1978 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1978 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1978 record	2–9 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bob Commings
MVP	Brad Reid
Captain	4 Jon Lazar Tom Rusk Tim Gutshall Dave Becker
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium

1978 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#12 Michigan State +	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
#13 Purdue	6	–	1	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
Ohio State	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	2			5	–	4	–	2
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Iowa	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Illinois	0	–	6	–	2			1	–	8	–	2
Northwestern	0	–	8	–	1			0	–	10	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. This season is the last season that Bob Commings is the head coach of the Hawkeyes.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 16	Northwestern		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 20–3	56,840
September 23	#20 Iowa State*		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy)		L 0–31	60,075
September 30	at Arizona*		Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ		L 3–23	46,851
October 7	Utah*		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		L 9–13	51,170
October 14	at Minnesota		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale)		L 20–22	51,381
October 21	at Ohio State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		L 7–31	87,326
October 28	#17 Purdue		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		L 7–34	57,640
November 4	#8 Michigan		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		L 0–34	49,120
November 11	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		L 14–34	33,167
November 18	Wisconsin		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 38–24	44,444
November 25	at #14 Michigan State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		L 7–42	57,007
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Team players in the 1979 NFL Draft

Main article: 1979 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Tom Rusk	LB	9	227	New York Giants