1973 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1973 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–11 (0–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Frank Lauterbur (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Howard Vernon (1st season)
MVP	Brian Rollins
Captain	Dan Dickel, Brian Rollins, Roger Jerrick
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Ohio State +	7	–	0	–	1			10	–	0	–	1
No. 6 Michigan +	7	–	0	–	1			10	–	0	–	1
Minnesota	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Indiana	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Iowa	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1973 Big Ten Conference football season. This was Frank Lauterbur's third and final season as head coach. The team played its home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

Despite the team's winless record (0–11), this team had players that experienced significant success in their football careers. Rod Walters was a first round draft pick, Joe Devlin was a second round pick and started 179 games in the NFL, and Jim Caldwell was an assistant coach on two Super Bowl champions and reached the Super Bowl as a head coach.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	No. 5 Michigan	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 7–31	52,105
September 22	at No. 18 UCLA*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 18–55	34,456
September 29	at No. 6 Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 8–27	59,980
October 6	Arizona*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 20–23	40,365
October 13	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 15–31	25,194
October 20	Minnesota	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	L 23–31	55,137
October 27	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 0–50	48,864
November 3	Purdue	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 23–48	39,120
November 10	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 7–35	55,560
November 17	at No. 1 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 13–55	87,447
November 24	Michigan State	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 6–15	31,119
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1973 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 17 Butch Caldwell So QB 11 Kyle Skogman Sr RB 22 Jim Jensen So OL 72 Joe Devlin So C Roger Jerrick Sr OL 60 Dan McCarney Jr OL 76 Rod Walters So WR 85 Brian Rollins Sr WR Bill Schultz RB 41 Rod Wellington So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 20 Andre Jackson So LB 55 Dan LaFleur DB 21 Jim Caldwell Fr DB 46 Earl Douthitt Jr DB 29 Rick Penney So DE 88 Dan Dickel Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Joe Heppner K 3 Harry Kokolus	Head coach Frank Lauterbur Coordinators/assistant coaches Howard Vernon Jack Harbaugh Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

No. 5 Michigan

No. 5 Michigan at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 5 Wolverines 10 7 7 7 31 Hawkeyes 0 7 0 0 7 Date: September 15, 1973 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game attendance: 52,105 Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), Cloudy, Wind W 5 mph (8.0 km/h) Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 12:50 Mich Lantry 39-yard field goal Mich 3–0 6:53 Mich Heater 1-yard run (Lantry kick) Mich 10–0 2 9:28 Iowa Earl Douthitt 47-yard interception return (Kokolus kick) Mich 10–7 3:51 Mich Thornbladh 3-yard run (Lantry kick) Mich 17–7 3 9:33 Mich Chapman 12-yard run (Lantry kick) Mich 24–7 4 7:38 Mich Franklin 11-yard run (Lantry kick) Mich 31–7

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at No. 18 UCLA

Iowa at No. 18 UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total Hawkeyes 10 0 0 8 18 • No. 18 Bruins 3 21 10 21 55 Date: September 22, 1973 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA Game attendance: 34,456 Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 UCLA Herrera 24-yard field goal UCLA 3–0 Iowa Kokolus 45-yard field goal Tied 3–3 Iowa Rollins 11-yard pass from Skogman (Kokolus kick) Iowa 10–3 2 UCLA James McAlister 1-yard run (Herrera kick) Tied 10–10 UCLA Harmon 1-yard run (Herrera kick) UCLA 17–10 UCLA John Sciarra 2-yard run (Herrera kick) UCLA 24–10 3 UCLA Johnson 9-yard run (Herrera kick) UCLA 31–10 UCLA Herrera 44-yard field goal UCLA 34–10 4 UCLA Tyler 4-yard run (Lantry kick) UCLA 41–10 Iowa Skogman 5-yard run (Jenson pass from Skogman) UCLA 41–18 UCLA Raymond Burks 46-yard pass from John Sciarra (Herrera kick) UCLA 48–18 UCLA John Sciarra 7-yard run (Herrera kick) UCLA 55–18

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at No. 6 Penn State

Iowa at No. 6 Penn State

1 2 3 4 Total Hawkeyes 0 0 0 8 8 • No. 6 Nittany Lions 21 0 6 0 27 Date: September 29, 1973 Location: Beaver Stadium University Park, PA Game attendance: 59,980 Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 11:36 PSU Cappelletti 16-yard run (Bahr kick) Penn State 7–0 5:20 PSU Herd 9-yard pass from Shuman (Bahr kick) Penn State 14–0 3:08 PSU Bland 32-yard pass from Shuman (Bahr kick) Penn State 21–0 3 PSU Herd 12-yard pass from Shuman (Bahr kick failed) Penn State 27–0 4 Iowa Jensen 7-yard pass from Caldwell (Caldwell run) Penn State 27–8

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Arizona

Arizona at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total • Wildcats 7 3 10 3 23 Hawkeyes 7 3 3 7 20 Date: October 6, 1973 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game attendance: 40,365 Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), Cloudy, Wind S 10 mph (16 km/h) Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 Iowa Jensen 1-yard run (Kokolus kick) Iowa 7–0 Ariz Hamilton 20-yard run (Gorham kick) Tied 7–7 2 Iowa Gorham 33-yard field goal Ariz 10–7 Iowa Kokolus 41-yard field goal Tied 10–10 3 10:32 Ariz Upchurch 7-yard run (Gorham kick) Ariz 17–10 6:44 Iowa Kokolus 20-yard field goal Ariz 17–13 0:34 Ariz Gorham 28-yard field goal Ariz 20–13 4 12:54 Iowa Butch Caldwell 39-yard run (Kokolus kick) Tied 20–20 2:09 Ariz Gorham 23-yard field goal Ariz 23–20

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at Northwestern

Iowa at Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total Hawkeyes 0 6 7 2 15 • Wildcats 14 10 7 0 31 Date: October 13, 1973 Location: Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL Game attendance: 25,194 Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 9:19 NW Jim Trimble 1-yard run (Blazevich kick) NW 7–0 7:51 NW Boykin 12-yard run (Blazevich kick) NW 14–0 2 14:57 NW Blazevich 21-yard field goal NW 17–0 10:16 NW Key 3-yard run (Blazevich kick) NW 24–0 5:41 Iowa Jensen 1-yard run (pass failed) NW 24–6 3 8:56 Iowa Schultz 35-yard pass from Skogman (Kokolus kick) NW 24–13 0:28 NW McNamara 29-yard pass from Anderson (Blazevich kick) NW 31–13 4 7:26 Iowa Safety, punt snap out of end zone NW 31–15

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Minnesota

Minnesota at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total • Golden Gophers 6 16 2 7 31 Hawkeyes 14 3 6 0 23 Date: October 20, 1973 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game attendance: 55,137 Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), Clear, Wind SE 5–7 mph (8.0–11.3 km/h) Source: Box Score

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at Illinois

Iowa at Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total Hawkeyes 0 0 0 0 0 • Fighting Illini 6 13 3 28 50 Date: October 27, 1973 Location: Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL Game attendance: 48,864 Game weather: Light rain, 54 °F (12 °C) Source: Box Score

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Purdue

Purdue at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total • Boilermakers 14 14 14 6 48 Hawkeyes 7 0 0 16 23 Date: November 3, 1973 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game attendance: 39,120 Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C), Cloudy, Wind N 10 mph (16 km/h) Source: Box Score

Purdue freshman Mike Northington ran for 146 yards and tied a Big Ten-record with five touchdowns on 31 carries. Also of note, the Boilermakers scored their final touchdown with just 39 seconds remaining, attempting a failed two-point conversion after the score.^[10]

at Wisconsin

Iowa at Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total Hawkeyes 0 0 7 0 7 • Badgers 21 7 0 7 35 Date: November 10, 1973 Location: Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI Game attendance: 55,560 Game weather: Clear, 35 °F (2 °C) Referee: Otho Kortz Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 13:45 Wisc Marek 45-yard run (Lamia kick) Wisconsin 7–0 10:20 Wisc Marek 5-yard run (kick blocked) Wisconsin 13–0 0:18 Wisc Marek 32-yard run (Bohlig run) Wisconsin 21–0 2 2:09 Wisc Rhodes 31-yard pass from Bohlig (Lamia kick) Wisconsin 28–0 3 9:47 Iowa Fetter 6-yard run (Kokolus kick) Wisconsin 28–7 4 5:20 Wisc Marek 1-yard run (Lamia kick) Wisconsin 35–7

Wisconsin sophomore Billy Marek ran for 203 yards and 4 touchdowns.

at No. 1 Ohio State

Iowa at No. 1 Ohio State

1 2 3 4 Total Hawkeyes 0 0 0 13 13 • No. 1 Buckeyes 14 13 21 7 55 Date: November 17, 1973 Location: Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH Game attendance: 87,447 Game weather: Clear, 42 °F (6 °C) Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 10:21 OSU Bruce Elia 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick) Ohio State 7–0 4:30 OSU Elia 1-yard run (Conway kick) Ohio State 14–0 2 2:27 OSU Cornelius Greene 1-yard run (kick failed) Ohio State 20–0 0:07 OSU Dave Hazel 41-yard run pass from Cornelius Greene (Conway kick) Ohio State 27–0 3 7:38 OSU Elia 3-yard run (Conway kick) Ohio State 34–0 2:49 OSU Archie Griffin 8-yard run (Conway kick) Ohio State 41–0 0:34 OSU Elia 3-yard run (Conway kick) Ohio State 48–0 4 14:48 Iowa Bill Schultz 78-yard pass from Butch Caldwell (Kokolus kick) Ohio State 48–7 8:22 Iowa Rod Wellington 2-yard run (pass failed) Ohio State 48–13 6:44 OSU Elmer Lippert 12-yard run (Tom Klaban kick) Ohio State 55–13

Ohio State sophomore Archie Griffin ran for 246 yards on 30 carries, establishing single-game and single-season school records for rushing yardage. Junior fullback Bruce Elia had 4 rushing touchdowns for the Buckeyes.^[11]

Michigan State

Michigan State at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total • Spartans 0 2 10 3 15 Hawkeyes 0 0 0 6 6 Date: November 24, 1973 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game attendance: 31,119 Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), Cloudy, Wind NW 6–12 mph (9.7–19.3 km/h) Source: Box Score

Team players in the 1974 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Dan Dickel	Linebacker	7	170	Baltimore Colts

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References