1995 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
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 Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa |
|
W 34–13 |
70,397 |
September 16 |
11:00 AM |
at Iowa State* |
|
Cyclone Stadium • Ames, 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 |
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Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan |
Creative |
W 21–7 |
73,732 |
October 14 |
11:00 AM |
Indiana |
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 Stadium • Columbus, 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 Stadium • Evanston, Illinois |
Creative |
L 20–31 |
49,256 |
November 18 |
11:30 AM |
at Wisconsin |
|
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, 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 Stadium • El Paso, Texas (Sun Bowl) |
CBS |
W 38–18 |
49,116 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #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 |
|
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|
|
|
|
23 |
18 |
25 |
NR |
|
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25 |
Coaches' |
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23 |
18 |
25 |
NR |
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22 |
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Game summaries
Northern Iowa
Northern Iowa at #19 Iowa
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Panthers |
3 |
0 | 3 | 7 |
13 |
• Hawkeyes |
7 |
21 | 0 | 6 |
34 |
|
[3]
Iowa State
[4]
New Mexico State
New Mexico State at Iowa
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Aggies |
0 |
0 | 14 | 7 |
21 |
• Hawkeyes |
14 |
28 | 14 | 3 |
59 |
|
[5]
Michigan State
Iowa at Michigan State
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Hawkeyes |
0 |
6 | 8 | 7 |
21 |
Spartans |
0 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
7 |
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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 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hoosiers |
0 |
10 | 0 | 3 |
13 |
• Hawkeyes |
7 |
0 | 7 | 8 |
22 |
|
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Penn State
#19 Penn State at #18 Iowa
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
• Nittany Lions |
10 |
7 | 7 | 17 |
41 |
Hawkeyes |
7 |
7 | 6 | 7 |
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 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hawkeyes |
0 |
7 | 7 | 21 |
35 |
• Buckeyes |
28 |
28 | 0 | 0 |
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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[10]
Illinois
Illinois at Iowa
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
• Fighting Illini |
3 |
7 | 6 | 10 |
26 |
Hawkeyes |
0 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
7 |
|
[11]
Northwestern
Iowa at #5 Northwestern
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
Hawkeyes |
0 |
20 | 0 | 0 |
20 |
• Wildcats |
3 |
14 | 7 | 7 |
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.
[12]
Wisconsin
Iowa at Wisconsin
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
• Hawkeyes |
7 |
17 | 0 | 9 |
33 |
Badgers |
0 |
7 | 7 | 6 |
20 |
|
[13]
Minnesota
Minnesota at Iowa
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
Golden Gophers |
0 |
0 | 3 | 0 |
3 |
• Hawkeyes |
7 |
10 | 7 | 21 |
45 |
|
[14]
Sun Bowl vs. Washington
Iowa vs. #20 Washington
Sun Bowl
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
• Hawkeyes |
10 |
11 | 10 | 7 |
38 |
Huskies |
0 |
0 | 6 | 12 |
18 |
|
|
Scoring summary |
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|
Q1 |
13:08 | IOWA | Sedrick Shaw 58-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) | IOWA 7–0 |
|
Q1 |
8:39 | IOWA | Brion Hurley 49-yard field goal | IOWA 10–0 |
|
Q2 |
12:50 | IOWA | Safety | IOWA 12–0 |
|
Q2 |
6:13 | IOWA | Zach Bromert 33-yard field goal | IOWA 15–0 |
|
Q2 |
3:18 | IOWA | Zach Bromert 34-yard field goal | IOWA 18–0 |
|
Q2 |
0:35 | IOWA | Brion Hurley 47-yard field goal | IOWA 21–0 |
|
Q3 |
11:19 | IOWA | Brion Hurley 50-yard field goal | IOWA 24–0 |
|
Q3 |
8:37 | UW | Jerome Pathon 30-yard pass from Shane Fortney (two-point conversion failed) | IOWA 24-6 |
|
Q3 |
7:27 | IOWA | Michael Burger 8-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) | IOWA 31-6 |
|
Q4 |
14:57 | IOWA | Michael Burger 1-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) | IOWA 38-6 |
|
Q4 |
12:10 | UW | Fred Coleman 10-yard pass from Damon Huard (two-point conversion failed) | IOWA 38–12 |
|
Q4 |
3:25 | UW | Ernie Conwell 20-yard pass from Damon Huard (two-point conversion failed) | IOWA 38–18 |
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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
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References
- ↑ "1995 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Iowa 1995 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Northern Iowa vs. Iowa". USA Today. September 9, 1995. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Iowa vs. Iowa State". USA Today. September 16, 1995. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ↑ "New Mexico State vs. Iowa". USA Today. September 30, 1995. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Iowa vs. Michigan State". USA Today. October 7, 1995. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Indiana vs. Iowa". USA Today. October 14, 1995. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Penn St. vs. Iowa". USA Today. October 21, 1995. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Iowa vs. Ohio St.". USA Today. October 28, 1995. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Illinois vs. Iowa". USA Today. November 4, 1995. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Iowa vs. Northwestern". USA Today. November 11, 1995. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Iowa vs. Wisconsin". USA Today. November 18, 1995. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Minnesota vs. Iowa". USA Today. November 25, 1995. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Iowa vs. Washington". USA Today. December 29, 1995. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ↑ "1996 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
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