1984 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Schedule

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Rankings

Game summaries

Iowa State

• Source: Box Score and Game Recap, Box Score and Game Recap

No. 12 Penn State

• Source: Box score and Game story, Box Score and Game Recap

at No. 5 Ohio State

• Source: Box score and Game story, Box Score

The Hawkeyes outgained the Buckeyes 458–335, but four turnovers (one returned for a touchdown) were too much to overcome on this trip to Columbus. Keith Byars ran, caught, and threw touchdowns for Ohio State.

Illinois

• Source: Box score and Game story

The Hawkeyes exacted some revenge for the whipping laid on them in Champaign the previous season. The win over the defending Big Ten champions snapped the Illini's 12-game conference winning streak. Ronnie Harmon had 3 touchdown runs for Iowa.

At Northwestern

• Sources: Box Score and Game story

The Hawkeyes held Northwestern to only 49 yards of total offense, a mark that still stands as a single-game school record. Ronnie Harmon recorded 3 touchdown runs for the second straight game.

at No. 14 Purdue

• Sources: Box Score and Game story

Chuck Long went 17-21 for 369 yards and 4 TD as Iowa won in West Lafayette for the first time since 1956, snapping a 12-game losing skid at Ross–Ade Stadium.

Michigan

• Sources: Box Score and Game story

The Hawkeyes' 26–0 shutout of the Wolverines would end up being Bo Schembechler's worst loss in 21 years as head coach at Michigan.

At Indiana

• Source: Box Score and Game Story

Chuck Long set an NCAA record by completing 22 consecutive passes (record stood until 1998) and tossed two touchdowns, and Ronnie Harmon ran for 160 yards and a touchdown in the victory over Indiana. Iowa sat atop the Big Ten standings after beating the Hoosiers, but would not win another conference game in 1984.

Wisconsin

• Source: Box Score and Game Story

Michigan State

• Source: Box Score and Game Story

At Minnesota

• Source: Box Score and Game Story

At Hawaii

• Source: Box Score and Game Story

vs. No. 19 Texas (Freedom Bowl)

• Source: Box Score

Main article: 1984 Freedom Bowl

Chuck Long 29–39, 461 yards, 6 TD

Roster

• Bill Snyder – Offensive Coordinator/quarterbacks
• Bill Brashier – Defensive Coordinator
• Kirk Ferentz – Offensive line
• Carl Jackson – Running backs
• Del Miller – Offensive assistant
• Dan McCarney – Defensive line
• Barry Alvarez – Linebackers
• Don Patterson – Defensive Backs
• Bernie Wyatt – Defensive Ends/Recruiting Coordinator
• Bill Dervich – Strength and Conditioning
• Bob Stoops – Graduate Assistant

Postseason awards

• Larry Station, linebacker – Consensus First-team All-American
• Paul Hufford, defensive tackle – Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year

Team players in the 1985 NFL draft

Main article: 1985 NFL draft

References

References

1. "1984 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
2. "2022 Iowa Football Media Guide". University of Iowa.
3. (September 9, 1984). "Defense helpa Hawkeyes rock ISU". The Sioux City Journal.
4. (September 16, 1984). "Iowa comeback stopped short on a day for defense". Omaha World-Herald.
5. (September 23, 1984). "Byars does it all in leading OSU past Iowa". Wisconsin State Journal.
6. (September 30, 1984). "Hawkeyes scalp Illini; Harmon has best day". The Daily Nonpareil.
7. (October 7, 1984). "Iowa defense sparkles". Quad-City Times.
8. (October 14, 1984). "Iowa upsets Purdue". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
9. (October 21, 1984). "Hawks 'goose egg' Wolverines, 26–0". The Des Moines Register.
10. (October 28, 1984). "Iowa pro-Longs Hoosier misery". The South Bend Tribune.
11. (November 4, 1984). "Hawks earn costly tie against Badgers". The Rock Island Argus.
12. (November 11, 1984). "Spartans knock Iowa from lead". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
13. (November 18, 1984). "Gophers bowl over Iowa". Minneapolis Star and Tribune.
14. (December 3, 1984). "Hawks breathe easier after win in Hawaii". The Des Moines Register.
15. (December 27, 1984). "Long's 6 TDs lead a 55–17 Iowa win". The Los Angeles Times.
16. "1984 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results".
17. McCallum, Jack. (September 8, 1984). "6. Iowa".
18. (September 9, 1984). "Long bombards Iowa State". [[The Pantagraph]].
19. (September 16, 1984). "Penn State takes air out of Iowa". [[Chicago Tribune]].
20. (September 23, 1984). "IOWA IS DEFEATED BY OHIO STATE, 45-26". The New York Times.
21. (September 30, 1984). "Iowa halts Illini's Big Ten streak". [[The Pantagraph]].
22. (October 7, 1984). "Iowa crushes Northwestern". [[The Pantagraph]].
23. (October 10, 1984). "AT IOWA, HARMON MAKES OFFENSE GO". The New York Times.
24. (October 14, 1984). "Iowa, Long destroy Purdue jinx". Chicago Tribune.
25. (October 20, 1984). "IOWA DEALS SCHEMBECHLER WORST DEFEAT". The New York Times.
26. (October 20, 1984). "No. 18 Iowa Gives Michigan Worst Loss in 16 Years, 26-0". Washington Post.
27. (October 28, 1984). "Long powers Iowa". [[Chicago Tribune]].
28. (November 1, 1998). "Martin Turns Tennessee Rout Into Tee Party". [[Los Angeles Times]].
29. (November 4, 1984). "HARMON INJURED AS IOWA TIES". The New York Times.
30. (November 11, 1984). "OHIO ST. GRABS BIG TEN LEAD". The New York Times.
31. (November 18, 1984). "Minnesota Shocks Iowa". Chicago Tribune.
32. (December 2, 1984). "Long, Iowa rally to down Hawaii". [[The Pantagraph]].
33. Iowa Hawkeyes Official Athletic Site
34. (December 27, 1984). "Long Sets Records As Iowa Triumphs". [[The New York Times]].
35. "1985 NFL Draft".