1979 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 1979 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1979 Big Ten Conference football season. It was the first season for new head coach Hayden Fry, who arrived in Iowa City after spending the previous six years at North Texas State.

1979 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record56 (44 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Snyder (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Brashier (1st season)
MVPDennis Mosley
Captain
5
  • Jim Molini
  • Mario Pace
  • Sam Palladino
  • Cedric Shaw
  • Jim Swift
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
1979 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Ohio State $ 8 0 011 1 0
No. 10 Purdue 7 1 010 2 0
No. 18 Michigan 6 2 08 4 0
No. 19 Indiana 5 3 08 4 0
Iowa 4 4 05 6 0
Minnesota 3 5 14 6 1
Michigan State 3 5 05 6 0
Wisconsin 3 5 04 7 0
Illinois 1 6 12 8 1
Northwestern 0 9 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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