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1985 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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1985 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Big Ten champion
Rose Bowl, L 28–45 vs. UCLA
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 10
Record	10–2 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Hayden Fry (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Snyder (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Brashier (7th season)
MVP	show13[1]
Captains	Mike HaightRonnie HarmonChuck LongHap PetersonLarry Station[2]
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium
Seasons← 19841986 →

vte	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 championRankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1985 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hawkeyes were led by seventh-year head coach Hayden Fry and played their home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

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 No. 1 in the national rankings for the second time in team history (1960). Three weeks later, in the sixth game of the season, No. 1 Iowa faced No. 2 Michigan at 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 No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes in Columbus, Ohio. The loss to Ohio State cost Iowa their No. 1 ranking, but the Hawkeyes still won the Big Ten title outright for the first time in 27 years.^[3]

Long won a number of major national awards, including the Maxwell Award, given to the nation’s top player and the Davey O’Brien Award, given to the nation’s top quarterback, and the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the top player in the Big Ten. He was a consensus first-team selection to the 1985 College Football All-America Team and the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy to Bo Jackson of Auburn, losing by just 45 points.

Iowa lost Long’s final game, the 1986 Rose Bowl, to UCLA by a score of 45–28. Long’s Iowa teams compiled a 35–13–1 record. He graduated with 10,461 passing yards and 74 touchdowns on 782 completions.

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 14	Drake*	No. 5	Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA		W 58–0	66,135
September 21	Northern Illinois*	No. 4	Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA		W 48–20	66,014
September 28	at Iowa State*	No. 3	Cyclone StadiumAmes, IA (rivalry)	ABC	W 57–3	53,202
October 5	Michigan State	No. 1	Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA	CBS	W 35–31	66,044
October 12	at Wisconsin	No. 1	Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI (rivalry)		W 23–13	79,023
October 19	No. 2 Michigan	No. 1	Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA	CBS	W 12–10	66,350
October 26	at Northwestern	No. 1	Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL		W 49–10	47,269
November 2	at No. 8 Ohio State	No. 1	Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH	CBS	L 13–22	90,467
November 9	Illinois	No. 6	Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA		W 59–0	66,120
November 16	at Purdue	No. 5	Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN	CBS	W 27–24	57,762
November 23	Minnesota	No. 3	Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA (rivalry)	TBS	W 31–9	66,020
January 1	vs. No. 13 UCLA*	No. 4	Rose BowlPasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	NBC	L 28–45	103,292
*Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^[4]

Rankings

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Further information: 1985 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

	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	8 (1)		7	4	3	1 (19)	1 (16)	1 (16)	1 (42)	1 (42)	6	5	4	3	3	3	9

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Game summaries

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Drake

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1234TotalBulldogs00000• No. 5 Hawkeyes01437758Date: September 14Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IowaGame start: 1:05 p.m. EDTElapsed time: 2:55Game attendance: 66,135Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), Partly cloudy, Wind SW 10–12 miles per hour (16–19 km/h)Referee: Jim KemerlingSource: Box score and Game story

showScoring summary

See also: 1985 Drake Bulldogs football team

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	Drake	Iowa
First Downs	9	25
Rushing Yards	–36	167
Passing	19–37–1	25–37–0
Passing Yards	184	324
Total Offense	148	491
Fumbles Lost	2–2	0–0
Punts-Average	9–35.5	4–36.5
Penalties	6–59	6–37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Drake	Passing	Ed Cheatham	12–17, 121 yards, INT
	Rushing	Lawrence	3 carries, 10 yards
	Receiving	Peterson	6 receptions, 85 yards
Iowa	Passing	Chuck Long	21–31, 248 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Ronnie Harmon	14 carries, 58 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Scott Helverson	7 receptions, 88 yards, 2 TD

Northern Illinois

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1234TotalHuskies076720• Hawkeyes1410141048Date: September 21Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IowaGame start: 1:05 p.m. EDTElapsed time: 3:00Game attendance: 66,014Game weather: ~65 °F (18 °C), CloudyReferee: Tom QuinnSource: Box score and Game story

showScoring summary

See also: 1985 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

Senior WR Bill Happel had a big day with 207 yards receiving and 3 touchdowns. The yardage total marked the first time a Hawkeye had more than 200 yards receiving in a single game and stood as the school record for two years.

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	NIU	Iowa
First Downs	8	25
Rushing Yards	16	187
Passing	5–14–2	20–32–3
Passing Yards	69	347
Total Offense	85	534
Fumbles Lost	4–3	3–3
Punts-Average	10–43.8	3–48.0
Penalties	2–10	7–55
Time of Possession	30:35	29:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Illinois	Passing	Marshall Taylor	3–9, 41 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Antonio Davis	6 carries, 27 yards
	Receiving	Andy Wooldridge	2 receptions, 37 yards, TD
Iowa	Passing	Chuck Long	18–28, 270 yards, 5 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Ronnie Harmon	17 carries, 92 yards
	Receiving	Bill Happel	9 receptions, 207 yards, 3 TD

at Iowa State

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1234Total• No. 3 Hawkeyes73416057Cyclones00033Date: September 28Location: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IowaGame start: 2:30 p.m. EDTElapsed time: 3:25Game attendance: 53,202Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), Wind NE 15 mph (24 km/h)Referee: Vance CarlsonTV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Lee Grosscup, and Al TrautwigSource: Box score and Game story

showScoring summary

See also: 1985 Iowa State Cyclones football team 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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	Iowa	ISU
First Downs	23	13
Rushing Yards	138	73
Passing	24–40–0	16–33–1
Passing Yards	357	157
Total Offense	495	230
Fumbles Lost	3–2	6–3
Punts-Average	3–38.7	8–35.1
Penalties	6–55	4–26
Time of Possession	28:33	31:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa	Passing	Chuck Long	19–32, 223 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Ronnie Harmon	19 carries, 103 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Scott Helverson	8 receptions, 154 yards, 2 TD
Iowa State	Passing	Alex Espinoza	16–33, 157 yards, INT
	Rushing	Marques Rodgers	12 carries, 55 yards
	Receiving	Danny Gantt	4 receptions, 43 yards

Michigan State

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1234TotalSpartans01014731• No. 1 Hawkeyes7615735Date: October 5Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IowaGame start: 1:40 p.m. CDTElapsed time: 3:50Game attendance: 66,044Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), Cloudy, Wind NW 20–25 mph (32–40 km/h)Referee: Tom QuinnTV announcers (CBS Sports): Brent Musburger and Ara ParseghianSource: Box score and Game story

showScoring summary

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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	MSU	Iowa
First Downs	28	25
Rushing Yards	305	108
Passing	18–28–0	30–39–2
Passing Yards	275	380
Total Offense	580	488
Fumbles Lost	1–0	0–0
Punts-Average	6–37.0	5–45.2
Penalties	9–50	4–40
Time of Possession	36:15	23:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Michigan State	Passing	Bobby McAllister	18–27, 275 yards, TD
	Rushing	Lorenzo White	39 carries, 226 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Mark Ingram	7 receptions, 148 yards
Iowa	Passing	Chuck Long	30–39, 380 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Ronnie Harmon	20 carries, 84 yards
	Receiving	Scott Helverson	9 receptions, 102 yards

at Wisconsin

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1234Total• No. 1 Hawkeyes3731023Badgers0010313Date: October 12Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WisconsinGame start: 1:08 p.m. CDTElapsed time: 2:51Game attendance: 79,023Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), Cloudy, Wind SSW 10–20 mph (16–32 km/h)Referee: John NealonSource: Box score and Game story

showScoring summary

See also: 1985 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry

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	Iowa	Wis
First Downs	15	17
Rushing Yards	174	172
Passing	18–30–1	13–31–3
Passing Yards	167	134
Total Offense	341	306
Fumbles Lost	2–2	0–0
Punts-Average	5–43.4	8–36.8
Penalties	7–49	5–35
Time of Possession	26:58	33:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa	Passing	Chuck Long	18–28, 167 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Ronnie Harmon	20 carries, 175 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ronnie Harmon	8 receptions, 62 yards
Wisconsin	Passing	Bud Keyes	7–19, 88 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Larry Emery	19 carries, 104 yards
	Receiving	Scott Sharron	5 receptions, 47 yards

No. 2 Michigan

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1234TotalNo. 2 Wolverines070310• No. 1 Hawkeyes060612Date: October 19Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IowaGame start: 2:50 p.m. CDTElapsed time: 3:00Game attendance: 66,350Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), Chance of showers, Wind SW 10–15 mph (16–24 km/h)Referee: Jerry HendricksonTV announcers (CBS Sports): Brent Musburger and Ara ParseghianSource: Box score and Game story

showScoring summary

See also: 1985 Michigan Wolverines football team

The #1 Hawkeyes dominated the game statistically — holding major advantages in total yards (422–182), offensive plays (84–41), and time of possession (38:05-21:55) — but could not find the end zone. Rob Houghtlin kicked a 29-yard field goal as time expired to lift the top-ranked Hawkeyes to victory over the #2 “Wolverdinks”, as Houghtlin referred to them.^[12]

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	Mich	Iowa
First Downs	9	26
Rushing Yards	127	125
Passing	8–13–0	26–39–1
Passing Yards	55	297
Total Offense	182	422
Fumbles Lost	0–0	1–0
Punts-Average	6–39.8	3–31.7
Penalties	4–35	3–26
Time of Possession	21:55	38:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Michigan	Passing	Jim Harbaugh	8–13, 55 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jamie Morris	14 carries, 70 yards
	Receiving	Paul Jokisch	2 receptions, 23 yards
Iowa	Passing	Chuck Long	26–39, 297 yards, INT
	Rushing	Ronnie Harmon	32 carries, 120 yards
	Receiving	Bill Happel	9 receptions, 107 yards

at Northwestern

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1234Total• No. 1 Hawkeyes72171449Wildcats030710Date: October 26Location: Dyche Stadium, Evanston, IllinoisGame start: 1:37 p.m. CDTElapsed time: 2:44Game attendance: 47,276Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), Sunny, Wind SW 14 mph (23 km/h)Source: Box score and Game story

showScoring summary

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 three touchdowns, finishing with 117 yards on 5 receptions.

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	Iowa	NW
First Downs	20	18
Rushing Yards	124	46
Passing	19–26–1	21–40–3
Passing Yards	399	242
Total Offense	523	288
Fumbles Lost	1–0	1–0
Punts-Average	4–36.3	7–42.6
Penalties	4–34	3–15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa	Passing	Chuck Long	19–26, 399 yards, 6 TD, INT
	Rushing	Ronnie Harmon	14 carries, 74 yards
	Receiving	Bill Happel	5 receptions, 117 yards, 3 TD
Northwestern	Passing	Mike Greenfield	21–40, 242 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Mike Greenfield	29 carries, 18 yards
	Receiving	George Jones	4 receptions, 84 yards

at No. 8 Ohio State

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1234TotalNo. 1 Hawkeyes070613• No. 8 Buckeyes5100722Date: November 2Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OhioGame start: 2:44 p.m. CSTElapsed time: 3:19Game attendance: 90,467Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), Rain, Wind S 10 mph (16 km/h)Referee: Gil MarchmanTV announcers (CBS Sports): Brent Musburger and Ara ParseghianSource: Box score Archived 2015-11-25 at the Wayback Machine

showScoring summary

See also: 1985 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

^[21]

	Iowa	Ohio St
First Downs	21	16
Rushing Yards	186	233
Passing	17–34–4	10–17–2
Passing Yards	169	151
Total Offense	345	370
Fumbles Lost	2–1	1–0
Punts-Average	4–32.5	4–45.3
Penalties	3–16	7–57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa	Passing	Chuck Long	19–26, 169 yards, 4 INT
	Rushing	Ronnie Harmon	26 carries, 120 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ronnie Harmon	5 receptions, 19 yards
Ohio State	Passing	Jim Karsatos	10–17, 151 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	George Cooper	17 carries, 104 yards
	Receiving	Cris Carter	3 receptions, 65 yards

Illinois

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1234TotalFighting Illini00000• No. 6 Hawkeyes351401059Date: November 9Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IowaGame start: 1:05 p.m. CSTElapsed time: 3:20Game attendance: 66,120Game weather: ~45 °F (7 °C), Cloudy, rain, Wind NE 10–15 mph (16–24 km/h)Referee: Otho KortzSource: Box score

showScoring summary

See also: 1985 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

^{[22] [23] [24] [25]}

	Illinois	Iowa
First Downs	14	27
Rushing Yards	5	232
Passing	30–58–5	27–41–1
Passing Yards	227	316
Total Offense	232	548
Fumbles Lost	5–4	1–0
Punts-Average	9–34.8	6–42.2
Penalties	10–82	5–62
Time of Possession	27:09	32:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Illinois	Passing	Jack Trudeau	26–47, 208 yards, 4 INT
	Rushing	Thomas Rooks	7 carries, 26 yards
	Receiving	David Williams	10 receptions, 70 yards
Iowa	Passing	Chuck Long	22–30, 289 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Ronnie Harmon	32 carries, 120 yards
	Receiving	Robert Smith	3 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD

at Purdue

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1234Total• No. 5 Hawkeyes7170327Boilermakers7100724Date: November 16Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IndianaGame start: 3:42 p.m. ESTElapsed time: 3:17Game attendance: 57,762Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), Cloudy, Wind WSW 23 mph (37 km/h)Referee: Tom QuinnTV announcers (CBS Sports): Brent Musburger, Ara Parseghian, and Pat O’BrienSource: Box score and Game story

showScoring summary

See also: 1985 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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	Iowa	Purdue
First Downs	28	16
Rushing Yards	206	36
Passing	20–33–1	23–32–1
Passing Yards	268	315
Total Offense	474	351
Fumbles Lost	1–0	2–1
Punts-Average	5–31.8	4–29.8
Penalties	4–19	2–10
Time of Possession	34:30	25:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa	Passing	Chuck Long	20–33, 268 yards, INT
	Rushing	Ronnie Harmon	25 carries, 122 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ronnie Harmon	9 receptions, 118 yards
Purdue	Passing	Jim Everett	23–32, 315 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Ray Wallace	10 carries, 21 yards
	Receiving	Steve Griffin	4 receptions, 110 yards, TD

Minnesota

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1234TotalGolden Gophers30069• No. 3 Hawkeyes7107731Date: November 23Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IowaGame start: 11:40 a.m. CSTElapsed time: 3:00Game attendance: 66,020Game weather: ~25 °F (−4 °C), Cloudy, Wind NNW 10–15 mph (16–24 km/h)Referee: John NealonTV announcers (TBS Sports): Pete van Wieren (play-by-play) and Ron Kramer (analyst)Source: Box score and Game story

showScoring summary

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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	Minn	Iowa
First Downs	18	24
Rushing Yards	154	177
Passing	9–18–0	21–31–1
Passing Yards	118	268
Total Offense	272	445
Fumbles Lost	4–2	2–1
Punts-Average	6–32.8	2–39.5
Penalties	1–5	6–30
Time of Possession	30:10	29:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Minnesota	Passing	Rickey Foggie	6–13, 69 yards
	Rushing	David Puk	13 carries, 61 yards
	Receiving	Eugene Gailord	3 receptions, 57 yards, TD
Iowa	Passing	Chuck Long	21–31, 268 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Ronnie Harmon	13 carries, 75 yards, TD
	Receiving	Scott Helverson	7 receptions, 86 yards

vs. No. 13 UCLA (Rose Bowl)

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1234Total• No. 13 Bruins101471445No. 4 Hawkeyes7371128Date: January 1, 1986Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CaliforniaGame start: 2:12 p.m. PSTElapsed time: 3:18Game attendance: 103,292Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), Overcast, Wind S 5 mph (8.0 km/h)Referee: Tom QuinnTV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen

showScoring summary

Main article: 1986 Rose Bowl

See also: 1985 UCLA Bruins football team

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	UCLA	Iowa
First Downs	29	25
Rushing Yards	55–299	34–82
Passing	16–26–1	29–38–1
Passing Yards	189	319
Total Offense	488	401
Fumbles Lost	3–2	4–4
Punts-Average	2–38.5	2–32.5
Penalties	6–36	5–40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCLA	Passing	Matt Stevens	16–26, 189 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Eric Ball	12 carries, 67 yards
	Receiving	Mike Sherrard	4 receptions, 48 yards
Iowa	Passing	Chuck Long	29–37, 319 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Ronnie Harmon	14 carries, 55 yards
	Receiving	Ronnie Harmon	11 receptions, 102 yards

Roster

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1985 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players			Coaches
OffensePos.#NameClassOL55Dave AlexanderJrOL75Kevin AngelSrFB23Richard BassFrRB13Rick BaylessSoOL69Mike BennettSrFB35Fred BushSrOL78Malcolm ChristieSoTE49Craig ClarkSoTE84Marv CookFrWR82Pat CoppingerJrFB25Marshall CottonSoOT61Dave CrostonJrOL63Jeff CrostonFrOL58Greg DivisSoWR1Quinn EarlySoTE86Mike FlaggSoOL74Chris GambolJrRB22Grant GoodmanFrWR80Steve GreenSoOT79Mike Haight (C)SrWR40Bill HappelSrRB28Kevin HarmonSoRB31Ronnie Harmon (C)SrQB8Chuck Hartlieb FrWR87Scott HelversonSrQB15Jay HessJrFB20David HudsonFrG65Tom HumphreySrG70Bob KratchFrQB16Chuck Long (C)SrWR81Derrius LovelessSoRBJohn MarcheseSrWR26Peter MarcianoFrWR47Jim MauroSoTE89Dave MurphyJrOL66Kelly O’BrienSrTE85John PalmerFrQB14Tom PoholskyFrOL67Jim PoyntonFrRB33Kevin RingerFrFB30John RudolphJrOL60Bob SchmittSoFB17Tim SennottSrC56Mark SindlingerJrWR2Robert SmithJrOL53Mark SprangerJrQB12Mark VlasicJrOL71Chuck WaggonerFrTE88Tom WardSoOL73Herb WesterSo	DefensePos.#NameClassDL68Tim AndersonSoLB93Tim BattersonSoDE92Jeff BeardSoDE48Tyrone BerrieFrLB43Jeff BlakeSoDB19Mike BolanJrDE5Mike BurkeSoDE90Doug BurrellSrDB3Kerry BurtSoCB29Nate CreerSrDB18Kyle CroweSrLB37George DavisJrDL76Jeff DrostJrDE83Mike ErtzFrDE94Bruce GearJrDE96Robert GraftonJrDL64Dave HaightFrDL54Eric HigginsFrDB42Tork HookFrDB19Carl JacksonSoDL77Myron KeppyJrDB4Lloyd KimberJrLB34Vernon LittleFrDE98George MillettSrDB21Devon MitchellSrDE97Joe MottFrDB45Jay NorvellSrDL50Hap Peterson (C)SrDE71Chris PigottFrDE99Richard PryorJrLB32J.J. PukJrLB95Jim ReillyFrLB38Shawon RespressFrDE91Sean RidleyFrDB11Rick SchmidtJrDL72Joe Schuster JrDB44Keaton SmileySoDB9Ken SimsJrLB36Larry Station (C)SrDB41Mark StoopsFrLB39Tyrone TaylorSoDL95Eric UnderbergJrDL57Jon VriezeJrDL51Bill WeiresSrLB46Dan WirthSoDB10Anthony WrightFr	Special teamsPos.#NameClassK84Marv CookFrK6George MurphyFrK7Rob HoughtlinSoP27Gary KostrubalaJr	Head coachHayden FryCoordinators/assistant coachesBill Snyder – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacksBill Brashier – Defensive coordinatorKirk Ferentz – Offensive lineCarl Jackson – Running backsDel Miller – Offensive assistantDan McCarney – Defensive lineBarry Alvarez – LinebackersDon Patterson – Defensive backsBernie Wyatt – Defensive ends/recruiting coordinatorBill Dervich – Strength and conditioningBob Stoops – Volunteer assistantLegend(C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Awards and honors

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• Chuck Long, Quarterback – Big Ten Player of the Year, Davey O’Brien Award,^[32] Maxwell Award,^[32] and Runner-up for the Heisman Trophy. Consensus First-team All-American.^[33]
• Larry StationLinebacker $2 – Consensus First-team All-American.^[33]

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

Team players in the 1986 NFL draft

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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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Future head coaches

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Name	1985 Position	School	Tenure
Bill Snyder	Offensive coordinator/QB Coach	Kansas State	1989–2005, 2009–2018
Barry Alvarez	Linebackers Coach	Wisconsin	1990–2005
Dan McCarney	Defensive line coach	Iowa State North Texas	1995–2006 2011–2015
Bob Stoops	Volunteer Coach	Oklahoma	1999–2016
Kirk Ferentz	Offensive line coach	Iowa	1999–present
Don Patterson	Tight ends coach	Western Illinois	1999–2009
Chuck Long	Quarterback	San Diego State	2006–2008
Mark Stoops	Defensive back	Kentucky	2013–present
Jay Norvell	Defensive backs	Nevada Colorado State	2017–2021 2022–present

References

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