1962

Although Iowa ended the season with a 4-5 record, head coach Jerry Burns introduced a “Floating-T” offense that managed to do some damage. In a year when the Hawks fell to eventual 1962 national champion Southern Cal, the team managed to best two notorious Big Ten foes, both Ohio State and Michigan.

According to the Hawkeye yearbook, “The battle with the favored Buckeyes of Ohio State furnished Hawk fans with their biggest thrill of the season. Playing near-perfect football, Iowa launched a 91-yard touchdown drive the second time it got the ball, and gained 243 yards rushing, more than double the average of previous Buckeye opponents. Vic Davis, soph fullback, emerged as the star and was awarded the game ball after the 28-14 Hawk victory.”

Captain Larry Ferguson, Iowa’s leading rusher and top scorer for the season, went on to sign a contract with the Detroit Lions.

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