1987 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1987 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 20–19 vs. Wyoming
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 16
Record10–3 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Snyder (9th season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Brashier (9th season)
MVPs
Captains
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
1987 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Michigan State $7–0–19–2–1
No. 16 Iowa6–2–010–3–0
Indiana6–2–08–4–0
No. 19 Michigan5–3–08–4–0
Ohio State4–4–06–4–1
Minnesota3–5–06–5–0
Purdue3–5–03–7–1
Illinois2–5–13–7–1
Northwestern2–6–02–8–1
Wisconsin1–7–03–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth year under head coach Hayden Fry, the Hawkeyes compiled a 10–3 record (6–2 in conference games), tied for second place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 360 to 231. In games against ranked opponents, they lost to No. 17 Tennessee and defeated No. 11 Indiana, and concluded the season with a victory over Wyoming in the 1987 Holiday Bowl. They were ranked No. 16 in the final UPI and AP polls.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Chuck Hartlieb with 2,855 passing yards, running back Kevin Harmon with 668 rushing yards, wide receiver Quinn Early with 61 receptions for 978 yards, and kicker Rob Houghtlin with a school-record 102 points scored. Defensive lineman Dave Haight was selected as the Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year. Six Iowa players received first-team honors on the 1987 All-Big Ten Conference football team.

The team played its home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 30vs. No. 17 Tennessee*No. 16
ABCL 22–2354,861[3]
September 12at Arizona*
W 15–1457,284[4]
September 19at Iowa State*
W 48–954,101[5]
September 26Kansas State*No. 19
W 38–1367,700[6]
October 3Michigan StateNo. 17
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 14–1967,700[7]
October 10at Wisconsin
W 31–1074,645[8]
October 17at Michigan
ABCL 10–37105,406[9]
October 24Purdue
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ABCW 38–1467,700[10]
October 31No. 11 Indiana
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 29–2167,700[11]
November 7at Northwestern
W 52–2438,694[12]
November 14at Ohio State
W 29–2790,090[13]
November 21MinnesotaNo. 18
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
W 34–2067,700[14]
December 30vs. Wyoming*No. 18
ESPNW 20–1961,892[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [16]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
AP16RVRV1917—RV———1819181816
Coaches18—————RVRV20RV20RV16

Game summaries

Vs. Tennessee

Kickoff Classic
Team 1 234Total
#16 Hawkeyes 3 793 22
• #17 Volunteers 0 1409 23
Scoring summary
14:53IOWARob Houghtlin 42-yard field goalIowa 3–0
210:09UTW. Howard 1-yard run (Reich kick)Tenn 7–3
25:46UTD. Miller 96-yard fumble return (Reich kick)Tenn 14–3
21:36IOWAKevin Harmon 23-yard pass from Chuck Hartlieb (Houghtlin kick)Tenn 14–10
310:56IOWAHoughtlin 27-yard field goalTenn 14–13
31:53IOWAKevin Harmon 20-yard run (two-point conversion failed)Iowa 19-14
4UTPhil Reich 45-yard field goalIowa 19-17
4IOWARob Houghtlin 42-yard field goalIowa 22-17
45:14UTPhil Reich 25-yard field goalIowa 22-20
40:03UTPhil Reich 20-yard field goalTenn 23–22

[17] [18] [19]

At Arizona

Iowa at Arizona
Team 1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 6 306 15
Wildcats 0 770 14
Scoring summary
1IOWARob Houghtlin 27-yard field goalIOWA 3-0
1IOWARob Houghtlin 21-yard field goalIOWA 6-0
2IOWARob Houghtlin 19-yard field goalIOWA 9-0
2ArizLewis 1-yard run (Coston kick)IOWA 9-7
3ArizWatters 3-yard run (Coston kick)Ariz 14-9
4IOWABass 3-yard run (run failed)IOWA 15-14

[20][21]

Game statistics[21] IOWA ARIZ
First downs 21 19
Total yards 371 279
Passing yards 150 115
Rushing yards 221 164
Penalties 5–36 4–24
Turnovers 0 4

At Iowa State

Iowa at Iowa State
Team 1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 10 141014 48
Cyclones 3 600 9
Scoring summary
1ISUShudak 27-yard field goalISU 3-0
1IOWARob Houghtlin 30-yard field goalTied 3-3
1IOWAHarmon 11-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 10-3
2ISUShudak 47-yard field goalIOWA 10-6
2IOWAHarmon 3-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 17-6
2IOWAHarmon 3-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 24-6
2ISUShudak 34-yard field goalIOWA 24-9
3IOWARob Houghtlin 55-yard field goalIOWA 27-9
3IOWAHudson 8-yard pass from Hartlieb (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 34-9
4IOWAStewart 1-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 41-9
4IOWAPoholsky 3-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 48-9

[22][23]

Game statistics[23] IOWA ISU
First downs 26 12
Total yards 455 259
Passing yards 202 155
Rushing yards 253 104
Penalties 4–24 6–30
Turnovers 2 3

Kansas State

Kansas State at Iowa
Team 1 234Total
Wildcats 7 330 13
• #19 Hawkeyes 14 7017 38
Scoring summary
1KSUJordan 4-yard pass from Swim (Porter kick)KSU 7-0
1IowaHudson 5-yard run (Houghtlin kick)Tied 7-7
1IowaHarmon 1-yard run (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 14-7
2IowaHudson 1-yard run (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 21-7
2KSUPorter 41-yard field goalIowa 21-10
3KSUPorter 34-yard field goalIowa 21-13
4IowaEarly 14-yard pass from McGwire (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 28-13
4IowaRob Houghtlin 20-yard field goalIowa 31-13
4IowaMarciano 8-yard pass from McGwire (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 38-13

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Game statistics[25] KSU IOWA
First downs 11 27
Total yards 188 443
Passing yards 104 271
Rushing yards 84 172
Penalties 10–76 6–44
Turnovers 5 7

Michigan State

Michigan State at Iowa
Team 1 234Total
• Spartans 7 066 19
#17 Hawkeyes 7 700 14
Scoring summary
1IOWAEarly 19-yard pass from Dan McGwire (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 7-0
1Mich StWhite 5-yard run (Langeloh kick)Tied 7-7
2IowaWatkins 14-yard pass from McGwire (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 14-7
3Mich StLangeloh 21-yard field goalIOWA 14-10
3Mich StLangeloh 46-yard field goalIOWA 14-13
4Mich StSargent 8-yard pass from McAllister (pass failed)Mich St 19-14

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Game statistics[28] MSU IOWA
First downs 16 15
Total yards 249 214
Passing yards 13 230
Rushing yards 236 (-16)
Penalties 13–102 7–50
Turnovers 1 1

At Wisconsin

Iowa at Wisconsin
Team 1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 7 1473 31
Badgers 0 370 10
Scoring summary
1IOWACook 51-yard pass from Hartlieb (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 7-0
2IOWAHartlieb 1-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 14-0
2IOWABass 2-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 21-0
2WiscGregoire 37-yard field goalIOWA 21-3
3IOWAEarly 9-yard pass from Hartlieb (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 28-3
3WiscArtley 66-yard run (Gregoire kick)IOWA 28-10
4IOWAHoughtlin 32-yard field goalIOWA 31-10

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Game statistics IOWA WIS
First downs 23 10
Total yards 412 175
Passing yards 223 58
Rushing yards 189 117
Penalties 5–50 3–35
Turnovers 3 4

At Michigan

Iowa at Michigan
Team 1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 1000 10
• Wolverines 6 2407 37
Scoring summary
1MichD. Brown 1-yard run (kick failed)Mich 6-0
2MichGillette 42-yard field goalMich 9-0
2MichKolesar 35-yard pass from Brown (Gillette kick)Mich 16-0
2IOWAClark 6-yard pass from Hartlieb (Houghtlin kick)Mich 16-7
2MichMcMurtry 12-yard pass from Brown (Gillette kick)Mich 23-7
2IOWAHoughtlin 46-yard field goalMich 23-10
2MichMcMurtry 12-yard pass from Brown (Gillette kick)Mich 30-10
4MichMorris 3-yard run (Gillette kick)Mich 37-10

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Game statistics IOWA MICH
First downs 13 19
Total yards 349 352
Passing yards 362 190
Rushing yards (-13) 162
Penalties 4–42 2–16
Turnovers 1 2

Purdue

Purdue at Iowa
Team 1 234Total
Boilermakers 0 770 14
• Hawkeyes 14 7107 38
Scoring summary
1IowaBass 3-yard run (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 7-0
1IowaQuinn Early 38-yard pass from Chuck Hartlieb (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 14-0
2IowaTravis Watkins 55-yard pass from Chuck Hartlieb (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 21-0
2PurdueDarren Myles 1-yard run (kick)Iowa 21-7
3PurdueHardy 22-yard pass from McCarthy (kick)Iowa 21-14
3IowaCraig Clark 46-yard pass from Chuck Hartlieb (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 28-14
3IowaRob Houghtlin 30-yard field goalIowa 31-14
4IowaT. Stewart 13-yard run (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 38-14

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Game statistics[32] PUR IOWA
First downs 16 29
Total yards 301 520
Passing yards 259 317
Rushing yards 42 203
Penalties 5–45 7–44
Turnovers 5 2

Indiana

Indiana at Iowa
Team 1 234Total
#11 Hoosiers 0 777 21
• Hawkeyes 13 709 29
Scoring summary
1IowaQuinn Early 35-yard pass from Chuck Hartlieb (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 7-0
1IowaRob Houghtlin 23-yard field goalIowa 10-0
1IowaRob Houghtlin 37-yard field goalIowa 13-0
2IndianaE. Jones 41-yard pass from Schnell (Stoyanovich kick)Iowa 13-7
2IowaBass 3-yard run (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 20-7
3IndianaThompson 1-yard run (Stoyanovich kick)Iowa 20-14
4IndianaE. Jones 32-yard pass from Kramme (Stoyanovich kick)Indiana 21-20
4IowaHudson 1-yard run (pass failed)Iowa 26-21
4IowaRob Houghtlin 28-yard field goalIowa 29-21

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Game statistics[34] IND IOWA
First downs 16 23
Total yards 305 445
Passing yards 237 282
Rushing yards 68 163
Penalties 8–91 8–72
Turnovers 3 2

At Northwestern

Iowa at Northwestern
Team 1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 7 28143 52
Wildcats 10 770 24
Scoring summary
Q1NWMcClellan 10-yard pass from Greenfield (Adler kick)NW 7–0
Q1NWAdler 25-yard field goalNW 10–0
Q1IOWAEarly 35-yard pass from Hartlieb (Houghtlin kick)NW 10–7
Q2NWPennington 75-yard interception return (Adler kick)NW 17–7
Q2IOWAWatkins 22-yard pass from Hartlieb (Houghtlin kick)NW 17–14
Q2IOWAWatkins 7-yard pass from Hartlieb (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 21–17
Q2IOWAHudson 7-yard pass from Hartlieb (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 28–17
Q2IOWAEarly 9-yard pass from Hartlieb (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 35–17
Q3IOWAEarly 44-yard pass from Hartlieb (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 42–17
Q3IOWAEarly 95-yard pass from Hartlieb (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 49–17
Q3NWGreenfield 1-yard run (Adler kick)IOWA 49–24
Q4IOWAHoughtlin 26-yard field goalIOWA 52–24

Chuck Hartlieb completed 25 of 32 passes for 471 yards and a Big Ten single-game record 7 touchdowns.[35] [36] Wide receiver Quinn Early hauled in 10 passes and set school records with 256 yards receiving (Big Ten record at the time) and 4 touchdown receptions.[37] The 584 team passing yards remains a single-game school record.

Game statistics[37] IOWA NW
First downs 28 21
Total yards 674 364
Passing yards 584 245
Rushing yards 90 119
Penalties 4–38 9–65
Turnovers 4 8

At Ohio State

Iowa at Ohio State
Team 1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 3 12014 29
Buckeyes 7 776 27
  • Date: November 14
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game attendance: 90,090
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), Clear and sunny
  • Referee: Gil Marchman
Scoring summary
110:08OSURoss 24-yard pass from Tupa (Frantz kick)Ohio St 7–0
17:34IOWARob Houghtlin 39-yard field goalOhio St 7–3
211:19OSURoss 60-yard pass from Tupa (Frantz kick)Ohio St 14–3
29:10IOWAKevin Harmon 50-yard run (pass failed)Ohio St 14–9
23:14IOWAHoughtlin 41-yard field goalOhio St 14–12
20:00IOWAHoughtlin 22-yard field goalIOWA 15–14
36:14OSUEllis 20-yard pass from Tupa (Frantz kick)OSU 21-15
49:11IOWAHudson 1-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 22-21
42:45OSUSnow 14-yard run (run failed)OSU 27-22
40:06IOWAMarv Cook 28-yard pass from Chuck Hartlieb (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 29–27

With six seconds left, Chuck Hartlieb threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Marv Cook on fourth-and-23 to earn Iowa's first victory at Ohio Stadium since 1959.

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Game statistics Archived 2015-11-25 at the Wayback Machine IOWA OHIO ST
First downs 22 17
Total yards 489 383
Passing yards 333 216
Rushing yards 156 167
Penalties 2–15 6–56
Turnovers 3 3

Minnesota

Minnesota at Iowa
Team 1 234Total
Golden Gophers 3 377 20
• #18 Hawkeyes 3 2173 34
Scoring summary
1MinnChip Lohmiller 32-yard field goalMinn 3-0
1IowaRob Houghtlin 37-yard field goalTied 3-3
2MinnChip Lohmiller 44-yard field goalMinn 6-3
2IowaBayless 4-yard run (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 10-6
2IowaMike Flagg 15-yard pass from Chuck Hartlieb (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 17-6
2IowaEarly 34-yard pass from Chuck Hartlieb (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 24-6
3MinnGaiters 5-yard pass from Foggie (Lohmiller kick)Iowa 24-13
3IowaHudson 10-yard run (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 31-13
3MinnCouch 45-yard pass from Foggie (Lohmiller kick)Iowa 31-20
42:01IowaRob Houghtlin 37-yard field goalIowa 34-20

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Game statistics[42] MINN IOWA
First downs 14 30
Total yards 295 510
Passing yards 216 328
Rushing yards 79 182
Penalties 4–33 7–64
Turnovers 0 2

Vs. Wyoming (Holiday Bowl)

1987 SeaWorld Holiday Bowl
Team 1 234Total
• #18 Hawkeyes 0 7013 20
Cowboys 12 700 19
Scoring summary
1WYOWorker 43-yard field goalWYO 3-0
1WYOWorker 38-yard field goalWYO 6-0
1WYOLoving 15-yard pass from Burnett (pass failed)WYO 12-0
2IOWAHess 10-yard blocked punt return (Houghtlin kick)WYO 12-7
2WYOAbraham 3-yard run (Worker kick)WYO 19-7
4IOWAWright 33-yard interception return (Houghtlin kick)WYO 19-14
4IOWAHudson 1-yard run (conversion failed)IOWA 20-19

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Roster

1987 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FB 23 Richard Bass Jr
RB 13 Rick Bayless Sr
OL 78 Malcolm Christie Sr
TE 49 Craig Clark Sr
TE 84 Marv Cook Jr
WR 82 Pat Coppinger Sr
FB 25 Marshall Cotton Sr
OL 63 Jeff Croston Jr
OL 58 Greg Divis Sr
WR 1 Quinn Early Sr
TE 86 Mike Flagg Sr
RB 22 Grant Goodman Jr
WR 80 Steve Green Sr
WR 16 Deven Harberts Jr
RB 28 Kevin Harmon Sr
QB 8 Chuck Hartlieb Jr
FB 20 David Hudson Jr
G 70 Bob Kratch Jr
WR 81 Derrius Loveless Sr
WR 26 Peter Marciano Jr
WR 47 Jim Mauro Injured Sr
QB 11 Dan McGwire So
TE 85 John Palmer Jr
QB 14 Tom Poholsky So
OL 67 Jim Poynton Jr
RB 33 Kevin Ringer Jr
OL 60 Bob Schmitt Sr
OL 71 Chuck Waggoner Jr
TE 88 Tom Ward Sr
WR 2 Travis Watkins So
OL 73 Herb Wester Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 68 Tim Anderson Sr
LB 93 Tim Batterson Sr
DE 92 Jeff Beard Sr
DE 48 Tyrone Berrie Jr
LB 43 Jeff Blake Sr
DE 5 Mike Burke Sr
DB 3 Kerry Burt Sr
DE 83 Mike Ertz Jr
DL 64 Dave Haight Jr
DL 54 Eric Higgins Jr
DB 42 Tork Hook Jr
DB 19 Carl Jackson Sr
LB 34 Vernon Little Jr
DE 97 Joe Mott Jr
DE 71 Chris Pigott Jr
LB 35 Brad Quast So
LB 95 Jim Reilly Jr
LB 38 Shawon Respress Jr
DE 91 Sean Ridley Jr
DL Joe Schuster Sr
DB 44 Keaton Smiley Sr
DB 41 Mark Stoops Jr
LB 39 Tyrone Taylor Sr
LB 46 Dan Wirth Sr
DB 10 Anthony Wright Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K   Mark Adams Jr
K 6 George Murphy Jr
K 7 Rob Houghtlin Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Statistics

Team statistics. On offense, the Hawkeyes gained an average of 296.6 passing yards and 141.2 rushing yards per game.[45] They led the Big Ten with an average of 29.2 points per game.[46] On defense, they gave up an average of 163.0 passing yards and 122.6 rushing yards per game.[45] They ranked fifth in the Big Ten in scoring defense, giving up an average of 19.2 points per game.[46]

Passing. Quarterback Chuck Hartlieb did not start until the third game of the season but finished the season as the top-rated passer in the Big Ten and the No. 3 passer in the country with a 161.4 passer rating.[47] He completed 196 of 299 passes (65.6%) for 2,855 yards, 19 touchdowns, and eight interceptions.[45]

Rushing. Running back Kevin Harmon led the team with 668 rushing yads on 139 carries (4.8 yards per carry) and six rushing touchdowns. David Hudson ranked second with 421 rushing yards on 103 carries (4.1 yards per carry) and five rushing touchdowns.[45] Hartlieb tied a Big Ten record with seven touchdown passes against Northwestern and tied an NCAA record with four touchdown passes in a quarter in the same game.[48]

Receiving. Wide receiver Quinn Early led the team with 61 receptions for 978 yards and 10 touchdowns.[45] Early set a Big Ten record with a 95-yard touchdown reception against Northwestern. Early also handled punting for the team, averaging 34.7 yards per kick.[47]

Tight end Marv Cook ranked second with 43 receptions for 760 yards.[45] He caught the game-winning touchdown pass in the closing seconds in Iowa's first win over Ohio State in Columbus since 1959. Cook was also the team's regular punter and led the team with 30 tackles on special teams.[48]

Scoring. Kicker Rob Houghtlin led the Big Ten in scoring for the third year in a row and ran his streak to 40 consecutive extra points.[47] For the 1987 season, he scored 102 points scored, converting 39 of 39 extra points and 21 of 29 field goals. Quinn Early ranked second with 60 points on 10 touchdowns.[45] Houghtlin concluded his Iowa career in 1987 as the school's all-time scorer with 288 points.[48]

Tackles. Dave Haight led the Big Ten with 119 total tackles and 74 solo tackles. He also had 14 tackles for loss, six quarterback sacks and three fumble recoveries. He set a school record for tackles by a lineman and was the first lineman in school history to lead the team in tackles.[49]

Awards and honors

No Iowa players received honors on the 1987 All-America college football team.

Junior nose guard Dave Haight was selected as the Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year.[49]

Iowa's most valuable player award was shared by three redshirt juniors: Haight, quarterback Chuck Hartlieb, and tight end Marv Cook.[48]

Six Iowa players received first-team honors on the 1987 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Haight (AP-1, UPI-1); Hartlieb (AP-1, UPI-1); Cook (AP-1, UPI-1); wide receiver Quinn Early (AP-1, UPI-1); defensive back Kerry Burt (AP-1, UPI-2); and kicker Rob Houghtlin (AP-1, UPI-1).[50][51]

1988 NFL draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Quinn EarlyWide receiver360San Diego Chargers
Kevin HarmonRunning back4101Seattle Seahawks
Herb WesterTackle5114Cincinnati Bengals
Joe SchusterDefensive tackle10261Philadelphia Eagles

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