# 1986 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 1986 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Hawkeyes were led by eighth-year head coach Hayden Fry and played their home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 13 | 11:30 a.m. | Iowa State* | | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, Iowa (Cy-Hawk Trophy) | TBS | W 43–7 | 67,700 |
| September 20 | 1:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois* | | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, Iowa | | W 57–3 | 66,930 |
| September 27 | 1:00 p.m. | UTEP* | No. 15 | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, Iowa | | W 69–7 | 67,500 |
| October 4 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 17 Michigan State | No. 11 | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, Michigan | CBS | W 24–21 | 75,102 |
| October 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Wisconsin | No. 10 | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, Iowa | | W 17–6 | 67,700 |
| October 18 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 4 Michigan | No. 8 | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, Michigan | CBS | L 17–20 | 105,879 |
| October 25 | 1:00 p.m. | Northwestern | No. 11 | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, Iowa | | W 27–20 | 67,250 |
| November 1 | 11:30 a.m. | No. 17 Ohio State | No. 11 | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, Iowa | TBS | L 10–31 | 67,640 |
| November 8 | 1:00 p.m. | at Illinois | No. 16 | Memorial StadiumChampaign, Illinois | | L 16–20 | 75,190 |
| November 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Purdue | | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, Iowa | | W 42–14 | 67,321 |
| November 22 | 6:00 p.m. | at Minnesota | | Hubert H. Humphrey MetrodomeMinneapolis (Floyd of Rosedale) | TBS | W 30–27 | 65,018 |
| December 30 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. San Diego State* | No. 19 | Jack Murphy StadiumSan Diego (Holiday Bowl) | ESPN | W 39–38 | 59,473 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Roster
### Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 16 | — | — | 20 | 19 | 16 |
| Coaches | 18 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 16 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 15 |

## Game summaries
### Iowa State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cyclones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| • Hawkeyes | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 43 |
* IOWA: Hudson 20 Rush, 120 Yds
* IOWA: Mauro 5 Rec, 149 Yds
The victory over Iowa State was Hayden Fry's 53rd at Iowa, making him the winningest coach in Iowa history. Jim Mauro had three receiving touchdowns and Rob Houghtlin kicked three field goals to lead the Hawks. The Hawkeye defense limited Iowa State to 125 yards of total offense.

### Northern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| • Hawkeyes | 15 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 57 |
Three Iowa running backs scored two touchdowns each as the Hawkeyes dominated the Huskies in this quick-moving game. For the second straight week, Iowa's opponent scored with just over a minute remaining in the game to avoid a shutout. Iowa held Northern Illinois to 159 yards of total offense.

### UTEP

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miners | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • No. 15 Hawkeyes | 21 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 69 |
Three Hawkeyes scored two touchdowns each and the Iowa defense gave up just 150 yards in this route of UTEP.

### Michigan State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Hawkeyes | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Spartans | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |

### Wisconsin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Badgers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| • Hawkeyes | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
* IOWA: Bass 22 Rush, 107 Yds

### Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawkeyes | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| • Wolverines | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 20 |

### Northwestern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| • Hawkeyes | 10 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 27 |

### Ohio State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 17 Buckeyes | 0 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| No. 11 Hawkeyes | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |

### Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawkeyes | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| • Fighting Illini | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |

### Purdue

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Boilermakers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| • Hawkeyes | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |

### Minnesota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Hawkeyes | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 30 |
| Golden Gophers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
* IOWA: Mauro 6 Rec, 100 Yds

### Holiday Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Hawkeyes | 7 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 39 |
| Aztecs | 6 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 38 |

## Team players in the 1987 NFL Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Chris Gambol | Tackle | 3 | 58 | Indianapolis Colts |
| Dave Croston | Tackle | 3 | 61 | Green Bay Packers |
| Mark Vlasic | Quarterback | 4 | 88 | San Diego Chargers |
| Jeff Drost | Defensive tackle | 8 | 198 | Green Bay Packers |