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1994 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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.

1994 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Patterson (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Brashier (16th season)
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Penn State $ 8 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
No. 14 Ohio State 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
Wisconsin 5 – 2 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
No. 12 Michigan 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Illinois 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Purdue 3 – 3 – 2 5 – 4 – 2
Iowa 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Indiana 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Minnesota 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Michigan State † 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † Michigan State forfeited 5 wins including 4 conference victories, over Wisconsin, Indiana, Northwestern, and Purdue.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 31:00 pmCentral Michigan*
W 52–2166,520
September 102:30 pmIowa State*
ABCW 37–970,397
September 1711:00 amat No. 6 Penn State
ESPN2L 21–6195,834
September 243:00 pmat Oregon*
L 18–4029,287
October 12:30 pmNo. 7 Michigan
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ABCL 14–2970,397
October 81:05 pmIndiana 
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 20–2767,138
October 151:00 pmat Illinois
L 7–4759,573
October 221:00 pmMichigan State
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 19–1468,532
October 291:00 pmat Purdue
T 21–2144,067
November 121:00 pmNorthwestern
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 49–1366,532
November 196:00 pmat Minnesota
CreativeW 49–4253,340
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster edit

1994 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 22 Tavian Banks Fr
FB 85 Michael Burger Fr
WR 86 Anthony Dean Sr
QB 7 Ryan Driscoll So
WR 6 Tim Dwight Fr
OL 67 Fritz Fequiere Sr
WR 18 Damon Gibson Fr
OL 79 Mike Goff Fr
WR 1 Willie Guy Jr
WR 83 Harold Jasper Sr
FB 31 Kent Kahl Sr
TE 81 Chris Knipper Fr
WR 10 Demo Odems So
OL 69 Matt Purdy Sr
TE 40 Mark Roussell Sr
RB 5 Sedrick Shaw So
QB 12 Matt Sherman Fr
TE 84 Scott Slutzker Jr
RB 32 Ryan Terry Sr
OL 73 Ross Verba So
C 70 Casey Wiegmann Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 23 Plez Atkins Fr
SS 15 Kerry Cooks Fr
LB 45 Bob Diaco Jr
DE 9 Bill Ennis-Inge So
DL 91 Hausia Fuahala
CB 26 Ed Gibson Fr
DE 42 John Hartlieb Sr
DE 28 Jason House Fr
CB 27 Chris Jackson
DB 8 Tom Knight So
FS   Bo Porter
DB 3 Damien Robinson So
DL 56 Parker Wildeman Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 20 Brion Hurley So
K 17 Todd Romano Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Game summaries edit

Central Michigan edit

Central Michigan at Iowa
1 234Total
Chippewas 7 707 21
• Hawkeyes 7 24714 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 (23 °C), Clear, Wind SE 10–15 mph (16–24 km/h)
  • Referee: Steve Pamon
       
Scoring summary
111:41IowaKahl 5-yard run (Romano kick)Iowa 7–0
9:53CMUKing 2-yard run (Blasy kick)Tied 7–7
213:49IowaKahl 5-yard run (Romano kick)Iowa 14–7
9:23IowaRomano 38-yard field goalIowa 17–7
6:39CMUJohnson 1-yard run (Blasy kick)Iowa 17–14
6:21IowaSedrick Shaw 80-yard run (Romano kick)Iowa 24–14
1:11IowaTerry 7-yard run (Romano kick)Iowa 31–14
36:47IowaKahl 2-yard run (Romano kick)Iowa 38–14
411:19IowaTavian Banks 11-yard run (Romano kick)Iowa 45–14
3:04IowaTim Dwight 1-yard run (Hurley kick)Iowa 52–14
0:18CMUJohnson 2-yard run (Blasy kick)Iowa 52–21
See also: 1994 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

Iowa State edit

Iowa State at Iowa
1 234Total
Cyclones 0 306 9
• Hawkeyes 7 6177 37
Scoring summary
1IowaSedrick Shaw 1-yard run (Romano kick)Iowa 7–0
2IowaDriscoll 4-yard run (kick failed)Iowa 13–0
2ISUStewart 23-yard field goalIowa 13–3
3IowaRomano 33-yard field goalIowa 16–3
3IowaKahl 1-yard run (Romano kick)Iowa 23–3
3IowaKerry Cooks 51-yard fumble return (Romano kick)Iowa 30–3
4IowaTavian Banks 38-yard run (Romano kick)Iowa 37–3
40:53ISUDoxzon 1-yard run (run failed)Iowa 37–9
See also: 1994 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry

Penn State edit

Iowa at Penn State
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 7014 21
• No. 6 Nittany Lions 35 10016 61
Scoring summary
1PSUMike Archie 20-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Conway kick)PSU 7–0
1PSUMike Archie 35-yard run (Conway kick)PSU 14–0
1PSUYeboah-Kodie blocked punt recovery in end zone (Conway kick)PSU 21–0
1PSUKi-Jana Carter 41-yard run (Conway kick)PSU 28–0
1PSUKi-Jana Carter 4-yard run (Conway kick)PSU 35–0
214:13PSUMike Archie 4-yard run (Conway kick)PSU 42–0
2PSUConway 39-yard field goalPSU 45–0
2IowaHarold Jasper 26-yard pass from Ryan Driscoll (Romano kick)PSU 45–7
4IowaScott Slutzker 1-yard pass from Ryan Driscoll (kick failed)PSU 45–13
4PSUConway 33-yard field goalPSU 48–13
4PSUSlaod 5-yard run (Barninger kick)PSU 55–13
4IowaOdems 26-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Shaw run)PSU 55–21
4PSUGray 4-yard run (pass failed)PSU 61–21
See also: 1994 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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Oregon edit

Iowa at Oregon
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 12 060 18
• Ducks 7 20130 40
Scoring summary
1OregonWhittle 6-yard run (Belden kick)Oregon 7–0
1IowaSedrick Shaw 1-yard run (kick blocked)Oregon 7–6
1IowaHarold Jasper 68-yard punt return (kick blocked)Iowa 12–7
2OregonSpence 5-yard pass from O'Neil (run failed)Oregon 13–12
2OregonWhittle 2-yard run (Belden kick)Oregon 20–12
2OregonWhittle 9-yard run (Belden kick)Oregon 27–12
3OregonPhilyaw 6-yard pass from O'Neil (Belden kick)Oregon 34–12
3IowaKahl 1-yard run (pass failed)Oregon 34–18
3OregonPhilyaw 1-yard run (pass failed)Oregon 40–18
See also: 1994 Oregon Ducks football team

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Michigan edit

Michigan at Iowa
1 234Total
• No. 7 Wolverines 3 1097 29
Hawkeyes 0 707 14
Scoring summary
1MichHamilton 30-yard field goalMich 3–0
2IowaRyan Driscoll 1-yard run (Hurley kick)Iowa 7–3
2MichTyrone Wheatley 2-yard run (Hamilton kick)Mich 10–7
2MichHamilton 32-yard field goalMich 13–7
3MichTim Biakabutuka 7-yard run (kick failed)Mich 19–7
3MichHamilton 32-yard field goalMich 22–7
412:49IowaScott Slutzker 11-yard pass from Ryan Driscoll (Hurley kick)Mich 22–14
4MichTyrone Wheatley 12-yard run (Hamilton kick)Mich 29–14
See also: 1994 Michigan Wolverines football team

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Indiana edit

See also: 1994 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Illinois edit

See also: 1994 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Michigan State edit

Michigan State at Iowa
1 234Total
Spartans 0 1400 14
• Hawkeyes 7 336 19


See also: 1994 Michigan State Spartans football team

Purdue edit

Iowa at Purdue
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 0021 21
Boilermakers 3 738 21
Scoring summary
1PurdueBobich 32-yard field goalPurdue 3–0
2PurdueRogers 2-yard run (Bobich kick)Purdue 10–0
3PurdueBobich 20-yard field goalPurdue 13–0
4IowaKahl 1-yard run (Brion Hurley kick)Purdue 13–7
4IowaTavian Banks 38-yard run (Brion Hurley kick)Iowa 14–13
4IowaSedrick Shaw 39-yard run (Brion Hurley kick)Iowa 21–13
4PurdueBrian Alford 28-yard pass from Dicken (Dicken run)Tied 21–21
See also: 1994 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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Northwestern edit

Northwestern at Iowa
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 760 13
• Hawkeyes 7 141414 49
Scoring summary
1IowaJasper 38-yard pass from Sherman (Hurley kick)Iowa 7–0
2IowaRoussell 2-yard pass from Sherman (Hurley kick)Iowa 14–0
2IowaOdems 51-yard pass from ShermanIowa 21–0
2NWSchnur 12-yard run (Valenzisi kick)Iowa 21–7
3IowaPorter recovered blocked punt in end zone (Hurley kick)Iowa 28–7
3NWLundy 1-yard run (run failed)Iowa 28–13
3IowaShaw 19-yard run (Hurley kick)Iowa 35–13
4IowaKahl 10-yard run (Hurley kick)Iowa 42–13
4IowaTerry 71-yard run (Hurley kick)Iowa 49–13
See also: 1994 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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 234Total
• Hawkeyes 14 14210 49
Golden Gophers 10 71510 42
Scoring summary
1IowaOdems 3-yard fumble recovery on punt (Brion Hurley kick)Iowa 7–0
1MinnDarkins 56-yard run (Chalberg kick)Tied 7–7
1IowaTavian Banks 25-yard run (Brion Hurley kick)Iowa 14–7
1MinnChalbert 32-yard field goalIowa 14–10
2MinnRios 8-yard pass from Schade (Chalberg kick)Minn 17–14
2IowaSedrick Shaw 46-yard pass from Sherman (Brion Hurley kick)Iowa 21–17
2IowaSedrick Shaw 17-yard run (Brion Hurley kick)Iowa 28–17
3MinnDarkins 1-yard run (Schade pass to Atwell)Iowa 28–25
3MinnOsterman 80-yard pass from Schade (Chalberg kick)Minn 32–28
3IowaOdems 34-yard pass from Sherman (Brion Hurley kick)Iowa 35–32
3IowaSherman 9-yard pass from Tim Dwight (Brion Hurley kick)Iowa 42–32
3IowaPorter 10-yard fumble return (Brion Hurley kick)Iowa 49–32
4MinnDarkins 3-yard run (Chalberg kick)Iowa 49–39
4MinnChalberg 28-yard field goalIowa 49–42
See also: 1994 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry

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

Awards and honors edit

See also: 1994 All-Big Ten Conference football team

Team players in the 1995 NFL Draft edit

Main article: 1995 NFL Draft
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.
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