# 1987 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 1987 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium and were led by head coach Hayden Fry. Iowa finished the season with a 10–3 record (6–2 Big Ten), capped by a Holiday Bowl victory over Wyoming.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | vs. No. 17 Tennessee* | No. 16 | Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, New Jersey (Kickoff Classic) | ABC | L 22–23 | 54,681 |
| September 12 | at Arizona* | | Arizona StadiumTucson, Arizona | | W 15–14 | 57,284 |
| September 19 | at Iowa State* | | Cyclone StadiumAmes, Iowa (Cy-Hawk Trophy) | | W 48–9 | 54,101 |
| September 26 | Kansas State* | No. 19 | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, Iowa | | W 38–13 | 67,700 |
| October 3 | Michigan State | No. 17 | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, Iowa | | L 14–19 | 67,700 |
| October 10 | at Wisconsin | | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, Wisconsin | | W 31–10 | 74,645 |
| October 17 | at Michigan | | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, Michigan | ABC | L 10–37 | 105,406 |
| October 24 | Purdue | | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, Iowa | ABC | W 38–14 | 67,700 |
| October 31 | No. 11 Indiana | | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, Iowa | | W 29–21 | 67,700 |
| November 7 | at Northwestern | | Dyche StadiumEvanston, Illinois | | W 52–24 | 38,694 |
| November 14 | at Ohio State | | Ohio StadiumColumbus, Ohio | | W 29–27 | 90,090 |
| November 21 | Minnesota | No. 18 | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale) | | W 34–20 | 67,700 |
| December 30 | vs. Wyoming* | No. 18 | Jack Murphy StadiumSan Diego (Holiday Bowl) | ESPN | W 20–19 | 61,892 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game ||||||||

## 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 | 16 | RV | RV | 19 | 17 | — | RV | — | — | — | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
| Coaches | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | RV | | RV | | 20 | RV | 20 | RV | 16 |

## Game summaries
### Vs. Tennessee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #16 Hawkeyes | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
| • #17 Volunteers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 23 |

### At Arizona

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Hawkeyes | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Game statistics | IOWA | ARIZ |
| First downs | 21 | 19 |
| Total yards | 371 | 279 |
| Passing yards | 150 | 115 |
| Rushing yards | 221 | 164 |
| Penalties | 5–36 | 4–24 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 4 |

### At Iowa State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Hawkeyes | 10 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 48 |
| Cyclones | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Game statistics | IOWA | ISU |
| First downs | 26 | 12 |
| Total yards | 455 | 259 |
| Passing yards | 202 | 155 |
| Rushing yards | 253 | 104 |
| Penalties | 4–24 | 6–30 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |

### Kansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| • #19 Hawkeyes | 14 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 38 |
| Game statistics | KSU | IOWA |
| First downs | 11 | 27 |
| Total yards | 188 | 443 |
| Passing yards | 104 | 271 |
| Rushing yards | 84 | 172 |
| Penalties | 10–76 | 6–44 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 7 |

### Michigan State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Spartans | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| #17 Hawkeyes | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Game statistics | MSU | IOWA |
| First downs | 16 | 15 |
| Total yards | 249 | 214 |
| Passing yards | 13 | 230 |
| Rushing yards | 236 | (-16) |
| Penalties | 13–102 | 7–50 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |

### At Wisconsin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Hawkeyes | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Badgers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Game statistics | IOWA | WIS |
| First downs | 23 | 10 |
| Total yards | 412 | 175 |
| Passing yards | 223 | 58 |
| Rushing yards | 189 | 117 |
| Penalties | 5–50 | 3–35 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 4 |

### At Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawkeyes | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| • Wolverines | 6 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 37 |
| Game statistics | IOWA | MICH |
| First downs | 13 | 19 |
| Total yards | 349 | 352 |
| Passing yards | 362 | 190 |
| Rushing yards | (-13) | 162 |
| Penalties | 4–42 | 2–16 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |

### Purdue

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Boilermakers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| • Hawkeyes | 14 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
| Game statistics | PUR | IOWA |
| First downs | 16 | 29 |
| Total yards | 301 | 520 |
| Passing yards | 259 | 317 |
| Rushing yards | 42 | 203 |
| Penalties | 5–45 | 7–44 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 2 |

### Indiana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #11 Hoosiers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| • Hawkeyes | 13 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 29 |
| Game statistics | IND | IOWA |
| First downs | 16 | 23 |
| Total yards | 305 | 445 |
| Passing yards | 237 | 282 |
| Rushing yards | 68 | 163 |
| Penalties | 8–91 | 8–72 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |

### At Northwestern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Hawkeyes | 7 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 52 |
| Wildcats | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Chuck Hartlieb completed 25 of 32 passes for 471 yards and a Big Ten single-game record 7 touchdowns. Wide receiver Quinn Early hauled in 10 passes and set school records with 256 yards receiving (Big Ten record at the time) and 4 touchdown receptions. The 584 team passing yards remains a single-game school record.
| Game statistics | IOWA | NW |
| First downs | 28 | 21 |
| Total yards | 674 | 364 |
| Passing yards | 584 | 245 |
| Rushing yards | 90 | 119 |
| Penalties | 4–38 | 9–65 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 8 |

### At Ohio State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Hawkeyes | 3 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 29 |
| Buckeyes | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
With six seconds left, Chuck Hartlieb threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Marv Cook on fourth-and-23 to earn Iowa's first victory at Ohio Stadium since 1959.
| Game statistics Archived 2015-11-25 at the Wayback Machine | IOWA | OHIO ST |
| First downs | 22 | 17 |
| Total yards | 489 | 383 |
| Passing yards | 333 | 216 |
| Rushing yards | 156 | 167 |
| Penalties | 2–15 | 6–56 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |

### Minnesota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Gophers | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| • #18 Hawkeyes | 3 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| Game statistics | MINN | IOWA |
| First downs | 14 | 30 |
| Total yards | 295 | 510 |
| Passing yards | 216 | 328 |
| Rushing yards | 79 | 182 |
| Penalties | 4–33 | 7–64 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |

### Vs. Wyoming (Holiday Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #18 Hawkeyes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
| Cowboys | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 |

## Awards and honors

* Dave Haight, Defensive tackle – Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year

## Team players in the 1988 NFL draft

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Quinn Early | Wide receiver | 3 | 60 | San Diego Chargers |
| Kevin Harmon | Running back | 4 | 101 | Seattle Seahawks |
| Herb Wester | Tackle | 5 | 114 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Joe Schuster | Defensive tackle | 10 | 261 | Philadelphia Eagles |