 | 4 | 40.4 | 9 | 125 | 13.9 | 1 | 12.5 | 80 | 529 | 5 |
| Dennis GreenRB | 10 | 89 | 396 | 4.4 | 5 | 39.6 | 15 | 124 | 8.3 | 2 | 12.4 | 104 | 520 | 7 |
| Larry LawrenceQB | 10 | 108 | 406 | 3.8 | 5 | 40.6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 108 | 406 | 5 |
| Tom SmithRB | 10 | 66 | 343 | 5.2 | 1 | 34.3 | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | 5.7 | 71 | 400 | 1 |
| Ray ManningWR | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 361 | 12.9 | 2 | 36.1 | 29 | 361 | 2 |
| Don OsbyWR | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 276 | 14.5 | 1 | 27.6 | 19 | 276 | 1 |
| Dave KrullWR | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 236 | 21.5 | 0 | 23.6 | 11 | 236 | 0 |
| Rich SolomonDB | 10 | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 1 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 49 | 1 |
| Roy BashTE | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 2.5 | 3 | 25 | 0 |
| Bob KrolRB | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Mike CilekQB | 10 | 15 | -13 | -0.9 | 3 | -1.3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | -13 | 3 |
Scoring
| Player | G | Rush | Rec | PR | KR | Int | FR | Oth | TD | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | 2PM | Sfty | Pts | Pts/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis GreenRB | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 4.2 |
| Kerry ReardonRB | 10 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 3.6 |
| Levi MitchellRB | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3.0 |
| Larry LawrenceQB | 10 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3.0 |
| Mike CilekQB | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1.8 |
| Ray ManningWR | 10 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1.2 |
| Steve PenneyRB | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1.2 |
| Don OsbyWR | 10 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0.6 |
| Rich SolomonDB | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0.6 |
| Tom SmithRB | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0.6 |
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 20 | Oregon State | L 14–42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 27 | Washington State | W 61–35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 4 | Arizona | W 31–19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 11 | @ Wisconsin | L 17–23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 18 | @ Purdue | L 31–35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 25 | Michigan State | W 19–18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 1 | Minnesota | L 8–35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 8 | @ Indiana | W 28–17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 15 | Michigan | L 6–51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 22 | @ Illinois | W 40–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1969 Roster 13 players
| Player | Class | Pos | Season summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Solomon | — | DB | |
| Larry Lawrence | — | QB | 113 Cmp, 239 Att, 1680 Yds, 10 TD |
| Mike Cilek | — | QB | 29 Cmp, 69 Att, 408 Yds, 3 TD |
| Bob Krol | — | RB | 1 Rec, 15 Yds, 15.0 Avg |
| Dennis Green | — | RB | 89 Att, 396 Yds, 4.4 Avg |
| Kerry Reardon | — | RB | 43 Rec, 738 Yds, 17.2 Avg |
| Levi Mitchell | — | RB | 71 Att, 404 Yds, 5.7 Avg |
| Steve Penney | — | RB | 102 Att, 484 Yds, 4.7 Avg |
| Tom Smith | — | RB | 66 Att, 343 Yds, 5.2 Avg |
| Roy Bash | — | TE | 3 Rec, 25 Yds, 8.3 Avg |
| Dave Krull | — | WR | 11 Rec, 236 Yds, 21.5 Avg |
| Don Osby | — | WR | 19 Rec, 276 Yds, 14.5 Avg |
| Ray Manning | — | WR | 28 Rec, 361 Yds, 12.9 Avg |
1969 AP Poll Movement
Iowa wasn't ranked in the AP poll this season.
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