1985 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 10
1985 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Iowa $ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 2 Michigan 6 – 1 – 1 10 – 1 – 1
Illinois 5 – 2 – 1 6 – 5 – 1
No. 14 Ohio State 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Michigan State 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Minnesota 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Purdue 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 2 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Indiana 1 – 7 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Northwestern 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Hayden Fry and played their home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

Season

Chuck Long declared that he would return for his senior season. He became an instant Heisman Trophy candidate, and Iowa was a preseason top five team. After three weeks in 1985, the Hawkeyes ascended to #1 in the national rankings for the second time in team history (1960).

Three weeks later, in the sixth game of the season, #1 Iowa faced #2 Michigan in Kinnick Stadium. Iowa trailed 10-9 as the Hawkeyes regained possession of the football at their own 22-yard line with just 5:27 remaining in the game. Long drove the Iowa team to the 12-yard line with two seconds remaining to set up kicker Rob Houghtlin's game winning field goal as time expired. After a rout of Northwestern, the Hawkeyes were upset by the #8 Ohio State Buckeyes in Columbus.

The loss to Ohio State cost Iowa their #1 ranking, but the Hawkeyes still won the Big Ten title outright for the first time in 27 years.[3] Chuck Long won many major national awards as a senior, including the 1985 Maxwell Award, given to the nation's top player and the Davey O'Brien Award, given to the nation's top quarterback. He was the Big Ten Player of the Year and a consensus first team All-American. Finally, Chuck Long was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy to Bo Jackson of Auburn in what used to be the closest margin in Heisman history, losing by just 45 points.

Iowa lost in Chuck Long's final game in the 1986 Rose Bowl. Long's Iowa teams compiled a 35-13-1 record. He graduated with 10,461 passing yards and 74 touchdowns on 782 completions.

Schedule

September 14Drake*No. 5

W 58–0 66,135 September 21Northern Illinois*No. 4

  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa

W 48–20 66,014 September 28at Iowa State*No. 3

RaycomW 57–3 53,202 October 5Michigan StatedaggerNo. 1

  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa

CBSW 35–31 66,044 October 12at WisconsinNo. 1

W 23–13 79,023 October 19No. 2 MichiganNo. 1

  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa

CBSW 12–10 66,350 October 26at NorthwesternNo. 1

W 49–10 47,269 November 2at No. 8 Ohio StateNo. 1

CBSL 13–22 90,467 November 9IllinoisNo. 6

  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa

W 59–0 66,120 November 16at PurdueNo. 5

CBSW 27–24 57,762 November 23MinnesotaNo. 3

TBSW 31–9 66,020 January 1vs. No. 13 UCLA*No. 4

NBCL 28–45 103,292

Template:CFB Schedule End[4]

Rankings

Further information: 1985 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final
AP 4 (7) 4 (5) 5 (5) 4 (5) 3 (5) 1 (35) 1 (34) 1 (27) 1 (60) 1 (58) 6 5 3 2 (3) 3 (3) 4 (2) 10
Coaches' 3 9

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Game notes

Drake

Drake at #5 Iowa
1 234Total
Bulldogs 0 000 0
• Hawkeyes 0 14377 58
Scoring summary
2IOWAClark 6-yard pass from Long (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 7-0
2IOWAHelverson 4-yard pass from Long (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 14-0
3IOWAR. Harmon 2-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 21-0
3IOWAR. Harmon 6-yard run (kick failed)IOWA 27-0
3IOWARob Houghtlin 46-yard field goalIOWA 30-0
3IOWAK. Harmon 2-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 37-0
3IOWAHudson 10-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 44-0
3IOWAHelverson 31-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 51-0
4IOWABayless 1-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 58-0
See also: Drake Bulldogs football

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Northern Illinois

See also: Northern Illinois Huskies football

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Iowa State

#3 Iowa at Iowa State
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 7 3497 57
Cyclones 0 003 3
Scoring summary
1IOWABush 4-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 7-0
2IOWARob Houghtlin 47-yard field goalIOWA 10-0
2IOWAR. Harmon 2-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 17-0
2IOWAR. Harmon 23-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 24-0
2IOWARob Houghtlin 41-yard field goalIOWA 27-0
2IOWAMike Flagg 3-yard pass from Chuck Long (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 34-0
20:47IOWASmith 9-yard pass from Chuck Long (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 41-0
3IOWAScott Helverson 46-yard pass from Chuck Long (kick failed)IOWA 47-0
32:10IOWARob Houghtlin 27-yard field goalIOWA 50-0
4IOWAScott Helverson 26-yard pass from Vlassic (Cook kick)IOWA 57-0
49:21ISUFrank 52-yard field goalIOWA 57-3
See also: Iowa State Cyclones football and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry

The Hawkeyes earned the third of 15 consecutive wins over their in-state rivals. To date, this remains the largest margin of victory in the series. The convincing win vaulted Iowa to the #1 ranking in the country, a spot they would occupy for five consecutive weeks.

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Michigan State

Spartans at #1 Hawkeyes
1 234Total
Michigan State 0 10147 31
• Iowa 7 6157 35
  • Source:
Scoring summary
110:23IOWARobert Smith 60-yard pass from Chuck Long (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 7-0
213:12IOWAMike Flagg 17-yard pass from Chuck Long (kick failed)IOWA 13-0
211:34MSUChris Caudell 32-yard field goalIOWA 13-3
29:15MSUAndre Rison 50-yard pass from Bobby McAllister (Caudell kick)IOWA 13-10
312:30MSULorenzo White 23-yard run (Caudell kick)MSU 17-13
37:01MSULorenzo White 1-yard run (Caudell kick)MSU 24-13
36:16IOWARobert Smith 4-yard pass from Chuck Long (Flagg pass from Long for two-point conversion)MSU 24-21
3IOWAMike Flagg 12-yard pass from Chuck Long (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 28-24
44:06MSUCraig Johnson 25-yard run (Caudell kick)MSU 31-28
40:27IOWAChuck Long 2-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 35-31
See also: 1985 Michigan State Spartans football team

In their first game since ascending to the #1 ranking, the Hawkeyes survived a wild, back and forth thriller. The teams combined for well over 1,000 yards of total offense. Chuck Long (30-39, 380 yards, 4 TD) scored the winning touchdown on a 2-yard bootleg with 27 seconds remaining.

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Wisconsin

#1 Hawkeyes at Badgers
1 234Total
• Iowa 3 7103 23
Wisconsin 0 0103 13
Scoring summary
1IOWARob Houghtlin 30-yard field goalIOWA 3-0
2IOWABill Happel 8-yard pass from Chuck Long (Rob Houghtlin kick)IOWA 10-0
3WISJoe Armentrout 3-yard pass from Bud Keyes (Todd Gregoire kick)IOWA 10-7
3IOWARob Houghtlin 40-yard field goalIOWA 13-7
3WISTodd Gregoire 27-yard field goalIOWA 13-10
3IOWARonnie Harmon 12-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick)IOWA 20-10
4WISTodd Gregoire 24-yard field goalIOWA 20-13
4IOWARob Houghtlin 35-yard field goalIOWA 23-13
See also: 1985 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry

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Michigan

#2 Wolverines at #1 Hawkeyes
1 234Total
Michigan 0 703 10
• Iowa 0 606 12
Scoring summary
2IOWAHoughtlin 25-yard field goalIOWA 3-0
2MICHWhite 6-yard pass from Harbaugh (Gillette kick)MICH 7-3
2IOWAHoughtlin 27-yard field goalMICH 7-6
4IOWAHoughtlin 36-yard field goalIOWA 9-7
4MICHGillette 40-yard field goalMICH 10-9
4IOWAHoughtlin 29-yard field goalIOWA 12-10
See also: 1985 Michigan Wolverines football team

Rob Houghtlin kicked a 29-yard field goal as time expired to lift the top-ranked Hawkeyes to victory over the #2 Wolverines.

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Northwestern

#1 Hawkeyes at Wildcats
1 234Total
• Iowa 7 21714 49
Northwestern 3 007 10
Scoring summary
1IOWABill Happel 28-yard pass from Chuck Long (Rob Houghtlin kick)IOWA 7-0
1NWJohn Duvic 21-yard field goalIOWA 7-3
2IOWARonnie Harmon 44-yard pass from Chuck Long (Rob Houghtlin kick)IOWA 14-3
2IOWARobert Smith 89-yard pass from Chuck Long (Rob Houghtlin kick)IOWA 21-3
2IOWABill Happel 35-yard pass from Chuck Long (Rob Houghtlin kick)IOWA 28-3
3IOWABill Happel 25-yard pass from Chuck Long (Rob Houghtlin kick)IOWA 35-3
4IOWACraig Clark 4-yard pass from Chuck Long (Rob Houghtlin kick)IOWA 42-3
4IOWAKevin Harmon 2-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick)IOWA 49-3
42:02NWMarc Bumgarner 4-yard pass from Mike Greenfield (John Duvic kick)IOWA 49-10
See also: 1985 Northwestern Wildcats football team

On a windy day in Evanston, Chuck Long went 19-26 for 399 yards and a Big Ten record-tying 6 TDs. Bill Happel hauled in 3 TDs, finishing with 117 yards on 5 receptions.

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Ohio St.

#1 Hawkeyes at #8 Buckeyes
1 234Total
Iowa 0 706 13
• Ohio State 5 1007 22
Scoring summary
1OSURich Spangler 28-yard field goalOSU 3-0
1OSUSafety, Sonny Gordan blocked punt out of end zoneOSU 5-0
2OSUJohn Woolridge 57-yard run (Spangler kick)OSU 12-0
2OSURich Spangler 26-yard field goalOSU 15-0
2IowaRonnie Harmon 3-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick)OSU 15-7
4OSUVince Workman 4-yard run (Spangler kick)OSU 22-7
4IowaDavid Hudson 2-yard run (run failed)OSU 22-13
See also: 1985 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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Illinois

Illinois at #6 Iowa
1 234Total
Fighting Illini 0 000 0
• Hawkeyes 35 14010 59
Scoring summary
1IOWAR. Smith 49-yard pass from Long (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 7-0
1IOWAHudson 1-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 14-0
17:28IOWAR. Smith 43-yard pass from Long (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 21-0
1IOWAR. Harmon ?-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 28-0
10:59IOWAHudson 10-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 35-0
25:16IOWAFlagg 1-yard pass from Long (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 42-0
2IOWAHelverson 8-yard pass from Long (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 49-0
4IOWARob Houghtlin 37-yard field goalIOWA 52-0
4IOWAGoodman 16-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 59-0
See also: 1985 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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Purdue

#5 Iowa at Purdue
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 7 1703 27
Boilermakers 7 1007 24
  • Source:
Scoring summary
1PurdueGriffin 49-yard pass from Jim Everett (kick)Purdue 7-0
1IowaRonnie Harmon 2-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick)Tied 7-7
2IowaHudson 1-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick)IOWA 14-7
2PurdueMedlock 1-yard run (kick)Tied 14-14
2IowaHudson 1-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick)IOWA 21-14
2Purduefield goalIOWA 21-17
20:00IowaRob Houghtlin 33-yard field goalIOWA 24-17
4PurdueMedlock 2-yard run (kick)Tied 24-24
41:08IowaRob Houghtlin 25-yard field goalIOWA 27-24
See also: 1985 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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Minnesota

Minnesota at #3 Iowa
1 234Total
Golden Gophers 3 006 9
• Hawkeyes 7 1077 31
  • Source:
Scoring summary
19:48IowaRonnie Harmon 5-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick)IOWA 7-0
11:54MinnChip Lohmiller 35-yard field goalIOWA 7-3
25:15IowaRob Houghtlin 26-yard field goalIOWA 10-3
21:40IowaMike Flagg 4-yard pass from Chuck Long (Rob Houghtlin kick)IOWA 17-3
39:39IowaKevin Harmon 10-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick)IOWA 24-3
414:11IowaRick Bayless 5-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick)IOWA 31-3
42:01MinnGailord 16-yard pass from Holt (conversion failed)IOWA 31-9
See also: 1985 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry

In the battle for the Floyd of Rosedale, Iowa beat the Golden Gophers in Lou Holtz's last game as Minnesota's head coach. Chuck Long, in his final game at Kinnick Stadium, became the first player in Big Ten history to eclipse 10,000 career passing yards.

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Rose Bowl

#13 UCLA vs. #4 Iowa
1 234Total
• Bruins 10 14714 45
Hawkeyes 7 3711 28
Scoring summary
1IOWADavid Hudson 1-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 7-0
1UCLAEric Ball 30-yard run (Lee kick)Tied 7-7
1UCLAJohn Lee 42-yard field goalUCLA 10-7
2IOWARob Houghtlin 24-yard field goalTied 10-10
2UCLAEric Ball 40-yard run (Lee kick)UCLA 17-10
2UCLAEric Ball 6-yard run (Lee kick)UCLA 24-10
3IOWAChuck Long 4-yard run (Houghtlin kick)UCLA 24-17
3UCLAMike Sherrard 6-yard pass from Matt Stevens (J. Lee kick)UCLA 31-17
4UCLAEric Ball 32-yard run (Lee kick)UCLA 38-17
4IOWARob Houghtlin 52-yard field goalUCLA 38-20
4UCLAMatt Stevens 1-yard run (Lee kick)UCLA 45-20
4IOWABill Happel 11-yard pass from Chuck Long (Harmon run)UCLA 45-28
See also: 1985 UCLA Bruins football team and 1986 Rose Bowl

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Awards and honors

See also: 1985 College Football All-America Team and 1985 All-Big Ten Conference football team

Team players in the 1986 NFL Draft

Main article: 1986 NFL Draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Chuck Long Quarterback 1 12 Detroit Lions
Ronnie Harmon Running back 1 16 Buffalo Bills
Mike Haight Tackle 1 22 New York Jets
Devon Mitchell Defensive back 4 92 Detroit Lions
Larry Station Linebacker 11 287 Pittsburgh Steelers

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  2. ^ The University of Iowa Athletic Communications. "University of Iowa Football 2011 Media Fact Book: IOWA MVPs" (PDF). The University of Iowa Athletic Communications. p. 145. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  3. ^ Big Ten Football Media Guide. Note that Michigan had a 6-1-1 record in second place to Iowa's 7-1 record. Michigan also had tied with Illinois.
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