1975 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1975

| team = Iowa Hawkeyes

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Big Ten Conference

| short_conf = Big Ten

| record = 3–8

| conf_record = 3–5

| head_coach = Bob Commings

| hc_year = 2nd

| off_coach =

| oc_year =

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Larry Coyer

| dc_year = 2nd

| def_scheme =

| mvp = Andre Jackson

| captain = Andre Jackson

| captain2 = Brandt Yocom

| stadium = Kinnick Stadium

}}

The 1975 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1975 Big Ten Conference football season.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1975

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 13

| w/l = l

| opponent = Illinois

| site_stadium = Kinnick Stadium

| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA

| tv =

| score = 12–27

| attend = 57,200

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 20

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Syracuse

| site_stadium = Archbold Stadium

| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY

| tv =

| score = 7–10

| attend = 19,283

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 27

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Penn State

| opprank = 12

| site_stadium = Kinnick Stadium

| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA

| tv =

| score = 10–30

| attend = 52,780

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 4

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = USC

| opprank = 3

| site_stadium = Kinnick Stadium

| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA

| tv =

| score = 16–27

| attend = 54,600

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 11

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Ohio State

| opprank = 1

| site_stadium = Ohio Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbus, OH

| tv =

| score = 0–49

| attend = 87,826

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 18

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Indiana

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN

| tv =

| score = 20–10

| attend = 32,441

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 25

| w/l = l

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Minnesota

| site_stadium = Kinnick Stadium

| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA

| gamename = rivalry

| tv =

| score = 7–31

| attend = 59,160

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 1

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Northwestern

| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| tv =

| score = 24–21

| attend = 25,530

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 8

| w/l = w

| opponent = Wisconsin

| site_stadium = Kinnick Stadium

| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA

| tv =

| score = 45–28

| attend = 54,650

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 15

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Purdue

| site_stadium = Ross–Ade Stadium

| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN

| tv =

| score = 18–19

| attend = 45,549

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 22

| w/l = l

| opponent = Michigan State

| site_stadium = Kinnick Stadium

| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA

| tv =

| score = 23–27

| attend = 42,300

}}

{{cite web |title=1975 Football Schedule |url=https://hawkeyesports.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=140 |website=University of Iowa Athletic Department |access-date=August 17, 2019 |archive-date=July 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703132159/https://hawkeyesports.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=140 |url-status=dead }}

Game summaries

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{{see also|1975 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry}}

Roster

{{American football roster/Header|year=1975|team=Iowa Hawkeyes|teamcolors=y

|offensive_players=

{{American football roster/Player|num=72|class=Sr|first=Joe|last=Devlin|pos=OL|link=y|dab=Joe Devlin (American football)}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=76|class=Sr|first=Rod|last=Walters|pos=OL|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=48|class=Sr|first=Mark|last=Fetter|pos=FB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num= |class=Jr|first=Tom|last=Grine|pos=RB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num= |class=Sr|first=Bob|last=Holmes|pos=FB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=22|class=Sr|first=Jim|last=Jensen|pos=RB|link=y|dab=Jim Jensen (running back)}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=17|class=Jr|first=Butch|last=Caldwell|pos=QB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num= |class=So|first=Tom|last=McLaughlin|pos=QB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num= |class=Sr|first=Rod|last=Wellington|pos= }}

|defensive_players=

{{American football roster/Player|num=20|class=Sr|first=Andre|last=Jackson|pos=LB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=21|class=Jr|first=Jim|last=Caldwell|pos=DB|link=y|dab=Jim Caldwell (American football)}}

|special_teams_players=

{{American football roster/Player|num= |class=Jr|first=Nick|last=Quartaro|pos=K}}

}}

{{American football roster/Footer|roster_url=|accessdate=

|head_coach=

Bob Commings

|asst_coach=

Dennis Green {{ndash}} Running backs

}}

Team players in the 1976 NFL draft

class="wikitable" width="80%"
align="center" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Iowa Hawkeyes\|color=white}}" \| Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
align="center" bgcolor="" \| Wayne Walters	Guard	1	14	Kansas City Chiefs
align="center" bgcolor="" \| Jim Jensen	Running back	2	40	Dallas Cowboys
align="center" bgcolor="" \| Joe Devlin	Offensive tackle	2	52	Buffalo Bills
align="center" bgcolor="" \| Rod Wellington	Running back	7	196	Kansas City Chiefs
align="center" bgcolor="" \| Warren Peiffer	Defensive tackle	9	240	New Orleans Saints
align="center" bgcolor=""

{{cite web| url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1976.htm| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071221231848/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1976.htm| archive-date = 2007-12-21| title = 1976 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com}}

References

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