1994 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

American college football season

The 1994 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1994 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.

Schedule[edit]

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 1:00 pm Central Michigan* W 52–21 66,520
September 10 2:30 pm Iowa State* ABC W 37–9 70,397
September 17 11:00 am at No. 6 Penn State ESPN2 L 21–61 95,834
September 24 3:00 pm at Oregon* L 18–40 29,287
October 1 2:30 pm No. 7 Michigan
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ABC L 14–29 70,397
October 8 1:05 pm Indianadagger
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 20–27 67,138
October 15 1:00 pm at Illinois L 7–47 59,573
October 22 1:00 pm Michigan State
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 19–14 68,532
October 29 1:00 pm at Purdue T 21–21 44,067
November 12 1:00 pm Northwestern
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 49–13 66,532
November 19 6:00 pm at Minnesota Creative W 49–42 53,340
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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1994 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense Defense Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries[edit]

Central Michigan[edit]

Central Michigan at Iowa
1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 7 7 0 7 21
Hawkeyes 7 24 7 14 52
  • Date: September 3
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Game start: 1:05 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 66,520
  • Game weather: 74° F, Clear, Wind SE 10-15 mph
  • Referee: Steve Pamon
       

Iowa State[edit]

Iowa State at Iowa
1 2 3 4 Total
Cyclones 0 3 0 6 9
Hawkeyes 7 6 17 7 37

Penn State[edit]

Iowa at Penn State
1 2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes 0 7 0 14 21
No. 6 Nittany Lions 35 10 0 16 61

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Oregon[edit]

Iowa at Oregon
1 2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes 12 0 6 0 18
Ducks 7 20 13 0 40

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Michigan[edit]

Michigan at Iowa
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Wolverines 3 10 9 7 29
Hawkeyes 0 7 0 7 14

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Indiana[edit]

Illinois[edit]

Michigan State[edit]

Purdue[edit]

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Northwestern[edit]

Northwestern at Iowa
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 6 0 13
Hawkeyes 7 14 14 14 49

The 49–13 victory was Iowa’s 21st consecutive over Northwestern.[6] Freshman QB Matt Sherman, starting for the first time at Iowa, completed 19 of 24 passes for 331 yards and 3 touchdowns.[7]

Minnesota[edit]

Iowa at Minnesota
1 2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes 14 14 21 0 49
Golden Gophers 10 7 15 10 42

The Hawkeyes won a high-scoring matchup at the Metrodome to salvage a .500 season.[8][9]

Awards and honors[edit]

Team players in the 1995 NFL Draft[edit]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Fritz Fequiere Guard 6 182 Denver Broncos

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References[edit]

  1. ^ “1994 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results”. sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  2. ^ “Penn State’s Point Machine Still Humming in Overdrive”. The New York Times. September 18, 1994. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  3. ^ “Turnovers, penalties shut down Hawks” (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 26, 1994. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  4. ^ “Iowa Gives Michigan Small Scare”. Chicago Tribune. October 2, 1994. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  5. ^ “Fry: All that effort for zip” (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 31, 1994. p. 1B. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  6. ^ “Hawks demolish Wildcats, 49-13” (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 14, 1994. p. 1B. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  7. ^ “Hot Freshman QB Sparks Iowa Rout of Northwestern”. Chicago Tribune. November 13, 1994. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  8. ^ “Hawks keep Gophers in hole” (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 21, 1994. p. 1B. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  9. ^ “Donnybrook in Metrodome: Hawkeyes close campaign with wild 49-42 victory over Minnesota Gophers”. The Gazette. November 20, 1994. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  10. ^ “1995 NFL Draft”. pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.