1997 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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1997 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Sun Bowl, L 7–17 vs. Arizona State
Conference Big Ten Conference
1997 record 7–5 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Hayden Fry (19th year)
Offensive coordinator Don Patterson (6th year)
Defensive coordinator Bob Elliott (2nd year)
Home stadium Kinnick Stadium
(Capacity: 70,397)
Seasons
« 1996 1998 »
1997 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#1 Michigan $   8 – 0         12 – 0  
#12 Ohio State   6 – 2         10 – 3  
#16 Penn State   6 – 2         9 – 3  
#15 Purdue   6 – 2         9 – 3  
Wisconsin   5 – 3         8 – 5  
Iowa   4 – 4         7 – 5  
Michigan State   4 – 4         7 – 5  
Northwestern   3 – 5         5 – 7  
Minnesota   1 – 7         3 – 9  
Indiana   1 – 7         2 – 9  
Illinois   0 – 8         0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium and were led by legendary coach Hayden Fry.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 6 11:30 AM Northern Iowa* #19 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA W 66–0   66,325
September 13 1:00 PM Tulsa* #17 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA W 54–16   64,893
September 20 2:30 PM at Iowa State #13 Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy) ABC W 63–20   50,066
September 27 11:30 AM Illinois #9 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ESPN2 W 38–10   70,397
October 4 2:30 PM at #7 Ohio State #8 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC L 7–23   92,536
October 18 11:30 AM at #5 Michigan #15 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ESPN L 24–28   106,505
October 25 11:00 AM Indiana #19 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ESPN+ W 62–0   70,397
November 1 11:30 AM #18 Purdue #16 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ESPN2 W 35–17   70,397
November 8 11:30 AM at Wisconsin #14 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Rivalry) ESPN L 10–13   79,864
November 15 11:30 AM at Northwestern #22 Ryan Field • Evanston, IL ESPN2 L 14–15   40,838
November 22 1:00 PM Minnesota Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Battle for the Floyd of Rosedale) W 31–0   64,591
December 31 1:30 PM vs. #18 Arizona State* Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) CBS L 7–17   49,104
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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Further information: 1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final
AP 21 21 20 18 13 11 11 17 15 18 15 12 22 RV RV RV RV RV
Coaches' 19 17 13 9 8 15 19 16 14 22 RV RV RV RV RV

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Game summaries

Northern Iowa

Northern Iowa at #19 Iowa
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 0 0 0 0
• Hawkeyes 10 28 7 21 66

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See also: Northern Iowa Panthers football

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Tulsa

Tulsa at #17 Iowa
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 0 10 6 0 16
• Hawkeyes 23 7 7 17 54

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See also: Tulsa Golden Hurricane football

Avenging an upset loss from the previous season, the Hawkeyes rolled up over 600 yards of total offense for the second time in as many games. Senior running back Tavian Banks rushed for a school record 314 yards and a school record-tying 4 touchdowns.

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Iowa State

#13 Iowa at Iowa State
Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy
1 2 3 4 Total
• Hawkeyes 14 21 21 7 63
Cyclones 0 6 7 7 20

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See also: 1997 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry

The Hawkeyes won against the rival Cyclones for the 15th consecutive year.

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Illinois

Illinois at #9 Iowa
1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Illini 0 3 0 7 10
• Hawkeyes 7 17 7 7 38

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See also: 1997 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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Ohio State

#8 Iowa at #7 Ohio State
1 2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes 0 0 7 0 7
• Buckeyes 0 10 6 7 23

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See also: 1997 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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Michigan

#15 Iowa at #5 Michigan
1 2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes 0 21 3 0 24
• Wolverines 0 7 14 7 28

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See also: 1997 Michigan Wolverines football team

Playing their second straight game against a Top 10 team on the road, the Hawkeyes put together a very strong first half. On the final play before the break, Michigan punted to All-American Tim Dwight who took it 61 yards to the house for a 21-7 halftime lead. The Wolverines clamped down in the second half, outscoring Iowa 21-3. Michigan would go on to finish 12-0 and claim the AP National Championship.

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Indiana

Indiana at #19 Iowa
1 2 3 4 Total
Hoosiers 0 0 0 0 0
• Hawkeyes 7 14 21 20 62

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See also: 1997 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The Hawkeyes scored 60+ points for the third time of the 1997 season. The win was highlighted by an electrifying 92-yard punt return for a TD by Tim Dwight. Dwight also caught a 29-yard touchdown from Randy Reiners, who was making his first start at QB, and threw a 64-yard touchdown pass to Damon Gibson. The defense did plenty as well. In addition to pitching a shutout, Matt Bowen and J.P. Lange each added long interception returns for touchdowns.

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Purdue

#18 Purdue at #16 Iowa
1 2 3 4 Total
Boilermakers 10 7 0 0 17
• Hawkeyes 0 14 21 0 35

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See also: 1997 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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Wisconsin

#14 Iowa at Wisconsin
1 2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes 0 0 7 3 10
• Badgers 0 13 0 0 13

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See also: 1997 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry

The Badgers defeated the Hawkeyes for the first time since the 1976 season.

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Northwestern

#22 Iowa at Northwestern
1 2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes 7 7 0 0 14
• Wildcats 0 7 8 0 15

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See also: 1997 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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Minnesota

Minnesota at Iowa
Battle for Floyd of Rosedale
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Gophers 0 0 0 0 0
• Hawkeyes 3 14 7 7 31

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See also: 1997 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry

After consecutive disappointing road losses, the Hawkeyes returned to Kinnick Stadium and closed the regular season with a decisive win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Senior Day. Late in the 3rd Quarter, Tim Dwight returned a punt 44 yards for a touchdown, giving him the Big Ten record for punt return touchdowns in a career (the record stood until 2006). The Iowa defense posted its third shutout in six home games during the 1997 season.

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Sun Bowl vs. Arizona State

Iowa vs. #17 Arizona State
1 2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes 0 0 0 7 7
• Sun Devils 0 10 7 0 17
  • Date: December 31
  • Location: Sun Bowl Stadium
    El Paso, TX
  • Game start: 2:15 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:33
  • Game attendance: 49,104
  • Game weather: 53, Clear and dry, Wind 5-10 MPH
  • Referee: Ken Flaherty
  • TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan, Dave Logan, and Scott Lasky

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See also: 1997 Arizona State Sun Devils football team and 1997 Sun Bowl

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Postseason Awards

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See also: 1997 College Football All-America Team and 1997 All-Big Ten Conference football team

Team players in the 1998 NFL Draft

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Main article: 1998 NFL Draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Mike Goff OT 3 78 Cincinnati Bengals
Tavian Banks RB 4 101 Jacksonville Jaguars
Tim Dwight WR 4 114 Atlanta Falcons
Kerry Cooks S 5 144 Minnesota Vikings

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