1974 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1974 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1974 record	3–8 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bob Commings
MVP	Bob Fick
Captain	2 Dan McCarney Earl Douthitt
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium

1974 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Ohio State +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#3 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#12 Michigan State	6	–	1	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Wisconsin	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Iowa	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Indiana	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1974 college football season. This season marks Bob Commings' first year as head coach of the Hawkeyes.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 14	at #6 Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		L 7–24	76,802
September 21	#12 UCLA*		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 21–10	47,500
September 28	#19 Penn State*		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		L 0–27	46,500
October 5	at #9 USC*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA		L 3–41	52,095
October 12	Northwestern		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 35–10	51,200
October 19	at Minnesota		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale)		L 17–23	48,579
October 26	Illinois		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 14–12	49,400
November 2	at Purdue		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		L 14–38	51,107
November 9	Wisconsin		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		L 15–28	48,300
November 16	#4 Ohio State		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		L 10–35	48,700
November 23	at #14 Michigan State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		L 21–60	51,002
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.