Iowa Hawkeyes

1979 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
67	Brad A'Hearn B. A'Hearn	OL	6'1"	211	FR
30	Marty Ball M. Ball	FB	6'1"	197	SO
28	Phil Blatcher P. Blatcher	RB	5'9"	179	SO
33	Jeff Bobek J. Bobek	LB	6'1"	216	JR
7	Gordy Bohannon G. Bohannon	QB	6'3"	180	JR
92	Bill Bradley B. Bradley	DL	6'2"	219	SO
88	Mike Brady M. Brady	WR	5'10"	174	SR
97	Jeff Brown J. Brown	RB	5'11"	150	FR
26	Kenny Burke K. Burke	RB	6'1"	201	SO
34	Louis Burke L. Burke	FB	6'0"	180	JR
82	Keith Chappelle K. Chappelle	WR	6'0"	175	JR
31	Mel Cole M. Cole	LB	6'3"	228	SO
46	Tracy Crocker T. Crocker	DB	5'11"	176	SO
69	Mike Dalton M. Dalton	OL	6'2"	213	FR
89	Jeff Davis J. Davis	TE	6'4"	228	FR
58	Pat Dean P. Dean	DL	6'2"	230	SO
80	Doug Dunham D. Dunham	RB	6'2"	197	JR
44	Kent Ellis K. Ellis	DB	6'1"	186	JR
45	Kevin Ellis K. Ellis	DB	6'3"	188	JR
14	Darin Erickson D. Erickson	QB	6'5"	194	FR
36	Chip Forte C. Forte	LB	6'1"	220	JR
90	Tom Frantz T. Frantz	TE	6'3"	187	JR
10	Jim Frazier J. Frazier	DB	5'10"	175	JR
12	Pete Gales P. Gales	QB	6'3"	166	SO
66	Greg Gilbaugh G. Gilbaugh	OL	6'4"	236	JR
53	Brian Grace B. Grace	OL	6'1"	230	JR
64	Lemuel Grayson L. Grayson	OL	6'3"	231	SR
17	Jeff Green J. Green	QB	6'0"	183	JR
78	John Hager J. Hager		6'5"	272	SR
70	Ron Hallstrom R. Hallstrom		6'6"	276	JR
63	Herlyn Harrington H. Harrington	OL	6'3"	222	JR
38	Frank Harty F. Harty	LB	6'3"	225	FR
75	John Harty J. Harty		6'5"	262	JR
54	Jay Hilgenberg J. Hilgenberg	OL	6'2"	240	JR
32	Bobby Hill B. Hill	LB	6'1"	214	SR
55	John Hogarty J. Hogarty	OL	6'0"	257	JR
3	Dave Holsclaw D. Holsclaw	K	6'2"	194	SR
39	Gene Holtorf G. Holtorf	LB	6'3"	222	SR
51	Raul Ibanez R. Ibanez	OL	6'3"	250	SO
47	Mike Jackson M. Jackson	DB	6'0"	189	SR
27	Jeff Jansen J. Jansen	RB	5'11"	186	FR
43	Lou King L. King	DB	6'1"	175	SO
61	Bruce Kittle B. Kittle	OL	6'6"	221	SO
49	Mike Lamson M. Lamson	DB	6'2"	198	FR
57	Jim Langland J. Langland		6'2"	234	JR
77	Mark Mahmens M. Mahmens		6'1"	262	SR
21	Dennis Martin D. Martin	FB	6'0"	202	SO
65	Dave Mayhan D. Mayhan	OL	6'5"	235	SO
35	Dean McKillip D. McKillip	FB	6'2"	206	JR
60	Phil Michel P. Michel	DL	6'3"	225	JR
83	Jim Molini J. Molini	DL	6'4"	226	SR
25	Rod Morton R. Morton	RB	6'0"	192	SR
18	Dennis Mosley D. Mosley	RB	5'11"	179	SR
79	Terry Murray T. Murray	OL	6'5"	225	JR
52	Dave Oakes D. Oakes	OL	6'2"	224	SO
	Lon Olejniczak L. Olejniczak	TE
2	Mario Pace M. Pace	DB	5'11"	184	SR
74	Sam Palladino S. Palladino	OL	6'3"	247	SR
4	George Person G. Person	DB	6'0"	185	JR
81	Nate Person N. Person	WR	6'0"	181	JR
72	Matt Petrzelka M. Petrzelka	OL	6'7"	241	JR
71	Paul Postler P. Postler	OL	6'4"	227	SO
9	John Prenner J. Prenner	DB	5'10"	184	JR
87	Brad Reid B. Reid	RB	6'0"	174	SR
22	Tom Renn T. Renn	RB	5'9"	181	JR
15	Tony Ricciardulli T. Ricciardulli	QB	6'2"	183	JR
29	Tom Riley T. Riley	FB	6'0"	186	SO
	Reggie Roby R. Roby	K
8	Scott Schilling S. Schilling	K	6'1"	217	JR
40	Greg Schlickman G. Schlickman	DB	6'0"	196	SO
98	Tom Schroeder T. Schroeder	DL	6'5"	230	FR
20	Cedric Shaw C. Shaw	DB	6'0"	193	SR
56	Kevin Simkowski K. Simkowski	OL	6'3"	252	SO
37	Todd Simonsen T. Simonsen	LB	6'2"	220	SO
93	Bryan Skradis B. Skradis	DL	6'1"	211	JR
41	Bobby Stoops B. Stoops	DB	5'11"	177	FR
16	Phil Suess P. Suess	QB	6'5"	187	JR
91	Jim Swift J. Swift	TE	6'5"	241	SR
95	Andre Tippett A. Tippett	DL	6'4"	225	SO
73	Clay Uhlenhake C. Uhlenhake		6'3"	257	FR
76	Brian Ward B. Ward	OL	6'4"	233	SO
94	Brad Webb B. Webb	DL	6'1"	204	SO
42	Leven Weiss L. Weiss	LB	6'2"	218	SR
68	Don Willey D. Willey	DL	6'2"	233	JR
23	Dwayne Williams D. Williams	RB	5'11"	183	FR
84	Ben Wozniak B. Wozniak	TE	6'6"	221	JR
1	Gene Yambor G. Yambor	DB	5'11"	175	JR

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,746

Veltkamp

2,649

Mestemaker

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

27

Veltkamp

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.6

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

324.1

318.0

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

28.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
3	Louisiana	5	3	.625
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	4	.500
6	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Marshall	5	3	.625
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	4	4	.500
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	6	2	.750
2	Memphis	7	2	.778
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
6	South Florida	6	2	.750
7	UAB	4	4	.500
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	7	2	.778
2	Toledo	7	2	.778
3	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
4	Buffalo	6	3	.667
5	Miami (OH)	5	4	.556
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	UMass	5	4	.556
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Ball State	3	6	.333
10	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
11	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
12	Sacramento State	2	8	.200
13	Akron	1	8	.111

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375