1991 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

American college football season

1991 Iowa Hawkeyes football

Holiday Bowl, T 13–13 vs. BYU

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 10
AP| No. 10
Record| 10–1–1 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* Hayden Fry (13th season)

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

<- 1990

1992 ->

1991 Big Ten Conference football standings

* v
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Team | W |  | 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

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.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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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

| | 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)

| | 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| No. 25 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

| | W 24–10| 33,478[7]
November 23| 1:00 pm| Minnesota| No. 9|

* Kinnick Stadium
* Iowa City, Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale)

| | 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 AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

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## Roster

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1991 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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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. | # | Name | Class

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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. | # | Name | Class

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K | `11` | Jeff Skillett | Sr

Head coach

* Hayden Fry

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Carl Jackson – Offensive Coordinator
* Bill Brashier – Defensive Coordinator
* Milan Vooletich – Defensive ends
* Mike Stoops – Linebackers/Defensive backs
* Bo Pelini – Graduate assistant

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## Rankings

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Further information: 1991 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking| Week

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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

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### Hawaii

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Hawaii at #15 Iowa  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 3| 0| 7 | 10
• No. 15 Hawkeyes | 27 | 14| 6| 6 | 53

* Date: September 7
* Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
* Game attendance: 70,044
* Game weather: 91 °F (33 °C)
* Television network: ESPN

* Sources: Box Score and Game Story

| Scoring summary

1| 13:49| IOWA| Hughes 18-yard pass from Rodgers (Skillett kick)| IOWA 7–0
| IOWA| Bradley 10-yard blocked punt return (Skillett kick)| IOWA 14–0
| IOWA| Montgomery 1-yard run (Skillett kick)| IOWA 21–0
| IOWA| Filloon 8-yard pass from Rodgers (kick blocked)| IOWA 27–0
2| | Hawaii| Jason Elam 35-yard field goal| IOWA 27–3
| IOWA| Montgomery 1-yard run (Skillett kick)| IOWA 34–3
| IOWA| Montgomery 1-yard run (Skillett kick)| IOWA 41–3
3| | IOWA| Hilliard blocked punt for safety| IOWA 43–3
| IOWA| Saunders 27-yard run (Skillett kick)| IOWA 50–3
4| 12:53| IOWA| Skillett 30-yard field goal| IOWA 53–3
| Hawaii| Lewis 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

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#14 Iowa at Iowa State
Cy-Hawk Trophy |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• No. 14 Hawkeyes | 17 | 3| 2| 7 | 29
Cyclones | 0 | 3| 0| 7 | 10

* Date: September 14
* Location: Jack Trice Stadium
Ames, IA
* Game start: 11:30 AM CDT
* Game attendance: 54,469
* Television network: ABC

* Sources: Box Score and Game Story

| Scoring summary

1| | 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

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

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Northern Illinois at #9 Iowa  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Huskies | 0 | 0| 0| 7 | 7
• No. 9 Hawkeyes | 7 | 24| 7| 20 | 58

* Date: September 28
* Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
* Game start: 1:00 PM CST
* Game attendance: 70,220

| Scoring summary

1| 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

See also: 1991 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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### No. 7 Michigan

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#7 Michigan at #9 Iowa  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• No. 7 Wolverines | 7 | 12| 7| 17 | 43
No. 9 Hawkeyes | 0 | 18| 0| 6 | 24

* Date: October 5
* Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
* Game start: 2:30PM CST
* Game attendance: 70,220

| Scoring summary

1| 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

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

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#17 Iowa at Wisconsin
rivalry Game |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• No. 17 Hawkeyes | 0 | 3| 0| 7 | 10
Badgers | 6 | 0| 0| 0 | 6

* Date: October 12
* Location: Camp Randall Stadium
Madison, WI
* Game start: 1:00 PM CDT
* Game attendance: 75,053

* Sources: Box Score and Game Story

| Scoring summary

1| | 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

See also: 1991 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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### No. 13 Illinois

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#13 Illinois at #15 Iowa  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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No. 13 Fighting Illini | 7 | 14| 0| 0 | 21
• No. 15 Hawkeyes | 10 | 7| 0| 7 | 24

* Date: October 19
* Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
* Game attendance: 70,220

* Sources: Box Score and Game Story

| Scoring summary

1| | 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

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

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#11 Iowa at Purdue  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• No. 11 Hawkeyes | 7 | 0| 24| 0 | 31
Boilermakers | 6 | 9| 0| 6 | 21

* Date: October 26
* Location: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
* Game attendance: 32,932
* Television network: ESPN

* Source: Box Score and Game Story

See also: 1991 Purdue Boilermakers football team

### At No. 13 Ohio State

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#11 Iowa at #13 Ohio State  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• No. 11 Hawkeyes | 0 | 13| 3| 0 | 16
No. 13 Buckeyes | 0 | 9| 0| 0 | 9

* Date: November 2
* Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
* Game start: 3:30 PM EST
* Game attendance: 95,357
* TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger and Dick Vermeil

* Source: Box Score and Game Story

| Scoring summary

2| | 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

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

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#25 Indiana at #10 Iowa  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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No. 25 Hoosiers | 0 | 6| 3| 12 | 21
• No. 10 Hawkeyes | 21 | 10| 7| 0 | 38

* Date: November 9
* Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
* Game start: 2:40 pm CST
* Game attendance: 70,220
* Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C), Partly sunny, Wind SW 10–15 mph (16–24 km/h)
* Referee: Don Baur
* TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil

* Sources: Box Score Archived 2019-11-17 at the Wayback Machine

| Scoring summary

1| 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

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

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#9 Iowa at Northwestern  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• No. 9 Hawkeyes | 3 | 7| 14| 0 | 24
Wildcats | 0 | 10| 0| 0 | 10

* Date: November 16
* Location: Dyche Stadium
* Game attendance: 33,478

* Sources: Box Score and Game Story

| Scoring summary

1| | 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

See also: 1991 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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### Minnesota

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Minnesota at #9 Iowa  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Golden Gophers | 0 | 0| 0| 8 | 8
• No. 9 Hawkeyes | 0 | 3| 7| 13 | 23

* Date: November 23
* Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
* Game attendance: 32,500
* Game weather: 28 °F (−2 °C), Snow

* Sources: Box Score and Game Story

| Scoring summary

2| 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

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)

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#7 Iowa vs. BYU  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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No. 7 Hawkeyes | 6 | 7| 0| 0 | 13
Cougars | 0 | 6| 0| 7 | 13

* Date: December 30
* Location: Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California
* Game attendance: 60,646
* TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Physioc and Gary Danielson

| Scoring summary

1| | 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

Main article: 1991 Holiday Bowl

See also: 1991 BYU Cougars football team

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## Postseason awards

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* Hayden Fry – co-Big Ten Coach of the Year
* Leroy Smith, Defensive end – Consensus First-team All-American, Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year
* Mike Devlin, Center – First-team All-American

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

## After the season

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### NFL Draft

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The following Hawkeyes were selected in the 1992 NFL draft after the season.[24]

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | NFL Team

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7 | 170 | Ron Geater | Defensive end | Denver Broncos
7 | 172 | Lance Olberding | Tackle | Cincinnati Bengals
10 | 262 | Mike Saunders | Running back | Pittsburgh Steelers
11 | 286 | Rob Baxley | Tackle | Phoenix Cardinals
12 | 335 | Matt Rodgers | Quarterback | Buffalo Bills

## References

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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. ^ a b c d "Kinnick Stadium Attendance". University of Iowa. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011.
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. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012.
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. ^ "1991". Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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. December 30, 1991. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
24. ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

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* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

National championship seasons in bold
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*[Conf]: Conference record
*[W]: Wins
*[L]: Losses
*[T]: Ties
*[No.]: Number