1995 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Season — Schedule, Stats, Results

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Season Snapshot 1995 at a glance

1995 Iowa Football

8-4

Overall

4-4

Big Ten

Bowl

Postseason

Won 38-18 · Sun Bowl

#25

Final AP rank

Hayden Fry

Head coach

By the Numbers

Yards per game

386

average total offense per game

Yards allowed per game

288

what the defense gave up on average

Power rating

+11.2

Simple Rating System — #17 nationally

Memorable Games

Highest score

vs New Mexico State on Sep 30

Best defensive game

held them to 3

vs Minnesota (45-3)

Closest game

9-point win

vs Indiana (22-13)

Biggest win

by 42

vs Minnesota (45-3)

Rankings & Streaks

Final AP rank

#25

end-of-season Associated Press poll

Longest win streak

consecutive wins during the season

Home record

4-2

at Carver / Kinnick / home court

Road record

3-2

true road games (excludes neutral sites)

Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers

FEATURED GAME

Beat #20 Washington

38 vs 18

vs Washington (neutral) · Dec 29, 1995

Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) — defining win on the season's biggest stage

Signature Wins

VS CY-HAWK

Beat Iowa State

27 vs 10

at Iowa State · Sep 16, 1995

Kept the Cy-Hawk — won by 17

VS FLOYD OF ROSEDALE

Beat Minnesota

45 vs 3

home vs Minnesota · Nov 25, 1995

Kept the Floyd of Rosedale — won by 42

VS HEARTLAND TROPHY

Beat Wisconsin

33 vs 20

at Wisconsin · Nov 18, 1995

Kept the Heartland Trophy — won by 13

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

VS A TOP TEAM

Faced #4 Ohio State

35 vs 56

at Ohio State · Oct 28, 1995

Tough matchup against #4

VS A TOP TEAM

Faced #5 Northwestern

20 vs 31

at Northwestern · Nov 11, 1995

Tough matchup against #5

VS A TOP TEAM

Faced #19 Penn State

27 vs 41

home vs Penn State · Oct 21, 1995

Tough matchup against #19

Compare This Team

See how the 1995 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.

1995 Schedule 12 games

Date	Opponent	Score
Sep 9	Home Northern Iowa	34–13	W
Sep 16	Away Iowa State	27–10	W
Sep 30	Home New Mexico State	59–21	W
Oct 7	Away Michigan State	21–7	W
Oct 14	Home Indiana	22–13	W
Oct 21	Home (19) Penn State	27–41	L
Oct 28	Away (4) Ohio State	35–56	L
Nov 4	Home Illinois	7–26	L
Nov 11	Away (5) Northwestern	20–31	L
Nov 18	Away Wisconsin	33–20	W
Nov 25	Home Minnesota	45–3	W
Dec 29	Neutral (20) Washington Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX)	38–18	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

30.7 vs 21.6

Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.

+9.1 points per game

Total yards

386.2 vs 288.3

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

+97.9 difference per game

Pass yards

194.9 vs 161.4

Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.

+33.5 difference per game

Rush yards

191.3 vs 126.9

Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.

+64.4 difference per game

First downs

22.0 vs 17.0

A first down means a fresh set of four tries — earning more is good.

+5.0 difference per game

Turnovers

2.0 vs 2.0

Times Iowa lost the ball (lower is better) versus times the defense took it back (higher is better).

0.0 difference per game

Top Performers

Quarterback

Matt Sherman

2,411 passing yards, 14 touchdowns, 14 interceptions (11 games).

Lead rusher

Sedrick Shaw

1,342 rushing yards, 14 touchdowns over 11 games.

Lead receiver

Tim Dwight

43 catches, 776 receiving yards, 9 touchdowns.

Top tackler

Bobby Diaco

0 total tackles, — sacks, 1 interceptions.

Team Stats per Game

Stat

Offense

Defense

Diff

Pass Cmp

15.0

14.3

+0.7

Pass Att

25.7

26.8

-1.1

Pass Cmp %

58.3

53.2

+5.1

Pass Yds

194.9

161.4

+33.5

Pass TD

1.4

1.0

+0.4

Rush Att

46.3

34.5

+11.8

Rush Yds

191.3

126.9

+64.4

Rush Y/A

4.1

3.7

+0.4

Rush TD

2.2

1.4

+0.8

Plays

72.0

61.4

+10.6

Total Yds

386.2

288.3

+97.9

Yds/Play

5.4

4.7

+0.7

1st Downs

22.0

17.0

+5.0

Penalties

7.5

4.7

+2.8

Penalty Yds

68.3

41.7

+26.6

Fumbles

0.7

0.5

+0.2

Interceptions

1.3

1.5

-0.2

Turnovers

2.0

0.0

Splits

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	6.0	4.0	2.0	241.2	158.8	400.0	2.3
Road	5.0	3.0	2.0	139.4	230.2	369.6	1.6

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	6.0	4.0	2.0	147.8	155.7	303.5	1.8
Road	5.0	3.0	2.0	177.6	92.4	270.0	2.2

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	4.0	0.0	4.0	188.8	81.8	270.5	3.3
Win	7.0	7.0	0.0	198.4	253.9	452.3	1.3

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	4.0	0.0	4.0	86.0	208.0	294.0	1.0
Win	7.0	7.0	0.0	204.4	80.6	285.0	2.6

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
November	4.0	2.0	2.0	205.0	155.8	360.8	2.3
October	4.0	2.0	2.0	170.8	150.3	321.0	2.0
September	3.0	3.0	0.0	213.7	293.3	507.0	1.7

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
November	4.0	2.0	2.0	171.5	89.3	260.8	2.5
October	4.0	2.0	2.0	148.8	187.0	335.8	1.8
September	3.0	3.0	0.0	164.7	97.0	261.7	1.7

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Saturday	11.0	7.0	4.0	194.9	191.3	386.2	2.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Saturday	11.0	7.0	4.0	161.4	126.9	288.3	2.0

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big Ten	8.0	4.0	4.0	187.9	153.0	340.9	2.1
Big West	1.0	1.0	0.0	262.0	350.0	612.0	1.0
Non-Major	1.0	1.0	0.0	230.0	220.0	450.0	3.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big Ten	8.0	4.0	4.0	160.1	138.1	298.3	2.1
Big West	1.0	1.0	0.0	322.0	113.0	435.0	3.0
Non-Major	1.0	1.0	0.0	—	—	—	—

Player Stats

Passing

Player	G	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate
Matt ShermanQB	11	159	271	58.7	2,411	14	14	8.9	7.6	15.2	219.2	140.1
Ryan DriscollQB	11	6	11	54.5	67	1	0	6.1	7.9	11.2	6.1	135.7
Tim DwightWR	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
Sedrick ShawRB	11	295	1,342	4.5	14	122.0	15	138	9.2	0	12.5	310	1,480	14
Tim DwightWR	11	7	111	15.9	2	10.1	43	776	18.0	9	70.5	50	887	11
Scott SlutzkerTE	11	0	0	—	0	0.0	35	509	14.5	1	46.3	35	509	1
Rodney FilerRB	9	37	249	6.7	3	27.7	8	117	14.6	0	13.0	45	366	3
Demosesneeds OdemsWR	9	1	-2	-2.0	0	-0.2	18	322	17.9	1	35.8	19	320	1
Tavian BanksRB	6	53	278	5.2	2	46.3	2	9	4.5	0	1.5	55	287	2
Willie GuyWR	11	0	0	—	0	0.0	19	273	14.4	1	24.8	19	273	1
Michael BurgerRB	11	28	114	4.1	1	10.4	8	102	12.8	2	9.3	36	216	3
Damani ShakoorRB	10	31	157	5.1	2	15.7	0	0	—	0	0.0	31	157	2
Ricchard CarterWR	11	0	0	—	0	0.0	7	106	15.1	0	9.6	7	106	0
Damon GibsonWR	10	0	0	—	0	0.0	4	61	15.3	0	6.1	4	61	0
Derek PriceTE	10	0	0	—	0	0.0	4	36	9.0	0	3.6	4	36	0
Richard WillockWR	11	0	0	—	0	0.0	2	29	14.5	1	2.6	2	29	1
Aaron GranquistRB	10	5	11	2.2	0	1.1	0	0	—	0	0.0	5	11	0
Ryan DriscollQB	11	2	-11	-5.5	0	-1.0	0	0	—	0	0.0	2	-11	0
Matt ShermanQB	11	50	-145	-2.9	1	-13.2	0	0	—	0	0.0	50	-145	1

Defense & Fumbles

Player	G	Solo	Ast	Comb	TFL	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	PD	FR	FF
Bobby DiacoLB	11	—	—	—	—	—	1	16	0	—	—	—
Damien RobinsonDB	11	—	—	—	—	—	5	60	0	—	—	—
George BennettDL	11	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	0	—	—	—
Marcus MontgomeryLB	10	—	—	—	—	—	1	8	0	—	—	—
Plez AtkinsDB	10	—	—	—	—	—	6	97	2	—	—	—
Tom KnightDB	10	—	—	—	—	—	4	102	2	—	—	—

Kick & Punt Returns

Player	G	Kick Returns				Punt Returns				APYd
		Ret	Yds	Avg	TD	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Tim DwightWR	11	21	407	19.4	0	13	106	8.2	0	1,400
Damon GibsonWR	10	5	98	19.6	0	0	0	—	0	159
Tavian BanksRB	6	5	97	19.4	0	0	0	—	0	384
Ed GibsonDB	10	2	34	17.0	0	0	0	—	0	34
Willie GuyWR	11	0	0	—	0	3	17	5.7	0	290
Chris KnipperTE	10	1	8	8.0	0	0	0	—	0	8
Scott SlutzkerTE	11	1	5	5.0	0	0	0	—	0	514

Kicking & Punting

Player	G	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	Pts	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Nick GalleryP	11	0	0	—	0	0	—	0	36	1,643	45.6
Brion HurleyK	11	4	6	66.7	2	5	40.0	10	11	394	35.8
Zach BromertK	9	32	33	97.0	5	6	83.3	47	—	—	—
Todd RomanoK	7	0	2	0.0	1	1	100.0	3	—	—	—

Scoring

Player	G	Rush	Rec	Int	FR	Oth	TD	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Sfty	Pts	Pts/G
Sedrick ShawRB	11	14	0	0	—	—	14	0	0	0	0	—	84	7.6
Tim DwightWR	11	2	9	0	—	—	11	0	0	0	0	—	66	6.0
Zach BromertK	9	0	0	0	—	—	0	32	33	5	6	—	47	5.2
Michael BurgerRB	11	1	2	0	—	—	3	0	0	0	0	—	18	1.6
Rodney FilerRB	9	3	0	0	—	—	3	0	0	0	0	—	18	2.0
Plez AtkinsDB	10	0	0	2	—	—	2	0	0	0	0	—	12	1.2
Damani ShakoorRB	10	2	0	0	—	—	2	0	0	0	0	—	12	1.2
Tavian BanksRB	6	2	0	0	—	—	2	0	0	0	0	—	12	2.0
Tom KnightDB	10	0	0	2	—	—	2	0	0	0	0	—	12	1.2
Brion HurleyK	11	0	0	0	—	—	0	4	6	2	5	—	10	0.9
Scott SlutzkerTE	11	0	1	0	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	—	6	0.5
Richard WillockWR	11	0	1	0	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	—	6	0.5
Matt ShermanQB	11	1	0	0	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	—	6	0.5
Willie GuyWR	11	0	1	0	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	—	6	0.5
Demosesneeds OdemsWR	9	0	1	0	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	—	6	0.7
Todd RomanoK	7	0	0	0	—	—	0	0	2	1	1	—	3	0.4

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 9	UNI	W 34–13	11	22	230	1	10.5	125.5	47	220	3	69	450	6.5	12	146	0	3	3
Sep 16	@ Iowa State	W 27–10	9	17	149	0	8.8	126.6	55	310	4	72	459	6.4	5	50	1	0	1
Sep 30	New Mexico State	W 59–21	15	20	262	3	13.1	234.5	54	350	4	74	612	8.3	9	58	1	0	1
Oct 7	@ Michigan State	W 21–7	13	26	213	1	8.2	131.5	63	311	1	89	524	5.9	12	115	1	0	1
Oct 14	Indiana	W 22–13	9	18	96	0	5.3	94.8	34	128	2	52	224	4.3	8	62	1	0	1
Oct 21	Penn State	L 27–41	21	28	374	2	13.4	196.5	32	53	1	60	427	7.1	5	40	1	2	3
Oct 28	@ Ohio State	L 35–56	18	38	0	2	0.0	48.9	41	109	2	79	109	1.4	8	63	0	3	3
Nov 4	Illinois	L 7–26	22	42	223	1	5.3	81.0	26	20	0	68	243	3.6	5	55	0	5	5
Nov 11	@ Northwestern	L 20–31	16	24	158	1	6.6	127.4	50	145	1	74	303	4.1	5	34	1	1	2
Nov 18	@ Wisconsin	W 33–20	12	25	177	1	7.1	120.7	62	276	3	87	453	5.2	8	81	1	0	1
Nov 25	Minnesota	W 45–3	19	23	262	3	11.4	221.3	45	182	3	68	444	6.5	6	47	1	0	1
Dec 29	vs Washington Sun Bowl	W 38–18	11	26	135	0	5.2	70.5	50	286	3	76	421	5.5	12	106	0	2	2

1995 Roster 28 players

Player	Class	Pos	Season summary
Damien Robinson	—	DB
Plez Atkins	—	DB
Tom Knight	—	DB
George Bennett	—	DL
Brion Hurley	—	K
Todd Romano	—	K
Zach Bromert	—	K
Bobby Diaco	—	LB
Marcus Montgomery	—	LB
Nick Gallery	—	P
Matt Sherman	—	QB	170 Cmp, 295 Att, 2546 Yds, 14 TD
Ryan Driscoll	—	QB	6 Cmp, 12 Att, 67 Yds, 1 TD
Aaron Granquist	—	RB	5 Att, 11 Yds, 2.2 Avg
Damani Shakoor	—	RB	33 Att, 163 Yds, 4.9 Avg
Michael Burger	—	RB	35 Att, 153 Yds, 4.4 Avg
Rodney Filer	—	RB	37 Att, 249 Yds, 6.7 Avg
Sedrick Shaw	—	RB	316 Att, 1477 Yds, 4.7 Avg
Tavian Banks	—	RB	66 Att, 400 Yds, 6.1 Avg
Chris Knipper	—	TE
Derek Price	—	TE	4 Rec, 36 Yds, 9.0 Avg
Scott Slutzker	—	TE	39 Rec, 575 Yds, 14.7 Avg
Damon Gibson	—	WR	5 Rec, 59 Yds, 11.8 Avg
Demosesneeds Odems	—	WR	19 Rec, 338 Yds, 17.8 Avg
Ricchard Carter	—	WR	8 Rec, 115 Yds, 14.4 Avg
Richard Willock	—	WR	2 Rec, 29 Yds, 14.5 Avg
Tim Dwight	—	WR	46 Rec, 816 Yds, 17.7 Avg
Willie Guy	—	WR	19 Rec, 273 Yds, 14.4 Avg
Zach Shay	—	—

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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 1995 at a glance

1995 Iowa Football

By the Numbers

Memorable Games

Rankings & Streaks

Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers

Beat #20 Washington

Signature Wins

Beat Iowa State

Beat Minnesota

Beat Wisconsin

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

Faced #4 Ohio State

Faced #5 Northwestern

Faced #19 Penn State

Compare This Team

1995 Schedule 12 games

Team & Player Stats

Per-Game Averages

Top Performers

Team Stats per Game

Splits

Offense

Defense

Offense

Defense

Offense

Defense

Offense

Defense

Offense

Defense

Player Stats

Passing

Rushing & Receiving

Defense & Fumbles

Kick & Punt Returns

Kicking & Punting

Scoring

Game Logs

1995 Roster 28 players

1995 AP Poll Movement

AP Poll

Greatest Teams

Bowl Games

Rivalries

Best Defenses

Player Leaders

AP Poll History

Greatest Iowa Teams

Iowa Bowl Games

Iowa Rivalries

Best Iowa Defenses

All-Time Single-Season Leaders

Passing yards

Rushing yards

Receiving yards

Tackles

AP Poll History