1981 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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1981 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Big Ten Co-Champions
Rose Bowl, L 28-0 vs. Washington
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #15
AP #18
1981 record 8–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach Hayden Fry (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Bill Snyder (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator Bill Brashier (3rd year)
Home stadium Kinnick Stadium
Seasons
« 1980 1982 »
1981 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#15 Ohio State + 6 – 2 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
#18 Iowa + 6 – 2 – 0     8 – 4 – 0
#12 Michigan 6 – 3 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
Illinois 6 – 3 – 0     7 – 4 – 0
Wisconsin 6 – 3 – 0     7 – 5 – 0
Minnesota 4 – 5 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Michigan State 4 – 5 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Purdue 3 – 6 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Indiana 3 – 6 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 9 – 0     0 – 11 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Hawks were 6–2 in conference play and were Big Ten Conference co-champions. Iowa went to the Rose Bowl for the first time in 23 years. Their previous appearance in the 1958 season, when Iowa won the 1959 Rose Bowl. It was also Iowa's first winning season since 1961. This time Iowa had a more difficult time, shutout by Don James's Washington Huskies, 28–0. The Hawkeyes finished the 1981 season at 8–4.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 12 #7 Nebraska* Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA W 10-7   60,160
September 19 at Iowa State* Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy) L 12-23   53,922
September 26 #6 UCLA* Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA W 20-7   60,004
October 3 at Northwestern #18 Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL W 64-0   30,113
October 10 Indianadagger #15 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA W 42-28   60,000
October 17 at #5 Michigan #12 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 9-7   105,915
October 24 Minnesota #6 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale) ABC L 10-12   60,000
October 31 at Illinois #16 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 7-24   66,877
November 7 Purdue Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA W 33-7   60,114
November 14 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI ESPN W 17-7   78,731
November 21 Michigan State #19 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA W 36-7   60,103
January 1 vs. #12 Washington* #13 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) NBC L 0-28   105,611
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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In 1981, Iowa played eight conference games, missing one opponent.The government of Iowa mandated that they resume their series with Iowa State.
Iowa did not play Ohio State in 1981; OSU was also 8-3 and 6-2 in the Big Ten to tie for the conference title. The Buckeyes won their bowl game, the 1981 Liberty Bowl over Navy, and finished at 9-3.

Rankings

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Further information: 1981 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final
AP NR NR NR NR 18 15 12 6 16 NR NR 19 13 13 18
Coaches' 15

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Game notes

Nebraska

#7 Nebraska at Iowa
1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Cornhuskers 0 0 0 7 7
• Hawkeyes 7 3 0 0 10

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See also: 1981 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry

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Iowa State

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See also: Iowa State Cyclones football and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry

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UCLA

#6 UCLA at Iowa
1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Bruins 0 7 0 0 7
• Hawkeyes 7 0 3 10 20
  • Date: September 26
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa
  • Game attendance: 60,004

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See also: 1981 UCLA Bruins football team

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Northwestern

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See also: Northwestern Wildcats football

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Indiana

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See also: 1981 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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Michigan

#12 Iowa at #5 Michigan
1 2 3 4 Total
• #12 Hawkeyes 6 0 3 0 9
#5 Wolverines 0 7 0 0 7

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See also: 1981 Michigan Wolverines football team

The Hawkeyes won 9-7 at #5 Michigan, their third victory over a top ten team during the 1981 season. It was Iowa's first victory over the Wolverines since 1962.

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Minnesota

Minnesota at #6 Iowa
1 2 3 4 Total
• Golden Gophers 0 9 0 3 12
Hawkeyes 0 0 10 0 10

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See also: 1981 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Floyd of Rosedale

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Illinois

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See also: Illinois Fighting Illini football

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Purdue

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See also: 1981 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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Wisconsin

Iowa at Wisconsin
1 2 3 4 Total
• Hawkeyes 3 14 0 0 17
Badgers 0 0 0 7 7

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See also: 1981 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry

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Michigan State

Michigan State at #19 Iowa
1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 7 0 0 7
• Hawkeyes 16 0 10 10 36
  • Date: November 21
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Game attendance: 60,103

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See also: 1981 Michigan State Spartans football team

Iowa earns first Rose Bowl since 1958 with Michigan's loss to Ohio State, which was announced with 6:14 left in the first quarter.[14]

Statistics

  • Phil Blatcher 27 Rush, 247 Yds[15]

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Rose Bowl

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See also: 1981 Washington Huskies football team and 1982 Rose Bowl

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Postseason Awards

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See also: 1981 College Football All-America Team and 1981 All-Big Ten Conference football team

Team players in 1982 NFL Draft

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Main article: 1982 NFL Draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Ron Hallstrom G 1 22 Green Bay Packers
Andre Tippett LB 2 41 New England Patriots

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References

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  14. ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1981 Nov 22.
  15. ↑ Iowa Hawkeyes athletics website.
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