FEATURED GAME
Beat #17 Michigan State
24
vs
21
Signature road win against a ranked opponent
See how the 1986 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | Home Iowa State | 43–7 | W |
| Sep 20 | Home Northern Illinois | 57–3 | W |
| Sep 27 | Home UTEP | 69–7 | W |
| Oct 4 | Away (17) Michigan State | 24–21 | W |
| Oct 11 | Home Wisconsin | 17–6 | W |
| Oct 18 | Away (4) Michigan | 17–20 | L |
| Oct 25 | Home Northwestern | 27–20 | W |
| Nov 1 | Home (17) Ohio State | 10–31 | L |
| Nov 8 | Away Illinois | 16–20 | L |
| Nov 15 | Home Purdue | 42–14 | W |
| Nov 22 | Away Minnesota | 30–27 | W |
| Dec 30 | Away San Diego State Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA) | 39–38 | W |
| Player | G | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | Y/A | AY/A | Y/C | Y/G | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark VlasicQB | 11 | 93 | 152 | 61.2 | 1,234 | 9 | 4 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 13.3 | 112.2 | 143.7 |
| Tom PoholskyQB | 11 | 64 | 123 | 52.0 | 980 | 5 | 8 | 8.0 | 5.8 | 15.3 | 89.1 | 119.4 |
| Dan McGwireQB | 11 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 174 | 2 | 1 | 14.5 | 14.1 | 29.0 | 15.8 | 210.1 |
| Chuck HartliebQB | 11 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 14.9 | 9.5 | 238.0 |
| Robert SmithWR | 11 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 17.0 | 37.0 | 17.0 | 1.5 | 572.8 |
| Player | G | Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | Y/A | TD | Y/G | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Y/G | Plays | Yds | TD | ||
| Rick BaylessRB | 11 | 197 | 1,040 | 5.3 | 9 | 94.5 | 30 | 209 | 7.0 | 1 | 19.0 | 227 | 1,249 | 10 |
| Jim MauroWR | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 581 | 20.8 | 5 | 52.8 | 28 | 581 | 5 |
| David HudsonRB | 11 | 64 | 468 | 7.3 | 6 | 42.5 | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 | 2.7 | 71 | 498 | 6 |
| Quinn EarlyWR | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 433 | 22.8 | 2 | 39.4 | 19 | 433 | 2 |
| Richard BassRB | 11 | 79 | 351 | 4.4 | 4 | 31.9 | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | 3.8 | 84 | 393 | 4 |
| Robert SmithWR | 11 | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -0.4 | 22 | 321 | 14.6 | 3 | 29.2 | 23 | 317 | 3 |
| Mike FlaggTE | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 229 | 15.3 | 4 | 20.8 | 15 | 229 | 4 |
| Marv CookTE | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 204 | 17.0 | 0 | 18.5 | 12 | 204 | 0 |
| Kevin HarmonRB | 11 | 37 | 154 | 4.2 | 3 | 14.0 | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 | 2.6 | 43 | 183 | 3 |
| Kevin RingerRB | 11 | 26 | 149 | 5.7 | 1 | 13.5 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 1.1 | 28 | 161 | 1 |
| Deven HarbertsWR | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 145 | 36.3 | 2 | 13.2 | 4 | 145 | 2 |
| Travis WatkinsWR | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 1 | 8.7 | 4 | 96 | 1 |
| Grant GoodmanRB | 11 | 20 | 82 | 4.1 | 1 | 7.5 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.6 | 21 | 89 | 1 |
| Marc MazzeriWR | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 85 | 10.6 | 0 | 7.7 | 8 | 85 | 0 |
| Marshall CottonRB | 11 | 11 | 51 | 4.6 | 0 | 4.6 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 2.5 | 13 | 78 | 0 |
| Craig ClarkTE | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 2.1 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| Peter MarcianoWR | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 1.6 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Pat CoppingerWR | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Steve GreenWR | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Chet DavisRB | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Chuck HartliebQB | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Dan McGwireQB | 11 | 3 | -23 | -7.7 | 0 | -2.1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | -23 | 0 |
| Tom PoholskyQB | 11 | 21 | -53 | -2.5 | 0 | -4.8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | -53 | 0 |
| Mark VlasicQB | 11 | 11 | -72 | -6.5 | 0 | -6.5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | -72 | 0 |
| Player | G | Solo | Ast | Comb | TFL | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | PD | FR | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad QuastLB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Bruce GearDL | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Dwight SistrunkDB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 21 | 0 | — | — | — |
| George DavisLB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Jeff DrostDL | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 36 | 0 | — | — | — |
| J.J. PukLB | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Keaton SmileyDB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 20 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Ken SimsDB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Kerry BurtDB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 31 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Kyle CroweDB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 21 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Mark StoopsDB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Rick SchmidtDB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Player | G | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | APYd | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
| Peter MarcianoWR | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 26 | 286 | 11.0 | 1 | 304 |
| Robert SmithWR | 11 | 10 | 169 | 16.9 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 518 |
| Kevin HarmonRB | 11 | 9 | 196 | 21.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 379 |
| Kerry BurtDB | 11 | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 78 |
| Grant GoodmanRB | 11 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 110 |
| Marv CookTE | 11 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 212 |
| Rick BaylessRB | 11 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1,257 |
| Player | G | XPM | XPA | XP% | FGM | FGA | FG% | Pts | Pnt | Yds | Y/P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary KostrubalaP | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 46 | 1,866 | 40.6 |
| Rob HoughtlinK | 11 | 37 | 39 | 94.9 | 13 | 20 | 65.0 | 76 | — | — | — |
| Marv CookTE | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 | 69 | 34.5 |
| Player | G | Rush | Rec | PR | KR | Int | FR | Oth | TD | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | 2PM | Sfty | Pts | Pts/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob HoughtlinK | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 37 | 39 | 13 | 20 | 0 | — | 81 | 7.4 |
| Rick BaylessRB | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 66 | 6.0 |
| David HudsonRB | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 42 | 3.8 |
| Jim MauroWR | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 2.7 |
| Mike FlaggTE | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 2.7 |
| Richard BassRB | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 2.2 |
| Kevin HarmonRB | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1.6 |
| Robert SmithWR | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1.6 |
| Deven HarbertsWR | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1.1 |
| Quinn EarlyWR | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1.1 |
| Travis WatkinsWR | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.5 |
| Grant GoodmanRB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.5 |
| Kerry BurtDB | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.5 |
| Kevin RingerRB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.5 |
| Peter MarcianoWR | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.5 |
| Marv CookTE | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.5 |
| Mark VlasicQB | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.5 |
| 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 13 | Iowa State | W 43–7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 20 | Northern Illinois | W 57–3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 27 | UTEP | W 69–7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 4 | @ Michigan State | W 24–21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 11 | Wisconsin | W 17–6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 18 | @ Michigan | L 17–20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 25 | Northwestern | W 27–20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 1 | Ohio State | L 10–31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 8 | @ Illinois | L 16–20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 15 | Purdue | W 42–14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 22 | @ Minnesota | W 30–27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 30 | @ San Diego State Holiday Bowl | W 39–38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Player | Class | Pos | Season summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Sistrunk | — | DB | |
| Keaton Smiley | — | DB | |
| Ken Sims | — | DB | |
| Kerry Burt | — | DB | |
| Kyle Crowe | — | DB | |
| Mark Stoops | — | DB | |
| Rick Schmidt | — | DB | |
| Bruce Gear | — | DL | |
| Jeff Drost | — | DL | |
| Rob Houghtlin | — | K | |
| Brad Quast | — | LB | |
| George Davis | — | LB | |
| J.J. Puk | — | LB | |
| Gary Kostrubala | — | P | |
| Chuck Hartlieb | — | QB | 7 Cmp, 8 Att, 104 Yds, 1 TD |
| Dan McGwire | — | QB | 6 Cmp, 12 Att, 174 Yds, 2 TD |
| Mark Vlasic | — | QB | 108 Cmp, 180 Att, 1456 Yds, 11 TD |
| Tom Poholsky | — | QB | 64 Cmp, 123 Att, 980 Yds, 5 TD |
| Chet Davis | — | RB | 2 Att, 3 Yds, 1.5 Avg |
| David Hudson | — | RB | 73 Att, 511 Yds, 7.0 Avg |
| Grant Goodman | — | RB | 20 Att, 82 Yds, 4.1 Avg |
| Kevin Harmon | — | RB | 41 Att, 182 Yds, 4.4 Avg |
| Kevin Ringer | — | RB | 26 Att, 149 Yds, 5.7 Avg |
| Marshall Cotton | — | RB | 11 Att, 51 Yds, 4.6 Avg |
| Richard Bass | — | RB | 81 Att, 355 Yds, 4.4 Avg |
| Rick Bayless | — | RB | 216 Att, 1150 Yds, 5.3 Avg |
| Craig Clark | — | TE | 3 Rec, 23 Yds, 7.7 Avg |
| Marv Cook | — | TE | 14 Rec, 255 Yds, 18.2 Avg |
| Mike Flagg | — | TE | 19 Rec, 295 Yds, 15.5 Avg |
| Deven Harberts | — | WR | 4 Rec, 145 Yds, 36.3 Avg |
| Jim Mauro | — | WR | 30 Rec, 600 Yds, 20.0 Avg |
| Marc Mazzeri | — | WR | 8 Rec, 85 Yds, 10.6 Avg |
| Pat Coppinger | — | WR | 1 Rec, 12 Yds, 12.0 Avg |
| Peter Marciano | — | WR | 1 Rec, 18 Yds, 18.0 Avg |
| Quinn Early | — | WR | 22 Rec, 490 Yds, 22.3 Avg |
| Robert Smith | — | WR | 22 Rec, 321 Yds, 14.6 Avg |
| Steve Green | — | WR | 1 Rec, 6 Yds, 6.0 Avg |
| Travis Watkins | — | WR | 4 Rec, 96 Yds, 24.0 Avg |
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