FEATURED GAME
Beat Iowa State
31
vs
28
Kept the Cy-Hawk — won by 3
Football History
Season Snapshot 1993 at a glance
1993 Iowa Football
6-6
Overall
3-5
Big Ten
Bowl
Postseason
Lost 3-37 · Alamo Bowl
Hayden Fry
Head coach
By the Numbers
Power rating
+0.2
Simple Rating System — #53 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
54
vs Northern Illinois on Nov 6
Best defensive game
held them to 3
vs Minnesota (21-3)
Closest game
1-point win
vs Tulsa (26-25)
Biggest win
by 34
vs Northern Illinois (54-20)
Rankings & Streaks
Longest win streak
4
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
4-2
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 FLOYD OF ROSEDALE
Beat Minnesota
21
vs
3
Kept the Floyd of Rosedale — won by 18
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Northern Illinois
54
vs
20
Wire-to-wire control — won by 34
ROAD WIN
Beat Northwestern
23
vs
19
Quality road victory
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
ALAMO BOWL (SAN ANTONIO, TX)
Lost to California
3
vs
37
Came up short on the season's biggest stage
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #8 Michigan
7
vs
24
Tough matchup against #8
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #14 Penn State
0
vs
31
Tough matchup against #14
Compare This Team
See how the 1993 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.
1993 Schedule 12 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | Home Tulsa | 26–25 | W |
| Sep 11 | Away Iowa State | 31–28 | W |
| Sep 18 | Home (14) Penn State | 0–31 | L |
| Oct 2 | Away (8) Michigan | 7–24 | L |
| Oct 9 | Away Indiana | 10–16 | L |
| Oct 16 | Home Illinois | 3–49 | L |
| Oct 23 | Away (24) Michigan State | 10–24 | L |
| Oct 30 | Home Purdue | 26–17 | W |
| Nov 6 | Home Northern Illinois | 54–20 | W |
| Nov 13 | Away Northwestern | 23–19 | W |
| Nov 20 | Home Minnesota | 21–3 | W |
| Dec 31 | Neutral California Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, TX) | 3–37 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points per game
17.8
vs
24.4
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
-6.6 points per game
Total yards
—
vs
—
How many yards Iowa moved the ball, versus how many they let the other team move.
Pass yards
200.5
vs
163.5
Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.
+37.0 difference per game
Rush yards
116.0
vs
190.7
Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.
-74.7 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
17.2
13.0
+4.2
Pass Att
28.5
26.5
+2.0
Pass Cmp %
60.4
49.1
+11.3
Pass Yds
200.5
163.5
+37.0
Pass TD
1.0
0.5
+0.5
Rush Att
39.2
45.8
-6.6
Rush Yds
116.0
190.7
-74.7
Rush Y/A
3.0
4.2
-1.2
Rush TD
1.4
2.1
-0.7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul BurmeisterQB | 11 | 178 | 292 | 61.0 | 2,082 | 10 | 11 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 11.7 | 189.3 | 124.6 |
| Matt EydeQB | 6 | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 124 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 11.3 | 20.7 | 123.6 |
| Jefferson BatesQB | 7 | 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 | ||
| Ryan TerryRB | 11 | 156 | 665 | 4.3 | 5 | 60.5 | 18 | 72 | 4.0 | 2 | 6.5 | 174 | 737 | 7 |
| Sedrick ShawRB | 11 | 123 | 547 | 4.4 | 2 | 49.7 | 14 | 115 | 8.2 | 0 | 10.5 | 137 | 662 | 2 |
| Harold JasperWR | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | 586 | 17.2 | 2 | 53.3 | 34 | 586 | 2 |
| Anthony DeanWR | 11 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 1.2 | 27 | 393 | 14.6 | 1 | 35.7 | 29 | 406 | 1 |
| Scott SlutzkerTE | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | 307 | 10.6 | 2 | 27.9 | 29 | 307 | 2 |
| Cliff KingRB | 11 | 42 | 201 | 4.8 | 4 | 18.3 | 8 | 56 | 7.0 | 0 | 5.1 | 50 | 257 | 4 |
| Willie GuyWR | 11 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.8 | 10 | 186 | 18.6 | 1 | 16.9 | 11 | 195 | 1 |
| Demosesneeds OdemsWR | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 151 | 12.6 | 1 | 21.6 | 12 | 151 | 1 |
| Kent KahlRB | 9 | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 1 | 4.3 | 11 | 97 | 8.8 | 1 | 10.8 | 20 | 136 | 2 |
| Jeff AnttilaWR | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 88 | 11.0 | 1 | 8.8 | 8 | 88 | 1 |
| Ernest CrankRB | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | 5.7 | 7 | 62 | 0 |
| Mark RoussellTE | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 0 | 6.6 | 6 | 53 | 0 |
| Damani ShakoorRB | 2 | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 32 | 0 |
| Mike HornadayWR | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 27 | 0 |
| Chris PalmerRB | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| Rodney FilerRB | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| George BennettTE | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Fritz FequiereOL | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Tyler CaseyRB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike DupreyQB | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Matt EydeQB | 6 | 6 | -24 | -4.0 | 0 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | -24 | 0 |
| Paul BurmeisterQB | 11 | 75 | -218 | -2.9 | 3 | -19.8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 75 | -218 | 3 |
Defense & Fumbles
| Player | G | Solo | Ast | Comb | TFL | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | PD | FR | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris JacksonDB | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Damien RobinsonDB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 37 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Jason HenlonDB | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Jason OlejniczakDB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| John HartliebLB | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 21 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Marquis PorterDB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 31 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Matt HilliardLB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 25 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Mike DaileyLB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Mike WellsDL | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 28 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Scott PlateDB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 56 | 0 | — | — | — |
Kick & Punt Returns
| Player | G | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | APYd | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
| Sedrick ShawRB | 11 | 14 | 327 | 23.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 989 |
| Willie GuyWR | 11 | 9 | 138 | 15.3 | 0 | 11 | 73 | 6.6 | 0 | 406 |
| Ryan TerryRB | 11 | 9 | 193 | 21.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 930 |
| Harold JasperWR | 11 | 7 | 114 | 16.3 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 731 |
| Damien RobinsonDB | 11 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 51 |
| Jeff AnttilaWR | 10 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 99 |
| Ernest CrankRB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 69 |
| Kent KahlRB | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 137 |
| Jason HenlonDB | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Chris PalmerRB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 22 |
Kicking & Punting
| Player | G | XPM | XPA | XP% | FGM | FGA | FG% | Pts | Pnt | Yds | Y/P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick GalleryP | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 50 | 2,071 | 41.4 |
| Brion HurleyK | 10 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 5 | 8 | 285 | 35.6 |
| Todd RomanoK | 11 | 19 | 22 | 86.4 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 49 | — | — | — |
Scoring
| Player | G | Rush | Rec | PR | KR | Int | FR | Oth | TD | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | 2PM | Sfty | Pts | Pts/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd RomanoK | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 20 | 0 | — | 49 | 4.5 |
| Ryan TerryRB | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 42 | 3.8 |
| Cliff KingRB | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 2.2 |
| Paul BurmeisterQB | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1.6 |
| Harold JasperWR | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1.1 |
| Sedrick ShawRB | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1.1 |
| Kent KahlRB | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1.3 |
| Scott SlutzkerTE | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1.1 |
| Willie GuyWR | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.5 |
| Demosesneeds OdemsWR | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.9 |
| Jeff AnttilaWR | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.6 |
| Anthony DeanWR | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.5 |
| Brion HurleyK | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0.5 |
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 4 | Tulsa | W 26–25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 11 | @ Iowa State | W 31–28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 18 | Penn State | L 0–31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 2 | @ Michigan | L 7–24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 9 | @ Indiana | L 10–16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 16 | Illinois | L 3–49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 23 | @ Michigan State | L 10–24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 30 | Purdue | W 26–17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 6 | Northern Illinois | W 54–20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 13 | @ Northwestern | W 23–19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 20 | Minnesota | W 21–3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 31 | vs California Alamo Bowl | L 3–37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1993 Roster 36 players
| Player | Class | Pos | Season summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Jackson | — | DB | |
| Damien Robinson | — | DB | |
| Jason Henlon | — | DB | |
| Jason Olejniczak | — | DB | |
| Marquis Porter | — | DB | |
| Scott Plate | — | DB | |
| Mike Wells | — | DL | |
| Brion Hurley | — | K | |
| Todd Romano | — | K | |
| John Hartlieb | — | LB | |
| Matt Hilliard | — | LB | |
| Mike Dailey | — | LB | |
| Fritz Fequiere | — | OL | |
| Nick Gallery | — | P | |
| Jefferson Bates | — | QB | 0 Cmp, 1 Att, 0 Yds, 0 TD |
| Matt Eyde | — | QB | 11 Cmp, 20 Att, 124 Yds, 1 TD |
| Mike Duprey | — | QB | |
| Paul Burmeister | — | QB | 184 Cmp, 309 Att, 2152 Yds, 10 TD |
| Chris Palmer | — | RB | 3 Att, 11 Yds, 3.7 Avg |
| Cliff King | — | RB | 47 Att, 220 Yds, 4.7 Avg |
| Damani Shakoor | — | RB | 6 Att, 32 Yds, 5.3 Avg |
| Ernest Crank | — | RB | 5 Rec, 57 Yds, 11.4 Avg |
| Kent Kahl | — | RB | 14 Att, 66 Yds, 4.7 Avg |
| Rodney Filer | — | RB | 3 Att, 7 Yds, 2.3 Avg |
| Ryan Terry | — | RB | 157 Att, 664 Yds, 4.2 Avg |
| Sedrick Shaw | — | RB | 127 Att, 561 Yds, 4.4 Avg |
| Tyler Casey | — | RB | 1 Att, 0 Yds, 0.0 Avg |
| George Bennett | — | TE | 1 Rec, 4 Yds, 4.0 Avg |
| Mark Roussell | — | TE | 6 Rec, 53 Yds, 8.8 Avg |
| Scott Slutzker | — | TE | 29 Rec, 307 Yds, 10.6 Avg |
| Anthony Dean | — | WR | 29 Rec, 408 Yds, 14.1 Avg |
| Demosesneeds Odems | — | WR | 12 Rec, 151 Yds, 12.6 Avg |
| Harold Jasper | — | WR | 38 Rec, 641 Yds, 16.9 Avg |
| Jeff Anttila | — | WR | 8 Rec, 88 Yds, 11.0 Avg |
| Mike Hornaday | — | WR | 4 Rec, 27 Yds, 6.8 Avg |
| Willie Guy | — | WR | 10 Rec, 186 Yds, 18.6 Avg |
1993 AP Poll Movement
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