1983 Iowa Hawkeyes football team


The 1983 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Hawkeyes, led by head coach Hayden Fry, were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Kinnick Stadium. Iowa finished the season 9–3, capped by a loss to Florida in the Gator Bowl.

Season

Schedule

Roster

Coaching staff

Five of the staff would go on to become the winningest head coaches at five different programs: Snyder, Alvarez, Stoops, McCarney and Ferentz

Rankings

Game summaries

at Iowa State

This was the first of 15 straight wins in the series for the Hawkeyes.






The Hawkeyes earned their first win over the Buckeyes since 1962.

at Illinois

The Hawkeyes - ranked #3 in the Coaches poll and #4 in the AP poll - could not break through on this day in Champaign. Illinois would go on to win the outright Big Ten title by finishing 9-0 in conference play.

Northwestern

The Hawkeyes set a Big Ten record with 713 yards of total offense.
The Hawkeyes rolled up a school-record 517 yards rushing against the Gophers. Three Iowa backs went over 100 yards, led by Eddie Phillips with 172 yards and 3 touchdowns. Ronnie Harmon had 75 yards and 2 touchdowns on only 4 carries, and also caught a touchdown pass.

vs. Florida (Gator Bowl)

Awards and honors

Team players in the 1984 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
John AltTackle121Kansas City Chiefs
Joel HilgenbergCenter497New Orleans Saints
Norm GrangerRunning Back5137Dallas Cowboys
Joe LevelisGuard6166Dallas Cowboys
Dave MoritzWide Receiver10275San Francisco 49ers