American college football season
1989 Iowa Hawkeyes football Conference Big Ten Conference 1989 record 5–6 (3–5 Big Ten) Head coach Offensive coordinator Carl Jackson (1st season) Defensive coordinator Bill Brashier (11th season) MVP Richard Bass Jim Johnson Home stadium Kinnick Stadium (Capacity: 67,700)Seasons
The 1989 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season . The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium and were led by head coach Hayden Fry . Iowa finished with a 5–6 record (3–5 Big Ten) and failed to make a bowl for the first time since the 1980 season.
Season [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 16 1:05 pm Oregon * No. 24 L 6–4467,700
September 23 12:10 pm at Iowa State * W 31–2154,458
September 30 1:05 pm Tulsa * Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa W 30–2267,700
October 7 1:05 pm Michigan State Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa L 14–1767,700
October 14 1:00 pm at Wisconsin W 31–2462,402
October 21 2:30 pm No. 5 Michigan Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa ABC L 12–2667,700
October 28 1:00 pm at Northwestern Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois W 35–2236,312
November 4 2:30 pm No. 8 Illinois Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa ABC L 7–3167,700
November 11 11:30 am at Ohio State ESPN L 0–2889,536
November 18 2:00 pm at Purdue W 24–031,963
November 25 1:05 pm Minnesota L 7–4367,700
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
[1]
Roster [ ]
1989 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DL
91
Bret Bielema
Fr
DB
17
Phil Bradley
So
DB
29
Greg Brown
Jr
NG
54
Rod Davis
So
LB
31
John Derby
So
LB
66
Melvin Foster
Jr
DE
96
Ron Geater
So
CB
45
Merton Hanks
Jr
DB
42
Tork Hook
Sr
DL
71
Jim Johnson
Jr
DL
51
Jeff Koeppel
Sr
LB
35
Brad Quast
Sr
DB
15
Brian Wise
So
DB
10
Anthony Wright
Sr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
11
Jeff Skillett
So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Carl Jackson – Offensive Coordinator
Bill Brashier – Defensive Coordinator
Kirk Ferentz – Offensive line
Dan McCarney – Defensive line
Don Patterson – Quarterbacks/Wide receivers
Bernie Wyatt – Defensive Ends/Recruiting Coordinator
Bill Dervich – Strength and Conditioning
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Game summaries [ ]
Oregon [ ]
[2]
at Iowa State [ ]
The Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones for the seventh consecutive time.[3]
Tulsa [ ]
[4]
Michigan State [ ]
[5]
at Wisconsin [ ]
Nick Bell ran for a career high 217 yards and scored 3 touchdowns (2 rushing, 1 receiving) in the Hawkeyes' win over Wisconsin.[6]
Michigan [ ]
[7]
at Northwestern [ ]
[8]
Illinois [ ]
[9]
at Ohio State [ ]
[10]
at Purdue [ ]
[11]
Minnesota [ ]
[12]
Awards and honors [ ]
Team players in the 1990 NFL Draft [ ]
[13]
References [ ]
^ "1989 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results" . sports-reference.com . Retrieved November 10, 2015 .
^ "Ducks dump Iowa in season opener" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . September 18, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018 .
^ "Hawkeye defense stifles Iowa State" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . September 25, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018 .
^ "Fourth-quarter flurry snuffs Tulsa upset bid" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . October 2, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018 .
^ "Iowa comeback bid fails on final play" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . October 9, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018 .
^ "Bell explodes in 31-24 win over Badgers" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . October 16, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018 .
^ "Taylor, 3rd quarter key Michigan, 26–12" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . October 23, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018 .
^ "Wildcats fall to Iowa for 16th-straight time" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . October 30, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018 .
^ "Illinois tramples Hawkeyes, 31-7" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . November 6, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018 .
^ "Fry erupts while OSU blanks Iowa" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . November 13, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018 .
^ "Hawk 'D' humbles Purdue, 24-0" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . November 20, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018 .
^ "Minnesota adds insult to injury in 43-7 romp" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . November 27, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018 .
^ "1990 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com" . Archived from the original on 2007-12-20.
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