University of Iowa - Hawkeye Yearbook (Iowa City, IA)

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called an sf www Q at 'IES 'ii -it 'Y-st., if g st. Q5 ' 'tae gi . -sep ,f f . it , k. ,....Qt Lykz L Katie- l i Quarterback Chuck Long virtually passed at will as he commanded his team to a 55-17 dismantling of 19th ranked Texas in a soggy inaugural Freedom Bowl in Anaheim, California. Long shattered school records in total offense, with 481, in passing yards, 461 g in completions, 29, in touchdown passes, with 6. Long's six touchdowns also broke the NCAA record for the most touchdowns in a game. Texas, a member of the Southwest conference, finished 7-4-1 after allowing the second-highest single-game point to- tal in school history and the most since lowa's Freedom Bowl triumph over Texas evens up the Hawkeye's bowl record in four years to 2-2. fD.R. Millerl Mike Hooks, Nate Creer, and Keith Hunter team up on Texas runningback, lerome lohnson, Texas' explosive offense only mnaged 17 points against the Hawks. KD. Nierlingj off the dogs late there, said Fry. Fry's air force marched down Ana- heim stadium, in front of a crowd of 24,093, and blasted with a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. Chuck Long connected on a 6-yard pass to lonathan Hayes and an 11-yard pass to Mike Flagg. A diving catch in the end zone by Bill Boy Bryant on an 11-yard pass by Todd Dodge with 1:25 gone in the second pe- riod gave the Longhorns its first touch- down. The Hawks came back with a 1-yard power play by fullback Fred Bush. How- ever, Texas answered with a 1-yard uWe never dreamed we could throw that well against Texas, let alone score 55 points. There's no telling how many we would have scored if we hadn't called the dogs late. 1904 when the University of Chicago beat Texas, 68-O. lowa finished the sea- son 8-4-1 as the only Big Ten bowl con- tender to win a post-season berth. For Hayden Fry,.this victory was sweet, for he wanted it badly. Fry had coached in the shadow of Texas and its factory of great teams for many years at Southern Methodist and North Texas State-losing 11 of his 13 games against the Longhorns. ilWe never dreamed we could throw that well against Texas, let alone score 55 points. There's no telling how many we would have scored if we hadn't called Dodge pass to Wiliam Harris, then a 46- yard field goal from jeff ward to make the score 21-17. lowa kicker, Tom Nichol, booted a 27- yard field goal to close the half at 24-17. Texas should have stayed in the locker room in the third quarter when their nightmare began. Chuck Long released his firing arm and connected on a four- touchdown passing salvo. First, a 33- yard pass to Bill Happel then a 49-yard bomb to lowa's uMr. Postman, Robert Smith. Long pumped some more strikes on a 4-yard TD to Scott Helverson and a 15-yard TD to lonathan Hayes. ln only Freedom Bowl 23

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