Favorite Hawkeye game of all time!!! I remember watching this at home with my dad, I've never been more glued to the TV watching a college football game before or since that game!
Thank you for posting this. I had to work on the farm that day, splitting firewood, listening by radio - as a 15 year old kid I felt like I was on the field for every play. Ronnie Harmon and Chuck Long made us feel like we were big time, only lost the Heisman to the best athlete of all-time, Bo Jackson, by 1 vote. Iowans were blessed to have 2 sports-Dads then, Hayden Fry and Dan Gable. Men you could respect, men who were exactly what you saw.
@@mikeigotravel9034 Good memory - maybe it was something like the closest vote ever. It was a great 2 man race and no shame in losing to the best athlete in college history.
@@tomcollins5112 Sad but true. Imagine if they had the coaching, especially for QB, and Chuck Long could have been hitting his stride right as Barry Sanders came in... what if...
I remember hearing about Coach frys coaching tree. Virginia I'm talking about the defensive coordinator Gary Miller from Michigan cuz his son was playing linebacker at the time so that's the only name I just heard just rewatching the game just now. Was a big fan of this hour team when I was a kid
I was 50 miles away at the time, living and working in Illinois. But I will always remember my native state winning this all-important game at a time when there was no instant replay, and the home crowd could be penalized for cheering so loudly that their opponents could not hear when they needed to.
Grew up on the west coast, remember watching this game with my Dad, we loved watching midwest college football, we were both linemen. This was a big one in '85, and a defensive dandy! Those commercials were a gas.
Grew up on the east coast.....of Canada haha. Absolutely loved these Saturday afternoon games. Didn’t really have a favourite, just took them game by game on tv. But I liked the name Hawkeyes, and with the crowd going nuts, I got behind Iowa. I cheered when they won. My mother asked what I was watching, so I told her it was some college football game from the States. Fun times, and I always loved the bowl games. Go Hawkeyes👍
#2 Iowa got crushed by Purdue at home today. I thought watching the game from 36 years ago, today (almost), would cheer me up. And boy, are the commercials interesting compared to today.
Iowa totally dominated this game and Michigan was lucky to be in the lead for most of the second half. If not for Helverson's catch being called incomplete, the final dramatics wouldn't have been necessary.
Hayden Fry was an excellent coach and man! He was the nemesis for Michigan during this era. Chuck Long was a fantastic QB and is an excellent man as well. Iowa was a tough team, with sound fundamentals and great game plans.
I remember when I was a kid a Detroit radio station made a parody of the song "Don't Worry Be Happy". At the very end was the line "don't worry, whatever it is it will pass... unless it's Chuck Long". Every time I hear Chuck Long's name I hear that song/line in my head ".
I watched this game on tv. But I miss those crowd noise games that don’t seem to occur so much now. Also reply would have given that first TD and the first TD for MI would have been placed just short because his knee was down. I like this just let them play better. The worst now is when reply still gets it wrong. Oh. There just wasn’t enough evidence BS.
And a very interesting one it was, with Jim Nantz and Pat Haden then (Jim Nantz just getting started with CBS, and having a 30-plus year career flowering from it [NFL, The Masters, college hoops, college football, you name it])!
This was probably the best number one two game i ever seen michigan play hesrtbreaking loss and i belueve michigan would have won the national title had they won it
@@pianoinfocus6137 Looking back, this was a very childish, immature and rather smart*ss comment to make, games aside. I actually had forgotten I posted this. Goes to show you need to be smart and think before you post.
As the last commentor stated every Fry assistant went onto head coaching top ranked teams which then turned into the assistants of those coaches. The Fry tree was an oak.
Favorite Hawkeye game of all time!!! I remember watching this at home with my dad, I've never been more glued to the TV watching a college football game before or since that game!
What about the 2016 game?
Thank you for posting this. I had to work on the farm that day, splitting firewood, listening by radio - as a 15 year old kid I felt like I was on the field for every play.
Ronnie Harmon and Chuck Long made us feel like we were big time, only lost the Heisman to the best athlete of all-time, Bo Jackson, by 1 vote.
Iowans were blessed to have 2 sports-Dads then, Hayden Fry and Dan Gable. Men you could respect, men who were exactly what you saw.
Those two guys were great. Long was surprisingly good.
Bo Jackson beat Chuck Long by 45 points, not 1.
@@mikeigotravel9034 Good memory - maybe it was something like the closest vote ever. It was a great 2 man race and no shame in losing to the best athlete in college history.
Detroit is where NFL careers go to die. That franchise's history is like a graveyard.
@@tomcollins5112 Sad but true. Imagine if they had the coaching, especially for QB, and Chuck Long could have been hitting his stride right as Barry Sanders came in... what if...
Anyone seen Fry's staff in '85 - it included Bill Snyder, Kirk Ferentz, Dan McCarney, Barry Alvarez, and Bob Stoops.
Wow
So why didn't he go undefeated?
@@stevetaylor9752 Because it just didn’t happen. They coaches weren’t like they would become when they ran their own teams.
Never heard of those guys
I remember hearing about Coach frys coaching tree. Virginia I'm talking about the defensive coordinator Gary Miller from Michigan cuz his son was playing linebacker at the time so that's the only name I just heard just rewatching the game just now. Was a big fan of this hour team when I was a kid
I remembered this game like yesterday, Capt comeback, Chuck long, Jamie Morris, Ronnie harmon, a defensive struggle.
And don't forget Larry Station who made this crucial stop. 2:48:00
I was 50 miles away at the time, living and working in Illinois. But I will always remember my native state winning this all-important game at a time when there was no instant replay, and the home crowd could be penalized for cheering so loudly that their opponents could not hear when they needed to.
In 1990, Iowa was penalized for crowd noise, ON THE ROAD, in the Metrodome! Great memories of Kinnick North. Taking their goalposts was fun in 2002.
RIP Coaches Ara, Fry, and Bo.
Grew up on the west coast, remember watching this game with my Dad, we loved watching midwest college football, we were both linemen. This was a big one in '85, and a defensive dandy! Those commercials were a gas.
Grew up on the east coast.....of Canada haha. Absolutely loved these Saturday afternoon games. Didn’t really have a favourite, just took them game by game on tv. But I liked the name Hawkeyes, and with the crowd going nuts, I got behind Iowa. I cheered when they won. My mother asked what I was watching, so I told her it was some college football game from the States. Fun times, and I always loved the bowl games. Go Hawkeyes👍
People forget how good that Iowa team really was. The only thing that kept Long from the Heisman was Bo Jackson.
if they would have beat the buckeyes they would have had the championship. Probably.
@@GisherJohn24 If they had just beaten UCLA, they might have gotten a split title.
Too bad Chuck Long went to the NFL QB cemetery known as the Detroit Lions after Iowa U.
Here on the day that the Big Ten announced CBS would televise its football games again
The halftime highlights featuring past names of great players!
One of my All-Time favorite Hawkeyes Memory.
#2 Iowa got crushed by Purdue at home today. I thought watching the game from 36 years ago, today (almost), would cheer me up. And boy, are the commercials interesting compared to today.
That was our season. Still can’t believe how poorly we played against OSU and UCLA.
Rip Coach Fry!
Hayden fry great college football coach, bet iowa football has a statue of hayden fry
Iowa totally dominated this game and Michigan was lucky to be in the lead for most of the second half. If not for Helverson's catch being called incomplete, the final dramatics wouldn't have been necessary.
#1 vs #2- plus all the commercials. u damn right im subbin..
I was 9 and at the bowling alley playing video games while my parents bowled and everyone was real mad about that final field goal. Good times
Boy time flies i was 20 yrs old when this game was played 😊
Hayden Fry was an excellent coach and man! He was the nemesis for Michigan during this era. Chuck Long was a fantastic QB and is an excellent man as well. Iowa was a tough team, with sound fundamentals and great game plans.
Nemesis ...bullshit ... we beat iowa all the fucking time ..they lost 17 straight times to Michigan
The only way you could stop Ronnie Harmon was to pay to take a dive
I remember when I was a kid a Detroit radio station made a parody of the song "Don't Worry Be Happy". At the very end was the line "don't worry, whatever it is it will pass... unless it's Chuck Long". Every time I hear Chuck Long's name I hear that song/line in my head ".
This is football...
Beyond every shadow of a doubt (not just the game, but the broadcast overall)!
The 80's were the GREATEST...!!! In ALL aspects of Life..
Jim zabel’s call of the winning kick was epic’
They then lost to Ohio State and were pretty much blown out by UCLA in the Rose Bowl.
They beat Illinois 59-0. This was Hayden Fry's best season at Iowa.
@@nathaniellathy6559 After losing to OSU
Hawkeyes were robbed by refs on Helverson catch at back of end zone. This would be an easy call for replay today.
Amazing only games Michigan didn’t win (1 loss, 1 tie) they didn’t give up a Touchdown in either one.
Wow I'm amazed the referee stopped the game if the crowd got too loud. Because I wasn't paying attention to that rule as a kid
I forgot how great Brent Musberger was on the mic.
Most underrated announcer of all time.
Certainly I underrate him.
@johnhoie1 😆 🤣 😂 😹. He had his detractors. His choice of hats weren't always popular. And his interview questions made viewers 😠 😡 😤.
So many white players in 85. Great television.
Idk if your joking or not but that might be just a little racist if I do say so myself…
@@thedude1573 Not racist, just an observation. Times change.
Ronnie's 'Harm'on some people out there. 🤪😂
@@thedude1573 Everything racist!
Replaced by great Black players 😄
I watched this game on tv. But I miss those crowd noise games that don’t seem to occur so much now. Also reply would have given that first TD and the first TD for MI would have been placed just short because his knee was down. I like this just let them play better. The worst now is when reply still gets it wrong. Oh. There just wasn’t enough evidence BS.
1:34:29 Halftime report
And a very interesting one it was, with Jim Nantz and Pat Haden then (Jim Nantz just getting started with CBS, and having a 30-plus year career flowering from it [NFL, The Masters, college hoops, college football, you name it])!
Jim Harbaugh went from one coaching legend to another,Bo Schembecler with Michigan, Mike Ditka with the Bears
Ronnie "the payoff" Harmon what a sellout
This was probably the best number one two game i ever seen michigan play hesrtbreaking loss and i belueve michigan would have won the national title had they won it
I decided to attend Iowa after watching this game
The Iowa Hawkeyes: Ruining Harbaugh and Michigan's seasons since 1985. Go Hawks!
MICHIGAN 10 Iowa 3
Shut up hater !
@George Washington I agree, they always slug it out!
Check your recent history. Michigan owned Iowa, the last 2 years.
@@pianoinfocus6137 Looking back, this was a very childish, immature and rather smart*ss comment to make, games aside. I actually had forgotten I posted this. Goes to show you need to be smart and think before you post.
I remember that game, it was in 1985. Reagan was president, people were happy, & it was the eighties.
Which people were happy?
It's so funny how my Hawkeyes used to be the "Alabama" of College Football in the 80's.
You can see the high end companies advertising for this.
As the last commentor stated every Fry assistant went onto head coaching top ranked teams which then turned into the assistants of those coaches. The Fry tree was an oak.
How didn't Al Davis draft a quarterback called "Chuck Long", Al loved the deep ball 🏈
Watched his live on TV. Sadly the Hawkeye season came off the tails after this win and they bearly qualifies for the Holiday Bowl.
Not in 1985. They won the Big 10 and went to the Rose Bowl. In 1986 they went to the Holiday Bowl
is this the most recent Hawkeyes team to be ranked #1 in the AP poll?
October 19, 1985
I never met a barefoot kicker from Troy Michigan I did not like.
14:56-15:17: I would have drunk it too👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
Iowa rightfully won that game. Sorry that it did not beat UCLA in the Rose Bowl.
When football was boring
Its 2019 and Michigan still sucks
You can't be loud. lol. Which generation is full of snowflakes?
2016
we were robbed