By Pat Harty

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Do you consider yourself to be pretty knowledgeable, or maybe even an expert, when it comes to Hawkeye sports knowledge and trivia?

If so, give this quiz a shot.

I figured with the Iowa men’s basketball team on a mini break, and with Mother Nature unleashing her wintry wrath, this would give you something to do.

And I’ll warn you, it’s not an easy quiz.

I guess you could use the Internet to look up many of the answers, but that would be cheating and cheaters never prosper.

The answers are listed below the 15 questions, so you could also scroll down and get the answers that way. But what fun would that be?

Accept the challenge, test your knowledge and good luck.

1. Match the Hawkeye football legend with his hometown:

A. Nile Kinnick

B. Aubrey Devine

C. Fred Becker

D. Duke Slater

1. Waterloo

2. Des Moines

3. Clinton

4. Adel

2. Three of these four running backs never surpassed 1,000 yards rushing in a season at Iowa. Which one did?

A. Ed Podolak

B. Mike Saunders

C. Owen Gill

D. Mark Weisman

3. All three of Iowa’s touchdowns in the 20-19 victory over Wyoming in the 1987 Holiday Bowl were scored by Texas natives. Which Hawkeye from Texas did not score a touchdown in that game?

A. David Hudson

B. Anthony Wright

C. Jay Hess

D. Merton Hanks

4. Which of these four players has the longest punt return as a Hawkeye?

A. Andy Brodell

B. Tim Dwight

C. Peter Marciano

D. Bill Happel

5. Name the last four Iowa men’s basketball players beginning with the most recent who averaged at least 20 points per game for a season.

6. Since 1966, the Iowa football team has had four players lead the team in tackles for a season at least three times. Who are they starting with the most recent?

7. Three of these four Hawkeye quarterbacks surpassed 3,000 passing yards in a season at least once? Who didn’t

A. Chuck Hartlieb

B. James Vandenberg

C. Drew Tate

D. Ricky Stanzi

8. Only one player in program history has finished with at least 100 solo tackles in a season. Who is that player?

A. Larry Station

B. Andre Jackson

C. Abdul Hodge

D. Tom Rusk

9. Match the former Iowa men’s basketball player with his hometown:

A. Reggie Evans

B. William Mayfield

C. Bruce “Sky” King

D. Jay Webb

1. Detroit
2. San Jose, Calif.
3. Pensacola, Fla.
4. Dayton, Ohio

10. One of these seven players didn’t switch positions as a member of the Iowa football team?

A. Tim Dwight

B. Dallas Clark

 

C. Quinn Early

D. Ronnie Harmon

E. Matt Roth

F. Mitch King

G. Robert Gallery

11. Match the former Iowa head coach with the school from which he graduated.

A. Forest Evashevski

B. Bucky O’Connor

C. Ralph Miller

D. George Raveling

1. Villanova
2. Drake
3. Michigan
4.  Kansas

12. Who scored the first and last of Iowa’s seven touchdowns during the 55-17 victory over Texas in the 1984 Freedom Bowl?

A. Ronnie Harmon

B. Mike Flagg

C. Jonathan Hayes

D. Robert Smith

13. True or false; Kahlil Hill finished with more career receptions at Iowa than Tim Dwight?

14. Match the current or former Iowa wrestler with the school from which he transferred.

A. Jaydin Eirman

B. Austin DeSanto

C. Ray Brinzer

D. Harlan Kistler

1. Arizona State
2. Oklahoma State
3. Missouri
4. Drexel

15. Three of these four former Iowa football players made first-team All-Big Ten.  Who didn’t?

A. B.J. Lowery

B. Mike Jones

C. Marshal Yanda

D. Kenny Iwebema

Answers

1. A-4, 2-B, C-1, D-3
2. B, Mike Saunders
3. D, Merton Hanks
4. D, Bill Happel, 95 yards
5. Luka Garza, 2019-20; Adam Haluska, 2006-07; Andre Woolridge, 1996-97; Roy Marble, 1988-89.
6. Josey Jewell, 2015-17; Abdul Hodge, 2003-05; Larry Station, 1982-85; Tom Rusk, 1976-78.

7. C, Drew Tate

8. D, Tom Rusk had 105 solo tackles in 1977.

9. A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2

10. C, Quinn Early

11. A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1

12. C, Jonathan Hayes

13. True; Kahlil Hill finished with 152 catches, while Tim Dwight had 139 catches.

14. A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1

15. C, Marshal Yanda made second-team in 2006.