Check out this blast from the past.. 1988 Iowa Football Roster

[Hawkeyeinsoutherncalifornia]

Talking about one hell of a loaded stars on this roster especially at RB/FB... and to think this team went 6-4-3, three damn ties killed them that year and then they blew it in the Peach Bowl against NC STATE..


Roster


Player
Chuck Hartlieb*
Tom Poholsky
Matt Rodgers
Tony Stewart*
David Hudson*
Mike Saunders
Richard Bass
Nick Bell
Jonathan Clemons
Chet Davis
Travis Watkins*
Deven Harberts*
Sean Smith
Jon Filloon
Marc Mazzeri
Marv Cook*
Tom Ward
John Palmer
Bill Anderson*
Jeff Croston*
Greg Divis*
Bob Kratch*
Bob Schmitt*
Rob Baxley
Jim Poynton
Mike Burke*
Dave Haight*
Jim Johnson*
Jeff Koeppel*
Joe Mott*
Tyrone Berrie
Brad Quast*
Jim Reilly*
Greg Brown*
Merton Hanks*
Keaton Smiley*
Brian Wise*
Gary Clark
Mark Stoops
Anthony Wright
Mark Adams

Player Class Pos Summary
Chuck Hartlieb* QB 288 Cmp, 460 Att, 3738 Yds, 17 TD
Tom Poholsky QB 1 Cmp, 7 Att, 9 Yds, 0 TD
Matt Rodgers QB 0 Cmp, 1 Att, 0 Yds, 0 TD
Tony Stewart* RB 215 Att, 1036 Yds, 4.8 Avg
David Hudson* RB 77 Att, 292 Yds, 3.8 Avg
Mike Saunders RB 56 Att, 285 Yds, 5.1 Avg
Richard Bass RB 51 Att, 172 Yds, 3.4 Avg
Nick Bell RB 28 Att, 136 Yds, 4.9 Avg
Jonathan Clemons RB 2 Att, 10 Yds, 5.0 Avg
Chet Davis RB 2 Att, 30 Yds, 15.0 Avg
Travis Watkins* WR 35 Rec, 552 Yds, 15.8 Avg
Deven Harberts* WR 53 Rec, 880 Yds, 16.6 Avg
Sean Smith WR 17 Rec, 207 Yds, 12.2 Avg
Jon Filloon WR 23 Rec, 365 Yds, 15.9 Avg
Marc Mazzeri WR 4 Rec, 52 Yds, 13.0 Avg
Marv Cook* TE 63 Rec, 767 Yds, 12.2 Avg
Tom Ward TE 13 Rec, 176 Yds, 13.5 Avg
John Palmer TE 4 Rec, 44 Yds, 11.0 Avg
Bill Anderson* OL
Jeff Croston* OL
Greg Divis* OL
Bob Kratch* OL
Bob Schmitt* OL
Rob Baxley OL
Jim Poynton OL
Mike Burke* DL
Dave Haight* DL
Jim Johnson* DL
Jeff Koeppel* DL
Joe Mott* DL
Tyrone Berrie DL
Brad Quast* LB
Jim Reilly* LB
Greg Brown* DB
Merton Hanks* DB
Keaton Smiley* DB
Brian Wise* DB
Gary Clark DB
Mark Stoops DB
Anthony Wright DB
Mark Adams P

 

[funnyfletcher]

Hard to believe Hartlieb had less than 20 TDs.

 

[iowa12]

That team was light years beyond a typical ferentz team. Some of you get way too hung up on records. Their schedule was significantly tougher that year. Ferentz would never face that kind of schedule

 

[steventrelain]

Kirk has had a lot of legacies pass thru his program courtesy of the master Fry era. Kujawa and Eppy being two of the latest additions. It'll be a terrible waste if Cook never contributes.

 

[cidhawkeye]

That team was light years beyond a typical ferentz team. Some of you get way too hung up on records. Their schedule was significantly tougher that year. Ferentz would never face that kind of schedule

Finally Iowa football that you watched.

 

[HawkAlum2002]

That team was light years beyond a typical ferentz team. Some of you get way too hung up on records. Their schedule was significantly tougher that year. Ferentz would never face that kind of schedule

You may have an argument about perceived scheduling differences, but you picked a terrible year to try and make it with.

The teams we played went 66-78-8 combined, we lost at Hawaii and even settled for a tie with a below average 4-6-1 Ohio State. Whipping a winless Kansas State wasn't exactly impressive either (we actually dropped two spots in the poll after beating them). Statistically, other than 1997, it ranked as the worst Strength of Schedule in Fry's entire tenure. And other than 2007 and 2014, it was worse than any for Ferentz either. Incidentally, last years SOS was the highest we've had since Cummings first year in 1974 for those that would complain about scheduling.

 

[unsubstantiated]

The Indiana game was insane.

 

[jamesvanderwulf]

That team was light years beyond a typical ferentz team. Some of you get way too hung up on records. Their schedule was significantly tougher that year. Ferentz would never face that kind of schedule

What are you talking about? The only rated team on Iowa's entire schedule that year was Michigan @ # 15. We tied M, MSU and tO$U that year. One of the worst O$U teams in history ( 4 - 6 - 1 ) and MUS was 6 - 5 -1. We lost to Indiana and Hawaii for crying out loud. Wisconsin was still sh^t @ 1 - 10 as was NW 2 - 8 -1 and we only beat a 5 - 6 Iowa State team 10 - 3 at Kinnick. Three solid teams on the schedule that year and we lost to two ( Colorado 8 - 4 and NC State 8 - 3 - 1 and tied Michigan ( 9 - 2 - 1 ).

Edit : Indiana was better than I remembered and finished rated # 20. Not rated when we played them however.

 

[milehighhawkeye24]

You may have an argument about perceived scheduling differences, but you picked a terrible year to try and make it with.

The teams we played went 66-78-8 combined, we lost at Hawaii and even settled for a tie with a below average 4-6-1 Ohio State. Whipping a winless Kansas State wasn't exactly impressive either (we actually dropped two spots in the poll after beating them). Statistically, other than 1997, it ranked as the worst Strength of Schedule in Fry's entire tenure. And other than 2007 and 2014, it was worse than any for Ferentz either. Incidentally, last years SOS was the highest we've had since Cummings first year in 1974 for those that would complain about scheduling.

Be careful, might upset the KF haters and revisionists with logical and objective stats

 

[anon_8rcdnbko1jbe0]

That team was light years beyond a typical ferentz team. Some of you get way too hung up on records. Their schedule was significantly tougher that year. Ferentz would never face that kind of schedule

You are the definition of the word blatherskite. Why do you even talk?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team

 

[Hawkeyeinsoutherncalifornia]

I would gladly take this from Stanley this year
Chuck Hartlieb* QB 288 Cmp, 460 Att, 3738Yds, 17 TD

 

[TKingpin]

Hartlieb had all day back there, didn’t he?

 

[cidhawkeye]

Facts? Ya, who needs da facts

 

[Couppee]

I see Brad Quast on there.

Saw this today on Twitter:

 

[HemiHawk]

Facts? Ya, who needs da facts

I see what you did there.

 

[EpenesaEpenesa]

Imagine the heat today coming off that year. Then in week 1 in 1989 getting blasted by Oregon at home 44-6

 

[bocahawk2]

Talking about one hell of a loaded stars on this roster especially at RB/FB... and to think this team went 6-4-3, three damn ties killed them that year and then they blew it in the Peach Bowl against NC STATE..


Roster


Player
Chuck Hartlieb*
Tom Poholsky
Matt Rodgers
Tony Stewart*
David Hudson*
Mike Saunders
Richard Bass
Nick Bell
Jonathan Clemons
Chet Davis
Travis Watkins*
Deven Harberts*
Sean Smith
Jon Filloon
Marc Mazzeri
Marv Cook*
Tom Ward
John Palmer
Bill Anderson*
Jeff Croston*
Greg Divis*
Bob Kratch*
Bob Schmitt*
Rob Baxley
Jim Poynton
Mike Burke*
Dave Haight*
Jim Johnson*
Jeff Koeppel*
Joe Mott*
Tyrone Berrie
Brad Quast*
Jim Reilly*
Greg Brown*
Merton Hanks*
Keaton Smiley*
Brian Wise*
Gary Clark
Mark Stoops
Anthony Wright
Mark Adams

Player Class Pos Summary
Chuck Hartlieb* QB 288 Cmp, 460 Att, 3738 Yds, 17 TD
Tom Poholsky QB 1 Cmp, 7 Att, 9 Yds, 0 TD
Matt Rodgers QB 0 Cmp, 1 Att, 0 Yds, 0 TD
Tony Stewart* RB 215 Att, 1036 Yds, 4.8 Avg
David Hudson* RB 77 Att, 292 Yds, 3.8 Avg
Mike Saunders RB 56 Att, 285 Yds, 5.1 Avg
Richard Bass RB 51 Att, 172 Yds, 3.4 Avg
Nick Bell RB 28 Att, 136 Yds, 4.9 Avg
Jonathan Clemons RB 2 Att, 10 Yds, 5.0 Avg
Chet Davis RB 2 Att, 30 Yds, 15.0 Avg
Travis Watkins* WR 35 Rec, 552 Yds, 15.8 Avg
Deven Harberts* WR 53 Rec, 880 Yds, 16.6 Avg
Sean Smith WR 17 Rec, 207 Yds, 12.2 Avg
Jon Filloon WR 23 Rec, 365 Yds, 15.9 Avg
Marc Mazzeri WR 4 Rec, 52 Yds, 13.0 Avg
Marv Cook* TE 63 Rec, 767 Yds, 12.2 Avg
Tom Ward TE 13 Rec, 176 Yds, 13.5 Avg
John Palmer TE 4 Rec, 44 Yds, 11.0 Avg
Bill Anderson* OL
Jeff Croston* OL
Greg Divis* OL
Bob Kratch* OL
Bob Schmitt* OL
Rob Baxley OL
Jim Poynton OL
Mike Burke* DL
Dave Haight* DL
Jim Johnson* DL
Jeff Koeppel* DL
Joe Mott* DL
Tyrone Berrie DL
Brad Quast* LB
Jim Reilly* LB
Greg Brown* DB
Merton Hanks* DB
Keaton Smiley* DB
Brian Wise* DB
Gary Clark DB
Mark Stoops DB
Anthony Wright DB
Mark Adams P

We didn't have much "diversity" in our receiving corps that year.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

That team was light years beyond a typical ferentz team. Some of you get way too hung up on records. Their schedule was significantly tougher that year. Ferentz would never face that kind of schedule

Except he did.....

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

I would gladly take this from Stanley this year
Chuck Hartlieb* QB 288 Cmp, 460 Att, 3738Yds, 17 TD

He's gonna have more than 17 TDs.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

You may have an argument about perceived scheduling differences, but you picked a terrible year to try and make it with.

The teams we played went 66-78-8 combined, we lost at Hawaii and even settled for a tie with a below average 4-6-1 Ohio State. Whipping a winless Kansas State wasn't exactly impressive either (we actually dropped two spots in the poll after beating them). Statistically, other than 1997, it ranked as the worst Strength of Schedule in Fry's entire tenure. And other than 2007 and 2014, it was worse than any for Ferentz either. Incidentally, last years SOS was the highest we've had since Cummings first year in 1974 for those that would complain about scheduling.

@iowa12







Also, HawkAlum, where did the 2000 season rank for Ferentz? They faced an OOC schedule of a combined 39-11 record, with 3 of 4 teams finishing ranked, including Nebraska, who was #1 at the time we played them.
Even if the overall schedule was not the toughest, that OOC schedule certainly ranks among the tops and rivals just about anything Iowa faced going back decades.

 

[HawkAlum2002]

@iowa12







Also, HawkAlum, where did the 2000 season rank for Ferentz? They faced an OOC schedule of a combined 39-11 record, with 3 of 4 teams finishing ranked, including Nebraska, who was #1 at the time we played them.
Even if the overall schedule was not the toughest, that OOC schedule certainly ranks among the tops and rivals just about anything Iowa faced going back decades.

https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/iowa/

The top three hardest SOS for Kirk were last year, 1999, and 2000.