American college football season
1991 Iowa Hawkeyes football |
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Holiday Bowl, T 13–13 vs. BYU |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 10 |
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AP | No. 10 |
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Record | 10–1–1 (7–1 Big Ten) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Carl Jackson (3rd season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Bill Brashier (13th season) |
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Captain | Rob Baxley John Derby Matt Rodgers Leroy Smith |
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Home stadium | Kinnick Stadium (Capacity: 70,220) |
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Seasons |
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.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 7 | 11:30 am | Hawaii* | No. 15 | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, Iowa
| ESPN | W 53–10 | 70,044[1] |
September 14 | 11:30 am | at Iowa State* | No. 14 | - Cyclone Stadium
- Ames, Iowa (Cy-Hawk Trophy)
| ABC | W 29–10 | 54,469[2] |
September 28 | 1:00 pm | Northern Illinois* | No. 9 | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, Iowa
| | W 58–7 | 70,220[3] |
October 5 | 2:30 pm | No. 7 Michigan | No. 9 | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, Iowa
| ABC | L 24–43 | 70,220[3] |
October 12 | 1:00 pm | at Wisconsin | No. 17 | | | W 10–6 | 75,053[4] |
October 19 | 2:30 pm | No. 13 Illinois | No. 15 | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, Iowa
| ABC | W 24–21 | 70,220[3] |
October 26 | 11:30 am | at Purdue | No. 11 | | ESPN | W 31–21 | 32,932[5] |
November 2 | 2:30 pm | at No. 13 Ohio State | No. 11 | | ABC | W 16–9 | 95,357[6] |
November 9 | 2:30 pm | No. 25 Indiana | No. 10 | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, Iowa
| ABC | W 38–21 | 70,220[3] |
November 16 | 1:00 pm | at Northwestern | No. 9 | | | W 24–10 | 33,478[7] |
November 23 | 1:00 pm | Minnesota | No. 9 | | | W 23–8 | 69,500[8] |
December 30 | 7:30 pm | vs. BYU* | No. 7 | | ESPN | T 13–13 | 60,646[9] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Roster
1991 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | OT | 78 | Rob Baxley | Sr | TE | 87 | Alan Cross | Jr | OT | 65 | Scott Davis | Jr | C | 60 | Mike Devlin | Jr | G | 55 | Mike Ferroni | | WR | 82 | Jon Filloon | Sr | WR | 3 | Danan Hughes | Jr | WR | 83 | Harold Jasper | Fr | WR | 80 | Kenny Jones | Sr | FB | 34 | Lew Montgomery | Jr | OL | | Lance Olberding | Sr | QB | 7 | Matt Rodgers | Sr | RB | 32 | Mike Saunders | Sr | OL | 61 | Dave Turner | Sr | OL | 73 | Ted Velicer | Jr | FB | 46 | Matt Whitaker | Jr | RB | 23 | Paul Kujawa | Jr | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DL | 91 | Bret Bielema | Jr | DE | 95 | Larry Blue | So | FS | 19 | Gary Clark | Sr | NG | 88 | Maurea Crain | So | NG | 54 | Rod Davis | Sr | LB | 31 | John Derby | Sr | LB | 49 | Teddy Joe Faley | Jr | DE | 96 | Ron Geater | Sr | DB | 5 | Carlos James | Jr | DT | 93 | Jeff Nelson | Jr | CB | 6 | Scott Plate | So | CB | 27 | Eddie Polly | Sr | DE | 8 | Leroy Smith | Sr | DL | 64 | Mike Wells | So | SS | 15 | Brian Wise | Sr | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | 11 | Jeff Skillett | Sr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Carl Jackson – Offensive Coordinator
- Bill Brashier – Defensive Coordinator
- Milan Vooletich – Defensive ends
- Mike Stoops – Linebackers/Defensive backs
- Bo Pelini – Graduate assistant
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | 18 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
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Coaches | 18 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
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Game summaries
Hawaii
Hawaii at #15 Iowa | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | • No. 15 Hawkeyes | 27 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 53 | - Sources: Box Score and Game Story
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 13:49 | IOWA | Hughes 18-yard pass from Rodgers (Skillett kick) | IOWA 7–0 | | IOWA | Bradley 10-yard blocked punt return (Skillett kick) | IOWA 14–0 | | IOWA | Montgomery 1-yard run (Skillett kick) | IOWA 21–0 | | IOWA | Filloon 8-yard pass from Rodgers (kick blocked) | IOWA 27–0 | | 2 | | Hawaii | Jason Elam 35-yard field goal | IOWA 27–3 | | IOWA | Montgomery 1-yard run (Skillett kick) | IOWA 34–3 | | IOWA | Montgomery 1-yard run (Skillett kick) | IOWA 41–3 | | 3 | | IOWA | Hilliard blocked punt for safety | IOWA 43–3 | | IOWA | Saunders 27-yard run (Skillett kick) | IOWA 50–3 | | 4 | 12:53 | IOWA | Skillett 30-yard field goal | IOWA 53–3 | | Hawaii | Lewis 35-yard pass from Jasper (Elam kick) | IOWA 53–10 | |
This game was essentially over at halftime as Iowa cruised to start the season 1-0.
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At Iowa State
#14 Iowa at Iowa State
Cy-Hawk Trophy | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • No. 14 Hawkeyes | 17 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 29 | Cyclones | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | - Sources: Box Score and Game Story
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | IOWA | Hughes 46-yard pass from Rodgers (Skillett kick) | IOWA 7–0 | | 1 | | IOWA | Kujawa 2-yard run (Skillett kick) | IOWA 14–0 | | 1 | | IOWA | Skillett field goal | IOWA 17–0 | | 2 | | ISU | Stewart 35-yard field goal | IOWA 17–3 | | 2 | | IOWA | Skillett 20-yard field goal | IOWA 20–3 | | 3 | | IOWA | Safety Hilliard blocked punt out of the end zone | IOWA 22–3 | | 4 | | ISU | Spencer 7-yard pass from Pedersen (Stewart kick) | IOWA 22–10 | | 4 | | IOWA | Whitaker 28-yard pass from Rodgers (Skillett kick) | IOWA 29–10 | |
Iowa had little trouble getting their ninth consecutive victory in this in-state rivalry contest.
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Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois at #9 Iowa | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Huskies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | • No. 9 Hawkeyes | 7 | 24 | 7 | 20 | 58 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 1:10 | IOWA | Montgomery 15-yard run (Skillett kick) | Iowa 7–0 | | 2 | | Iowa | Martens 8-yard pass from Rodgers (Skillett kick) | Iowa 14–0 | | 2 | | Iowa | Skillett 21-yard field goal | Iowa 17–0 | | 2 | | Iowa | Leroy Smith fumble recovery in end zone | Iowa 24–0 | | 2 | | Iowa | Hughes 15-yard pass from Rodgers (Skillett kick) | Iowa 31–0 | | 3 | | Iowa | Saunders 11-yard run (Skillett kick) | Iowa 38–0 | | 3 | | Iowa | Kujawa 3-yard run (Skillett kick) | Iowa 45–0 | | 4 | | Iowa | Jones 12-yard pass from Burmeister (Skillett kick) | Iowa 52–0 | | 4 | | Iowa | Jones 52-yard pass from Hartlieb (kick blocked) | Iowa 58–0 | | 4 | 0:34 | NIU | Patterson 11-yard pass from Rugal (Roy kick) | Iowa 58–7 | |
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No. 7 Michigan
#7 Michigan at #9 Iowa | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • No. 7 Wolverines | 7 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 43 | No. 9 Hawkeyes | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 24 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 8:26 | Mich | 21-yard blocked punt return (Carlson kick) | Michigan 7–0 | | 2 | 14:31 | Iowa | Montgomery 1-yard run (Skillett kick failed) | Michigan 7–6 | | 2 | 12:35 | Iowa | Matt Rodgers 8-yard run (Pass failed) | Iowa 12–7 | | 2 | 6:16 | Iowa | Danan Hughes 17-yard pass from Matt Rodgers (Run failed) | Iowa 18–7 | | 2 | 3:21 | Mich | Powers 2-yard run (Pass failed) | Iowa 18–13 | | 2 | 0:31 | Mich | J. Johnson 28-yard pass from E. Grbac (Pass failed) | Michigan 19–18 | | 3 | 8:25 | Mich | D. Howard 20-yard pass from E. Grbac (Carlson kick) | Michigan 26–18 | | 4 | 13:47 | Mich | D. Howard 2-yard pass from E. Grbac (Carlson kick) | Michigan 33–18 | | 4 | 9:39 | Mich | Carlson 25-yard field goal | Michigan 36–18 | | 4 | 6:52 | Iowa | Matt Rodgers 8-yard run (Pass failed) | Michigan 36–24 | | 4 | 0:34 | Mich | J. Johnson 17-yard run (Carlson kick) | Michigan 43–24 | |
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.[15]
At Wisconsin
#17 Iowa at Wisconsin
rivalry Game | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • No. 17 Hawkeyes | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | Badgers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - Sources: Box Score and Game Story
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| 1 | | WIS | Troy Vincent 65-yard interception return (kick blocked) | WIS 6–0 | | 2 | | IOWA | Skillett 29-yard field goal | WIS 6–3 | | 4 | 0:44 | IOWA | Saunders 14-yard pass from Rodgers (Skillett kick) | IOWA 10–6 | |
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No. 13 Illinois
#13 Illinois at #15 Iowa | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | No. 13 Fighting Illini | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 | • No. 15 Hawkeyes | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 | - Sources: Box Score and Game Story
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | Illinois | Kameno Bell 4-yard run (Richardson kick) | Illinois 7–0 | | 1 | 6:41 | Iowa | Alan Cross 10-yard pass from Matt Rodgers (Skillett kick) | Tied 7–7 | | 1 | | Iowa | Jeff Skillett 24-yard field goal | Iowa 10–7 | | 2 | | Illinois | 5-yard pass from Jason Verduzco (Richardson kick) | Illinois 14–10 | | 2 | 5:52 | Illinois | K. Bell 1-yard run (Richardson kick) | Illinois 21–10 | | 2 | 1:56 | Iowa | Mike Saunders 6-yard pass from Matt Rodgers (Skillett kick) | Illinois 21–17 | | 4 | 2:39 | Iowa | Matt Rodgers 1-yard run (Skillett kick) | Iowa 24–21 | |
The Hawkeyes ended up having a happy homecoming in a game where they were outplayed in the first half in this top 15 showdown.
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At Purdue
#11 Iowa at Purdue | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • No. 11 Hawkeyes | 7 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 31 | Boilermakers | 6 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 21 | - Source: Box Score and Game Story
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At No. 13 Ohio State
#11 Iowa at #13 Ohio State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • No. 11 Hawkeyes | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 16 | No. 13 Buckeyes | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - Source: Box Score and Game Story
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| 2 | | IOWA | Rodgers 1-yard run (Skillett kick) | IOWA 7–0 | | 2 | | OSU | Carlos Snow 2-yard run (kick) | Tied 7–7 | | 2 | | IOWA | Alan Cross 61-yard pass from Rodgers (kick blocked) | IOWA 13–7 | | 2 | | OSU | Simmons 85-yard blocked PAT return | IOWA 13–9 | | 3 | 0:27 | IOWA | Skillett 30-yard field goal | IOWA 16–9 | |
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.[18][19][20]
No. 25 Indiana
#25 Indiana at #10 Iowa | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | No. 25 Hoosiers | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 21 | • No. 10 Hawkeyes | 21 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 38 | |
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| 1 | 5:54 | Iowa | Saunders 1-yard pass from Jim Hartlieb (Skillett kick) | Iowa 7–0 | | 1 | 5:09 | Iowa | Saunders 14-yard run (Skillett kick) | Iowa 14–0 | | 1 | 2:37 | Iowa | Saunders 19-yard run (Skillett kick) | Iowa 21–0 | | 2 | 10:28 | Iowa | Skillett 26-yard field goal | Iowa 24–0 | | 2 | 4:46 | Indiana | Thomas Lewis 24-yard pass from Trent Green (kick failed) | Iowa 24–6 | | 2 | 0:26 | Iowa | Danan Hughes 26-yard pass from Hartlieb | Iowa 31–6 | | 3 | 11:27 | Indiana | Bonnell 33-yard field goal | Iowa 31–9 | | 3 | 8:17 | Iowa | Saunders 7-yard run (Skillett kick) | Iowa 38–9 | | 4 | 13:44 | Indiana | Lewis 11-yard pass from Trent Green (run failed) | Iowa 38–15 | | 4 | 10:39 | Indiana | Vaughn Dunbar 11-yard run (run failed) | Iowa 38–21 | |
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
#9 Iowa at Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • No. 9 Hawkeyes | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 24 | Wildcats | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - Date: November 16
- Location: Dyche Stadium
- Game attendance: 33,478
- Sources: Box Score and Game Story
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | IOWA | Skillett 25-yard field goal | IOWA 3–0 | | 2 | | NW | Leahy 30-yard field goal | Tied 3–3 | | 2 | | IOWA | Hughes 1-yard pass from Hartlieb (Skillett kick) | IOWA 10–3 | | 2 | | NW | Williams 3-yard run (Leahy kick) | Tied 10–10 | | 3 | | IOWA | Saunders 7-yard run (Skillett kick) | IOWA 17–10 | | 3 | | IOWA | Montgomery 1-yard run (Skillett kick) | IOWA 24–10 | |
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Minnesota
Minnesota at #9 Iowa | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Golden Gophers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | • No. 9 Hawkeyes | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | - Sources: Box Score and Game Story
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| 2 | 0:00 | Iowa | Jeff Skillett 32-yard field goal | Iowa 3–0 | | 3 | | Iowa | Alan Cross 12-yard pass from Matt Rodgers (Skillett kick) | Iowa –-0 | | 4 | | Iowa | Danan Hughes 45-yard pass from Matt Rodgers (Skillett kick) | Iowa 17–0 | | 4 | | Iowa | Danan Hughes 32-yard pass from Matt Rodgers (kick failed) | Iowa 23–0 | | 4 | 1:33 | Minn | Paul Hopewell 19-yard pass from Scott Schaffner (two-point conversion) | Iowa 23–8 | |
The Hawkeyes closed the regular season with a win in the snow, giving Coach Fry his 100th victory at Iowa. [22]
Vs. BYU (Holiday Bowl)
#7 Iowa vs. BYU | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | No. 7 Hawkeyes | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | Cougars | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | Iowa | Mike Saunders 13-yard run (extra point missed) | Iowa 6–0 | | 2 | | Iowa | Mike Saunders 5-yard run (Skillett kick) | Iowa 13–0 | | 2 | | BYU | Tuipulotu 9-yard pass from Ty Detmer (extra point missed) | Iowa 13–6 | | 4 | 11:36 | BYU | Tyler Anderson 29-pass from Ty Detmer (Kauffman kick) | Tied 13–13 | |
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Postseason awards
After the season
NFL Draft
The following Hawkeyes were selected in the 1992 NFL draft after the season.[24]
References
- ^ "Iowa 53, Hawaii 10". Gainesville Sun. September 8, 1991.
- ^ Miller, Rusty (September 15, 1991). "Ohio State Beats Louisville, Michigan Tops Notre Dame". The Daily Sentinel.
- ^ a b c d "Kinnick Stadium Attendance". University of Iowa. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011.
- ^ Chaptman, Dennis (October 13, 1991). "Offensive woes leave Badgers Shaking Their Heads". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
- ^ Ambrogi, Mark (October 27, 1991). "Iowa Rallies to Deflate Purdue Upset Bid". The Indianapolis Star. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012.
- ^ "Iowa 16, Ohio State 9". Gainesville Sun. November 3, 1991.
- ^ Ziehm, Len (November 17, 1991). "Conquest of NU No Holiday for Iowa". Chicago Sun-Times.
- ^ "Iowa 23, Minnesota 8". Eugene Register-Guard. November 24, 1991.
- ^ "1991". Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ "1991 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
- ^ "Iowa 1991 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ^ "Wipeout! Iowa calls Hawaii's bluff" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 9, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ^ "What else is new? Hawks crush Cyclones" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 16, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ^ "Iowa stomps NIU; Michigan awaits" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 30, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ^ "U-M: Big Ten season opens with victory". Detroit Free Press. October 6, 1991. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ "Hawkeyes escape from Wisconsin" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 14, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ^ "Hawkeyes sneak past Illinois 24–21" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 21, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ^ "Iowa Wins It 'for People Back Home'". Los Angeles Times. November 3, 1991. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ^ "Roses Are Red, Columbus Is Angry". The New York Times. November 3, 1991. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ^ "Recalling the dark scene surrounding last win at Ohio State". The Gazette. November 13, 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ^ "Second half charge propels Hawkeyes over NU" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 18, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ^ "Hawks win Floyd for Fry's 100th" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 25, 1991. p. 1B. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ^ "Game History: The 1991 Thrifty Car Rental Holiday Bowl". sandiegobowlgames.com. December 30, 1991. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
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