FEATURED GAME
Beat #13 Ohio State
16
vs
9
Signature road win against a ranked opponent
Football History
Season Snapshot 1991 at a glance
1991 Iowa Football
10-1-1
Overall
7-1
Big Ten
Bowl
Postseason
Played 13-13 · Holiday Bowl
#10
Final AP rank
Hayden Fry
Head coach
By the Numbers
Power rating
+11.2
Simple Rating System — #18 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
58
vs Northern Illinois on Sep 28
Best defensive game
held them to 6
vs Wisconsin (10-6)
Closest game
0-point loss
vs BYU (13-13)
Biggest win
by 51
vs Northern Illinois (58-7)
Rankings & Streaks
Final AP rank
#10
end-of-season Associated Press poll
Longest win streak
7
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
5-1
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
5-0
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
RANKED WIN
Beat #13 Illinois
24
vs
21
Took down #13 at home
RANKED WIN
Beat #25 Indiana
38
vs
21
Took down #25 at home
VS CY-HAWK
Beat Iowa State
29
vs
10
Kept the Cy-Hawk — won by 19
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #7 Michigan
24
vs
43
Tough matchup against #7
Compare This Team
See how the 1991 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.
1991 Schedule 12 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | Home Hawaii | 53–10 | W |
| Sep 14 | Away Iowa State | 29–10 | W |
| Sep 28 | Home Northern Illinois | 58–7 | W |
| Oct 5 | Home (7) Michigan | 24–43 | L |
| Oct 12 | Away Wisconsin | 10–6 | W |
| Oct 19 | Home (13) Illinois | 24–21 | W |
| Oct 26 | Away Purdue | 31–21 | W |
| Nov 2 | Away (13) Ohio State | 16–9 | W |
| Nov 9 | Home (25) Indiana | 38–21 | W |
| Nov 16 | Away Northwestern | 24–10 | W |
| Nov 23 | Home Minnesota | 23–8 | W |
| Dec 30 | Neutral BYU Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA) | 13–13 | T |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points per game
28.6
vs
14.9
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
+13.7 points per game
Total yards
—
vs
—
How many yards Iowa moved the ball, versus how many they let the other team move.
Pass yards
225.1
vs
145.7
Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.
+79.4 difference per game
Rush yards
182.1
vs
125.8
Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.
+56.3 difference per game
First downs
—
vs
—
A first down means a fresh set of four tries — earning more is good.
Turnovers
—
vs
—
Times Iowa lost the ball (lower is better) versus times the defense took it back (higher is better).
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Offense
Defense
Diff
Pass Cmp
18.1
11.9
+6.2
Pass Att
28.9
23.8
+5.1
Pass Cmp %
62.6
50.0
+12.6
Pass Yds
225.1
145.7
+79.4
Pass TD
1.7
1.0
+0.7
Rush Att
43.7
40.9
+2.8
Rush Yds
182.1
125.8
+56.3
Rush Y/A
4.2
3.1
+1.1
Rush TD
2.0
0.8
+1.2
Plays
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—
—
Total Yds
—
—
—
Yds/Play
—
—
—
1st Downs
—
—
—
Penalties
—
—
—
Penalty Yds
—
—
—
Fumbles
—
—
—
Interceptions
—
—
—
Turnovers
—
—
—
Player Stats
Passing
| Player | G | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | Y/A | AY/A | Y/C | Y/G | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt RodgersQB | 9 | 166 | 255 | 65.1 | 2,054 | 14 | 10 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 12.4 | 228.2 | 143.0 |
| Jim HartliebQB | 9 | 29 | 54 | 53.7 | 389 | 4 | 2 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 13.4 | 43.2 | 131.3 |
| Paul BurmeisterQB | 4 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 167.9 |
| Danan HughesWR | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jim HujsakP | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Mike SaundersRB | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Player | G | Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | Y/A | TD | Y/G | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Y/G | Plays | Yds | TD | ||
| Mike SaundersRB | 11 | 197 | 919 | 4.7 | 8 | 83.5 | 27 | 204 | 7.6 | 3 | 18.5 | 224 | 1,123 | 11 |
| Lew MontgomeryRB | 11 | 114 | 463 | 4.1 | 8 | 42.1 | 34 | 267 | 7.9 | 0 | 24.3 | 148 | 730 | 8 |
| Danan HughesWR | 11 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.8 | 38 | 709 | 18.7 | 8 | 64.5 | 39 | 718 | 8 |
| Alan CrossTE | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 484 | 16.1 | 3 | 44.0 | 30 | 484 | 3 |
| Jon FilloonWR | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | 343 | 11.8 | 1 | 31.2 | 29 | 343 | 1 |
| Marvin LampkinRB | 7 | 40 | 220 | 5.5 | 0 | 31.4 | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 4.7 | 45 | 253 | 0 |
| Matt RodgersQB | 9 | 61 | 153 | 2.5 | 4 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 61 | 153 | 4 |
| Harold JasperWR | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 132 | 16.5 | 0 | 12.0 | 8 | 132 | 0 |
| Paul KujawaRB | 11 | 26 | 98 | 3.8 | 2 | 8.9 | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | 2.4 | 32 | 124 | 2 |
| Matt WhitakerTE | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 112 | 12.4 | 1 | 10.2 | 9 | 112 | 1 |
| Charlie JonesWR | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 2 | 8.5 | 5 | 93 | 2 |
| Chris PalmerRB | 5 | 10 | 65 | 6.5 | 0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 65 | 0 |
| Jim HartliebQB | 9 | 25 | 59 | 2.4 | 0 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 59 | 0 |
| Jeff AnttilaWR | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 4.2 | 3 | 46 | 0 |
| Anthony DeanWR | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 2.4 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Cliff KingRB | 11 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.9 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.3 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike MartensWR | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 1.6 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Ernest CrankRB | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Pete MiddletonRB | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Rob BaxleyOL | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.1 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul BurmeisterQB | 4 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
Defense & Fumbles
| Player | G | Solo | Ast | Comb | TFL | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | PD | FR | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos JamesDB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Eddie PollyDB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Gary ClarkDB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Jason OlejniczakDB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| John DerbyLB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 34 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Mike DaileyLB | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Scott PlateDB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Teddy Jo FaleyLB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
Kick & Punt Returns
| Player | G | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | APYd | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
| Harold JasperWR | 11 | 16 | 330 | 20.6 | 0 | 29 | 200 | 6.9 | 0 | 662 |
| Danan HughesWR | 11 | 13 | 208 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 926 |
| Jeff AnttilaWR | 11 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 0 | 119 |
| Charlie JonesWR | 11 | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 146 |
| Brian WiseDB | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 46 |
| Matt HilliardLB | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Burt RichardsonLB | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Cliff KingRB | 11 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 24 |
| Phillip BradleyDB | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 10 |
Kicking & Punting
| Player | G | XPM | XPA | XP% | FGM | FGA | FG% | Pts | Pnt | Yds | Y/P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim HujsakP | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 40 | 1,296 | 32.4 |
| Scott FisherP | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 9 | 321 | 35.7 |
| Jeff SkillettK | 11 | 33 | 38 | 86.8 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 66 | — | — | — |
Scoring
| Player | G | Rush | Rec | PR | KR | Int | FR | Oth | TD | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | 2PM | Sfty | Pts | Pts/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike SaundersRB | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 78 | 7.1 |
| Jeff SkillettK | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 33 | 38 | 11 | 18 | 0 | — | 67 | 6.1 |
| Lew MontgomeryRB | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 48 | 4.4 |
| Danan HughesWR | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 48 | 4.4 |
| Matt RodgersQB | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 2.7 |
| Alan CrossTE | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1.6 |
| Charlie JonesWR | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1.1 |
| Paul KujawaRB | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1.1 |
| Jon FilloonWR | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.5 |
| Matt WhitakerTE | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.5 |
| Mike MartensWR | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1.2 |
| Phillip BradleyDB | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.8 |
Game Logs
| Date | Opp | Rslt | Passing | Rushing | Total | Penalties | TO | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | Rate | Att | Yds | TD | Plays | Yds | Y/P | No | Yds | FL | Int | TO | |||
| Sep 7 | Hawaii | W 53–10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 14 | @ Iowa State | W 29–10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 28 | Northern Illinois | W 58–7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 5 | Michigan | L 24–43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 12 | @ Wisconsin | W 10–6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 19 | Illinois | W 24–21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 26 | @ Purdue | W 31–21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 2 | @ Ohio State | W 16–9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 9 | Indiana | W 38–21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 16 | @ Northwestern | W 24–10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 23 | Minnesota | W 23–8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 30 | vs BYU Holiday Bowl | T 13–13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1991 Roster 37 players
| Player | Class | Pos | Season summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Wise | — | DB | |
| Carlos James | — | DB | |
| Eddie Polly | — | DB | |
| Gary Clark | — | DB | |
| Jason Olejniczak | — | DB | |
| Phillip Bradley | — | DB | |
| Scott Plate | — | DB | |
| Leroy Smith* | — | DL | |
| Jeff Skillett | — | K | |
| Burt Richardson | — | LB | |
| John Derby | — | LB | |
| Matt Hilliard | — | LB | |
| Mike Dailey | — | LB | |
| Teddy Jo Faley | — | LB | |
| Rob Baxley | — | OL | |
| Jim Hujsak | — | P | |
| Scott Fisher | — | P | |
| Jim Hartlieb | — | QB | 29 Cmp, 54 Att, 389 Yds, 4 TD |
| Matt Rodgers | — | QB | 185 Cmp, 283 Att, 2275 Yds, 14 TD |
| Paul Burmeister | — | QB | 4 Cmp, 6 Att, 33 Yds, 1 TD |
| Chris Palmer | — | RB | 10 Att, 65 Yds, 6.5 Avg |
| Cliff King | — | RB | 3 Att, 10 Yds, 3.3 Avg |
| Ernest Crank | — | RB | 2 Att, 5 Yds, 2.5 Avg |
| Lew Montgomery | — | RB | 121 Att, 498 Yds, 4.1 Avg |
| Marvin Lampkin | — | RB | 40 Att, 220 Yds, 5.5 Avg |
| Mike Saunders | — | RB | 216 Att, 1022 Yds, 4.7 Avg |
| Paul Kujawa | — | RB | 26 Att, 98 Yds, 3.8 Avg |
| Pete Middleton | — | RB | 1 Att, 4 Yds, 4.0 Avg |
| Alan Cross | — | TE | 33 Rec, 515 Yds, 15.6 Avg |
| Matt Whitaker | — | TE | 9 Rec, 112 Yds, 12.4 Avg |
| Anthony Dean | — | WR | 2 Rec, 17 Yds, 8.5 Avg |
| Charlie Jones | — | WR | 5 Rec, 93 Yds, 18.6 Avg |
| Danan Hughes | — | WR | 43 Rec, 757 Yds, 17.6 Avg |
| Harold Jasper | — | WR | 8 Rec, 132 Yds, 16.5 Avg |
| Jeff Anttila | — | WR | 4 Rec, 54 Yds, 13.5 Avg |
| Jon Filloon | — | WR | 36 Rec, 451 Yds, 12.5 Avg |
| Mike Martens | — | WR | 1 Rec, 8 Yds, 8.0 Avg |
1991 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Final
#10
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #7
- Lowest Rank
- #18
- Weeks in Poll
- 16
- Total Weeks
- 17
Week-by-week rankings
Pre
#18
9/3
#15
9/10
#14
9/17
#10
9/23
#9
9/30
#9
10/7
#17
10/14
#15
10/21
#11
10/28
#11
11/4
#10
11/11
#9
11/18
#9
11/25
#7
12/2
#7
12/9
NR
Final
#10
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