1991 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Season — Schedule, Stats, Results

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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

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

Numbers in plain English. Switch to Advanced to see every column. Full stat tables — passing rates, splits, game-by-game breakdowns.

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

Quarterback

Matt Rodgers

2,054 passing yards, 14 touchdowns, 10 interceptions (9 games).

Lead rusher

Mike Saunders

919 rushing yards, 8 touchdowns over 11 games.

Lead receiver

Danan Hughes

38 catches, 709 receiving yards, 8 touchdowns.

Top tackler

Carlos James

0 total tackles, — sacks, 1 interceptions.

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

—

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	PD	FR	FF
Carlos JamesDB	11	—	—	—	—	—	1	17	—	—	—
Eddie PollyDB	11	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	—	—	—
Gary ClarkDB	11	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	—	—	—
Jason OlejniczakDB	11	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	—	—	—
John DerbyLB	11	—	—	—	—	—	1	34	—	—	—
Mike DaileyLB	4	—	—	—	—	—	1	8	—	—	—
Scott PlateDB	11	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	—	—	—
Teddy Jo FaleyLB	11	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—

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	FR	Oth	TD	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Sfty	Pts	Pts/G
Mike SaundersRB	11	8	3	0	—	—	11	0	0	0	0	—	78	7.1
Jeff SkillettK	11	0	0	0	—	—	0	33	38	11	18	—	67	6.1
Lew MontgomeryRB	11	8	0	0	—	—	8	0	0	0	0	—	48	4.4
Danan HughesWR	11	0	8	0	—	—	8	0	0	0	0	—	48	4.4
Matt RodgersQB	9	4	0	0	—	—	4	0	0	0	0	—	24	2.7
Alan CrossTE	11	0	3	0	—	—	3	0	0	0	0	—	18	1.6
Charlie JonesWR	11	0	2	0	—	—	2	0	0	0	0	—	12	1.1
Paul KujawaRB	11	2	0	0	—	—	2	0	0	0	0	—	12	1.1
Jon FilloonWR	11	0	1	0	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	—	6	0.5
Matt WhitakerTE	11	0	1	0	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	—	6	0.5
Mike MartensWR	5	0	1	0	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	—	6	1.2
Phillip BradleyDB	8	0	0	1	—	—	1	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

History Library

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Greatest Iowa Teams

Season	Record	AP Final	Coach	Bowl
1922	7-0	—	Howard Jones	—
1921	7-0	—	Howard Jones	—
1956	9-1	#3	Forest Evashevski	Won — Rose Bowl
1960	8-1	#3	Forest Evashevski	—
1899	8-0-1	—	Alden Knipe	—
1900	7-0-1	—	Alden Knipe	—
2015	12-2	#9	Kirk Ferentz	Lost — Rose Bowl
2009	11-2	#7	Kirk Ferentz	Won — Orange Bowl
2002	11-2	#8	Kirk Ferentz	Lost — Orange Bowl
1991	10-1-1	#10	Hayden Fry	Tied — Holiday Bowl

Iowa Bowl Games

Season	Bowl	Result	Score	Opponent
2025	ReliaQuest Bowl	Won	34-27	vanderbilt
2024	Music City Bowl	Lost	24-27	missouri
2023	Citrus Bowl	Lost	0-35	tennessee
2022	Music City Bowl	Won	21-0	kentucky
2021	Citrus Bowl	Lost	17-20	kentucky
2019	Holiday Bowl	Won	49-24	southern-california
2018	Outback Bowl	Won	27-22	mississippi-state
2017	Pinstripe Bowl	Won	27-20	boston-college
2016	Outback Bowl	Lost	3-30	florida
2015	Rose Bowl	Lost	16-45	stanford
2014	TaxSlayer Bowl	Lost	28-45	tennessee
2013	Outback Bowl	Lost	14-21	louisiana-state
2011	Insight Bowl	Lost	14-31	oklahoma
2010	Insight Bowl	Won	27-24	missouri
2009	Orange Bowl	Won	24-14	georgia-tech
2008	Outback Bowl	Won	31-10	south-carolina
2006	Alamo Bowl	Lost	24-26	texas
2005	Outback Bowl	Lost	24-31	florida
2004	Capital One Bowl	Won	30-25	louisiana-state
2003	Outback Bowl	Won	37-17	florida
2002	Orange Bowl	Lost	17-38	southern-california
2001	Alamo Bowl	Won	19-16	texas-tech
1997	Sun Bowl	Lost	7-17	arizona-state
1996	Alamo Bowl	Won	27-0	texas-tech
1995	Sun Bowl	Won	38-18	washington
1993	Alamo Bowl	Lost	3-37	california
1991	Holiday Bowl	Tied	13-13	brigham-young
1990	Rose Bowl	Lost	34-46	washington
1988	Peach Bowl	Lost	23-28	north-carolina-state
1987	Holiday Bowl	Won	20-19	wyoming
1986	Holiday Bowl	Won	39-38	san-diego-state
1985	Rose Bowl	Lost	28-45	ucla
1984	Freedom Bowl	Won	55-17	texas
1983	Gator Bowl	Lost	6-14	florida
1982	Peach Bowl	Won	28-22	tennessee
1981	Rose Bowl	Lost	0-28	washington
1958	Rose Bowl	Won	38-12	california
1956	Rose Bowl	Won	35-19	oregon-state

Iowa Rivalries

Trophy	Opponent	W-L-T	Years
Cy-Hawk Trophy	Iowa State	47-21	1899–2025
Floyd of Rosedale	Minnesota	54-61-2	1901–2025
Heartland Trophy	Wisconsin	47-48-2	1906–2025
Heroes Trophy	Nebraska	19-26-1	1903–2025

All-time numbers will fill in as historical Iowa schedules are imported.

Best Iowa Defenses

Season	Pts allowed/G	National rank	Record
1899	0.6	#1	8-0
1900	1.5	#3	7-0
1910	2.1	#18	5-2
1929	3.5	#10	4-2
1918	4.0	#14	6-2
1922	4.7	#23	7-0
1935	4.9	#14	4-2
1914	5.1	#21	4-3
1921	5.1	#22	7-0
1928	5.2	#22	6-2

All-Time Single-Season Leaders

Passing yards

Player	Season	Passing
Chuck Hartlieb	1988	3,310
James Vandenberg	2011	3,022
Ricky Stanzi	2010	3,004
Chuck Long	1985	2,978
Nathan Stanley	2019	2,951

Rushing yards

Player	Season	Rushing
Shonn Greene	2008	1,850
Tavian Banks	1997	1,639
Kaleb Johnson	2024	1,537
Marcus Coker	2011	1,384
Fred Russell	2003	1,355

Receiving yards

Player	Season	Receiving
Marvin McNutt	2011	1,315
Keith Chappelle	1980	1,037
Kevin Kasper	2000	1,010
Quinn Early	1987	978
Maurice Brown	2002	966

Tackles

Player	Season	Tackles
Jay Higgins	2023	171
Abdul Hodge	2005	158
Chad Greenway	2005	156
Pat Angerer	2009	145
Jack Campbell	2021	143

AP Poll History

Season	Final AP rank
2025	#17
2023	#24
2021	#23
2020	#16
2019	#15
2018	#25
2015	#9
2009	#7
2008	#20
2004	#8
2003	#8
2002	#8
1996	#18
1995	#25
1991	#10
1990	#18
1987	#16
1986	#16
1985	#10
1984	#16
1983	#14
1981	#18
1960	#3
1958	#2
1957	#6
1956	#3
1953	#9
1939	#9

Updated Jun 1, 5:30 AM

Football History

Season Snapshot 1991 at a glance

1991 Iowa Football

By the Numbers

Memorable Games

Rankings & Streaks

Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers

Beat #13 Ohio State

Signature Wins

Beat #13 Illinois

Beat #25 Indiana

Beat Iowa State

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

Faced #7 Michigan

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1991 Schedule 12 games

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Kick & Punt Returns

Kicking & Punting

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