1995 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1995 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 38–18 vs. Washington
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 25
Record8–4 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Patterson (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Brashier (17th season)
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
(Capacity: 70,397)
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Northwestern $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Ohio State 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Penn State 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Michigan 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
Michigan State 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 5 – 1
No. 25 Iowa 4 – 4 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Illinois 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Wisconsin 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 2
Purdue 2 – 5 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Minnesota 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Indiana 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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. The Hawkeyes finished with an overall record of 8–4 (4–4 Big Ten), and earned a victory over Washington in the Sun Bowl.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 91:00 pmNorthern Iowa*
W 34–1370,397
September 1611:00 amat Iowa State*
W 27–1049,714
September 301:00 pmNew Mexico State*
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
W 59–2163,721
October 711:00 amat Michigan State
CreativeW 21–773,732
October 1411:00 amIndianadaggerNo. 23
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
ESPN2W 22–1369,520
October 212:30 pmNo. 19 Penn StateNo. 18
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
ABCL 27–4170,397
October 2811:30 amat No. 4 Ohio StateNo. 25
ESPNL 35–5693,314
November 411:30 amIllinois
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
ESPNL 7–2670,397
November 1111:00 amat No. 5 Northwestern
CreativeL 20–3149,256
November 1811:30 amat Wisconsin
ESPN2W 33–2078,907
November 251:00 pmMinnesota
W 45–365,794
December 291:30 pmvs. No. 20 Washington*
CBSW 38–1849,116
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

1995 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 22 Tavian Banks So
FB 85 Michael Burger  Fr
WR 4 Ricchard Carter So
WR 6 Tim Dwight So
TE 80 Zeron Flemister  Fr
WR 18 Damon Gibson So
OL 79 Mike Goff So
WR 1 Willie Guy Sr
TE 81 Chris Knipper So
WR 10 Demo Odems Jr
RB 5 Sedrick Shaw Jr
QB 12 Matt Sherman So
TE 84 Scott Slutzker Sr
OL 73 Ross Verba Jr
C 70 Casey Wiegmann Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 23 Plez Atkins So
SS 15 Kerry Cooks So
DL 94 Jared DeVries Fr
LB 45 Bobby Diaco Sr
DE 9 Bill Ennis-Inge Jr
CB 26 Ed Gibson So
DE 28 Jason House So
DB 8 Tom Knight Jr
DB 3 Damien Robinson Jr
LB 56 Vernon Rollins Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 38 Zach Bromert Fr
P 46 Nick Gallery Jr
K 20 Brion Hurley Jr
K 17 Todd Romano Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings

Further information: 1995 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
APRVRVRVRVRV231825RV—25
CoachesRVRVRVRVRV221723RVRV22

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Game summaries

Northern Iowa

See also: Northern Iowa Panthers football
UNI Panthers at Iowa Hawkeyes
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Northern Iowa 3 0 3713
Iowa 7 21 0634

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

  • Date: September 9, 1995
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 70,397
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • UNI - FG Waller 38
  • IOWA - Dwight 9 run (Hurley kick)

Second quarter

  • IOWA - Atkins 31 interception return (Hurley kick)
  • IOWA - Filer 1 run (Hurley kick)
  • IOWA - Dwight 22 pass from Sherman (Hurley kick)

Third quarter

  • UNI - FG Waller 44

Fourth quarter

  • IOWA - Shaw 2 run (kick failed)
  • UNI - Ward 30 pass from Berg (Waller kick)

Iowa State

See also: 1995 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry
Iowa Hawkeyes at Iowa State Cyclones
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Iowa 6 6 6927
Iowa State 7 3 0010

at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa

Game information
First quarter
  • IOWA - S Shaw 1 run (kick failed)
  • ISU - Davis 63 run (Kohl kick)

Second quarter

  • ISU - FG Kohl 26
  • IOWA - Filer 1 run (two-point conversion failed)

Third quarter

  • IOWA - Banks 5 run (kick failed)

Fourth quarter

  • IOWA - FG Romano 25
  • IOWA - Sherman 1 run (kick failed)

New Mexico State

See also: New Mexico State Aggies football
New Mexico State Aggies at Iowa Hawkeyes
Quarter 1 2 34Total
New Mexico State 0 0 14721
Iowa 14 28 14359

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

  • Date: September 30, 1995
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 63,721
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • IOWA - Shaw 3 run (Bromert kick)
  • IOWA - Dwight 25 pass from Sherman (Bromert kick)

Second quarter

  • IOWA - Banks 3 run (Bromert kick)
  • IOWA - Filer 1 run (Bromert kick)
  • IOWA - Burger 10 pass from Sherman (Bromert kick)
  • IOWA - Dwight 21 pass from Sherman (Bromert kick)

Third quarter

  • NMSU - Davis 26 pass from Ledbetter (Culin kick)
  • IOWA - Shaw 7 run (Bromert kick)
  • IOWA - Atikins 23 interception return (Bromert kick)
  • NMSU - Gregory 21 pass from Ledbetter (Culin kick)

Fourth quarter

  • IOWA - FG Bromert 29
  • NMSU - Sanchez 4 pass from Ledbetter (Culin kick)

Michigan State

See also: 1995 Michigan State Spartans football team

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.[3]

Iowa Hawkeyes at Michigan State Spartans
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Iowa 0 6 8721
Michigan State 0 7 007

at Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan

Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring

Second quarter

  • IOWA - Bromert 37-yard field goal
  • MSU - S Greene 2-yard run (C Gardner kick)
  • IOWA - Hurley 50-yard field goal

Third quarter

  • IOWA - Dwight 11-yard pass from Sherman (S Shaw reception for two-point conversion)

Fourth quarter

  • IOWA - S Shaw 7-yard run (Bromert kick)

Indiana

See also: 1995 Indiana Hoosiers football team
Indiana Hoosiers at Iowa Hawkeyes
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Indiana 0 10 0313
Iowa 7 0 7822

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

  • Date: October 14, 1995
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 69,520
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • IOWA - Dwight 56-yard run (Bromert kick)

Second quarter

  • IND - Glover 1-yard run (Manolopoulos kick)
  • IND - Manolopoulos 34-yard field goal

Third quarter

  • IOWA - Shaw 7 yard run (Bromert kick)
  • IND - Manolopoulos 23-yard field goal

Fourth quarter

  • IOWA - Knight 60-yard interception return (Driscoll run)

Penn State

See also: 1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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.

#19 Penn State Nittany Lions at #18 Iowa Hawkeyes
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Penn State 10 7 71741
Iowa 7 7 6727

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

Game information
First quarter
  • PSU - Witman 1 run (Conway kick)
  • IOWA - Odems 18 pass from Sherman (Bromert kick)
  • PSU - FG Conway 42

Second quarter

  • PSU - Witman 1 run (Conway kick)
  • IOWA - Dwight 29 pass from Sherman (Bromert kick)

Third quarter

  • IOWA - FG Bromert 22
  • PSU - Witman 1 run (Conway kick)
  • IOWA - FG Bromert 26

Fourth quarter

  • IOWA - S Shaw 19 run (Bromert kick)
  • PSU - FG Conway 26
  • PSU - Engram 13 pass from Richardson (Conway kick)
  • PSU - Engram 43 pass from Richardson (Conway kick)

Ohio State

See also: 1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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.

#25 Iowa Hawkeyes at #4 Ohio State Buckeyes
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Iowa 0 7 72135
Ohio State 28 28 0056

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: October 28, 1995
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Overcast, Some Rain 55 °F (13 °C), Wind SSE 10-20
  • Game attendance: 93,314
  • Referee: Jim Kemerling
  • Box Score
Game information

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Illinois

See also: 1995 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
Illinois Fighting Illini at Iowa Hawkeyes
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Illinois 3 7 61026
Iowa 0 7 007

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

Game information
First quarter
  • ILL - Scheuplein 24-yard field goal ILL 3–0

Second quarter

  • IOWA - Tim Dwight 12-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Bromert kick) IOWA 7–3
  • ILL - Cushing 5-yard pass from Johnson (Scheuplein kick) ILL 10–7

Third quarter

  • ILL - Havard 35-yard run (run failed) ILL 16–7'

Fourth quarter

  • ILL - Scheuplein 19-yard field goal ILL 19–7
  • ILL - Douthard 3-yard run (Scheuplein kick) ILL 26–7
  • Sources:

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Northwestern

See also: 1995 Northwestern Wildcats football team and College GameDay (football)

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.[7]

Iowa Hawkeyes at #5 Northwestern Wildcats
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Iowa 0 20 0020
Northwestern 3 14 7731

at Dyche Stadium, Evanston, Illinois

Game information
First quarter
  • NU - Brian Gowins 50-yard field goal

Second quarter

  • IOWA - Sedrick Shaw 1-yard run (Bromert kick)
  • IOWA - Tom Knight 28-yard interception return (Bromert kick)
  • NU - Darren Drexler 21-yard pass from Steve Schnur (Gowins kick)
  • NU - Brian Musso 60-yard punt return (Gowins kick)
  • IOWA - Scott Slutzker 39-yard pass from Matt Sherman (kick failed)

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • NU - Hudhaifa Ismaeli 31-yard fumble return (Gowins kick)

Wisconsin

See also: 1995 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry
Iowa Hawkeyes at Wisconsin Badgers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Iowa 7 17 0933
Wisconsin 0 7 7620

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: November 18, 1995
  • Game time: 11:30 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: 34 °F (1 °C), Cloudy, Wind N 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 78,907
  • Referee: Tom Quinn
  • TV: ESPN2
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Game information
First quarter
  • IOWA - Michael Burger 3-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Bromert kick)

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • WIS - Nyquist 1-yard pass from Bevell (Hall kick)

Fourth quarter

  • WIS - Stecker 2-yard run (kick failed)
  • IOWA - Safety, holding in end zone
  • IOWA - Sedrick Shaw 4-yard run (Bromert kick)

Minnesota

See also: 1995 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Iowa Hawkeyes
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Minnesota 0 0 303
Iowa 7 10 72145

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

  • Date: November 25, 1995
  • Game time: 1:05 pm CST
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), Sunny, Wind W 10 mph (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 65,794
  • Referee: Jim Kemerling
  • TV: ESPN
  • Box score
Game information

Sun Bowl

Main articles: 1995 Washington Huskies football team and 1995 Sun Bowl

The young Hawkeyes bullied the Pac-10 co-Champion and 20th-ranked Huskies, leading 21–0 at half and 38–6 early in 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 kickers combined for 5 field goals to stretch the lead in the first half.

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.[10]

Coaching in his final game, longtime Defensive Coordinator Bill Brashier referred to this Sun Bowl victory as his most memorable.[11]

Iowa Hawkeyes vs. #20 Washington Huskies
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Iowa 10 11 10738
Washington 0 0 61218

at Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, Texas

Game information
First quarter

Second quarter

  • IOWA - Safety IOWA 12–0
  • IOWA - Zach Bromert 33-yard field goal IOWA 15–0
  • IOWA - Zach Bromert 34-yard field goal IOWA 18–0
  • IOWA - Brion Hurley 47-yard field goal IOWA 21–0

Third quarter

  • IOWA - Brion Hurley 50-yard field goal IOWA 24–0
  • WASH - Jerome Pathon 30-yard pass from Shane Fortney (two-point conversion failed) IOWA 24-6
  • IOWA - Michael Burger 8-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 31–6

Fourth quarter

  • IOWA - Michael Burger 1-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 38–6
  • WASH - Fred Coleman 10-yard pass from Damon Huard (two-point conversion failed) IOWA 38–12
  • WASH - Ernie Conwell 20-yard pass from Damon Huard (two-point conversion failed) IOWA 38–18

Awards and honors

See also: 1995 All-Big Ten Conference football team

Team players in the 1996 NFL Draft

Main article: 1996 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Scott Slutzker Tight end 3 82 Indianapolis Colts

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References

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  2. ^ "Iowa 1995 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  3. ^ "Iowa vs. Michigan State". USA Today. October 7, 1995. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  4. ^ "Iowa vs. Ohio St". USA Today. October 28, 1995. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  5. ^ "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". Los Angeles Times. October 29, 1995. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  6. ^ "Illinois vs. Iowa". USA Today. November 4, 1995. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  7. ^ "Iowa vs. Northwestern". USA Today. November 11, 1995. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  8. ^ "Iowa vs. Wisconsin". USA Today. November 18, 1995. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  9. ^ "Minnesota vs. Iowa". USA Today. November 25, 1995. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  10. ^ "Iowa vs. Washington". USA Today. December 29, 1995.
  11. ^ "MASTERMIND OF GREAT UI DEFENSES ELECTED TO HALL". University of Iowa Athletic Department. September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  12. ^ "Iowa vs. Washington". USA Today. November 29, 1995. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  13. ^ "1996 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2015.