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.
Season
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 7 |
11:30 AM |
Hawaii* |
No. 15 |
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa |
ESPN |
W 53–10 |
70,044[1] |
September 14 |
11:30 AM |
at Iowa State* |
No. 14 |
Cyclone Stadium • Ames, Iowa (Cy-Hawk Trophy) |
ABC |
W 29–10 |
54,469[2] |
September 28 |
1:00 PM |
Northern Illinois* |
No. 9 |
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa |
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W 58–7 |
70,220[3] |
October 5 |
2:30 PM |
No. 7 Michigan |
No. 9 |
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa |
ABC |
L 24–43 |
70,220[3] |
October 12 |
1:00 PM |
at Wisconsin |
No. 17 |
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin (Rivalry) |
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W 10–6 |
75,053[4] |
October 19 |
2:30 PM |
No. 13 Illinois |
No. 15 |
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa |
ABC |
W 24–21 |
70,220[3] |
October 26 |
11:30 AM |
at Purdue |
No. 11 |
Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana |
ESPN |
W 31–21 |
32,932[5] |
November 2 |
2:30 PM |
at No. 13 Ohio State |
No. 11 |
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio |
ABC |
W 16–9 |
95,357[6] |
November 9 |
2:30 PM |
Indiana |
No. 10 |
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa |
ABC |
W 38–21 |
70,220[3] |
November 16 |
1:00 PM |
at Northwestern |
No. 9 |
Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois |
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W 24–10 |
33,478[7] |
November 23 |
1:00 PM |
Minnesota |
No. 9 |
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale) |
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W 23–8 |
69,500[8] |
December 30 |
7:30 PM |
vs. BYU* |
No. 7 |
Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego (Holiday Bowl) |
ESPN |
T 13–13 |
60,646[9] |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
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Rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ 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' |
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10 |
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Game notes
Hawaii
Hawaii at #15 Iowa
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rainbow Warriors |
0 |
3 | 0 | 7 |
10 |
• Hawkeyes |
27 |
14 | 6 | 6 |
53 |
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Iowa State
Minnesota
Minnesota at #9 Iowa
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Gophers |
0 |
0 | 0 | 8 |
8 |
• Hawkeyes |
0 |
3 | 7 | 13 |
23 |
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Scoring summary |
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2 |
0:00 | Iowa | Jeff Skillett 32-yard field goal | Iowa 3-0 |
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3 |
| Iowa | Alan Cross 12-yard pass from Matt Rodgers (Skillett kick) | Iowa 10-0 |
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4 |
| Iowa | Danan Hughes 45-yard pass from Matt Rodgers (Skillett kick) | Iowa 17-0 |
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4 |
| Iowa | Danan Hughes 32-yard pass from Matt Rodgers (kick failed) | Iowa 23-0 |
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4 |
1:33 | Minn | Paul Hopewell 19-yard pass from Scott Schaffner (two-point conversion) | Iowa 23-8 |
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The Hawkeyes closed the regular season with a win in the snow, giving Coach Fry his 100th victory at Iowa.
Holiday Bowl
#7 Iowa vs. BYU
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hawkeyes |
6 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
13 |
Cougars |
0 |
6 | 0 | 7 |
13 |
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Scoring summary |
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1 |
| Iowa | Mike Saunders 13-yard run (extra point missed) | Iowa 6-0 |
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2 |
| Iowa | Mike Saunders 5-yard run (Skillett kick) | Iowa 13-0 |
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2 |
| BYU | Tuipulotu 9-yard pass from Ty Detmer (extra point missed) | Iowa 13-6 |
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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.
- 1 2 3 4 "Kinnick Stadium Attendance". University of Iowa.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ http://www.holidaybowl.com/game-history/1991.html
- ↑ "1991 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Iowa 1991 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Game History: The 1991 Thrifty Car Rental Holiday Bowl". sandiegobowlgames.com. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ↑ "1992 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
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