FEATURED GAME
Beat Wisconsin
24
vs
14
Kept the Heartland Trophy — won by 10
Football History
Season Snapshot 1970 at a glance
1970 Iowa Football
3-6-1
Overall
3-3-1
Big Ten
Ray Nagel
Head coach
By the Numbers
Power rating
+0.9
Simple Rating System — #60 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
42
vs Indiana on Nov 7
Best defensive game
held them to 13
vs Indiana (42-13)
Closest game
0-point loss
vs Minnesota (14-14)
Biggest win
by 29
vs Indiana (42-13)
Rankings & Streaks
Home record
3-2
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
0-4
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Indiana
42
vs
13
Wire-to-wire control — won by 29
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #5 Michigan
0
vs
55
Tough matchup against #5
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #7 USC
0
vs
48
Tough matchup against #7
Compare This Team
See how the 1970 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.
1970 Schedule 10 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | Away Oregon State | 14–21 | L |
| Sep 26 | Home (7) USC | 0–48 | L |
| Oct 3 | Away Arizona | 10–17 | L |
| Oct 10 | Home Wisconsin | 24–14 | W |
| Oct 17 | Home Purdue | 3–24 | L |
| Oct 24 | Away Michigan State | 0–37 | L |
| Oct 31 | Away Minnesota | 14–14 | T |
| Nov 7 | Home Indiana | 42–13 | W |
| Nov 14 | Away (5) Michigan | 0–55 | L |
| Nov 21 | Home Illinois | 22–16 | W |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points per game
12.9
vs
25.9
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
-13.0 points per game
Total yards
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vs
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How many yards Iowa moved the ball, versus how many they let the other team move.
Pass yards
86.0
vs
114.6
Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.
-28.6 difference per game
Rush yards
193.5
vs
285.8
Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.
-92.3 difference per game
First downs
—
vs
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A first down means a fresh set of four tries — earning more is good.
Turnovers
—
vs
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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
6.7
9.1
-2.4
Pass Att
17.6
18.3
-0.7
Pass Cmp %
38.1
49.7
-11.6
Pass Yds
86.0
114.6
-28.6
Pass TD
0.4
1.1
-0.7
Rush Att
52.9
56.5
-3.6
Rush Yds
193.5
285.8
-92.3
Rush Y/A
3.7
5.1
-1.4
Rush TD
1.3
2.2
-0.9
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy BashQB | 10 | 32 | 70 | 45.7 | 473 | 3 | 1 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 14.8 | 47.3 | 113.8 |
| Kyle SkogmanQB | 10 | 35 | 105 | 33.3 | 387 | 1 | 9 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 38.7 | 50.3 |
| Dave HarrisRB | 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 | ||
| Levi MitchellRB | 10 | 205 | 900 | 4.4 | 3 | 90.0 | 8 | 71 | 8.9 | 0 | 7.1 | 213 | 971 | 3 |
| Tim SullivanRB | 10 | 147 | 579 | 3.9 | 6 | 57.9 | 12 | 94 | 7.8 | 0 | 9.4 | 159 | 673 | 6 |
| Kerry ReardonWR | 10 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.7 | 27 | 438 | 16.2 | 2 | 43.8 | 28 | 445 | 2 |
| Steve PenneyRB | 10 | 36 | 151 | 4.2 | 0 | 15.1 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.7 | 38 | 158 | 0 |
| Ray ManningWR | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 113 | 12.6 | 0 | 11.3 | 9 | 113 | 0 |
| Frank HolmesRB | 10 | 30 | 109 | 3.6 | 0 | 10.9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 109 | 0 |
| Roy BashQB | 10 | 60 | 104 | 1.7 | 3 | 10.4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 60 | 104 | 3 |
| Dennis GreenRB | 10 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 2.4 | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 1 | 7.3 | 6 | 97 | 1 |
| Dave HarrisRB | 10 | 24 | 82 | 3.4 | 1 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 82 | 1 |
| Jerry ReardonRB | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | 4.1 | 3 | 41 | 0 |
| Dave TriplettWR | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 1 | 2.3 | 2 | 23 | 1 |
| Alan SchaeferQB | 10 | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| Kyle SkogmanQB | 10 | 20 | -17 | -0.9 | 0 | -1.7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | -17 | 0 |
Scoring
| Player | G | Rush | Rec | PR | KR | Int | FR | Oth | TD | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | 2PM | Sfty | Pts | Pts/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim SullivanRB | 10 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 3.6 |
| Levi MitchellRB | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1.8 |
| Roy BashQB | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1.8 |
| Kerry ReardonWR | 10 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1.2 |
| Dave HarrisRB | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0.6 |
| Dennis GreenRB | 10 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0.6 |
| Dave TriplettWR | 10 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 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 19 | @ Oregon State | L 14–21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 26 | USC | L 0–48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 3 | @ Arizona | L 10–17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 10 | Wisconsin | W 24–14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 17 | Purdue | L 3–24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 24 | @ Michigan State | L 0–37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 31 | @ Minnesota | T 14–14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 7 | Indiana | W 42–13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 14 | @ Michigan | L 0–55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 21 | Illinois | W 22–16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1970 Roster 13 players
| Player | Class | Pos | Season summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Schaefer | — | QB | |
| Kyle Skogman | — | QB | 35 Cmp, 105 Att, 387 Yds, 1 TD |
| Roy Bash | — | QB | 32 Cmp, 70 Att, 473 Yds, 3 TD |
| Dave Harris | — | RB | 24 Att, 82 Yds, 3.4 Avg |
| Dennis Green | — | RB | 4 Rec, 73 Yds, 18.3 Avg |
| Frank Holmes | — | RB | 30 Att, 109 Yds, 3.6 Avg |
| Jerry Reardon | — | RB | 3 Rec, 41 Yds, 13.7 Avg |
| Levi Mitchell | — | RB | 205 Att, 900 Yds, 4.4 Avg |
| Steve Penney | — | RB | 36 Att, 151 Yds, 4.2 Avg |
| Tim Sullivan | — | RB | 147 Att, 579 Yds, 3.9 Avg |
| Dave Triplett | — | WR | 2 Rec, 23 Yds, 11.5 Avg |
| Kerry Reardon | — | WR | 27 Rec, 438 Yds, 16.2 Avg |
| Ray Manning | — | WR | 9 Rec, 113 Yds, 12.6 Avg |
1970 AP Poll Movement
Iowa wasn't ranked in the AP poll this season.
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