Dave Haight

Hometown: Dyersville, IA High School: Beckman Position: Defensive Line

Iowa Items: Three-year first team all-Big Ten NG...fourth in career tackles (346) at Iowa...third Hawkeye since 1979 to be a two-year captain.

1988 Season: First team all-America by Football News and Walter Camp...first team all-Big Ten by AP and UPI...ranked second in conference with three fumble recoveries and sixth with 10 tackles for loss...111 tackles were third best on the team and 12th in the league...responsible for 130 yards in penalties called on the opposition...broke Iowa's career tackle for loss mark with sack at Minnesota...had 36 hits for losses in his career, one better than Mark Bortz...346 stops is fourth best in school annals...only lineman to record over 100 tackles twice in a career, he missed doing it in three season with 99 as a sophomore...16 stops, nine solos (one for loss) and fumble recovered vs. Iowa State...ten stops each vs. Wisconsin (eight solos and two for loss), Indiana (fumble recovered) and Ohio State...nine stops (one for loss) at Minnesota...had interception vs. Northwestern (the first for an Iowa NG since 1983)...named Iowa's defensive player of the game vs. Wisconsin and Northwestern.

1987 Season: Second team all-America by The Sporting News...Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year...honorable mention all-America by AP and UPI...first team all-Big Ten by AP and UPI...third junior since 1979 to be team captain...led the team in tackles (126, tied for 11th in school history), solos (81), tackles for loss (14), QB sacks (six) and fumbles recovered (three)...tied for squad lead with nine passes defended...ranked 13th in Big Ten tackles and eighth in league tackles for loss...broke school record for season tackles by a defensive lineman...first DL and just the second non-linebacker to lead the squad in tackles (DB Craig Clemons tied for the team lead in tackles, 1969)...Big Ten defensive lineman of the week vs. Michigan state and Indiana...six double-digit tackle games including four of the last five...at least one tackle for loss in eight games...season-high three hits behind the line vs. Michigan and Northwestern...top games: Tennessee (13 tackles, 10 solos), Arizona (six tackles, two passes defended), Iowa State (eight tackles), Kansas State (10 tackles, two t/loss, two passes defended), Michigan State (14 tackles, two QB sacks), Wisconsin (seven tackles, one fumble recovery), Michigan (seven tackles, three t/loss)...Purdue (six tackles), Indiana (18 tackles, 11 solos), Northwestern (13 tackles, three t/loss), Ohio State (12 tackles), and Wyoming (seven tackles, two passes defended)...Hawkeyes' defensive MVP vs. Kansas State, Indiana and Ohio State.

1986 Season: First team all-Big Ten by AP and UPI...honorable mention AP by all-America...second in balloting for Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year...finished 16th in league tackles, tied for fourth in tackles for loss and seventh in quarterback sacks...earned the starting job early in the season and was the team's leading tackler on the defensive line with 99...set Iowa record for noseguards with 20 tackles (14 solos) at Michigan...the 20 stops is the 10th best effort in school history...Iowa's defensive MVP at Michigan...14 tackles (10 solos) vs. Northwestern...made 18 tackles (10 solos) and forced a fumble vs. Ohio State when he was defensive MVP...nine hits at Illinois and at Minnesota...totaled 61 tackles in consecutive games against the Wolverines, Wildcats, Buckeyes and Illini...three stops for minus yardage vs. Purdue.

1985 Season: Six solos and four assists as back-up.

1984 Season: No game participation.

High school honors: First team (senior) and honorable mention (junior) all-state at Beckman...Senior: 84 tackles and two interceptions...Personal: Born April 11, 1966...general studies major...brother Mike, who played at Iowa, was a No. 1 draft pick of the New York Jets in 1986.

Defense	Solo	Asst	Total	T/Loss
1985	6	4	10	1/-1
1986	66	33	99	11/-53
1987	81	45	126	14/-50
1988	60	51	111	12/-41
Career	213	133	346	38/-145