1995 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1995 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Sun Bowl Champions
Sun Bowl, W 3818 vs. Washington
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 22
AP No. 25
1995 record 84 (44 Big Ten)
Head coach Hayden Fry (17th year)
Offensive coordinator Don Patterson (4th year)
Defensive coordinator Bill Brashier (17th year)
Home stadium Kinnick Stadium
(Capacity: 70,397)
1995 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#8 Northwestern $ 8 0 0     10 2 0
#6 Ohio State 7 1 0     11 2 0
#13 Penn State 5 3 0     9 3 0
#17 Michigan 5 3 0     9 4 0
Michigan State 4 3 1     6 5 1
#25 Iowa 4 4 0     8 4 0
Illinois 3 4 1     5 5 1
Wisconsin 3 4 1     4 5 2
Purdue 2 5 1     4 6 1
Minnesota 1 7 0     3 8 0
Indiana 0 8 0     2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Participating as members of the Big Ten Conference, the Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium and were led by coach Hayden Fry.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 9 1:00 PM Northern Iowa* Kinnick StadiumIowa City, Iowa W 34–13   70,397
September 16 11:00 AM at Iowa State* Cyclone StadiumAmes, Iowa (Cy-Hawk Trophy) ABC W 27–10   49,714
September 30 1:00 PM New Mexico State* Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa W 59–21   63,721
October 7 11:00 AM at Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, Michigan Creative W 21–7   73,732
October 14 11:00 AM Indianadagger No. 23 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa ESPN2 W 22–13   69,520
October 21 2:30 PM No. 19 Penn State No. 18 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa ABC L 27–41   70,397
October 28 11:30 AM at No. 4 Ohio State No. 25 Ohio StadiumColumbus, Ohio ESPN L 35–56   93,314
November 4 11:30 AM Illinois Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa ESPN L 7–26   70,397
November 11 11:00 AM at No. 5 Northwestern Dyche StadiumEvanston, Illinois Creative L 20–31   49,256
November 18 11:30 AM at Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, Wisconsin (Rivalry) ESPN2 W 33–20   78,907
November 25 1:00 PM Minnesota Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale) W 45–3   65,794
December 29 1:30 PM vs. No. 20 Washington* Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, Texas (Sun Bowl) CBS W 38–18   49,116
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final
AP 23 18 25 NR 25
Coaches' 23 18 25 NR 22

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Game summaries

Northern Iowa

Northern Iowa at #19 Iowa
1 234Total
Panthers 3 037 13
Hawkeyes 7 2106 34

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Iowa State

Iowa at Iowa State
Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 6 669 27
Cyclones 7 300 10

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New Mexico State

New Mexico State at Iowa
1 234Total
Aggies 0 0147 21
Hawkeyes 14 28143 59

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Michigan State

Iowa at Michigan State
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 687 21
Spartans 0 700 7

Led by tailback Sedrick Shaw (42 carries, 250 yards, TD), the Hawkeyes rolled up 524 yards of total offense (311 rushing) to earn a road victory over the Spartans in the 1995 Big Ten opener.

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Indiana

Indiana at #23 Iowa
1 234Total
Hoosiers 0 1003 13
Hawkeyes 7 078 22

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Penn State

#19 Penn State at #18 Iowa
1 234Total
Nittany Lions 10 7717 41
Hawkeyes 7 767 27

The Hawkeyes led 27-24 after a 19-yard touchdown run from Sedrick Shaw early in the 4th quarter, but Penn State rallied to score the final 17 points of the game.

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Ohio State

#25 Iowa at #4 Ohio State
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 7721 35
Buckeyes 28 2800 56

The Buckeyes, led by future NFL Pro Bowl selections Eddie George, Terry Glenn, and Shawn Springs, rolled to a 56-0 lead in the first half before cruising to the 21-point victory.

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Illinois

Illinois at Iowa
1 234Total
Fighting Illini 3 7610 26
Hawkeyes 0 700 7

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Northwestern

Iowa at #5 Northwestern
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 2000 20
Wildcats 3 1477 31

ESPN's College GameDay was in Evanston for this matchup between the Hawkeyes and the #5 Wildcats. After leading 20-17 at halftime, Iowa couldn't muster a second half score. Northwestern had a magical season, capped by the school's first trip to the Rose Bowl in 46 years.

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Wisconsin

Iowa at Wisconsin
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 7 1709 33
Badgers 0 776 20

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Minnesota

Minnesota at Iowa
1 234Total
Golden Gophers 0 030 3
Hawkeyes 7 10721 45

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Sun Bowl vs. Washington

Iowa vs. #20 Washington
Sun Bowl
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 10 11107 38
Huskies 0 0612 18

The young Hawkeyes bullied the Pac-10 co-Champion and 20th-ranked Huskies, leading 21-0 at half and 38-6 :03 into the 4th quarter before cruising to a 20-point victory. Sedrick Shaw and Tavian Banks each ran for over 100 yards, as Iowa outgained Washington 229-90 on the ground.

Iowa ended the season on a 3-game winning streak, earning a #25 ranking in the final AP poll and a #22 ranking in the final Coaches' poll.

This was the Hawkeyes' first win over a ranked opponent since the 1991 season, and Iowa's first bowl victory since the 1987 Holiday Bowl.

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Awards and honors

Team players in the 1996 NFL Draft

Main article: 1996 NFL Draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Scott Slutzker Tight End3 82 Indianapolis Colts

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References

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  7. "Indiana vs. Iowa". USA Today. October 14, 1995. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
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  9. "Iowa vs. Ohio St.". USA Today. October 28, 1995. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  10. "COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Ohio State Displays Mercy Toward Iowa : Big Ten: Ahead by 49 points at halftime, Buckeye Coach John Cooper removes his starters for second half.". USA Today. October 29, 1995. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  11. "Illinois vs. Iowa". USA Today. November 4, 1995. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  12. "Iowa vs. Northwestern". USA Today. November 11, 1995. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  13. "Iowa vs. Wisconsin". USA Today. November 18, 1995. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  14. "Minnesota vs. Iowa". USA Today. November 25, 1995. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  15. "Iowa vs. Washington". USA Today. December 29, 1995. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  16. "1996 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
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