1991 Iowa Hawkeyes football team


The 1991 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team was coached by Hayden Fry and played their home games at Kinnick Stadium.

Season

Schedule

Roster

Rankings

Game summaries

Hawaii

Michigan

In the 1991 Big Ten opener, the Hawkeyes led 18-7 midway through the second quarter, but could not stop the Michigan ground game as the Wolverines rolled up 371 yards rushing on 50 attempts. This game essentially decided the conference championship as both teams won the remainder of their Big Ten games.
Prior to kickoff, 1957 Outland Trophy winner Alex Karras was presented with a plaque from the College Football Hall of Fame.

at Wisconsin

The Hawkeyes played without decals on their helmets in honor of the fallen from an on-campus shooting the day before. Leroy Smith recorded a school-record 5 sacks in the road victory over the Buckeyes.

Indiana











Mike Saunders became the fifth Iowa player to score four touchdowns in a game, tying the school record. The Iowa defense forced four interceptions from Indiana quarterback Trent Green.

at Northwestern






The Hawkeyes closed the regular season with a win in the snow, giving Coach Fry his 100th victory at Iowa.

vs. BYU (Holiday Bowl)

Postseason awards

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Ron GeaterDefensive end7170Denver Broncos
Lance OlberdingTackle7172Cincinnati Bengals
Mike SaundersRunning back10262Pittsburgh Steelers
Rob BaxleyTackle11286Phoenix Cardinals
Matt RodgersQuarterback12335Buffalo Bills