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
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
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Michigan $ 8 –0 –010 –2 –0
No. 10 Iowa 7 –1 –010 –1 –1
Ohio State 5 –3 –08 –4 –0
Indiana 5 –3 –07 –4 –1
Illinois 4 –4 –06 –6 –0
Purdue 3 –5 –04 –7 –0
Michigan State 3 –5 –03 –8 –0
Wisconsin 2 –6 –05 –6 –0
Northwestern 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Minnesota 1 –7 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 711:30 amHawaii*No. 15
ESPNW 53–1070,044[1]
September 1411:30 amat Iowa State*No. 14
ABCW 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. 17
W 10–675,053[4]
October 192:30 pmNo. 13 IllinoisdaggerNo. 15
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
ABCW 24–2170,220[3]
October 2611:30 amat PurdueNo. 11
ESPNW 31–2132,932[5]
November 22:30 pmat No. 13 Ohio StateNo. 11
ABCW 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. 9
W 24–1033,478[7]
November 231:00 pmMinnesotaNo. 9
W 23–869,500[8]
December 307:30 pmvs. BYU*No. 7
ESPNT 13–1360,646[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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
G 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
RB 23 Paul Kujawa 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 Vooletich – Defensive ends
  • Mike Stoops – Linebackers/Defensive backs
  • Bo Pelini – Graduate assistant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings
Further information: 1991 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP18151410991715111110997710
Coaches18171410871711888787710

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Game summaries

Hawaii
Hawaii at #15 Iowa
1 234Total
Rainbow Warriors 0 307 10
• No. 15 Hawkeyes 27 1466 53
       
Scoring summary
113:49IOWAHughes 18-yard pass from Rodgers (Skillett kick)IOWA 7–0
IOWABradley 10-yard blocked punt return (Skillett kick)IOWA 14–0
IOWAMontgomery 1-yard run (Skillett kick)IOWA 21–0
IOWAFilloon 8-yard pass from Rodgers (kick blocked)IOWA 27–0
2HawaiiJason Elam 35-yard field goalIOWA 27–3
IOWAMontgomery 1-yard run (Skillett kick)IOWA 34–3
IOWAMontgomery 1-yard run (Skillett kick)IOWA 41–3
3IOWAHilliard blocked punt for safetyIOWA 43–3
IOWASaunders 27-yard run (Skillett kick)IOWA 50–3
412:53IOWASkillett 30-yard field goalIOWA 53–3
HawaiiLewis 35-yard pass from Jasper (Elam kick)IOWA 53–10
See also: Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football

This game was essentially over at halftime as Iowa cruised to start the season 1-0.

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At Iowa State
#14 Iowa at Iowa State
Cy-Hawk Trophy
1 234Total
• No. 14 Hawkeyes 17 327 29
Cyclones 0 307 10
Scoring summary
1IOWAHughes 46-yard pass from Rodgers (Skillett kick)IOWA 7–0
1IOWAKujawa 2-yard run (Skillett kick)IOWA 14–0
1IOWASkillett field goalIOWA 17–0
2ISUStewart 35-yard field goalIOWA 17–3
2IOWASkillett 20-yard field goalIOWA 20–3
3IOWASafety Hilliard blocked punt out of the end zoneIOWA 22–3
4ISUSpencer 7-yard pass from Pedersen (Stewart kick)IOWA 22–10
4IOWAWhitaker 28-yard pass from Rodgers (Skillett kick)IOWA 29–10
See also: 1991 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Cy-Hawk Trophy

Iowa had little trouble getting their ninth consecutive victory in this in-state rivalry contest.

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Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois at #9 Iowa
1 234Total
Huskies 0 007 7
• No. 9 Hawkeyes 7 24720 58
Scoring summary
11:10IOWAMontgomery 15-yard run (Skillett kick)Iowa 7–0
2IowaMartens 8-yard pass from Rodgers (Skillett kick)Iowa 14–0
2IowaSkillett 21-yard field goalIowa 17–0
2IowaLeroy Smith fumble recovery in end zoneIowa 24–0
2IowaHughes 15-yard pass from Rodgers (Skillett kick)Iowa 31–0
3IowaSaunders 11-yard run (Skillett kick)Iowa 38–0
3IowaKujawa 3-yard run (Skillett kick)Iowa 45–0
4IowaJones 12-yard pass from Burmeister (Skillett kick)Iowa 52–0
4IowaJones 52-yard pass from Hartlieb (kick blocked)Iowa 58–0
40:34NIUPatterson 11-yard pass from Rugal (Roy kick)Iowa 58–7
See also: 1991 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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No. 7 Michigan
#7 Michigan at #9 Iowa
1 234Total
• No. 7 Wolverines 7 12717 43
No. 9 Hawkeyes 0 1806 24
Scoring summary
18:26Mich21-yard blocked punt return (Carlson kick)Michigan 7–0
214:31IowaMontgomery 1-yard run (Skillett kick failed)Michigan 7–6
212:35IowaMatt Rodgers 8-yard run (Pass failed)Iowa 12–7
26:16IowaDanan Hughes 17-yard pass from Matt Rodgers (Run failed)Iowa 18–7
23:21MichPowers 2-yard run (Pass failed)Iowa 18–13
20:31MichJ. Johnson 28-yard pass from E. Grbac (Pass failed)Michigan 19–18
38:25MichD. Howard 20-yard pass from E. Grbac (Carlson kick)Michigan 26–18
413:47MichD. Howard 2-yard pass from E. Grbac (Carlson kick)Michigan 33–18
49:39MichCarlson 25-yard field goalMichigan 36–18
46:52IowaMatt Rodgers 8-yard run (Pass failed)Michigan 36–24
40:34MichJ. Johnson 17-yard run (Carlson kick)Michigan 43–24
See also: 1991 Michigan Wolverines football team

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
• No. 17 Hawkeyes 0 307 10
Badgers 6 000 6
Scoring summary
1WISTroy Vincent 65-yard interception return (kick blocked)WIS 6–0
2IOWASkillett 29-yard field goalWIS 6–3
40:44IOWASaunders 14-yard pass from Rodgers (Skillett kick)IOWA 10–6
See also: 1991 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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No. 13 Illinois
#13 Illinois at #15 Iowa
1 234Total
No. 13 Fighting Illini 7 1400 21
• No. 15 Hawkeyes 10 707 24
Scoring summary
1IllinoisKameno Bell 4-yard run (Richardson kick)Illinois 7–0
16:41IowaAlan Cross 10-yard pass from Matt Rodgers (Skillett kick)Tied 7–7
1IowaJeff Skillett 24-yard field goalIowa 10–7
2Illinois5-yard pass from Jason Verduzco (Richardson kick)Illinois 14–10
25:52IllinoisK. Bell 1-yard run (Richardson kick)Illinois 21–10
21:56IowaMike Saunders 6-yard pass from Matt Rodgers (Skillett kick)Illinois 21–17
42:39IowaMatt Rodgers 1-yard run (Skillett kick)Iowa 24–21
See also: 1991 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The Hawkeyes ended up having a happy homecoming in a game where they were outplayed in the first half in this top 15 showdown.

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At Purdue
#11 Iowa at Purdue
1 234Total
• No. 11 Hawkeyes 7 0240 31
Boilermakers 6 906 21
See also: 1991 Purdue Boilermakers football team

At No. 13 Ohio State
#11 Iowa at #13 Ohio State
1 234Total
• No. 11 Hawkeyes 0 1330 16
No. 13 Buckeyes 0 900 9
Scoring summary
2IOWARodgers 1-yard run (Skillett kick)IOWA 7–0
2OSUCarlos Snow 2-yard run (kick)Tied 7–7
2IOWAAlan Cross 61-yard pass from Rodgers (kick blocked)IOWA 13–7
2OSUSimmons 85-yard blocked PAT returnIOWA 13–9
30:27IOWASkillett 30-yard field goalIOWA 16–9
See also: 1991 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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]

No. 25 Indiana
#25 Indiana at #10 Iowa
1 234Total
No. 25 Hoosiers 0 6312 21
• No. 10 Hawkeyes 21 1070 38
Scoring summary
15:54IowaSaunders 1-yard pass from Jim Hartlieb (Skillett kick)Iowa 7–0
15:09IowaSaunders 14-yard run (Skillett kick)Iowa 14–0
12:37IowaSaunders 19-yard run (Skillett kick)Iowa 21–0
210:28IowaSkillett 26-yard field goalIowa 24–0
24:46IndianaThomas Lewis 24-yard pass from Trent Green (kick failed)Iowa 24–6
20:26IowaDanan Hughes 26-yard pass from HartliebIowa 31–6
311:27IndianaBonnell 33-yard field goalIowa 31–9
38:17IowaSaunders 7-yard run (Skillett kick)Iowa 38–9
413:44IndianaLewis 11-yard pass from Trent Green (run failed)Iowa 38–15
410:39IndianaVaughn Dunbar 11-yard run (run failed)Iowa 38–21
See also: 1991 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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
• No. 9 Hawkeyes 3 7140 24
Wildcats 0 1000 10
Scoring summary
1IOWASkillett 25-yard field goalIOWA 3–0
2NWLeahy 30-yard field goalTied 3–3
2IOWAHughes 1-yard pass from Hartlieb (Skillett kick)IOWA 10–3
2NWWilliams 3-yard run (Leahy kick)Tied 10–10
3IOWASaunders 7-yard run (Skillett kick)IOWA 17–10
3IOWAMontgomery 1-yard run (Skillett kick)IOWA 24–10
See also: 1991 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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Minnesota
Minnesota at #9 Iowa
1 234Total
Golden Gophers 0 008 8
• No. 9 Hawkeyes 0 3713 23
Scoring summary
20:00IowaJeff Skillett 32-yard field goalIowa 3–0
3IowaAlan Cross 12-yard pass from Matt Rodgers (Skillett kick)Iowa –-0
4IowaDanan Hughes 45-yard pass from Matt Rodgers (Skillett kick)Iowa 17–0
4IowaDanan Hughes 32-yard pass from Matt Rodgers (kick failed)Iowa 23–0
41:33MinnPaul Hopewell 19-yard pass from Scott Schaffner (two-point conversion)Iowa 23–8
See also: 1991 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Floyd of Rosedale

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
No. 7 Hawkeyes 6 700 13
Cougars 0 607 13
Scoring summary
1IowaMike Saunders 13-yard run (extra point missed)Iowa 6–0
2IowaMike Saunders 5-yard run (Skillett kick)Iowa 13–0
2BYUTuipulotu 9-yard pass from Ty Detmer (extra point missed)Iowa 13–6
411:36BYUTyler Anderson 29-pass from Ty Detmer (Kauffman kick)Tied 13–13
Main article: 1991 Holiday Bowl
See also: 1991 BYU Cougars football team

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Postseason awards
See also: 1991 College Football All-America Team and 1991 All-Big Ten Conference football team

Team players in the 1992 NFL Draft
Main article: 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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