# 1975–76 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1975–76 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by head coach Lute Olson, coaching in his 2nd season at the school, and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. They finished the season 19–10 overall and 9–9 in Big Ten play.

## Schedule/results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| 11/29/1975* | Augustana (SD) | W 111-81 | 1-0 | Iowa Field House (8,400) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/3/1975* | Nebraska | W 72-65 | 2-0 | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 12/6/1975* | Northeast Louisiana | W 97-87 | 3-0 | Iowa Field House (10,800) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/8/1975* | at Bradley | W 100-96 | 4-0 | Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL |
| 12/12/1975* | at Iowa State Rivalry | W 91-77 | 5-0 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA |
| 12/20/1975* | U.S. International | W 67-52 | 6-0 | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 12/23/1975* | Drake | W 77-73 | 7-0 | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 12/27/1975* | vs. Holy Cross Rainbow Classic | W 98-75 | 8-0 | Honolulu International Center Honolulu, HI |
| 12/29/1975* | vs. Arizona Rainbow Classic | W 82-80 | 9-0 | Honolulu International Center Honolulu, HI |
| 12/30/1975* | vs. USC Rainbow Classic | L 73-81 | 9-1 | Honolulu International Center Honolulu, HI |
| Big Ten Conference Season ||||||
| 1/3/1976 | at Illinois | W 84-60 | 10-1 (1-0) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 1/5/1976 | at Michigan State | L 88-105 | 10-2 (1-1) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI |
| 1/10/1976 | at No. 17 Minnesota | W 71-68 | 11-2 (2-1) | Williams Arena (13,364) Minneapolis, MN |
| 1/17/1976 | at Wisconsin | W 81-71 | 12-2 (3-1) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| 1/19/1976 | at Northwestern | L 92-99 | 12-3 (3-2) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| 1/24/1976 | Ohio State | W 78-67 | 13-3 (4-2) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 1/26/1976 | No. 1 Indiana | L 73-88 | 13-4 (4-3) | Iowa Field House (13,395) Iowa City, IA |
| 1/31/1976 | at No. 15 Michigan | L 95-104 | 13-5 (4-4) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| 2/2/1976 | at Purdue | L 76-91 | 13-6 (4-5) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| 2/7/1976 | Minnesota | W 65-58 | 14-6 (5-5) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 2/10/1976* | at Drake | W 71-65 | 15-6 (5-5) | Veterans Memorial Auditorium (11,850) Des Moines, IA |
| 2/14/1976 | Wisconsin | W 96-82 | 16-6 (6-5) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 2/16/1976 | Northwestern | W 81-68 | 17-6 (7-5) | Iowa Field House (10,561) Iowa City, IA |
| 2/21/1976 | at Ohio State | W 69-66 | 18-6 (8-5) | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
| 2/23/1976 | at No. 1 Indiana | L 81-101 | 18-7 (8-6) | Assembly Hall (17,691) Bloomington, IN |
| 2/28/1976 | No. 13 Michigan | L 74-88 | 18-8 (8-7) | Iowa Field House (13,276) Iowa City, IA |
| 3/1/1976 | Michigan State | L 88-93 | 18-9 (8-8) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 3/3/1976 | Purdue | L 78-94 | 18-10 (8-9) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 3/6/1976 | at Illinois | W 82-70 | 19-10 (9-9) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||