FEATURED GAME
Beat Wisconsin
45
vs
28
Kept the Heartland Trophy — won by 17
Football History
Season Snapshot 1975 at a glance
1975 Iowa Football
3-8
Overall
3-5
Big Ten
Bob Commings
Head coach
By the Numbers
Power rating
-0.4
Simple Rating System — #75 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
45
vs Wisconsin on Nov 8
Best defensive game
held them to 10
vs Syracuse (7-10)
Closest game
1-point loss
vs Purdue (18-19)
Biggest win
by 17
vs Wisconsin (45-28)
Rankings & Streaks
Longest win streak
2
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
1-5
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
2-3
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
ROAD WIN
Beat Indiana
20
vs
10
Quality road victory
ROAD WIN
Beat Northwestern
24
vs
21
Quality road victory
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #1 Ohio State
0
vs
49
Tough matchup against #1
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #3 USC
16
vs
27
Tough matchup against #3
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 3 to Syracuse
7
vs
10
Lost by just 3 in the final minutes
Compare This Team
See how the 1975 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.
1975 Schedule 11 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | Home Illinois | 12–27 | L |
| Sep 20 | Away Syracuse | 7–10 | L |
| Sep 27 | Home (12) Penn State | 10–30 | L |
| Oct 4 | Home (3) USC | 16–27 | L |
| Oct 11 | Away (1) Ohio State | 0–49 | L |
| Oct 18 | Away Indiana | 20–10 | W |
| Oct 25 | Home Minnesota | 7–31 | L |
| Nov 1 | Away Northwestern | 24–21 | W |
| Nov 8 | Home Wisconsin | 45–28 | W |
| Nov 15 | Away Purdue | 18–19 | L |
| Nov 22 | Home Michigan State | 23–27 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points per game
16.5
vs
25.4
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
-8.8 points per game
Total yards
—
vs
—
How many yards Iowa moved the ball, versus how many they let the other team move.
Pass yards
54.3
vs
116.5
Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.
-62.2 difference per game
Rush yards
218.7
vs
223.5
Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.
-4.8 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
3.0
8.2
-5.2
Pass Att
11.4
15.4
-4.0
Pass Cmp %
26.4
53.3
-26.9
Pass Yds
54.3
116.5
-62.2
Pass TD
0.3
0.6
-0.3
Rush Att
50.8
55.9
-5.1
Rush Yds
218.7
223.5
-4.8
Rush Y/A
4.3
4.0
+0.3
Rush TD
1.6
2.6
-1.0
Plays
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—
Total Yds
—
—
—
Yds/Play
—
—
—
1st Downs
—
—
—
Penalties
—
—
—
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom McLaughlinQB | 11 | 23 | 87 | 26.4 | 358 | 1 | 8 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 15.6 | 32.5 | 46.4 |
| Butch CaldwellQB | 11 | 10 | 37 | 27.0 | 239 | 2 | 2 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 23.9 | 21.7 | 88.3 |
| Doug ReichardtQB | 11 | 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 | ||
| Dave SchickRB | 11 | 90 | 482 | 5.4 | 2 | 43.8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 90 | 482 | 2 |
| Jim JensenRB | 11 | 81 | 473 | 5.8 | 3 | 43.0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 81 | 473 | 3 |
| Mark FetterRB | 11 | 83 | 395 | 4.8 | 2 | 35.9 | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 1.3 | 86 | 409 | 2 |
| Rod WellingtonRB | 11 | 60 | 195 | 3.3 | 2 | 17.7 | 8 | 160 | 20.0 | 1 | 14.5 | 68 | 355 | 3 |
| Bobby HolmesRB | 11 | 76 | 321 | 4.2 | 4 | 29.2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 76 | 321 | 4 |
| Butch CaldwellQB | 11 | 64 | 300 | 4.7 | 2 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 64 | 300 | 2 |
| Bill SchultzWR | 11 | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 1 | 3.0 | 8 | 238 | 29.8 | 2 | 21.6 | 12 | 271 | 3 |
| Ed DonovanRB | 11 | 41 | 166 | 4.0 | 1 | 15.1 | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 4.3 | 44 | 213 | 1 |
| Brandt YocomTE | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 0 | 6.8 | 7 | 75 | 0 |
| Jim McNultyWR | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | 5.5 | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Ernie SheelerRB | 11 | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| Tom RuskRB | 11 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Nate WinstonRB | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Tom McLaughlinQB | 11 | 49 | 4 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 49 | 4 | 1 |
| Tom GrineRB | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jon LazarRB | 11 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Scoring
| Player | G | Rush | Rec | PR | KR | Int | FR | Oth | TD | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | 2PM | Sfty | Pts | Pts/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby HolmesRB | 11 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2.2 |
| Jim JensenRB | 11 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1.6 |
| Bill SchultzWR | 11 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1.6 |
| Rod WellingtonRB | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1.6 |
| Dave SchickRB | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1.1 |
| Butch CaldwellQB | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1.1 |
| Mark FetterRB | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1.1 |
| Tom McLaughlinQB | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0.5 |
| Ed DonovanRB | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0.5 |
1975 Roster
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1975 AP Poll Movement
Iowa wasn't ranked in the AP poll this season.
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