IOWA BOWL HISTORY 1983 Gator Bowl
1984 Freedom Bowl
Florida -- 14, Iowa -- 6 Dec. 30, 1983, Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Fla.
Iowa -- 55, Texas -- 17 Dec. 26, 1984, Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, Calif.
Iowa _____________ 0 ________3 _______ 3 ________ 0 _______ 6 Florida ___________ 7 ________7 _______ 0 ________ 0 _______ 14
Texas _____________ 0 _______ 17 _______ 0 ________ 0 _______ 17 Iowa ____________ 14 ______ 10 _______31 _______ 0 _______ 55
GAME RECAP Cold weather stalled a couple of high-powered offenses in the 39th annual Gator Bowl as Florida defeated Iowa 14-6. The wind chill at game time was 13 degrees below zero. The Hawkeyes and Gators combined for six interceptions, 19 penalties and only seven of 31 third down conversions in the ragged contest. The play of the game took place with 1:08 left in the first half. Tom Nichol, attempting to punt out of his own end zone, misplayed a high snap and Florida’s Doug Drew covered it for a touchdown. Nichol scored the Hawkeyes’ only points on a pair of short field goals. Owen Gill led the Hawkeye offense with 83 yards rushing.
GAME RECAP Chuck Long’s passing performance surpassed all previous bowl games as the Hawkeyes blasted Texas 55-17 in the inaugural Freedom Bowl. Long completed 29 of 39 passes for 461 yards and six TDs despite a steady rain throughout the game. Iowa scored 31 unanswered points in the third quarter. Long’s third quarter totals were 12-14 passes for 241 yards and four touchdowns. Both Robert Smith (4 catches, 115 yards) and Bill Happel (8, 104) had over 100 yards receiving.
SCORING SUMMARY UF -- Anderson 1-yard run (Raymond kick) IA -- Nichol 32-yard field goal UF -- Drew fumble recovery in end zone (Raymond kick) IA -- Nichol 31-yard field goal Attendance: 81,293 IOWA____________________ TEAM STATISTICS _________________ FLORIDA 16 _________________________ First Downs __________________________14 40-114 ______________________Rushes-yards _____________________ 44-168 167 ________________________Passing yards _________________________92 13-30-4 _______________________ Passes ________________________ 9-23-2 70-281 ______________________ Total offense ______________________ 67-250 2-40 _______________________ Punts-average _______________________ 7-38 2-1 _________________________ Fumbles-lost_________________________ 0-0 7-44 _______________________ Penalties-yards _____________________ 12-105 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING IOWA: Gill 10-83, Granger 9-37, Phillips 13-33 UF: Anderson 17-84, Williams 10-68 PASSING IOWA: Long 13-28-4-167 UF: Peace 9-22-2-92 RECEIVING IOWA: Harmon 6-90 UF: Dixon 5-55
SCORING SUMMARY IA -- Hayes 6-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick) IA -- Flagg 11-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick) TX -- Bryant 11-yard pass from Dodge (Ward kick) IA -- Bush 1-yard run (Nichol kick) TX -- Harris 1-yard pass from Dodge (Ward kick) TX -- Ward 46-yard field goal IA -- Nichol 27-yard field goal IA -- Nichol 35-yard field goal IA -- Happel 33-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick) IA -- Smith 49-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick) IA -- Helverson 4-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick) IA -- Hayes 15-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick) Attendance: 24,093 TEXAS ____________________ TEAM STATISTICS ____________________ IOWA 15 __________________________ First Downs __________________________ 28 35-115 _______________________Rushes-yards ________________________41-91 185 ________________________ Passing yards_________________________ 469 17-34-2 ________________________ Passes ________________________ 30-40-0 69-300 _______________________Total offense _______________________81-560 5-43 ________________________ Punts-average ________________________4-42 3-3 __________________________Fumbles-lost __________________________5-2 6-50 ________________________Penalties-yards ________________________4-27 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING IOWA: Gill 17-61. UT: Orr 12-67, Johnson 8-56 PASSING IOWA: Long 29-39-0-461 UT: Dodge 16-32-2-180 RECEIVING IOWA: Smith 4-115, Happel 8-104, Flagg 5-71, Hayes 3-70 UT: Bryant 3-50, Duhon 1-47, Moerschell 4-40, Harris 6-37
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