FEATURED GAME
Beat Iowa State
21
vs
7
Kept the Cy-Hawk — won by 14
Football History
Season Snapshot 1992 at a glance
1992 Iowa Football
5-7
Overall
4-4
Big Ten
Hayden Fry
Head coach
By the Numbers
Shutouts
1
Indiana
Power rating
+1.3
Simple Rating System — #50 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
56
vs Northwestern on Nov 14
Best defensive game
held them to 0
vs Indiana (14-0)
Closest game
1-point win
vs Wisconsin (23-22)
Biggest win
by 42
vs Northwestern (56-14)
Rankings & Streaks
Longest win streak
2
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
3-3
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
2-3
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
VS HEARTLAND TROPHY
Beat Wisconsin
23
vs
22
Kept the Heartland Trophy — won by 1
ROAD WIN
Beat Indiana
14
vs
0
Quality road victory
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Northwestern
56
vs
14
Wire-to-wire control — won by 42
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #1 Miami (FL)
7
vs
24
Tough matchup against #1
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #4 Michigan
28
vs
52
Tough matchup against #4
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #10 Colorado
12
vs
28
Tough matchup against #10
Compare This Team
See how the 1992 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.
1992 Schedule 12 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | Neutral North Carolina State | 14–24 | L |
| Sep 5 | Home (1) Miami (FL) | 7–24 | L |
| Sep 12 | Home Iowa State | 21–7 | W |
| Sep 26 | Away (10) Colorado | 12–28 | L |
| Oct 3 | Away (4) Michigan | 28–52 | L |
| Oct 10 | Home Wisconsin | 23–22 | W |
| Oct 17 | Away Illinois | 24–14 | W |
| Oct 24 | Home Purdue | 16–27 | L |
| Oct 31 | Home Ohio State | 15–38 | L |
| Nov 7 | Away Indiana | 14–0 | W |
| Nov 14 | Home Northwestern | 56–14 | W |
| Nov 21 | Away Minnesota | 13–28 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points per game
20.2
vs
23.2
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
-2.9 points per game
Total yards
—
vs
—
How many yards Iowa moved the ball, versus how many they let the other team move.
Pass yards
226.9
vs
177.9
Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.
+49.0 difference per game
Rush yards
130.5
vs
170.6
Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.
-40.1 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
20.6
15.3
+5.3
Pass Att
34.7
26.7
+8.0
Pass Cmp %
59.4
57.5
+1.9
Pass Yds
226.9
177.9
+49.0
Pass TD
1.5
0.9
+0.6
Rush Att
40.9
38.4
+2.5
Rush Yds
130.5
170.6
-40.1
Rush Y/A
3.2
4.4
-1.2
Rush TD
1.0
2.0
-1.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim HartliebQB | 7 | 144 | 226 | 63.7 | 1,579 | 12 | 7 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 11.0 | 225.6 | 133.7 |
| Paul BurmeisterQB | 11 | 54 | 104 | 51.9 | 758 | 5 | 3 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 14.0 | 68.9 | 123.2 |
| Matt EydeQB | 6 | 47 | 83 | 56.6 | 381 | 0 | 3 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 8.1 | 63.5 | 88.0 |
| Ryan TerryRB | 12 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | 12.5 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 286.0 |
| Danan HughesWR | 12 | 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 | ||
| Marvin LampkinRB | 12 | 171 | 653 | 3.8 | 2 | 54.4 | 17 | 122 | 7.2 | 0 | 10.2 | 188 | 775 | 2 |
| Alan CrossTE | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 55 | 600 | 10.9 | 5 | 50.0 | 55 | 600 | 5 |
| Ryan TerryRB | 12 | 75 | 429 | 5.7 | 5 | 35.8 | 19 | 170 | 8.9 | 0 | 14.2 | 94 | 599 | 5 |
| Danan HughesWR | 12 | 3 | -22 | -7.3 | 0 | -1.8 | 46 | 578 | 12.6 | 6 | 48.2 | 49 | 556 | 6 |
| Lew MontgomeryRB | 12 | 86 | 358 | 4.2 | 2 | 29.8 | 28 | 181 | 6.5 | 0 | 15.1 | 114 | 539 | 2 |
| Harold JasperWR | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 469 | 16.8 | 4 | 39.1 | 28 | 469 | 4 |
| Jeff AnttilaWR | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 299 | 15.7 | 2 | 24.9 | 19 | 299 | 2 |
| Anthony DeanWR | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 88 | 11.0 | 1 | 8.0 | 8 | 88 | 1 |
| Cliff KingRB | 12 | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 0 | 2.7 | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 3.3 | 13 | 72 | 0 |
| Matt WhitakerTE | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 68 | 6.8 | 0 | 6.2 | 10 | 68 | 0 |
| Jim HartliebQB | 7 | 79 | 60 | 0.8 | 2 | 8.6 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.4 | 80 | 63 | 2 |
| Paul KujawaRB | 11 | 12 | 31 | 2.6 | 1 | 2.8 | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 | 2.6 | 19 | 60 | 1 |
| Mark RoussellTE | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | 5.1 | 4 | 56 | 0 |
| Chris PalmerRB | 7 | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 41 | 0 |
| Ernest CrankRB | 7 | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 23 | 0 |
| Mike HornadayWR | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 2.8 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Greg AllenTE | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike DupreyQB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Paul BurmeisterQB | 11 | 23 | -13 | -0.6 | 0 | -1.2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | -13 | 0 |
| Scott FisherP | 10 | 1 | -14 | -14.0 | 0 | -1.4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | -14 | 0 |
| Matt EydeQB | 6 | 20 | -17 | -0.9 | 0 | -2.8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | -17 | 0 |
Defense & Fumbles
| Player | G | Solo | Ast | Comb | TFL | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | PD | FR | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos JamesDB | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 61 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Doug BuchDB | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 26 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Jason OlejniczakDB | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Marquis PorterDB | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Matt HilliardLB | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Pat BooneDB | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Scott PlateDB | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Tom KnightDB | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 34 | 0 | — | — | — |
Kick & Punt Returns
| Player | G | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | APYd | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
| Harold JasperWR | 12 | 22 | 442 | 20.1 | 0 | 29 | 129 | 4.4 | 0 | 1,040 |
| Danan HughesWR | 12 | 15 | 348 | 23.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 904 |
| Willie GuyKR | 4 | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 58 |
| Ernest CrankRB | 7 | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 66 |
| Marquis PorterDB | 12 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 14 |
| Cliff KingRB | 12 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 85 |
| Jeff AnttilaWR | 12 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 307 |
Kicking & Punting
| Player | G | XPM | XPA | XP% | FGM | FGA | FG% | Pts | Pnt | Yds | Y/P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott FisherP | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 51 | 1,922 | 37.7 |
| Todd RomanoK | 12 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 28 | 12 | 452 | 37.7 |
| Andy KreiderK | 8 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 17 | — | — | — |
Scoring
| Player | G | Rush | Rec | PR | KR | Int | FR | Oth | TD | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | 2PM | Sfty | Pts | Pts/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danan HughesWR | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 3.0 |
| Alan CrossTE | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 2.5 |
| Ryan TerryRB | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 2.5 |
| Todd RomanoK | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | — | 28 | 2.3 |
| Harold JasperWR | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 2.0 |
| Andy KreiderK | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 17 | 2.1 |
| Jim HartliebQB | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1.7 |
| Marvin LampkinRB | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1.0 |
| Lew MontgomeryRB | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1.0 |
| Jeff AnttilaWR | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1.0 |
| Paul KujawaRB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.5 |
| Anthony DeanWR | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.5 |
| Ernest CrankRB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.9 |
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 | |||
| Aug 29 | vs North Carolina State | L 14–24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 5 | Miami (FL) | L 7–24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 12 | Iowa State | W 21–7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 26 | @ Colorado | L 12–28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 3 | @ Michigan | L 28–52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 10 | Wisconsin | W 23–22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 17 | @ Illinois | W 24–14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 24 | Purdue | L 16–27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 31 | Ohio State | L 15–38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 7 | @ Indiana | W 14–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 14 | Northwestern | W 56–14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 21 | @ Minnesota | L 13–28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1992 Roster 32 players
| Player | Class | Pos | Season summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos James | — | DB | |
| Doug Buch | — | DB | |
| Jason Olejniczak | — | DB | |
| Marquis Porter | — | DB | |
| Pat Boone | — | DB | |
| Scott Plate | — | DB | |
| Tom Knight | — | DB | |
| Andy Kreider | — | K | |
| Todd Romano | — | K | |
| Willie Guy | — | KR | |
| Matt Hilliard | — | LB | |
| Scott Fisher | — | P | |
| Jim Hartlieb | — | QB | 144 Cmp, 226 Att, 1579 Yds, 12 TD |
| Matt Eyde | — | QB | 47 Cmp, 83 Att, 381 Yds, 0 TD |
| Mike Duprey | — | QB | |
| Paul Burmeister | — | QB | 54 Cmp, 104 Att, 758 Yds, 5 TD |
| Chris Palmer | — | RB | 2 Att, 41 Yds, 20.5 Avg |
| Cliff King | — | RB | 10 Att, 32 Yds, 3.2 Avg |
| Ernest Crank | — | RB | 7 Att, 23 Yds, 3.3 Avg |
| Lew Montgomery | — | RB | 86 Att, 358 Yds, 4.2 Avg |
| Marvin Lampkin | — | RB | 171 Att, 653 Yds, 3.8 Avg |
| Paul Kujawa | — | RB | 12 Att, 31 Yds, 2.6 Avg |
| Ryan Terry | — | RB | 75 Att, 429 Yds, 5.7 Avg |
| Alan Cross | — | TE | 55 Rec, 600 Yds, 10.9 Avg |
| Greg Allen | — | TE | 1 Rec, 6 Yds, 6.0 Avg |
| Mark Roussell | — | TE | 4 Rec, 56 Yds, 14.0 Avg |
| Matt Whitaker | — | TE | 10 Rec, 68 Yds, 6.8 Avg |
| Anthony Dean | — | WR | 8 Rec, 88 Yds, 11.0 Avg |
| Danan Hughes | — | WR | 46 Rec, 578 Yds, 12.6 Avg |
| Harold Jasper | — | WR | 28 Rec, 469 Yds, 16.8 Avg |
| Jeff Anttila | — | WR | 19 Rec, 299 Yds, 15.7 Avg |
| Mike Hornaday | — | WR | 1 Rec, 14 Yds, 14.0 Avg |
1992 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Season
NR
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #16
- Lowest Rank
- #23
- Weeks in Poll
- 2
- Total Weeks
- 13
Week-by-week rankings
Pre
#16
9/1
#23
9/8
NR
9/15
NR
9/22
NR
9/29
NR
10/6
NR
10/13
NR
10/20
NR
10/27
NR
11/3
NR
11/10
NR
11/17
NR
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