By Pat Harty

IOWA CITY, Iowa – With the eyes of the college football world focused on Iowa City this week in anticipation of Saturday’s showdown between third-ranked Iowa and No. 4 Penn State at Kinnick Stadium, now seems a good time to test Iowa fans about their knowledge of Hawkeye football.

Here are 15 questions covering a wide range of topics related to Hawkeye football.

And please, no cheating.

It would be easy to use google or a media guide to answer most of the questions. But what kind of a challenge would that be?

Test your knowledge about Iowa football and have some fun with it.

There is no pressure. You won’t be graded.

If you can’t answer most of the questions, nobody will know.

Or if you ace the test, let everybody know.

That’s up to you.

Good luck and enjoy.

1. Which one of these five Iowa quarterbacks never made first-team All-Big Ten?

A. Chuck Hartlieb

B. Ricky Stanzi

C. Brad Banks

D. Drew Tate

E. Gary Snook

2. Kirk Ferentz has worked at each of the following schools except one. Pick that one school.

A. Maine

B. Connecticut

C. Pittsburgh

D. Fordham

E. Worcester Academy

3. True or false: Junior running back Tyler Goodson is the only Georgia native on Iowa’s 2021 roster?

4. Sept. 25, 1976 is a significant date in the history of Iowa football for what reason?

5. Former Iowa head coach Forest Evashevski was born and raised in which of the following Michigan cities?

A. Grand Rapids

B. Kalamazoo

C. Jackson

D. Detroit

E. Marquette

6. Which one of these five Iowa receivers never had at least 1,000 receiving yards in a season?

A. Tim Dwight

B. Marvin McNutt

C. Kevin Kasper

D. Quinn Early

E. Keith Chappelle

7. One of these Iowa natives never led Iowa in receiving for a single season. Name that player.

A. Jim Mauro

B. Riley McCarron

C. Andy Brodell

D. Nick Easley

E. Dallas Clark

8. Match the current Iowa player with his hometown.

1. Reggie Bracy
2. A.J. Lawson
3. Deavin Hilson
4. Deontae Craig

 

A. Fort Wayne, Indiana

B. Des Moines

C. Mobile, Alabama

D. Decatur, Illinois

9. Match the Iowa tight end with the round he was selected in the NFL Draft.

1. Erik Jensen
2. Brandon Myers
3. C.J. Fiedorowicz
4. George Kittle
5. Scott Chandler

 

A. 6^th

B. 7^th

C. 4^th

D. 3^rd

E. 5^th

10. Which one of these five former Iowa players wasn’t selected in the first round of the NFL Draft?

A. Ross Verba

B. Riley Reiff

C. Chad Greenway

D. John Alt

E. Paul Krause

11. Name the five non-kickers who have led Iowa in scoring for a single season under Kirk Ferentz.

12. Which one of these four Iowa running backs didn’t lead the team in rushing for at least three seasons?

A. Mark Weisman

B. Ladell Betts

C. Akrum Wadley

D. Albert Young

13. Barry Alvarez was the head coach at which Iowa high school when Hayden Fry added him to his staff at Iowa in 1979?

A. Sioux City North

B. Newton

C. Des Moines East

D. Dubuque Senior

E. Mason City

14. Which Big Ten team was ranked the highest in the final Associated Press poll in 1985?

A. Ohio State

B. Iowa

C. Michigan State

D. Michigan

15. Which Iowa town did the Iowa coaches keep Alex Karras in hiding during the summer after his senior year of high school?

A. Sioux City

B. Sheldon

C. Decorah

D. Spencer

E. Emmetsburg

 

Answers

1. B

2. D

3. True

4. Iowa upset No. 11 Penn State 7-6 in Happy Valley on that day.

5. D

6. A

7. E

8. 1-C,  2-D, 3-B, 4-A

9. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-E, 5-C

10. E

11. Albert Young, Shonn Greene, Marcus Coker, Mark Weisman, Akrum Wadley

12. C

13. E

14. D, 2nd

15. D