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<th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Ties">T</abbr></u></th> <th></th> <th></th> <th><u><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Ties">T</abbr></u> </th></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 15 <a href="/wiki/1981_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1981 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> + </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 18 <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Iowa</a> + </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 12 <a href="/wiki/1981_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1981 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1981_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1981 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1981_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="1981 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1981_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1981 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1981_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="1981 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1981_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="1981 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1981_Indiana_Hoosiers_football_team" title="1981 Indiana Hoosiers football team">Indiana</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1981_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="1981 Northwestern Wildcats football team">Northwestern</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>0 </td> <td>–</td> <td>11 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>+ – Conference co-champions</li></ul></div>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1981 Iowa Hawkeyes football team</b> represented the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Iowa" title="University of Iowa">University of Iowa</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1981_Big_Ten_Conference_football_season" title="1981 Big Ten Conference football season">1981 Big Ten Conference football season</a>. The Hawks were 6–2 in conference play and were <a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten Conference</a> co-champions. Iowa went to the <a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl_Game" title="Rose Bowl Game">Rose Bowl</a> for the first time in 23 years. Their previous appearance in the 1958 season, when Iowa won the <a href="/wiki/1959_Rose_Bowl" title="1959 Rose Bowl">1959 Rose Bowl</a>. This time Iowa had a more difficult time, shutout by <a href="/wiki/Don_James_(American_football)" title="Don James (American football)">Don James</a>'s <a href="/wiki/1981_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1981 Washington Huskies football team">Washington Huskies</a>, 28–0. It was also Iowa's first winning season since 1961. The Hawkeyes finished the 1981 season at 8–4. </p><p>Several Iowa players ranked among the Big Ten leaders, including the following: </p> <ul><li>Lou King led the conference with eight interceptions.<sup id="cite_ref-B10_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-B10-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Phil Blatcher ranked fourth in the conference with 708 rushing yards.<sup id="cite_ref-B10_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-B10-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Tom Nichol ranked fourth in the conference with 11 field goals made.<sup id="cite_ref-B10_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-B10-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Jeff Brown ranked fourth in the conference with 137 punt return yards and 6.5 yards per punt return.<sup id="cite_ref-B10_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-B10-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Quarterback Gordy Bohannon ranked 10th in the conference with 1,303 total yards.<sup id="cite_ref-B10_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-B10-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schedule">Schedule</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"><tbody><tr><th>Date</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Rank</th><th>Site</th><th>TV</th><th>Result</th><th>Attendance</th><th>Source</th></tr><tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 12</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 7 <a href="/wiki/1981_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_team" title="1981 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team">Nebraska</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kinnick_Stadium" title="Kinnick Stadium">Kinnick Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Iowa_City,_Iowa" title="Iowa City, Iowa">Iowa City, IA</a></li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 10–7</td><td style="text-align:center">60,160</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 19</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1981_Iowa_State_Cyclones_football_team" title="1981 Iowa State Cyclones football team">Iowa State</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cyclone_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Cyclone Stadium">Cyclone Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Ames,_Iowa" title="Ames, Iowa">Ames, IA</a> (<a href="/wiki/Iowa%E2%80%93Iowa_State_football_rivalry" title="Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 12–23</td><td style="text-align:center">53,922</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 26</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 6 <a href="/wiki/1981_UCLA_Bruins_football_team" title="1981 UCLA Bruins football team">UCLA</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Kinnick Stadium</li><li>Iowa City, IA</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 20–7</td><td style="text-align:center">60,004</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 3</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1981_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="1981 Northwestern Wildcats football team">Northwestern</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 18</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Field_(stadium)" title="Ryan Field (stadium)">Dyche Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Evanston,_Illinois" title="Evanston, Illinois">Evanston, IL</a></li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 64–0</td><td style="text-align:center">30,113</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 10</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_Indiana_Hoosiers_football_team" title="1981 Indiana Hoosiers football team">Indiana</a><sup class="CFB-schedule-hcgame"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="dagger" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png" decoding="async" width="9" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="9" data-file-height="14" /></span></span></sup></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 15</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Kinnick Stadium</li><li>Iowa City, IA</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 42–28</td><td style="text-align:center">60,000</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 17</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at No. 5 <a href="/wiki/1981_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1981 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 12</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Stadium" title="Michigan Stadium">Michigan Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Ann_Arbor,_Michigan" title="Ann Arbor, Michigan">Ann Arbor, MI</a></li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 9–7</td><td style="text-align:center">105,915</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 24</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1981 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 6</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Kinnick Stadium</li><li>Iowa City, IA (<a href="/wiki/Iowa%E2%80%93Minnesota_football_rivalry" title="Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/College_Football_on_ABC" title="College Football on ABC">ABC</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 10–12</td><td style="text-align:center">60,000</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 31</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1981_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1981 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 16</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Champaign,_Illinois)" class="mw-redirect" title="Memorial Stadium (Champaign, Illinois)">Memorial Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Champaign,_Illinois" title="Champaign, Illinois">Champaign, IL</a></li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 7–24</td><td style="text-align:center">66,877</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 7</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="1981 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Kinnick Stadium</li><li>Iowa City, IA</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 33–7</td><td style="text-align:center">60,114</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 14</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1981_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="1981 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Camp_Randall_Stadium" title="Camp Randall Stadium">Camp Randall Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Madison,_Wisconsin" title="Madison, Wisconsin">Madison, WI</a></li></ul></div></td><td>ESPN</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 17–7</td><td style="text-align:center">78,731</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 21</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="1981 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 19</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Kinnick Stadium</li><li>Iowa City, IA</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 36–7</td><td style="text-align:center">60,103</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">January 1</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">vs. No. 12 <a href="/wiki/1981_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1981 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 13</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl_(stadium)" title="Rose Bowl (stadium)">Rose Bowl</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Pasadena,_California" title="Pasadena, California">Pasadena, CA</a> (<a href="/wiki/1982_Rose_Bowl" title="1982 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/College_Football_on_NBC_Sports" title="College Football on NBC Sports">NBC</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 0–28</td><td style="text-align:center">105,611</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="8" style="font-size:85%"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>*Non-conference game</li><li><sup class="CFB-schedule-hcgame"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="dagger" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png" decoding="async" width="9" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="9" data-file-height="14" /></span></span></sup>Homecoming</li><li>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/1981_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings#AP_Poll" title="1981 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">AP Poll</a> released prior to the game</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1981, Iowa played eight conference games, missing one opponent. The government of Iowa mandated that they resume their series with Iowa State. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> <br />Iowa did not play <a href="/wiki/1981_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1981 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> in 1981; OSU was also 8-3 and 6-2 in the Big Ten to tie for the conference title. The Buckeyes won their <a href="/wiki/Bowl_game" title="Bowl game">bowl game</a>, the 1981 <a href="/wiki/Liberty_Bowl" title="Liberty Bowl">Liberty Bowl</a> over <a href="/wiki/Navy_Midshipmen_football" title="Navy Midshipmen football">Navy</a>, and finished at 9-3. Iowa was awarded the Rose Bowl berth because it had not been to Pasadena since the <a href="/wiki/1958_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1958 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1958 season</a>, while Ohio State went <a href="/wiki/1979_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1979 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">two years earlier</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Roster">Roster</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background-color:#000000;color:#FFFFFF;">1981 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;background-color:#FCD116;color:#000000;"> <th colspan="3">Players </th> <th>Coaches </th></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"><b>Offense</b> <table class="sortable" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; margin:0px; width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; line-height:1.1em;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>#</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Class </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">TE</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>87</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Alt, John"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Alt" title="John Alt">John Alt</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Center_(gridiron_football)" title="Center (gridiron football)">C</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>69</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Bailey, Bill"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Bill Bailey</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>28</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Blatcher, Phil"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Phil Blatcher</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>11</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Bohannon, Gordy"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Gordy Bohannon</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>27</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Brown, Jeff"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Jeff Brown</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>8</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Chambers, Dave"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Dave Chambers</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>12</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Gales, Pete"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Pete Gales</span></span></span> <b>(C)</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>33</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Gill, Owen"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Owen_Gill" title="Owen Gill">Owen Gill</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>26</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Granger, Norm"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Norm_Granger" title="Norm Granger">Norm Granger</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(gridiron_football)" title="Guard (gridiron football)">G</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>76</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Hallstrom, Ron"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ron_Hallstrom" title="Ron Hallstrom">Ron Hallstrom</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Center_(gridiron_football)" title="Center (gridiron football)">C</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>53</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Hilgenberg, Joel"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Joel_Hilgenberg" title="Joel Hilgenberg">Joel Hilgenberg</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tackle_(gridiron_football_position)" title="Tackle (gridiron football position)">OT</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd></kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Kittle, Bruce"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Bruce Kittle</span></span></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Injured"><img alt="Injured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/12px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/18px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/24px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <b>(C)</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(gridiron_football)" title="Guard (gridiron football)">G</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>55</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Levelis, Joe"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Levelis" title="Joe Levelis">Joe Levelis</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>16</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Long, Chuck"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Long" title="Chuck Long">Chuck Long</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tackle_(gridiron_football_position)" title="Tackle (gridiron football position)">OT</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>65</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Mayhan, Dave"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Dave Mayhan</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tackle_(gridiron_football_position)" title="Tackle (gridiron football position)">OT</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>79</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Miller, Brett"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Brett_Miller" title="Brett Miller">Brett Miller</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>5</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Moritz, Dave"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Dave Moritz</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>83</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Olejniczak, Lon"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Lon Olejniczak</span></span></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Injured"><img alt="Injured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/12px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/18px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/24px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>22</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Phillips, Eddie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Eddie Phillips</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tackle_(gridiron_football_position)" title="Tackle (gridiron football position)">OT</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>71</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Postler, Paul"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Paul Postler</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(gridiron_football)" title="Guard (gridiron football)">G</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>66</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Roehlk, Jon"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jon_Roehlk" title="Jon Roehlk">Jon Roehlk</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/American_football_positions" title="American football positions">WB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>25</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Webb, Ivory"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Ivory Webb</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"><b>Defense</b> <table class="sortable" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; margin:0px; width:100%; border-right:1px solid #666; border-left:1px solid #666; border-collapse:collapse; line-height:1.1em;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>#</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Class </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Defensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">DL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>63</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Bortz, Mark"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Bortz" title="Mark Bortz">Mark Bortz</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>31</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Cole, Mel"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Mel Cole</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>32</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Erb, James"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">James Erb</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>46</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Crocker, Tracy"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Tracy Crocker</span></span></span> <b>(C)</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Defensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">DL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>58</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Dean, Pat"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Pat Dean</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>10</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Frazier, Jim"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Jim Frazier</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>43</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="King, Lou"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Lou King</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">DT</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>77</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Little, George"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/George_Little_(defensive_lineman)" title="George Little (defensive lineman)">George Little</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Defensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">DL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>74</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Pekar, Jim"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Jim Pekar</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>37</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Simonsen, Todd"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Todd_Simonsen" title="Todd Simonsen">Todd Simonsen</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>41</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Stoops, Bob"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Stoops" title="Bob Stoops">Bob Stoops</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>2</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Stoops, Mike"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Stoops" title="Mike Stoops">Mike Stoops</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">DE</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>99</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Tippett, Andre"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Andre_Tippett" title="Andre Tippett">Andre Tippett</a></span></span></span> <b>(C)</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Defensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">DL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>94</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Webb, Brad"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Brad Webb</span></span></span> <b>(C)</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"><b>Special teams</b> <table class="sortable" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; margin:0px; width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; line-height:1.1em;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>#</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Class </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Placekicker" title="Placekicker">K</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>3</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Nichol, Tom"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Tom Nichol</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Placekicker" title="Placekicker">K</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>83</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Olejniczak, Lon"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Lon Olejniczak</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Punter_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Punter (football)">P</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>7</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Roby, Reggie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Roby" title="Reggie Roby">Reggie Roby</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <dl><dt>Head coach</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hayden_Fry" title="Hayden Fry">Hayden Fry</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Coordinators/assistant coaches</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Snyder" title="Bill Snyder">Bill Snyder</a> – <i>Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks</i></li> <li>Bill Brashier – <i>Defensive Coordinator</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirk_Ferentz" title="Kirk Ferentz">Kirk Ferentz</a> – <i>Offensive line</i></li> <li>Carl Jackson – <i>Running backs</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Del_Miller" title="Del Miller">Del Miller</a> – <i>Offensive assistant</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_McCarney" title="Dan McCarney">Dan McCarney</a> – <i>Defensive line</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Alvarez" title="Barry Alvarez">Barry Alvarez</a> – <i>Linebackers</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Patterson_(American_football_coach)" title="Don Patterson (American football coach)">Don Patterson</a> – Defensive Backs</li> <li>Bernie Wyatt – <i>Defensive Ends/Recruiting Coordinator</i></li> <li>Bill Dervich – <i>Strength and Conditioning</i></li></ul> <hr /> <dl><dt>Legend</dt></dl> <ul><li><b>(C)</b> Team captain</li> <li><b>(S)</b> Suspended</li> <li><b>(I)</b> Ineligible</li></ul> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Injured"><img alt="Injured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> Injured</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/23px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/30px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Redshirt</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rankings">Rankings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Rankings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/1981_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="1981 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">1981 NCAA Division I-A football rankings</a></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1083669074">.mw-parser-output table.ranking-movements{white-space:nowrap;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output td.ranking-movements,.mw-parser-output th.ranking-movements{padding-left:5px;padding-right:5px}</style><table class="wikitable ranking-movements"><caption>Ranking movements<br /><small><b>Legend:</b> <span style="color:#D8FFEB">██</span> Increase in ranking <span style="color:#FFE6E6">██</span> Decrease in ranking<br /> — = Not ranked</small></caption><tbody><tr><th></th><th colspan="15">Week</th></tr><tr><th>Poll</th><th>Pre</th><th>1</th><th>2</th><th>3</th><th>4</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7</th><th>8</th><th>9</th><th>10</th><th>11</th><th>12</th><th>13</th><th>Final</th></tr><tr><th><a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP</a></th><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">18</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">15</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">12</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">6</td><td style="background:#FFE6E6">16</td><td style="background:#FFE6E6">—</td><td>—</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">19</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">13</td><td>13</td><td style="background:#FFE6E6">18</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/wiki/Coaches_Poll" title="Coaches Poll">Coaches</a></th><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">20</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">15</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">12</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">7</td><td style="background:#FFE6E6">16</td><td style="background:#FFE6E6">—</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">18</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">17</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">11</td><td>11</td><td style="background:#FFE6E6">15</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Game_summaries">Game summaries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Game summaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="No._7_Nebraska">No. 7 Nebraska</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: No. 7 Nebraska"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"><small>#7</small> Nebraska at Iowa </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> No. 7 Cornhuskers</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td>7</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">7</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Hawkeyes</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td> <td><b>10</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> September 12, 1981</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kinnick_Stadium" title="Kinnick Stadium">Kinnick Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iowa_City,_Iowa" title="Iowa City, Iowa">Iowa City, Iowa</a></li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 60,160</li><li><b>Referee:</b> John Nealon</li> </ul> <ul><li><b>Sources:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://storage.googleapis.com/hawkeyesports-com/2017/04/c9e8ec0a-1981_nebraska.pdf">Box Score</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td><table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">9:16</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Eddie Phillips 2-yard run (Olejniczak kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 7-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">14:55</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Olejniczak 35-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 10-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">11:42</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Neb</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Roger_Craig_(American_football)" title="Roger Craig (American football)">Roger Craig</a> 1-yard run (kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><b>Iowa 10-7</b></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1981_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_team" title="1981 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team">1981 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team</a> and <a href="/wiki/Iowa%E2%80%93Nebraska_football_rivalry" title="Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry">Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry</a></div> <p><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="At_Iowa_State">At Iowa State</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: At Iowa State"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold">Iowa at Iowa State </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Hawkeyes</td> <td>0</td> <td>6</td><td>0</td><td>6</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">12</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Cyclones</b></td> <td>10</td> <td>7</td><td>3</td><td>3</td> <td><b>23</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> September 19, 1981</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Cyclone_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Cyclone Stadium">Cyclone Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ames,_Iowa" title="Ames, Iowa">Ames, Iowa</a></li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 53,922</li> </ul> <ul><li><b>Sources:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1981/di1981-09-21.pdf">Box Score and Game Story</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td><table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ISU</span></td><td>Quinn 7-yard run (Giffords kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ISU 7-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ISU</span></td><td>Giffords 48-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ISU 10-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ISU</span></td><td>Crutchfield 3-yard run (Giffords kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ISU 17-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Phillips 1-yard run (kick blocked)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ISU 17-6</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ISU</span></td><td>Giffords 40-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ISU 20-6</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ISU</span></td><td>Giffords 34-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ISU 23-6</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Blatcher 1-yard run (pass failed)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><b>ISU 23-12</b></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1981_Iowa_State_Cyclones_football_team" title="1981 Iowa State Cyclones football team">1981 Iowa State Cyclones football team</a> and <a href="/wiki/Iowa%E2%80%93Iowa_State_football_rivalry" title="Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry">Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry</a></div> <p><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="No._6_UCLA">No. 6 UCLA</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: No. 6 UCLA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"><small>#6</small> UCLA at Iowa </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> No. 6 Bruins</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td><td>0</td><td>0</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">7</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Hawkeyes</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td><td>3</td><td>10</td> <td><b>20</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> September 26</li><li><b>Location:</b> Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa</li><li><b>Game start:</b> 1:05 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Central_Daylight_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Daylight Time">CDT</a></li><li><b>Elapsed time:</b> 2:45</li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 60,004</li><li><b>Referee:</b> Glen Fortin</li> </ul> <ul><li><b>Sources:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://storage.googleapis.com/hawkeyesports-com/2017/04/9891f348-1981_ucla.pdf">Box Score</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td> <table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">5:02</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Gales 16-yard run (Olejniczak kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 7-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">10:47</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">UCLA</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Ramsey" title="Tom Ramsey">Tom Ramsey</a> 1-yard run (Johnson kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Tied 7-7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">9:48</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Nichol 35-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 10-7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">13:37</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Bortz" title="Mark Bortz">Mark Bortz</a> recovered fumble in end zone (Nichol kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 17-7</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">6:24</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Nichol 43-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><b>Iowa 20-7</b></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1981_UCLA_Bruins_football_team" title="1981 UCLA Bruins football team">1981 UCLA Bruins football team</a></div> <p><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="at_Northwestern">at Northwestern</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: at Northwestern"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"><small>#18</small> Iowa at Northwestern </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>No. 18 Hawkeyes</b></td> <td>30</td> <td>0</td><td>20</td><td>14</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">64</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Wildcats</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td> <td><b>0</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> October 3, 1981</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dyche_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Dyche Stadium">Dyche Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Evanston,_Illinois" title="Evanston, Illinois">Evanston, Illinois</a></li><li><b>Game start:</b> 1:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Central_Daylight_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Daylight Time">CDT</a></li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 30,113</li><li><b>Referee:</b> Otho Kortz</li> </ul> <ul><li><b>Sources:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1981/di1981-10-05.pdf">Box Score and Game Story</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td>      <table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="5">1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">13:39</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Phillips 12-yard run (Nichol kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 7-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">11:29</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Granger 6-yard run (Nichol kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 14-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">8:52</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>King blocked punt for a safety</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 16-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">6:39</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Phillips 15-yard run (Nichol kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 23-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">4:43</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Webb 29-yard interception return (Nichol kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 30-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">13:15</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Brown 24-yard pass for Bohannon (Nichol kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 37-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">11:34</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Moritz 26-yard pass for Bohannon (kick failed)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 43-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">2:40</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Gill 20-yard run (Nichol kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 50-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">6:58</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Buggs 2-yard run (Nichol kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 57-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">5:46</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Brown 74-yard punt return (Nichol kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><b>Iowa 64-0</b></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1981_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="1981 Northwestern Wildcats football team">1981 Northwestern Wildcats football team</a></div> <p><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Indiana">Indiana</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Indiana"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold">Indiana at <small>#15</small> Iowa </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Hoosiers</td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td><td>7</td><td>7</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">28</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>No. 15 Hawkeyes</b></td> <td>14</td> <td>21</td><td>7</td><td>0</td> <td><b>42</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> October 10</li><li><b>Location:</b> Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa</li><li><b>Game start:</b> 1:05 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Central_Daylight_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Daylight Time">CDT</a></li><li><b>Elapsed time:</b> 3:11</li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 60,000</li><li><b>Referee:</b> Tom Quinn</li> </ul> <ul><li><b>Sources:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://storage.googleapis.com/hawkeyesports-com/2018/03/e8b6f69b-1981_indiana.pdf">Box Score</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td>      <table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">13:14</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Indiana</span></td><td>Gunn 58-yard pass from Laufenberg (Greenstein kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Indiana 7-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">8:27</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Granger 2-yard run (Nichol kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Tied 7-7</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">0:54</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Jones 51-yard pass from Bohannon (Nichol kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 14-7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">10:40</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Indiana</span></td><td>Roggeman 1-yard run (Greenstein kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Tied 14-14</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">10:24</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Granger 99-yard kick return (Nichol kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 21-14</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">8:41</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Hufford 21-yard pass from Bohannon (Nichol kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 28-14</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">6:04</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Blatcher 1-yard run (Nichol kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 35-14</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">13:05</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Indiana</span></td><td>Gunn 71-yard pass from Laufenberg (Greenstein kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 35-21</span></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">11:08</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Hufford 11-yard pass from Bohannon (Nichol kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 42-21</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">3:12</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Indiana</span></td><td>Hines 2-yard run (Greenstein kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><b>Iowa 42-28</b></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1981_Indiana_Hoosiers_football_team" title="1981 Indiana Hoosiers football team">1981 Indiana Hoosiers football team</a></div> <p><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="At_No._5_Michigan">At No. 5 Michigan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: At No. 5 Michigan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"><small>#12</small> Iowa at <small>#5</small> Michigan </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>No. 12 Hawkeyes</b></td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">9</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> No. 5 Wolverines</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td><td>0</td><td>0</td> <td><b>7</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> October 17</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Michigan_Stadium" title="Michigan Stadium">Michigan Stadium</a> • <a href="/wiki/Ann_Arbor,_Michigan" title="Ann Arbor, Michigan">Ann Arbor, Michigan</a></li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 105,915</li> </ul> <ul><li><b>Sources:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1981/di1981-10-19.pdf">Box Score and Game Story</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td><table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">IOWA</span></td><td>Tom Nichol 20-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">IOWA 3–0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Nichol 36-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">IOWA 6–0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">MICH</span></td><td>Anthony Carter 17-yard pass from Steve Smith (Haji-Sheikh kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">MICH 7–6</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">IOWA</span></td><td>Nichol 30-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><b>IOWA 9–7</b></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1981_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1981 Michigan Wolverines football team">1981 Michigan Wolverines football team</a></div> <p>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. </p><p><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Minnesota">Minnesota</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Minnesota"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold">Minnesota at <small>#6</small> Iowa </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Golden Gophers</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>9</td><td>0</td><td>3</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">12</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Hawkeyes</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>10</td><td>0</td> <td><b>10</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> October 24</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kinnick_Stadium" title="Kinnick Stadium">Kinnick Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iowa_City,_Iowa" title="Iowa City, Iowa">Iowa City, Iowa</a></li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 60,000</li><li><b>Television network:</b> ABC</li> </ul> <ul><li><b>Sources:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1981/di1981-10-26.pdf">Box Score and Game Story</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td><table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Minn</span></td><td>Gallery 52-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Minn 3-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Minn</span></td><td>Gallery 31-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Minn 6-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Minn</span></td><td>Gallery 33-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Minn 9-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">IOWA</span></td><td>Nichol 34-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Minn 9-3</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">IOWA</span></td><td>Blatcher 2-yard run (Nichol kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">IOWA 10-9</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">2:22</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Minn</span></td><td>Gallery 27-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><b>Minn 12-10</b></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1981_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1981 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">1981 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team</a> and <a href="/wiki/Floyd_of_Rosedale" class="mw-redirect" title="Floyd of Rosedale">Floyd of Rosedale</a></div> <p><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="At_Illinois">At Illinois</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: At Illinois"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"><small>#16</small> Iowa at Illinois </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> #16 Hawkeyes</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td><td>0</td><td>0</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">7</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Fighting Illini</b></td> <td>3</td> <td>14</td><td>0</td><td>7</td> <td><b>24</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> October 31, 1981</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Champaign)" class="mw-redirect" title="Memorial Stadium (Champaign)">Memorial Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Champaign,_Illinois" title="Champaign, Illinois">Champaign, Illinois</a></li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 66,877</li> </ul> <ul><li><b>Sources:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1981/di1981-11-02.pdf">Box Score and Game Story</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td><table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Illinois</span></td><td>Bass 27-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Illinois 3-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Illinois</span></td><td>Burgard fumble recovery in end zone (Bass kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Illinois 10-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Illinois</span></td><td>Williams 56-yard pass from Eason (Bass kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Illinois 17-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Brown 12-yard pass from Bohannon (Nichol kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Illinois 17-7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Illinois</span></td><td>Williams 4-yard pass from Eason (Bass kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><b>Illinois 24-7</b></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1981_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1981 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1981 Illinois Fighting Illini football team</a></div> <p><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Purdue">Purdue</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Purdue"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold">Purdue at Iowa </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Boilermakers</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td>7</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">7</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Hawkeyes</b></td> <td>17</td> <td>13</td><td>3</td><td>0</td> <td><b>33</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> November 7</li><li><b>Location:</b> Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa</li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 60,114</li> </ul> <ul><li><b>Sources:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1981/di1981-11-09.pdf">Box Score and Game Story</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td><table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Nichol 42-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 3-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Blatcher 1-yard run (Nichol kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 10-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Bohannon 12-yard run (Nichol kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 17-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Crocker recovered blocked punt in end zone (kick failed)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 23-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Bohannon 7-yard run (Nichol kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 30-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Nichol 48-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa 33-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Purdue</span></td><td>Feulner 1-yard run (Clark kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><b>Iowa 33-7</b></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1981_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="1981 Purdue Boilermakers football team">1981 Purdue Boilermakers football team</a></div> <p>The 33-7 win was Iowa's first over the Boilermakers since 1960, and secured the Hawkeyes' first winning season since 1961.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="At_Wisconsin">At Wisconsin</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: At Wisconsin"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold">Iowa at Wisconsin </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Hawkeyes</b></td> <td>3</td> <td>14</td><td>0</td><td>0</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">17</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Badgers</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td>7</td> <td><b>7</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> November 14</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Camp_Randall_Stadium" title="Camp Randall Stadium">Camp Randall Stadium</a> • <a href="/wiki/Madison,_Wisconsin" title="Madison, Wisconsin">Madison, Wisconsin</a></li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 78,731</li><li><b>Television network:</b> ABC Sports</li> </ul> <ul><li><b>Sources:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1981/di1981-11-16.pdf">Box Score and Game Story</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td><table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">6:48</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">IOWA</span></td><td>Tom Nichol 35-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">IOWA 3–0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">IOWA</span></td><td>Phil Blatcher 1-yard run (Tom Nichol kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">IOWA 10–0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">IOWA</span></td><td>Phil Blatcher 2-yard run (Tom Nichol kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">IOWA 17–0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Wisc</span></td><td></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><b>IOWA 17–7</b></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1981_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="1981 Wisconsin Badgers football team">1981 Wisconsin Badgers football team</a> and <a href="/wiki/Iowa%E2%80%93Wisconsin_football_rivalry" title="Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry">Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry</a></div> <p><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Michigan_State">Michigan State</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Michigan State"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold">Michigan State at <small>#19</small> Iowa </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Spartans</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td><td>0</td><td>0</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">7</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Hawkeyes</b></td> <td>16</td> <td>0</td><td>10</td><td>10</td> <td><b>36</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> November 21</li><li><b>Location:</b> Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa</li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 60,103</li><li><b>Game weather:</b> Mid-60s°F</li> </ul> <ul><li><b>Sources:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1981/di1981-11-23.pdf">Box Score and Game Story</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td><table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Blatcher 9-yard run (Nichol kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">IOWA 7-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Safety, blocked punt through end zone</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">IOWA 9-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Phillips 1-yard run (Nichol kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">IOWA 16-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Michigan St</span></td><td>Hodo 1-yard pass from Clark (Andersen kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">IOWA 16-7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Nichol 26-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">IOWA 19-7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Blatcher 1-yard run (Nichol kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">IOWA 26-7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Nichol 23-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">IOWA 29-7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Iowa</span></td><td>Campbell 9-yard pass from Gales (Nichol kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><b>IOWA 36-7</b></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1981_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="1981 Michigan State Spartans football team">1981 Michigan State Spartans football team</a></div> <p>Iowa earns first Rose Bowl since <a href="/wiki/1958_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1958 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1958</a> with <a href="/wiki/1981_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1981 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a>'s loss to <a href="/wiki/1981_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1981 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a>, which was announced with 6:14 left in the first quarter.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Statistics</b> </p> <ul><li>Phil Blatcher 27 Rush, 247 Yds<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="vs._No._12_Washington_(Rose_Bowl)"><span id="vs._No._12_Washington_.28Rose_Bowl.29"></span>vs. No. 12 Washington (Rose Bowl)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: vs. No. 12 Washington (Rose Bowl)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"><small>#12</small> Washington vs. <small>#13</small> Iowa </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Huskies</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>13</td><td>0</td><td>15</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">28</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Hawkeyes</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td> <td><b>0</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> January 1, 1982</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl_(stadium)" title="Rose Bowl (stadium)">Rose Bowl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pasadena,_California" title="Pasadena, California">Pasadena, California</a></li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 105,611</li><li><b>Referee:</b> Rich McVay</li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports" title="NBC Sports">NBC</a>):</b> <a href="/wiki/Dick_Enberg" title="Dick Enberg">Dick Enberg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Merlin_Olsen" title="Merlin Olsen">Merlin Olsen</a></li> </ul> <ul><li><b>Sources:</b></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td><table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">UW</span></td><td>Robinson 1-yard run (Nelson kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">UW 7-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">UW</span></td><td>Coby 1-yard run (pass failed)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">UW 13-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">UW</span></td><td>Robinson 34-yard run (Pelluer pass to Skansi)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">UW 21-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">UW</span></td><td>Cowan 3-yard run (Nelson kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap"><b>UW 28-0</b></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1982_Rose_Bowl" title="1982 Rose Bowl">1982 Rose Bowl</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1981_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1981 Washington Huskies football team">1981 Washington Huskies football team</a></div> <p><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Postseason_Awards">Postseason Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Postseason Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Hayden_Fry" title="Hayden Fry">Hayden Fry</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference_football_individual_awards#Dave_McClain_/_Hayes–Schembechler_Coach_of_the_Year" title="Big Ten Conference football individual awards">Big Ten Coach of the Year</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Andre_Tippett" title="Andre Tippett">Andre Tippett</a></b> – Consensus first-team All-American (Defensive end)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Roby" title="Reggie Roby">Reggie Roby</a></b> – Consensus first-team All-American (Punter), <a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_football_records#Punting" title="List of NCAA football records">NCAA single-season record</a> with a 49.8-yard average</li></ul> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1981_College_Football_All-America_Team" title="1981 College Football All-America Team">1981 College Football All-America Team</a> and <a href="/wiki/1981_All-Big_Ten_Conference_football_team" title="1981 All-Big Ten Conference football team">1981 All-Big Ten Conference football team</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Team_players_in_1982_NFL_Draft">Team players in 1982 NFL Draft</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Team 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href="/wiki/List_of_Iowa_Hawkeyes_in_the_NFL_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Iowa Hawkeyes in the NFL Draft">NFL draftees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_statistical_leaders" title="Iowa Hawkeyes football statistical leaders">Statistical leaders</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#000000;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FCD116, inset -2px -2px 0 #FCD116;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_seasons" title="List of Iowa Hawkeyes football seasons"><span style="color:white">Seasons</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1889_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1889 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1890 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1891 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1892 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1893 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1894 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1895 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1896 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1897 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1898 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1899 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1900 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1901 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1902 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1903 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1904 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1905 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1906 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1907 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1908 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1909 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1910 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1911 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1912 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1913 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1914 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1915 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1916 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1917 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1918 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1919 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1920 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1920</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1921_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1921 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1921</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1922_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1922 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1922</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1923 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1924 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1925 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1926 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1927 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1928 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1929 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1930 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1931 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1932 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1933 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1934 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1935 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1936 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1937 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1938 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1939 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1940 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1941 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1942 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1943 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1944 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1945 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1946 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1947 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1948 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1949 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1950 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1951 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1952 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1953 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1954 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1955 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1955</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1956_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1956 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1956</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1957 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1957</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1958_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1958 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1958</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1959 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1959</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1960_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1960 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1960</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1961 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1962 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1963 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1964 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1965 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1966 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1967 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1968 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1969 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1970 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1971 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1972 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1973 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1974 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1975 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1976 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1977 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1978 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1979 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1980 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1980</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1982 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1983 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1984 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1985 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1986 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1987 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1988 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1989 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1990 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1991 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1992 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1993 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1994 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1995 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1997 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1998 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1999 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2000 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2001 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2002 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2003 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2004 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2006 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2007 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2008 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2009 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2010 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2011 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2012 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2013 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2014 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2016 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2017 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2018 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2019 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2020 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2021 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2022 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2023 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2024 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#000000;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FCD116, inset -2px -2px 0 #FCD116;"><div>National championship seasons in 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#000000;;width:1%">Western Conference</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1896_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="1896 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> (1896)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1897_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="1897 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> (1897)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1898_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1898 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (1898)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1899_Chicago_Maroons_football_team" title="1899 Chicago Maroons football team">Chicago</a> (1899)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1900_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1900 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a> & <a href="/wiki/1900_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1900 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a> (1900)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1901_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1901 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></b> & <a href="/wiki/1901_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="1901 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> (1901)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1902_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1902 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></b> (1902)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1903_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1903 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></b>, <a href="/wiki/1903_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1903 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a>, & <a href="/wiki/1903_Northwestern_Purple_football_team" title="1903 Northwestern Purple football team">Northwestern</a> (1903)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1904_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1904 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></b> & <b><a href="/wiki/1904_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1904 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a></b> (1904)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1905_Chicago_Maroons_football_team" title="1905 Chicago Maroons football team">Chicago</a></b> (1905)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1906_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1906 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a>, <a href="/wiki/1906_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1906 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a>, & <a href="/wiki/1906_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="1906 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> (1906)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1907_Chicago_Maroons_football_team" title="1907 Chicago Maroons football team">Chicago</a> (1907)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1908_Chicago_Maroons_football_team" title="1908 Chicago Maroons football team">Chicago</a> (1908)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1909_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1909 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a> (1909)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1910_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1910 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> & <a href="/wiki/1910_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1910 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a> (1910)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1911_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1911 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a> (1911)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1912_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="1912 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> (1912)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1913_Chicago_Maroons_football_team" title="1913 Chicago Maroons football team">Chicago</a></b> (1913)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1914_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1914 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a></b> (1914)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1915_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1915 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> & <a href="/wiki/1915_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1915 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a> (1915)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1916_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1916 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1916)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#0088CE;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;;width:1%">Big Ten</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1917_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1917 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1917)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1918_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1918 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a>, <b><a href="/wiki/1918_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1918 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></b>, & <a href="/wiki/1918_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="1918 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a> (1918)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1919_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1919 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a></b> (1919)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1920_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1920 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1920)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1921_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1921 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a></b> (1921)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1922_Chicago_Maroons_football_team" title="1922 Chicago Maroons football team">Chicago</a>, <a href="/wiki/1922_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1922 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a>, & <a href="/wiki/1922_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1922 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (1922)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1923_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1923 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a></b> & <b><a href="/wiki/1923_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1923 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></b> (1923)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1924_Chicago_Maroons_football_team" title="1924 Chicago Maroons football team">Chicago</a> (1924)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1925_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1925 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (1925)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1926_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1926 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> & <a href="/wiki/1926_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="1926 Northwestern Wildcats football team">Northwestern</a> (1926)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1927_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1927 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a></b> & <a href="/wiki/1927_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1927 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a> (1927)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1928_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1928 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> (1928)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1929_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="1929 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a> (1929)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1930_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1930 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> & <a href="/wiki/1930_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="1930 Northwestern Wildcats football team">Northwestern</a> (1930)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1931_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="1931 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a>, <a href="/wiki/1931_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1931 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> & <a href="/wiki/1931_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="1931 Northwestern Wildcats football team">Northwestern</a> (1931)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1932_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1932 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></b> & <a href="/wiki/1932_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="1932 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a> (1932)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1933_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1933 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></b> & <a href="/wiki/1933_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1933 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a> (1933)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1934_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1934 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a></b> (1934)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1935_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1935 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a></b> & <a href="/wiki/1935_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1935 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1935)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1936_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="1936 Northwestern Wildcats football team">Northwestern</a> (1936)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1937_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1937 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a> (1937)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1938_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1938 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a> (1938)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1939_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1939 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1939)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1940_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1940 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a></b> (1940)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1941_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1941 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a></b> (1941)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1942_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1942 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></b> (1942)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1943_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1943 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> & <a href="/wiki/1943_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="1943 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a> (1943)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1944_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1944 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1944)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1945_Indiana_Hoosiers_football_team" title="1945 Indiana Hoosiers football team">Indiana</a> (1945)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#0088CE;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;;width:1%">Big Nine</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1946_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1946 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> (1946)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1947_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1947 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></b> (1947)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1948_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1948 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></b> (1948)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1949_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1949 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> & <a href="/wiki/1949_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1949 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1949)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#0088CE;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;;width:1%">Big Ten</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1950_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1950 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (1950)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1951_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1951 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> (1951)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1952_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="1952 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a> & <a href="/wiki/1952_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="1952 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> (1952)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1953_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1953 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> & <a href="/wiki/1953_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="1953 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a> (1953)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1954_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1954 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></b> (1954)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1955_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1955 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1955)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1956_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1956 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a> (1956)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1957_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1957 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></b> (1957)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1958_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1958 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a></b> (1958)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1959_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="1959 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> (1959)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1960_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a></b> & <a href="/wiki/1960_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1960 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a> (1960)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1961_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1961 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></b> (1961)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1962_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="1962 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> (1962)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1963_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1963 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> (1963)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1964_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1964 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (1964)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1965_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="1965 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a></b> (1965)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1966_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="1966 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a></b> (1966)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1967_Indiana_Hoosiers_football_team" title="1967 Indiana Hoosiers football team">Indiana</a>, <a href="/wiki/1967_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1967 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a>, <a href="/wiki/1967_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="1967 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a> (1967)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1968_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1968 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></b> (1968)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1969_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1969 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> & <a href="/wiki/1969_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1969 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1969)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1970_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1970 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></b> (1970)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1971 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (1971)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1972_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1972 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> & <a href="/wiki/1972_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1972 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1972)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1973_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1973 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> & <a href="/wiki/1973_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1973)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1974_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1974 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> & <a href="/wiki/1974_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1974 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1974)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1975_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1975 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1975)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1976_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1976 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> & <a href="/wiki/1976_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1976 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1976)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1977_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1977 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> & <a href="/wiki/1977_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1977 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1977)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1978_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1978 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> & <a href="/wiki/1978_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="1978 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a> (1978)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1979_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1979 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1979)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1980 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (1980)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Iowa</a> & <a href="/wiki/1981_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1981 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1981)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1982_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1982 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (1982)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1983_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1983 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> (1983)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1984_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1984 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1984)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1985_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1985 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a> (1985)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1986_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1986 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> & <a href="/wiki/1986_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1986 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1986)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="1987 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a> (1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1988 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (1988)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1989 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (1989)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1990_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1990 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a>, <a href="/wiki/1990_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1990 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a>, <a href="/wiki/1990_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1990 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a>, & <a href="/wiki/1990_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="1990 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a> (1990)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1991 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (1991)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1992 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (1992)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1993 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> & <a href="/wiki/1993_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="1993 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> (1993)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1994_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1994 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">Penn State</a> (1994)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1995_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="1995 Northwestern Wildcats football team">Northwestern</a> (1995)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1996_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1996 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> & <a href="/wiki/1996_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="1996 Northwestern Wildcats football team">Northwestern</a> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1997_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1997 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></b> (1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1998 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a>, <a href="/wiki/1998_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a>, & <a href="/wiki/1998_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="1998 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> (1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="1999 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> (1999)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="2000 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a>, <a href="/wiki/2000_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="2000 Northwestern Wildcats football team">Northwestern</a>, & <a href="/wiki/2000_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="2000 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a> (2000)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2001 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> (2001)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/2002_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2002 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></b> & <a href="/wiki/2002_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2002 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a> (2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="2003 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (2003)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2004 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a> & <a href="/wiki/2004_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="2004 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> & <a href="/wiki/2005_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2005 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">Penn State</a> (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2006 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (2006)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2007 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (2007)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2008 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> & <a href="/wiki/2008_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2008 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">Penn State</a> (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2009 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (2009)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="2010 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a> & <a href="/wiki/2010_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="2010 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> (2010)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="2011 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> (2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> (2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="2013 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a> (2013)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/2014_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></b> (2014)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="2015 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a> (2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">Penn State</a> (2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2018 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (2018)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (2019)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2020 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (2020)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="2021 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (2021)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="2022 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (2022)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/2023_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="2023 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></b> (2023)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#0088CE;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;"><div>National championships in bold</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved 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