1974 Iowa UCLA Football

[ClintonIAfan]

A big thank you to Brion Hurley for posting this video of Jim Zabel calling Iowa's victory over UCLA in 1974.

Upset! Iowa Hawkeyes Defeat #12 UCLA Bruins and Dick Vermeil in Kinnick - College Football 9/21/74

Bob Commings first win as Iowa coach was memorable, as the Hawkeyes (24-point underdogs) upset UCLA. It snapped a 12-game losing streak, and was only their s...

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[atomicblue224]

That was fantastic football! I love watching this game!

 

[cohawkeye]

a great high school memory for me

 

[HuckFinn]

Went to that game.

 

[Seth53]

Some reference:
The 1973 team had gone 0-11.
The 1974 team shown here lost their first game vs Michigan.
Thus, this game/win broke a 12-game losing streak.
This was Bob Commings' first year as head coach.

Jim Zabel at his finest, going bonkers with each good Iowa play. Randy Duncan was the color analyst.
Listen to the crowd cheering wildly everytime Iowa made a first down!

A week later I went to my first Kinnick game vs PSU.
We lost 27-0 but it was fun! I was a sophomore in HS.

 

[Fryowa]

Some reference:
The 1973 team had gone 0-11.
The 1974 team shown here lost their first game vs Michigan.
Thus, this game/win broke a 12-game losing streak.
This was Bob Commings' first year as head coach.

Jim Zabel at his finest, going bonkers with each good Iowa play. Randy Duncan was the color analyst.
Listen to the crowd cheering wildly everytime Iowa made a first down!

A week later I went to my first Kinnick game vs PSU.
We lost 27-0 but it was fun! I was a sophomore in HS.

I wasn't born yet for another 6 years when this game took place.