1994 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Season — Schedule, Stats, Results

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1994 Iowa Football

5-5-1

Overall

3-4-1

Big Ten

Hayden Fry

Head coach

1994 Schedule 11 games

Date	Opponent	Score
Sep 3	Home Central Michigan	52–21	W
Sep 10	Home Iowa State	37–9	W
Sep 17	Away (6) Penn State	21–61	L
Sep 24	Away Oregon	18–40	L
Oct 1	Home (7) Michigan	14–29	L
Oct 8	Home Indiana	20–27	L
Oct 15	Away Illinois	7–47	L
Oct 22	Home Michigan State	19–14	W
Oct 29	Away Purdue	21–21	T
Nov 12	Home Northwestern	49–13	W
Nov 19	Away Minnesota	49–42	W

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

27.9 vs 29.5

Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.

-1.5 points per game

Total yards

— vs —

How many yards Iowa moved the ball, versus how many they let the other team move.

Pass yards

185.9 vs 161.5

Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.

+24.4 difference per game

Rush yards

221.0 vs 219.5

Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.

+1.5 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

Ryan Driscoll

1,018 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, 8 interceptions (6 games).

Lead rusher

Sedrick Shaw

1,002 rushing yards, 7 touchdowns over 11 games.

Lead receiver

Harold Jasper

33 catches, 621 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns.

Top tackler

Billy Coats

0 total tackles, — sacks, 1 interceptions.

Team Stats per Game

Stat

Offense

Defense

Diff

Pass Cmp

12.9

11.8

+1.1

Pass Att

24.0

22.6

+1.4

Pass Cmp %

53.8

52.2

+1.6

Pass Yds

185.9

161.5

+24.4

Pass TD

1.1

0.0

Rush Att

43.1

47.2

-4.1

Rush Yds

221.0

219.5

+1.5

Rush Y/A

5.1

4.7

+0.4

Rush TD

2.4

2.5

-0.1

Plays

—

Total Yds

—

Yds/Play

—

1st Downs

—

Penalties

—

Penalty Yds

—

Fumbles

—

Interceptions

—

Turnovers

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Player Stats

Passing

Player	G	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate
Ryan DriscollQB	6	78	154	50.6	1,018	3	8	6.6	4.7	13.1	169.7	102.2
Matt ShermanQB	6	42	59	71.2	736	6	2	12.5	13.0	17.5	122.7	202.8
Mike DupreyQB	6	14	41	34.1	168	1	3	4.1	1.3	12.0	28.0	62.0
Willie GuyWR	9	1	1	100.0	45	0	0	45.0	45.0	45.0	5.0	478.0
Anthony DeanWR	11	1	1	100.0	41	0	0	41.0	41.0	41.0	3.7	444.4
Jefferson BatesQB	10	4	4	100.0	20	1	0	5.0	10.0	5.0	2.0	224.5
Tim DwightRB	11	1	1	100.0	9	1	0	9.0	29.0	9.0	0.8	505.6
Corby SmithQB	9	1	2	50.0	8	0	0	4.0	4.0	8.0	0.9	83.6
Ryan TerryRB	9	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
Sedrick ShawRB	11	170	1,002	5.9	7	91.1	7	100	14.3	1	9.1	177	1,102	8
Kent KahlRB	11	114	624	5.5	9	56.7	17	133	7.8	0	12.1	131	757	9
Harold JasperWR	11	0	0	—	0	0.0	33	621	18.8	2	56.5	33	621	2
Scott SlutzkerTE	9	0	0	—	0	0.0	27	379	14.0	2	42.1	27	379	2
Ryan TerryRB	9	61	350	5.7	2	38.9	2	14	7.0	0	1.6	63	364	2
Tavian BanksRB	11	35	257	7.3	5	23.4	6	30	5.0	0	2.7	41	287	5
Anthony DeanWR	11	0	0	—	0	0.0	21	271	12.9	0	24.6	21	271	0
Demosesneeds OdemsWR	11	1	4	4.0	0	0.4	7	190	27.1	3	17.3	8	194	3
Mark RoussellTE	11	0	0	—	0	0.0	9	129	14.3	1	11.7	9	129	1
Willie GuyWR	9	1	12	12.0	0	1.3	7	108	15.4	1	12.0	8	120	1
Mike DupreyQB	6	38	94	2.5	0	15.7	0	0	—	0	0.0	38	94	0
Tim DwightRB	11	13	58	4.5	1	5.3	0	0	—	0	0.0	13	58	1
Rodney FilerRB	9	3	7	2.3	0	0.8	2	41	20.5	0	4.6	5	48	0
Derek PriceTE	11	0	0	—	0	0.0	2	19	9.5	0	1.7	2	19	0
Ricchard CarterWR	7	1	16	16.0	0	2.3	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	16	0
Ryan DriscollQB	6	11	16	1.5	2	2.7	0	0	—	0	0.0	11	16	2
Corby SmithQB	9	3	11	3.7	0	1.2	0	0	—	0	0.0	3	11	0
Damani ShakoorRB	10	2	7	3.5	0	0.7	0	0	—	0	0.0	2	7	0
Josh McKillipRB	1	1	5	5.0	0	5.0	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	5	0
Reggie WilliamsRB	11	1	4	4.0	0	0.4	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	4	0
Nick GalleryP	11	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	1	1.0	1	0.1	1	1	1
Jefferson BatesQB	10	2	-10	-5.0	0	-1.0	0	0	—	0	0.0	2	-10	0
Matt ShermanQB	6	13	-24	-1.8	0	-4.0	1	9	9.0	1	1.5	14	-15	1

Defense & Fumbles

Player	G	Solo	Ast	Comb	TFL	Sk	Int	Yds	PD	FR	FF
Billy CoatsDB	11	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	—	—	—
Bo PorterDB	11	—	—	—	—	—	3	32	—	—	—
Bobby DiacoLB	11	—	—	—	—	—	1	14	—	—	—
Damien RobinsonDB	11	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	—	—	—
Kerry CooksDB	11	—	—	—	—	—	1	27	—	—	—
Plez AtkinsDB	11	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	—	—	—
Tom KnightDB	6	—	—	—	—	—	1	21	—	—	—

Kick & Punt Returns

Player	G	Kick Returns				Punt Returns				APYd
		Ret	Yds	Avg	TD	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Tavian BanksRB	11	28	638	22.8	0	0	0	—	0	925
Tim DwightRB	11	14	278	19.9	0	13	161	12.4	0	497
Harold JasperWR	11	2	14	7.0	0	11	148	13.5	1	783
Reggie WilliamsRB	11	2	17	8.5	0	0	0	—	0	21
Jason HouseDB	11	0	0	—	0	1	12	12.0	0	12
Ryan TerryRB	9	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	364

Kicking & Punting

Player	G	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	Pts	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Nick GalleryP	11	0	0	—	0	0	—	0	41	1,668	40.7
Brion HurleyK	11	23	26	88.5	2	5	40.0	29	—	—	—
Todd RomanoK	11	12	14	85.7	2	5	40.0	18	—	—	—

Scoring

Player	G	Rush	Rec	PR	FR	Oth	TD	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Sfty	Pts	Pts/G
Kent KahlRB	11	9	0	0	—	—	9	0	0	0	0	—	54	4.9
Sedrick ShawRB	11	7	1	0	—	—	8	0	0	0	0	—	48	4.4
Tavian BanksRB	11	5	0	0	—	—	5	0	0	0	0	—	30	2.7
Brion HurleyK	11	0	0	0	—	—	0	23	26	2	5	—	29	2.6
Harold JasperWR	11	0	2	1	—	—	3	0	0	0	0	—	18	1.6
Demosesneeds OdemsWR	11	0	3	0	—	—	3	0	0	0	0	—	18	1.6
Todd RomanoK	11	0	0	0	—	—	0	12	14	2	5	—	18	1.6
Ryan TerryRB	9	2	0	0	—	—	2	0	0	0	0	—	12	1.3
Ryan DriscollQB	6	2	0	0	—	—	2	0	0	0	0	—	12	2.0
Scott SlutzkerTE	9	0	2	0	—	—	2	0	0	0	0	—	12	1.3
Willie GuyWR	9	0	1	0	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	—	6	0.7
Mark RoussellTE	11	0	1	0	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	—	6	0.5
Matt ShermanQB	6	0	1	0	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	—	6	1.0
Nick GalleryP	11	0	1	0	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	—	6	0.5
Tim DwightRB	11	1	0	0	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	—	6	0.5
Bo PorterDB	11	0	0	1	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	—	6	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 3	Central Michigan	W 52–21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 10	Iowa State	W 37–9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 17	@ Penn State	L 21–61	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 24	@ Oregon	L 18–40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 1	Michigan	L 14–29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 8	Indiana	L 20–27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 15	@ Illinois	L 7–47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 22	Michigan State	W 19–14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 29	@ Purdue	T 21–21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 12	Northwestern	W 49–13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 19	@ Minnesota	W 49–42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

1994 Roster 33 players

Player	Class	Pos	Season summary
Billy Coats	—	DB
Bo Porter	—	DB
Damien Robinson	—	DB
Jason House	—	DB
Kerry Cooks	—	DB
Plez Atkins	—	DB
Tom Knight	—	DB
Brion Hurley	—	K
Todd Romano	—	K
Bobby Diaco	—	LB
Nick Gallery	—	P
Corby Smith	—	QB	1 Cmp, 2 Att, 8 Yds, 0 TD
Jefferson Bates	—	QB	4 Cmp, 4 Att, 20 Yds, 1 TD
Matt Sherman	—	QB	42 Cmp, 59 Att, 736 Yds, 6 TD
Mike Duprey	—	QB	14 Cmp, 41 Att, 168 Yds, 1 TD
Ryan Driscoll	—	QB	78 Cmp, 154 Att, 1018 Yds, 3 TD
Damani Shakoor	—	RB	2 Att, 7 Yds, 3.5 Avg
Josh McKillip	—	RB	1 Att, 5 Yds, 5.0 Avg
Kent Kahl	—	RB	114 Att, 624 Yds, 5.5 Avg
Reggie Williams	—	RB	1 Att, 4 Yds, 4.0 Avg
Rodney Filer	—	RB	3 Att, 7 Yds, 2.3 Avg
Ryan Terry	—	RB	61 Att, 350 Yds, 5.7 Avg
Sedrick Shaw	—	RB	170 Att, 1002 Yds, 5.9 Avg
Tavian Banks	—	RB	35 Att, 257 Yds, 7.3 Avg
Tim Dwight	—	RB	13 Att, 58 Yds, 4.5 Avg
Derek Price	—	TE	2 Rec, 19 Yds, 9.5 Avg
Mark Roussell	—	TE	9 Rec, 129 Yds, 14.3 Avg
Scott Slutzker	—	TE	27 Rec, 379 Yds, 14.0 Avg
Anthony Dean	—	WR	21 Rec, 271 Yds, 12.9 Avg
Demosesneeds Odems	—	WR	7 Rec, 190 Yds, 27.1 Avg
Harold Jasper	—	WR	33 Rec, 621 Yds, 18.8 Avg
Ricchard Carter	—	WR
Willie Guy	—	WR	7 Rec, 108 Yds, 15.4 Avg

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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 1994 at a glance

1994 Iowa Football

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Memorable Games

Rankings & Streaks

Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers

Beat Iowa State

Signature Wins

Beat Minnesota

Beat Central Michigan

Beat Northwestern

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

Faced #6 Penn State

Faced #7 Michigan

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1994 Schedule 11 games

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