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* |
#15 |
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA |
ESPN |
W 53–10 |
70,044[1] |
September 14 |
11:30 AM |
at Iowa State* |
#14 |
Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy) |
ABC |
W 29–10 |
54,469[2] |
September 28 |
1:00 PM |
Northern Illinois* |
#9 |
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA |
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W 58–7 |
70,220[3] |
October 5 |
2:30 PM |
#7 Michigan |
#9 |
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA |
ABC |
L 24–43 |
70,220[3] |
October 12 |
1:00 PM |
at Wisconsin |
#17 |
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Rivalry) |
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W 10–6 |
75,053[4] |
October 19 |
2:30 PM |
#13 Illinois |
#15 |
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA |
ABC |
W 24–21 |
70,220[3] |
October 26 |
11:30 AM |
at Purdue |
#11 |
Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN |
ESPN |
W 31–21 |
32,932[5] |
November 2 |
2:30 PM |
at #13 Ohio State |
#11 |
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
ABC |
W 16–9 |
95,357[6] |
November 9 |
2:30 PM |
Indiana |
#10 |
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA |
ABC |
W 38–21 |
70,220[3] |
November 16 |
1:00 PM |
at Northwestern |
#9 |
Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL |
|
W 24–10 |
33,478[7] |
November 23 |
1:00 PM |
Minnesota |
#9 |
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale) |
|
W 23–8 |
69,500[8] |
December 30 |
7:30 PM |
vs. BYU* |
#7 |
Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA (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
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Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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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 |
Rainbow Warriors |
0 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
• Hawkeyes |
27 |
14 |
6 |
6 |
53 |
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Iowa State
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Minnesota
Minnesota at #9 Iowa
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Golden Gophers |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
• Hawkeyes |
0 |
3 |
7 |
13 |
23 |
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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 10-0 |
|
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
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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 |
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 |
|
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
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Team players in the 1992 NFL Draft
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References
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Culture & lore |
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People |
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Seasons |
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National championship seasons in bold
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