1991 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 1991 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team was coached by Hayden Fry and played their home games at Kinnick Stadium.

1991 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Holiday Bowl, T 13–13 vs. BYU
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 10
1991 record10–1–1 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCarl Jackson (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Brashier (13th season)
CaptainRob Baxley
John Derby
Matt Rodgers
Leroy Smith
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
(Capacity: 70,220)
1991 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Michigan $ 8 0 0  10 2 0
No. 10 Iowa 7 1 0  10 1 1
Ohio State 5 3 0  8 4 0
Indiana 5 3 0  7 4 1
Illinois 4 4 0  6 6 0
Purdue 3 5 0  4 7 0
Michigan State 3 5 0  3 8 0
Wisconsin 2 6 0  5 6 0
Northwestern 2 6 0  3 8 0
Minnesota 1 7 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Season

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 711:30 amHawaii*No. 15ESPNW 53–1070,044[1]
September 1411:30 amat Iowa State*No. 14ABCW 29–1054,469[2]
September 281:00 pmNorthern Illinois*No. 9
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
W 58–770,220[3]
October 52:30 pmNo. 7 MichiganNo. 9
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
ABCL 24–4370,220[3]
October 121:00 pmat WisconsinNo. 17W 10–675,053[4]
October 192:30 pmNo. 13 IllinoisNo. 15
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
ABCW 24–2170,220[3]
October 2611:30 amat PurdueNo. 11ESPNW 31–2132,932[5]
November 22:30 pmat No. 13 Ohio StateNo. 11ABCW 16–995,357[6]
November 92:30 pmNo. 25 IndianaNo. 10
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
ABCW 38–2170,220[3]
November 161:00 pmat NorthwesternNo. 9W 24–1033,478[7]
November 231:00 pmMinnesotaNo. 9
W 23–869,500[8]
December 307:30 pmvs. BYU*No. 7ESPNT 13–1360,646[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

1991 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 78 Rob Baxley Sr
TE 87 Alan Cross Jr
OT 65 Scott Davis Jr
C 60 Mike Devlin Jr
OG 55 Mike Ferroni
WR 82 Jon Filloon Sr
WR 3 Danan Hughes Jr
WR 83 Harold Jasper Fr
WR 80 Kenny Jones Sr
FB 34 Lew Montgomery Jr
OL Lance Olberding Sr
QB 7 Matt Rodgers Sr
RB 32 Mike Saunders Sr
OL 61 Dave Turner Sr
OL 73 Ted Velicer Jr
FB 46 Matt Whitaker Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 91 Bret Bielema Jr
DE 95 Larry Blue So
FS 19 Gary Clark Sr
NG 88 Maurea Crain So
NG 54 Rod Davis Sr
LB 31 John Derby Sr
LB 49 Teddy Joe Faley Jr
DE 96 Ron Geater Sr
DB 5 Carlos James Jr
DT 93 Jeff Nelson Jr
CB 6 Scott Plate So
CB 27 Eddie Polly Sr
DE 8 Leroy Smith Sr
DL 64 Mike Wells So
SS 15 Brian Wise Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 11 Jeff Skillett Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Carl Jackson – Offensive Coordinator
  • Bill Brashier – Defensive Coordinator
  • Milan VooletichDefensive ends
  • Mike StoopsLinebackers/Defensive backs
  • Bo PeliniGraduate assistant

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP 18 15 14 10 9 9 17 15 11 11 10 9 9 7 7 10
Coaches' 18 17 14 10 8 7 17 11 8 8 8 7 8 7 7 10

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Game summaries

Hawaii

Hawaii at #15 Iowa
1 234Total
Rainbow Warriors 0 307 10
Hawkeyes 27 1466 53


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at Iowa State

#14 Iowa at Iowa State
Cy-Hawk Trophy
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 17 327 29
Cyclones 0 307 10


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Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois at #9 Iowa
1 234Total
Huskies 0 007 7
Hawkeyes 7 24720 58


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Michigan

#7 Michigan at #9 Iowa
1 234Total
Wolverines 7 12717 43
Hawkeyes 0 1806 24


In the 1991 Big Ten opener, the Hawkeyes led 18–7 midway through the second quarter, but could not stop the Michigan ground game as the Wolverines rolled up 371 yards rushing on 50 attempts. This game essentially decided the conference championship as both teams won the remainder of their Big Ten games.

Prior to kickoff, 1957 Outland Trophy winner Alex Karras was presented with a plaque from the College Football Hall of Fame.[15]

at Wisconsin

#17 Iowa at Wisconsin
rivalry Game
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 307 10
Badgers 6 000 6


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Illinois

#13 Illinois at #15 Iowa
1 234Total
Fighting Illini 7 1400 21
Hawkeyes 10 707 24


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at Purdue

#11 Iowa at Purdue
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 7 0240 31
Boilermakers 6 906 21


at Ohio State

#11 Iowa at #13 Ohio State
1 234Total
No. 11 Hawkeyes 0 1330 16
No. 13 Buckeyes 0 900 9


The Hawkeyes played without decals on their helmets in honor of the fallen from an on-campus shooting the day before. Leroy Smith recorded a school-record 5 sacks in the road victory over the Buckeyes.[18][19][20]

Indiana

#25 Indiana at #10 Iowa
1 234Total
Hoosiers 0 6312 21
Hawkeyes 21 1070 38


Mike Saunders became the fifth Iowa player to score four touchdowns in a game, tying the school record. The Iowa defense forced four interceptions from Indiana quarterback Trent Green.

at Northwestern

#9 Iowa at Northwestern
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 3 7140 24
Wildcats 0 1000 10


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Minnesota

Minnesota at #9 Iowa
1 234Total
Golden Gophers 0 008 8
Hawkeyes 0 3713 23


The Hawkeyes closed the regular season with a win in the snow, giving Coach Fry his 100th victory at Iowa. [22]

vs. BYU (Holiday Bowl)

#7 Iowa vs. BYU
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 6 700 13
Cougars 0 607 13

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Postseason awards

Team players in the 1992 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Ron GeaterDefensive end7170Denver Broncos
Lance OlberdingTackle7172Cincinnati Bengals
Mike SaundersRunning back10262Pittsburgh Steelers
Rob BaxleyTackle11286Phoenix Cardinals
Matt RodgersQuarterback12335Buffalo Bills

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References

  1. "Iowa 53, Hawaii 10". Gainesville Sun. September 8, 1991.
  2. Miller, Rusty (September 15, 1991). "Ohio State Beats Louisville, Michigan Tops Notre Dame". The Daily Sentinel.
  3. "Kinnick Stadium Attendance". University of Iowa. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07.
  4. Chaptman, Dennis (October 13, 1991). "Offensive woes leave Badgers Shaking Their Heads". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
  5. Ambrogi, Mark (October 27, 1991). "Iowa Rallies to Deflate Purdue Upset Bid". The Indianapolis Star.
  6. "Iowa 16, Ohio State 9". Gainesville Sun. November 3, 1991.
  7. Ziehm, Len (November 17, 1991). "Conquest of NU No Holiday for Iowa". Chicago Sun-Times.
  8. "Iowa 23, Minnesota 8". Eugene Register-Guard. November 24, 1991.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2015-12-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "1991 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  11. "Iowa 1991 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  12. "Wipeout! Iowa calls Hawaii's bluff" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 9, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  13. "What else is new? Hawks crush Cyclones" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 16, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  14. "Iowa stomps NIU; Michigan awaits" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 30, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  15. "U-M: Big Ten season opens with victory". Detroit Free Press. October 6, 1991. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  16. "Hawkeyes escape from Wisconsin" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 14, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  17. "Hawkeyes sneak past Illinois 24–21" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 21, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  18. "Iowa Wins It 'for People Back Home'". Los Angeles Times. November 3, 1991. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  19. "Roses Are Red, Columbus Is Angry". The New York Times. November 3, 1991. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  20. "Recalling the dark scene surrounding last win at Ohio State". The Gazette. November 13, 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  21. "Second half charge propels Hawkeyes over NU" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 18, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  22. "Hawks win Floyd for Fry's 100th" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 25, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  23. "Game History: The 1991 Thrifty Car Rental Holiday Bowl". sandiegobowlgames.com. 30 December 1991. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  24. "1992 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
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