1975–76 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 1975–76 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference . The team was led by head coach Lute Olson , coaching in his 2nd season at the school, and played their home games at the Iowa Field House . They finished the season 19–10 overall and 9–9 in Big Ten play.
Roster
1975–76 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Lute Olson
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Schedule/results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/29/1975 *
Augustana (SD)
W 111-81[ 1]
1-0
Iowa Field House (8,400)Iowa City, IA
12/3/1975 *
Nebraska
W 72-65
2-0
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
12/6/1975 *
Northeast Louisiana
W 97-87[ 2]
3-0
Iowa Field House (10,800)Iowa City, IA
12/8/1975 *
at Bradley
W 100-96[ 3] [ 4]
4-0
Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL
12/12/1975 *
at Iowa State Rivalry
W 91-77[ 5]
5-0
Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
12/20/1975 *
U.S. International
W 67-52[ 6]
6-0
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
12/23/1975 *
Drake
W 77-73
7-0
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
12/27/1975 *
vs. Holy Cross Rainbow Classic
W 98-75
8-0
Honolulu International Center Honolulu, HI
12/29/1975 *
vs. Arizona Rainbow Classic
W 82-80
9-0
Honolulu International Center Honolulu, HI
12/30/1975 *
vs. USC Rainbow Classic
L 73-81
9-1
Honolulu International Center Honolulu, HI
Big Ten Conference Season
1/3/1976
at Illinois
W 84-60
10-1 (1-0)
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
1/5/1976
at Michigan State
L 88-105
10-2 (1-1)
Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
1/10/1976
at No. 17 Minnesota
W 71-68[ 7]
11-2 (2-1)
Williams Arena (13,364)Minneapolis, MN
1/17/1976
at Wisconsin
W 81-71[ 8]
12-2 (3-1)
Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
1/19/1976
at Northwestern
L 92-99 OT[ 9]
12-3 (3-2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
1/24/1976
Ohio State
W 78-67
13-3 (4-2)
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
1/26/1976
No. 1 Indiana
L 73-88[ 10]
13-4 (4-3)
Iowa Field House (13,395)Iowa City, IA
1/31/1976
at No. 15 Michigan
L 95-104[ 11]
13-5 (4-4)
Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
2/2/1976
at Purdue
L 76-91
13-6 (4-5)
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
2/7/1976
Minnesota
W 65-58[ 12]
14-6 (5-5)
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/10/1976 *
at Drake
W 71-65[ 13]
15-6 (5-5)
Veterans Memorial Auditorium (11,850)Des Moines, IA
2/14/1976
Wisconsin
W 96-82[ 14]
16-6 (6-5)
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/16/1976
Northwestern
W 81-68[ 15]
17-6 (7-5)
Iowa Field House (10,561)Iowa City, IA
2/21/1976
at Ohio State
W 69-66
18-6 (8-5)
St. John Arena Columbus, OH
2/23/1976
at No. 1 Indiana
L 81-101[ 16]
18-7 (8-6)
Assembly Hall (17,691)Bloomington, IN
2/28/1976
No. 13 Michigan
L 74-88[ 17]
18-8 (8-7)
Iowa Field House (13,276)Iowa City, IA
3/1/1976
Michigan State
L 88-93
18-9 (8-8)
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
3/3/1976
Purdue
L 78-94
18-10 (8-9)
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
3/6/1976
at Illinois
W 82-70
19-10 (9-9)
Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Rankings
References
^ "Hawks impressive against Augustana" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . December 1, 1975. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2017 .
^ "Cagers to play in Peoria after sub-par act wins" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . December 8, 1975. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2017 .
^ "Hawkeyes wow them in Peoria" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . December 9, 1975. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2017 .
^ "Bradley bows to Hawkeyes" . Chicago Tribune . December 9, 1975. Retrieved April 30, 2017 .
^ "Mays and Gatens leading Hawkeye victory streak" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . December 15, 1975. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2017 .
^ "Frost's 29 lift Hawks, 67-52" . Des Moines Register . December 21, 1975. p. 37. Retrieved April 30, 2017 .
^ "Cagers hold back Minnesota charge" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . January 12, 1976. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2017 .
^ "Hawks steal cage show; face Northwestern tonight" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . January 19, 1976. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2017 .
^ "Iowa loses in overtime, 99-92" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . January 20, 1976. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2017 .
^ "No. 1 Hoosiers show Hawks why" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . January 27, 1976. p. 1. Retrieved April 30, 2017 .
^ "Michigan guns down Hawkeyes" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . February 2, 1976. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2017 .
^ " 'Not a pretty ball game' " (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . February 9, 1976. p. 9. Retrieved April 30, 2017 .
^ "Cagers stave off Drake" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . February 11, 1976. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2017 .
^ "Hawkeyes stroll past Wisconsin" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . February 16, 1976. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2017 .
^ "Routine win for UI cagers" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . February 17, 1976. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2017 .
^ "Buckner leads Hoosiers past Hawkeyes, 101-81" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . February 24, 1976. p. 1. Retrieved April 30, 2017 .
^ "Michigan runs past cagers" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . March 1, 1976. p. 7. Retrieved April 30, 2017 .
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