1989 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

American college football season

1989 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Hayden Fry (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Carl Jackson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Brashier (11th season)
MVP	Richard Bass Jim Johnson
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium (Capacity: 67,700)
Seasons← 1988 1990 →

1989 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Michigan $	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Illinois	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Michigan State	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 24 Ohio State	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium and were led by head coach Hayden Fry. Iowa finished with a 5–6 record (3–5 Big Ten) and failed to make a bowl for the first time since the 1980 season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 16	1:05 pm	Oregon*	No. 24	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa		L 6–44	67,700
September 23	12:10 pm	at Iowa State*		Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa (Cy-Hawk Trophy)		W 31–21	54,458
September 30	1:05 pm	Tulsa*		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa		W 30–22	67,700
October 7	1:05 pm	No. 24 Michigan State		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa		L 14–17	67,700
October 14	1:00 pm	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wisconsin		W 31–24	62,402
October 21	2:30 pm	No. 5 Michigan		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa	ABC	L 12–26	67,700
October 28	1:00 pm	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois		W 35–22	36,312
November 4	2:30 pm	No. 8 Illinois		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa	ABC	L 7–31	67,700
November 11	11:30 am	at Ohio State		Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio	ESPN	L 0–28	89,536
November 18	2:00 pm	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana		W 24–0	31,963
November 25	1:05 pm	Minnesota		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale)		L 7–43	67,700
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Oregon

At Iowa State

The Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones for the seventh consecutive time.

Tulsa

Michigan State

At Wisconsin

Nick Bell ran for a career high 217 yards and scored 3 touchdowns (2 rushing, 1 receiving) in the Hawkeyes' win over Wisconsin.

Michigan

At Northwestern

Illinois

At Ohio State

Iowa Hawkeyes (4–4) at Ohio State Buckeyes (6–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	0	0	0	0	0
Ohio St	7	7	7	7	28

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Date: November 11
Game time: 12:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Overcast, 52 °F (11 °C)
Game attendance: 89,536
Referee: Jerry Hendrickson
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

OSU – Scottie Graham 3-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 7:18. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 3:54.

Second quarter

OSU – Jeff Graham 8-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 12:24. Ohio St 14–0. Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 5:44.

Third quarter

OSU – Scottie Graham 9-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 6:35. Ohio St 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 2:14.

Fourth quarter

OSU – Dante Lee 1-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 10:51. Ohio St 28–0. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 7:42.

Top passers

IOWA – Matt Rodgers – 15/33, 201 yards
OSU – Greg Frey – 11/19, 168 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

IOWA – Richard Bass – 6 rushes, 30 yards
OSU – Dante Lee – 13 rushes, 99 yards, TD

Top receivers

IOWA – Travis Watkins – 4 receptions, 69 yards
OSU – Jeff Graham – 3 receptions, 70 yards, TD

At Purdue

Minnesota

See also: Floyd of Rosedale Minnesota Golden Gophers (5–5) at Iowa Hawkeyes (5–5)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Minnesota	7			30	37
Iowa	0	0	7	0	7

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

Date: November 25, 1989
Game time: 1:05 p.m. CDT
Game attendance: 67,700
TV: None

Worst conference loss since 1980 vs. Purdue

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Minnesota	Passing
	Rushing	Darrell Thompson	122 Yds
	Receiving
Iowa	Passing
	Rushing	Nick Bell	19 Rush, 133 Yds
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	MINN	IOWA
1					Minnesota	Chris Gaiters 14-yard touchdown reception from Darrell Thompson, Brent Berglund kick good	7	0
3					Iowa	Mike Saunders 12-yard touchdown reception from Matt Rodgers, kick good		7
4					Minnesota	Marquel Fleetwood 22-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass failed	19	7
4					Minnesota	39-yard field goal by Brent Berglund	22	7
4	8:45				Minnesota	Interception returned 30 yards for touchdown by Eddie Miles, kick good	29	7
4	4:42				Minnesota	James King 5-yard touchdown run, kick good	36	7
4		4			Minnesota	Marcus Evans 1-yard touchdown run, kick good	43	7
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							43	7

Roster

1989 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OL	`75`	Greg Aegerter	Jr
C	`50`	Bill Anderson	Sr
RB		Richard Bass
OL		Rob Baxley
RB	`43`	Nick Bell	Jr
TE	`87`	Alan Cross	Fr
OT	`65`	Scott Davis	Fr
C	`60`	Mike Devlin	Fr
WR	`82`	Jon Filloon	So
QB		Jim Hartlieb
OL		George Hawthorne
WR	`3`	Danan Hughes	Fr
RB		Marvin Lampkin
WR		Peter Marciano
OL	`69`	Mike Miller	Jr
FB	`34`	Lew Montgomery	Fr
WR		Scott Neuman
TE		John Palmer
QB	`14`	Tom Poholsky	Sr
OL		Jim Poynton
QB	`7`	Matt Rodgers	So
RB	`32`	Mike Saunders	So
RB	`21`	Tony Stewart	Jr
TE		Michael Titley
WR	`2`	Travis Watkins	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL	`91`	Bret Bielema	Fr
DL		Larry Blue
DB	`17`	Phil Bradley	So
DB	`29`	Greg Brown	Jr
NG	`54`	Rod Davis	So
LB	`31`	John Derby	So
DL		Jason Dumont
LB	`66`	Melvin Foster	Jr
DE	`96`	Ron Geater	So
CB	`45`	Merton Hanks	Jr
DB	`42`	Tork Hook	Sr
DL	`71`	Jim Johnson	Jr
DL	`51`	Jeff Koeppel	Sr
DB		Eddie Polly
LB	`35`	Brad Quast	Sr
DL		Matt Ruhland
DL		Moses Santos
DL		Leroy Smith
DB		Mark Stoops
DB	`15`	Brian Wise	So
DB	`10`	Anthony Wright	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P		Jim Hujsak
K		George Murphy
K	`11`	Jeff Skillett	So
P		Sean Snyder

Head coach

Hayden Fry

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Carl Jackson – Offensive Coordinator
Bill Brashier – Defensive Coordinator
Kirk Ferentz – Offensive line
Dan McCarney – Defensive line
Don Patterson – Quarterbacks/Wide receivers
Bernie Wyatt – Defensive Ends/Recruiting Coordinator
Bill Dervich – Strength and Conditioning

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Awards and honors

Team players in the 1990 NFL Draft

Main article: 1990 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Bill Anderson	Center	7	176	Chicago Bears
Brad Quast	Linebacker	10	251	New York Jets

References

"1989 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
"Ducks dump Iowa in season opener" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 18, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
"Hawkeye defense stifles Iowa State" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 25, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
"Fourth-quarter flurry snuffs Tulsa upset bid" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 2, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
"Iowa comeback bid fails on final play" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 9, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
"Bell explodes in 31-24 win over Badgers" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 16, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
"Taylor, 3rd quarter key Michigan, 26–12" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 23, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
"Wildcats fall to Iowa for 16th-straight time" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 30, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
"Illinois tramples Hawkeyes, 31-7" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 6, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
"Fry erupts while OSU blanks Iowa" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 13, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
"Hawk 'D' humbles Purdue, 24-0" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 20, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
"Minnesota adds insult to injury in 43-7 romp" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 27, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
"1990 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 20, 2007.

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