1986 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Encyclopedia
The 1986 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa
in the 1986 college football season
.
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
in the 1986 college football season
1986 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Penn State winning the national championship. Coached by Joe Paterno, they defeated Miami 14–10 in the Fiesta Bowl. This Fiesta Bowl was the first in the game's history to decide the national championship, launching it into the top tier of...
.
Season
The Hawkeyes non-conference games were against Iowa State, Northern Illinois, and Texas El-Paso.Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Hawkeyes points | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | Sept. 13 | Iowa State | Win | 43 | 7 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Sept. 20 | Northern Illinois | Win | 57 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Sept. 27 | Texas El-Paso | Win | 69 | 7 | 3-0 |
| 4 | Oct. 4 | @ Michigan State | Win | 24 | 21 | 4-0 |
| 5 | Oct 11 | Wisconsin | Win | 17 | 6 | 5-0 |
| 6 | Oct 18 | @ Michigan | Loss | 17 | 20 | 5-1 |
| 7 | Oct 25 | Northwestern | Win | 27 | 20 | 6-1 |
| 8 | Nov 1 | Ohio State | Loss | 10 | 31 | 6-2 |
| 9 | Nov 8 | @ Illinois | Loss | 16 | 20 | 6-3 |
| 10 | Nov 15 | Purdue | Win | 42 | 14 | 7-3 |
| 11 | Nov 22 | @ Minnesota | Win | 30 | 27 | 8-3 |
| 12 | Dec 30 | vs. San Diego State | Win | 39 | 38 | 9-3 |
Team players in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Chris Gambol | Tackle | 3 | 58 | Indianapolis Colts 1987 Indianapolis Colts season The 1987 Indianapolis Colts season was the 35th season for the team in the National Football League and 4th in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the strike-shortened National Football League's 1987 season with a record of 9 wins and 6 losses, and won the AFC East division... |
| Dave Croston | Tackle | 3 | 61 | Green Bay Packers 1987 Green Bay Packers season The 1987 Green Bay Packers season was their 67th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 5–9–1 record under coach Forrest Gregg, earning them 3rd place finish in the NFC Central division.... |
| Mark Vlasic Mark Vlasic Mark Richard Vlasic is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League for six seasons. During this time, he played for the San Diego Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers... |
Quarterback | 4 | 88 | San Diego Chargers 1987 San Diego Chargers season The 1987 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 4–12 record in 1986. The strike of 1987 reduced the regular season schedule from sixteen to fifteen games. Their stadium, Qualcomm Stadium, hosted Super Bowl XXII at the end of the season.The Chargers famously started... |
| Jeff Drost | Defensive Tackle | 8 | 198 | Green Bay Packers 1987 Green Bay Packers season The 1987 Green Bay Packers season was their 67th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 5–9–1 record under coach Forrest Gregg, earning them 3rd place finish in the NFC Central division.... |