American college football season
1991 Iowa Hawkeyes football Conference Big Ten Conference Coaches No. 10 AP No. 10 1991 record 10–1–1 (7–1 Big Ten) Head coach Offensive coordinator Carl Jackson (3rd season) Defensive coordinator Bill Brashier (13th season) Captain Rob Baxley John Derby Matt Rodgers Leroy Smith Home stadium Kinnick Stadium (Capacity: 70,220)Seasons
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 .
Season [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 7 11:30 am Hawaii * No. 15 ESPN W 53–1070,044[1]
September 14 11:30 am at Iowa State * No. 14 Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa (Cy-Hawk Trophy )ABC W 29–1054,469[2]
September 28 1:00 pm Northern Illinois * No. 9 Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa W 58–770,220[3]
October 5 2:30 pm No. 7 Michigan No. 9 Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa ABC L 24–4370,220[3]
October 12 1:00 pm at Wisconsin No. 17 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wisconsin (rivalry )W 10–675,053[4]
October 19 2:30 pm No. 13 Illinois No. 15 Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa ABC W 24–2170,220[3]
October 26 11:30 am at Purdue No. 11 ESPN W 31–2132,932[5]
November 2 2:30 pm at No. 13 Ohio State No. 11 ABC W 16–995,357[6]
November 9 2:30 pm No. 25 Indiana No. 10 Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa ABC W 38–2170,220[3]
November 16 1:00 pm at Northwestern No. 9 Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois W 24–1033,478[7]
November 23 1:00 pm Minnesota No. 9 W 23–869,500[8]
December 30 7:30 pm vs. BYU * No. 7 ESPN T 13–1360,646[9]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings 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
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
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
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Carl Jackson – Offensive Coordinator
Bill Brashier – Defensive Coordinator
Milan Vooletich – Defensive ends
Mike Stoops – Linebackers/Defensive backs
Bo Pelini – Graduate assistant
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Rankings [ ]
Ranking MovementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Final
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
2 3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors
0
3 0 7
10
• Hawkeyes
27
14 6 6
53
Date: September 7Location: Kinnick Stadium , Iowa City, Iowa Game attendance: 70,044Game weather: 91°FTelevision network: ESPN
show Scoring summary1 13:49 IOWA Hughes 18-yard pass from Rodgers (Skillett kick) IOWA 7–0
1 IOWA Bradley 10-yard blocked punt return (Skillett kick) IOWA 14–0
1 IOWA Montgomery 1-yard run (Skillett kick) IOWA 21–0
1 IOWA Filloon 8-yard pass from Rodgers (kick blocked) IOWA 27–0
2 Hawaii Jason Elam 35-yard field goal IOWA 27–3
2 IOWA Montgomery 1-yard run (Skillett kick) IOWA 34–3
2 IOWA Montgomery 1-yard run (Skillett kick) IOWA 41–3
3 IOWA Hilliard blocked punt for safety IOWA 43–3
3 IOWA Saunders 27-yard run (Skillett kick) IOWA 50–3
4 12:53 IOWA Skillett 30-yard field goal IOWA 53–3
4 Hawaii Lewis 35-yard pass from Jasper (Elam kick) IOWA 53–10
See also: Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
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at Iowa State [ ]
#14 Iowa at Iowa StateCy-Hawk Trophy
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hawkeyes
17
3 2 7
29
Cyclones
0
3 0 7
10
Date: September 14Location: Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA Game start: 11:30 AM CDT Game attendance: 54,469Television network: ABC
show Scoring summary1 IOWA Hughes 46-yard pass from Rodgers (Skillett kick) IOWA 7–0
1 IOWA Kujawa 2-yard run (Skillett kick) IOWA 14–0
1 IOWA Skillett field goal IOWA 17–0
2 ISU Stewart 35-yard field goal IOWA 17–3
2 IOWA Skillett 20-yard field goal IOWA 20–3
3 IOWA Safety Hilliard blocked punt out of the end zone IOWA 22–3
4 ISU Spencer 7-yard pass from Pedersen (Stewart kick) IOWA 22–10
4 IOWA Whitaker 28-yard pass from Rodgers (Skillett kick) IOWA 29–10
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Northern Illinois [ ]
Northern Illinois at #9 Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Huskies
0
0 0 7
7
• Hawkeyes
7
24 7 20
58
Date: September 28Location: Kinnick Stadium , Iowa City, Iowa Game start: 1:00 PM CST Game attendance: 70,220
show Scoring summary1 1:10 IOWA Montgomery 15-yard run (Skillett kick) Iowa 7–0
2 Iowa Martens 8-yard pass from Rodgers (Skillett kick) Iowa 14–0
2 Iowa Skillett 21-yard field goal Iowa 17–0
2 Iowa Leroy Smith fumble recovery in end zone Iowa 24–0
2 Iowa Hughes 15-yard pass from Rodgers (Skillett kick) Iowa 31–0
3 Iowa Saunders 11-yard run (Skillett kick) Iowa 38–0
3 Iowa Kujawa 3-yard run (Skillett kick) Iowa 45–0
4 Iowa Jones 12-yard pass from Burmeister (Skillett kick) Iowa 52–0
4 Iowa Jones 52-yard pass from Hartlieb (kick blocked) Iowa 58–0
4 0:34 NIU Patterson 11-yard pass from Rugal (Roy kick) Iowa 58–7
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Michigan [ ]
#7 Michigan at #9 Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
• Wolverines
7
12 7 17
43
Hawkeyes
0
18 0 6
24
Date: October 5Location: Kinnick Stadium , Iowa City, Iowa Game start: 2:30PM CST Game attendance: 70,220
show Scoring summary1 8:26 Mich 21-yard blocked punt return (Carlson kick) Michigan 7–0
2 14:31 Iowa Montgomery 1-yard run (Skillett kick failed) Michigan 7–6
2 12:35 Iowa Matt Rodgers 8-yard run (Pass failed) Iowa 12–7
2 6:16 Iowa Danan Hughes 17-yard pass from Matt Rodgers (Run failed) Iowa 18–7
2 3:21 Mich Powers 2-yard run (Pass failed) Iowa 18–13
2 0:31 Mich J. Johnson 28-yard pass from E. Grbac (Pass failed) Michigan 19–18
3 8:25 Mich D. Howard 20-yard pass from E. Grbac (Carlson kick) Michigan 26–18
4 13:47 Mich D. Howard 2-yard pass from E. Grbac (Carlson kick) Michigan 33–18
4 9:39 Mich Carlson 25-yard field goal Michigan 36–18
4 6:52 Iowa Matt Rodgers 8-yard run (Pass failed) Michigan 36–24
4 0:34 Mich J. Johnson 17-yard run (Carlson kick) Michigan 43–24
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 Wisconsinrivalry Game
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hawkeyes
0
3 0 7
10
Badgers
6
0 0 0
6
Date: October 12Location: Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI Game start: 1:00 PM CDT Game attendance: 75,053
show Scoring summary1 WIS Troy Vincent 65-yard interception return (kick blocked) WIS 6–0
2 IOWA Skillett 29-yard field goal WIS 6–3
4 0:44 IOWA Saunders 14-yard pass from Rodgers (Skillett kick) IOWA 10–6
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Illinois [ ]
#13 Illinois at #15 Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Fighting Illini
7
14 0 0
21
• Hawkeyes
10
7 0 7
24
Date: October 19Location: Kinnick Stadium , Iowa City, Iowa Game attendance: 70,220
show Scoring summary1 Illinois Kameno Bell 4-yard run (Richardson kick) Illinois 7–0
1 6:41 Iowa Alan Cross 10-yard pass from Matt Rodgers (Skillett kick) Tied 7–7
1 Iowa Jeff Skillett 24-yard field goal Iowa 10–7
2 Illinois 5-yard pass from Jason Verduzco (Richardson kick) Illinois 14–10
2 5:52 Illinois K. Bell 1-yard run (Richardson kick) Illinois 21–10
2 1:56 Iowa Mike Saunders 6-yard pass from Matt Rodgers (Skillett kick) Illinois 21–17
4 2:39 Iowa Matt Rodgers 1-yard run (Skillett kick) Iowa 24–21
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at Purdue [ ]
#11 Iowa at Purdue
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hawkeyes
7
0 24 0
31
Boilermakers
6
9 0 6
21
Date: October 26Location: Ross-Ade Stadium , West Lafayette, Indiana Game attendance: 32,932Television network: ESPN
at Ohio State [ ]
#11 Iowa at #13 Ohio State
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 11 Hawkeyes
0
13 3 0
16
No. 13 Buckeyes
0
9 0 0
9
Date: November 2Location: Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio Game start: 3:30 PM EST Game attendance: 95,357TV announcers (ABC ): Brent Musburger and Dick Vermeil
show Scoring summary2 IOWA Rodgers 1-yard run (Skillett kick) IOWA 7–0
2 OSU Carlos Snow 2-yard run (kick) Tied 7–7
2 IOWA Alan Cross 61-yard pass from Rodgers (kick blocked) IOWA 13–7
2 OSU Simmons 85-yard blocked PAT return IOWA 13–9
3 0:27 IOWA Skillett 30-yard field goal IOWA 16–9
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
2 3 4 Total
Hoosiers
0
6 3 12
21
• Hawkeyes
21
10 7 0
38
Date: November 9Location: Kinnick Stadium , Iowa City, Iowa Game start: 2:40 pm CST Game attendance: 70,220Game weather: 40° F, Partly sunny, Wind SW 10–15 mphReferee: Don BaurTV announcers (ABC ): Brent Musburger , Dick Vermeil
show Scoring summary1 5:54 Iowa Saunders 1-yard pass from Jim Hartlieb (Skillett kick) Iowa 7–0
1 5:09 Iowa Saunders 14-yard run (Skillett kick) Iowa 14–0
1 2:37 Iowa Saunders 19-yard run (Skillett kick) Iowa 21–0
2 10:28 Iowa Skillett 26-yard field goal Iowa 24–0
2 4:46 Indiana Thomas Lewis 24-yard pass from Trent Green (kick failed)Iowa 24–6
2 0:26 Iowa Danan Hughes 26-yard pass from Hartlieb Iowa 31–6
3 11:27 Indiana Bonnell 33-yard field goal Iowa 31–9
3 8:17 Iowa Saunders 7-yard run (Skillett kick) Iowa 38–9
4 13:44 Indiana Lewis 11-yard pass from Trent Green (run failed) Iowa 38–15
4 10:39 Indiana Vaughn Dunbar 11-yard run (run failed)Iowa 38–21
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
2 3 4 Total
• Hawkeyes
3
7 14 0
24
Wildcats
0
10 0 0
10
Date: November 16Location: Dyche Stadium Game attendance: 33,478
show Scoring summary1 IOWA Skillett 25-yard field goal IOWA 3–0
2 NW Leahy 30-yard field goal Tied 3–3
2 IOWA Hughes 1-yard pass from Hartlieb (Skillett kick) IOWA 10–3
2 NW Williams 3-yard run (Leahy kick) Tied 10–10
3 IOWA Saunders 7-yard run (Skillett kick) IOWA 17–10
3 IOWA Montgomery 1-yard run (Skillett kick) IOWA 24–10
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Minnesota [ ]
Minnesota at #9 Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Golden Gophers
0
0 0 8
8
• Hawkeyes
0
3 7 13
23
Date: November 23Location: Kinnick Stadium , Iowa City, Iowa Game attendance: 32,500Game weather: 28°F, Snow
show Scoring summary2 0:00 Iowa Jeff Skillett 32-yard field goal Iowa 3–0
3 Iowa Alan Cross 12-yard pass from Matt Rodgers (Skillett kick) Iowa –-0
4 Iowa Danan Hughes 45-yard pass from Matt Rodgers (Skillett kick) Iowa 17–0
4 Iowa Danan Hughes 32-yard pass from Matt Rodgers (kick failed) Iowa 23–0
4 1:33 Minn Paul Hopewell 19-yard pass from Scott Schaffner (two-point conversion) Iowa 23–8
The Hawkeyes closed the regular season with a win in the snow, giving Coach Fry his 100th victory at Iowa.
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vs. BYU (Holiday Bowl) [ ]
#7 Iowa vs. BYU
1
2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes
6
7 0 0
13
Cougars
0
6 0 7
13
Date: December 30Location: Jack Murphy Stadium , San Diego, California Game attendance: 60,646TV announcers (ESPN ): Steve Physioc and Gary Danielson
show Scoring summary1 Iowa Mike Saunders 13-yard run (extra point missed) Iowa 6–0
2 Iowa Mike Saunders 5-yard run (Skillett kick) Iowa 13–0
2 BYU Tuipulotu 9-yard pass from Ty Detmer (extra point missed) Iowa 13–6
4 11:36 BYU Tyler Anderson 29-pass from Ty Detmer (Kauffman kick) Tied 13–13
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Postseason awards [ ]
Team players in the 1992 NFL Draft [ ]
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References [ ]
^ "Iowa 53, Hawaii 10" . Gainesville Sun . September 8, 1991.
^ Miller, Rusty (September 15, 1991). "Ohio State Beats Louisville, Michigan Tops Notre Dame" . The Daily Sentinel .
^ Jump up to: a b c d "Kinnick Stadium Attendance" . University of Iowa. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07.
^ Chaptman, Dennis (October 13, 1991). "Offensive woes leave Badgers Shaking Their Heads" . Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel .
^ Ambrogi, Mark (October 27, 1991). "Iowa Rallies to Deflate Purdue Upset Bid" . The Indianapolis Star .
^ "Iowa 16, Ohio State 9" . Gainesville Sun . November 3, 1991.
^ Ziehm, Len (November 17, 1991). "Conquest of NU No Holiday for Iowa" . Chicago Sun-Times .
^ "Iowa 23, Minnesota 8" . Eugene Register-Guard . November 24, 1991.
^ "Archived copy" . Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2015-12-24 .CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )
^ "1991 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results" . sports-reference.com . Retrieved November 11, 2015 .
^ "Iowa 1991 AP Football Rankings" . collegepollarchive.com . Retrieved November 9, 2015 .
^ "Wipeout! Iowa calls Hawaii's bluff" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . September 9, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved August 19, 2018 .
^ "What else is new? Hawks crush Cyclones" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . September 16, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved August 19, 2018 .
^ "Iowa stomps NIU; Michigan awaits" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . September 30, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved August 19, 2018 .
^ "U-M: Big Ten season opens with victory" . Detroit Free Press . October 6, 1991. Retrieved January 7, 2017 .
^ "Hawkeyes escape from Wisconsin" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . October 14, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved August 19, 2018 .
^ "Hawkeyes sneak past Illinois 24–21" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . October 21, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved August 19, 2018 .
^ "Iowa Wins It 'for People Back Home' " . Los Angeles Times . November 3, 1991. Retrieved August 23, 2019 .
^ "Roses Are Red, Columbus Is Angry" . The New York Times . November 3, 1991. Retrieved August 23, 2019 .
^ "Recalling the dark scene surrounding last win at Ohio State" . The Gazette . November 13, 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2019 .
^ "Second half charge propels Hawkeyes over NU" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . November 18, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved August 19, 2018 .
^ "Hawks win Floyd for Fry's 100th" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . November 25, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved August 19, 2018 .
^ "Game History: The 1991 Thrifty Car Rental Holiday Bowl" . sandiegobowlgames.com . 30 December 1991. Retrieved November 18, 2015 .
^ "1992 NFL Draft" . pro-football-reference.com . Retrieved November 11, 2015 .
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