1968 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 1968 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1968 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by third-year head coach Ray Nagel, the Hawkeyes compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Big Ten. The team played home games at Iowa Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

1968 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–5 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPEd Podolak
CaptainEd Podolak, Steve Wilson
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
1968 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Ohio State $ 7 –0 –010 –0 –0
No. 12 Michigan 6 –1 –08 –2 –0
No. 10 Purdue 5 –2 –08 –2 –0
Minnesota 5 –2 –06 –4 –0
Indiana 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Iowa 4 –3 –05 –5 –0
Michigan State 2 –5 –05 –5 –0
Illinois 1 –6 –01 –9 –0
Northwestern 1 –6 –01 –9 –0
Wisconsin 0 –7 –00 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21No. 8 Oregon State*
W 21–2046,892[1]
September 28at TCU*
L 17–28
October 5No. 5 Notre Dame*
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 28–5158,043
October 12Indianadagger
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 34–38
October 19Wisconsin
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
W 41–045,651
October 26at No. 7 Purdue
L 14–4461,927
November 2at Minnesota
W 35–2857,703
November 9Northwestern
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 68–34
November 16No. 2 Ohio State
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 27–3344,131
November 23at Illinois
W 37–1335,055
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster
1968 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 10 Larry Lawrence Jr
RB 14 Ed Podolak Sr
RB 44 Dennis Green So
WR 22 Kerry Reardon So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K   Marcos Melendez
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Game summaries

    Oregon State
    Oregon State at Iowa
    1 234Total
    No. 8 Beavers 14 600 20
    • Hawkeyes 7 707 21
    • Date: September 21
    • Location: Iowa Stadium
      Iowa City, IA
    • Game attendance: 46,892
    Scoring summary
    1OSUTD (Arnold kick)OSU 7–0
    1OSUTD (Arnold kick)OSU 14–0
    1IowaPodolak 2-yard run (Melendez kick)OSU 14–7
    2IowaPodolak 10-yard run (Melendez kick)Tied 14–14
    28:36OSURich 1-yard run (kick failed)OSU 20–14
    4IowaDennis Green run (Melendez kick)Iowa 21–20
    See also: 1968 Oregon State Beavers football team

    [3]

    At TCU
    See also: 1968 TCU Horned Frogs football team

    Notre Dame
    See also: 1968 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

    At Purdue
    See also: 1968 Purdue Boilermakers football team

    Northwestern
    Northwestern at Iowa
    1 234Total
    Wildcats 7 7146 34
    • Hawkeyes 14 28719 68
    • Date: November 9
    • Location: Iowa Stadium
      Iowa City, IA
    • Game attendance: 44,876
    Scoring summary
    1IowaSullivan 3-yard run (Melendez kick)Iowa 7–0
    1IowaPodolak 60-yard run (Melendez kick)Iowa 14–0
    1NWKurzawski 32-yard pass from Shelbourne (Emmerich kick)Iowa 14–7
    2IowaPodolak 32-yard run (Melendez kick)Iowa 21–7
    2IowaLawrence 7-yard run (Melendez kick)Iowa 28–7
    2IowaSullivan 9-yard run (Melendez kick)Iowa 35–7
    2IowaManning 19-yard pass from Cilek (Melendez kick)Iowa 42–7
    2NWEmmerich 1-yard run (Emmerich kick)Iowa 42–14
    3IowaReardon 95-yard kick return (Melendez kick)Iowa 49–14
    3NWSmeeton 1-yard run (Emmerich kick)Iowa 49–21
    3NWTD (Emmerich kick)Iowa 49–28
    4IowaSullivan 11-yard run (kick failed)Iowa 55–28
    4IowaManning 6-yard pass from Cilek (pass failed)Iowa 61–28
    4IowaGreen 19-yard pass from Cilek (Melendez kick)Iowa 68–28
    4NWEmmerich 3-yard run (pass failed)Iowa 68–34
    See also: 1968 Northwestern Wildcats football team

    It was a record-setting day for the Hawkeyes. Iowa established a Big Ten record for total offense with 639 yards (431 rushing). Ed Podolak rushed for 286 yards (setting Iowa and Big Ten records) and two touchdowns on 17 carries. His performance still ranks #2 on Iowa's single-game rushing list.[4] [5]

    Ohio State
    No. 2 Ohio State at Iowa
    1 234Total
    • No. 2 Buckeyes 6 6147 33
    Hawkeyes 0 0621 27
    • Date: November 16
    • Location:
      Kinnick Stadium
      Iowa City, IA
    • Game start: 1:30 p.m. CST
    • Game attendance: 44,131
    • Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C), Rain, Wind E 12 mph
    Scoring summary
    Q112:13OSUOtis 7 yard run (kick failed)OSU 6-0
    Q26:42OSUKern 3 yard run (pass failed)OSU 12-0
    Q310:40OSUOtis 1 yard run (Roman kick)OSU 19-0
    Q36:45IOWALawrence 1 yard run (kick failed)OSU 19-6
    Q31:19OSUKern 1 yard run (Zelina kick)OSU 26-6
    Q48:59IOWAPodolak 3 yard run (Melendez kick)OSU 26-13
    Q47:07OSUBrockington 22 yard run (Roman kick)OSU 33-13
    Q44:02IOWAManning 12 yard pass from Lawrence (Melendez kick)OSU 33-20
    Q4:09IOWAReardon 9 yard pass from Lawrence (Melendez kick)OSU 33-27
    See also: 1968 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

    At Illinois
    See also: 1968 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

    After winning only 4 games combined over the previous three seasons, the Hawkeyes earned their 5th victory of the season.[6]

    References
    1. "Preece hurt, O-State upset by Iowa 21-20". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 22, 1968. p. 1B.
    2. "1968 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
    3. "Hawk Sophs Prove Determination Can Be Valued over Experience" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 24, 1968. p. 4. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
    4. "Podolak Captures Lead in Big 10 Rushing" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 12, 1968. p. 4. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
    5. "Iowa Sets Mark". The Times (Shreveport). November 10, 1968. p. 39. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
    6. "Seniors Close Careers on a Happy Note" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 26, 1968. p. 4. Retrieved January 7, 2018.


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