(1932-12-24)December 24, 1932 Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
Died
February 20, 1992(1992-02-20) (aged 59)
Playing career
1953, 1956–1957
Iowa
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1958–1959
Iowa (assistant)
1962–1968
Struthers HS (OH)
1969–1973
Massillon Washington HS (OH)
1974–1978
Iowa
1980–1991
GlenOak HS (OH)
Head coaching record
Overall
18–37 (college) 169–66–7 (high school)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Second-team All-Big Ten (1957)
Bob Commings (December 24, 1932 – February 20, 1992) was a college football player and coach at the University of Iowa. He was also a high school football coach for 24 years in the state of Ohio.
Conference title, and Commings started in the 1957 Rose Bowl for the Hawkeyes, helping Iowa to a 35–19 victory. As a senior in 1957, Commings helped Iowa to...
University of Iowa in the 1974 Big Ten Conference football season. This was BobCommings' first year as head coach of the Hawkeyes. The victory over the 12th...
theater owner, Ernie Pannos, as well as fellow players Cal Jones and BobCommings. Karras's sophomore year with Iowa in 1955 got off to a rocky start when...
University of Iowa in the 1978 Big Ten Conference football season. This was BobCommings' fifth and final season as the head coach of the Hawkeyes. "1978 Iowa...
from 1971 to 1973 with a 4–28–1 record, with a 0–11 record in 1973. BobCommings coached the Hawkeyes from 1974 to 1978. His record was 18 wins and 37...
Ten Conference football season. In their third year under head coach BobCommings, the Hawkeyes compiled a 5–6 record (3–5 against conference opponents)...
baseball fields and a new multi-purpose stadium with Field Turf, named "BobCommings Field". The stadium enhancements are being funded privately through community...
a postgame press conference where he defended his offensive coordinator, Bob Schnelker, despite the fact that the Vikings' Rich Karlis kicked a then league...
McCarney returned to Iowa as a graduate assistant from 1977 to 1978 under BobCommings. When Hayden Fry arrived at Iowa in 1979, he named McCarney as defensive...
add Kirk Ferentz as his offensive line coach and hire his former players Bob Stoops, Mike Stoops, Chuck Long, and Bret Bielema as assistant coaches. Fry...
football Conference Big Ten Conference Record 3–8 (3–5 Big Ten) Head coach BobCommings (2nd season) Defensive coordinator Larry Coyer (2nd season) MVP Andre...
over 100 games in the NFL: Offensive guards Ron Hallstrom, Mark Bortz, and Bob Kratch, tackles Brett Miller and John Alt, and center Joel Hilgenberg. Guard...
football Conference Big Ten Conference Record 5–6 (3–5 Big Ten) Head coach BobCommings (4th season) Defensive coordinator Larry Coyer (4th season) MVP Dean...
record with 5–6 records in 1976 and 1977. But Commings' Hawkeyes slumped to a 2–9 record in 1978, and Commings was fired after five seasons. It had been 17...
Head coach Forest Evashevski Coordinators/assistant coaches Jerry Burns BobCommings Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt...
completed another touchdown pass and salvaged a 14–14 tie. Iowa sportscaster Bob Brooks said, "In retrospect, faking an injury was common in those days. That's...
Iowa responded with twenty-three unanswered points to win the game 37–14. Bob Jeter had touchdown runs of 3 yards in the third quarter and 27 yards in...