1994 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

American college football season

1994 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–5–1 (3–4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Hayden Fry (16th season)
Offensive coordinator	Don Patterson (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Brashier (16th season)
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium
Seasons← 1993 1995 →

1994 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	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

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	1:00 pm	Central Michigan*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		W 52–21	66,520
September 10	2:30 pm	Iowa State*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy)	ABC	W 37–9	70,397
September 17	11:00 am	at No. 6 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ESPN2	L 21–61	95,834
September 24	3:00 pm	at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		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	Indiana	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		L 20–27	67,138
October 15	1:00 pm	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL		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	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		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	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (Battle for the Floyd of Rosedale)	Creative	W 49–42	53,340
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

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

Hayden Fry

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Don Patterson – Offensive Coordinator
Bill Brashier – Defensive Coordinator
Milan Vooletich – Defensive ends

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries

Central Michigan

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 (23 °C), Clear, Wind SE 10–15 mph (16–24 km/h)
Referee: Steve Pamon

Sources: Box score Archived 2019-07-05 at the Wayback Machine

Scoring summary

1	11:41	Iowa	Kahl 5-yard run (Romano kick)	Iowa 7–0
1	9:53	CMU	King 2-yard run (Blasy kick)	Tied 7–7

2	13:49	Iowa	Kahl 5-yard run (Romano kick)	Iowa 14–7
	9:23	Iowa	Romano 38-yard field goal	Iowa 17–7
	6:39	CMU	Johnson 1-yard run (Blasy kick)	Iowa 17–14
	6:21	Iowa	Sedrick Shaw 80-yard run (Romano kick)	Iowa 24–14
	1:11	Iowa	Terry 7-yard run (Romano kick)	Iowa 31–14

3	6:47	Iowa	Kahl 2-yard run (Romano kick)	Iowa 38–14

4	11:19	Iowa	Tavian Banks 11-yard run (Romano kick)	Iowa 45–14
	3:04	Iowa	Tim Dwight 1-yard run (Hurley kick)	Iowa 52–14
	0:18	CMU	Johnson 2-yard run (Blasy kick)	Iowa 52–21

Iowa State

Iowa State at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	0	3	0	6	9
• Hawkeyes	7	6	17	7	37

Date: September 10
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
Game attendance: 70,397

Sources: Box score and Game recap

Scoring summary

1		Iowa	Sedrick Shaw 1-yard run (Romano kick)	Iowa 7–0

2		Iowa	Driscoll 4-yard run (kick failed)	Iowa 13–0

2		ISU	Stewart 23-yard field goal	Iowa 13–3

3		Iowa	Romano 33-yard field goal	Iowa 16–3

3		Iowa	Kahl 1-yard run (Romano kick)	Iowa 23–3

3		Iowa	Kerry Cooks 51-yard fumble return (Romano kick)	Iowa 30–3

4		Iowa	Tavian Banks 38-yard run (Romano kick)	Iowa 37–3

4	0:53	ISU	Doxzon 1-yard run (run failed)	Iowa 37–9

Penn State

Iowa at Penn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	0	7	0	14	21
• No. 6 Nittany Lions	35	10	0	16	61

Date: September 17
Location: Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania
Game attendance: 95,834

Sources: Box score and Game recap

Scoring summary

1		PSU	Mike Archie 20-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Conway kick)	PSU 7–0

1		PSU	Mike Archie 35-yard run (Conway kick)	PSU 14–0

1		PSU	Yeboah-Kodie blocked punt recovery in end zone (Conway kick)	PSU 21–0

1		PSU	Ki-Jana Carter 41-yard run (Conway kick)	PSU 28–0

1		PSU	Ki-Jana Carter 4-yard run (Conway kick)	PSU 35–0

2	14:13	PSU	Mike Archie 4-yard run (Conway kick)	PSU 42–0

2		PSU	Conway 39-yard field goal	PSU 45–0

2		Iowa	Harold Jasper 26-yard pass from Ryan Driscoll (Romano kick)	PSU 45–7

4		Iowa	Scott Slutzker 1-yard pass from Ryan Driscoll (kick failed)	PSU 45–13

4		PSU	Conway 33-yard field goal	PSU 48–13

4		PSU	Slaod 5-yard run (Barninger kick)	PSU 55–13

4		Iowa	Odems 26-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Shaw run)	PSU 55–21

4		PSU	Gray 4-yard run (pass failed)	PSU 61–21

Oregon

Iowa at Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	12	0	6	0	18
• Ducks	7	20	13	0	40

Date: September 24
Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
Game attendance: 29,287

Sources: Box score and Game recap

Scoring summary

1	Oregon	Whittle 6-yard run (Belden kick)	Oregon 7–0

1	Iowa	Sedrick Shaw 1-yard run (kick blocked)	Oregon 7–6

1	Iowa	Harold Jasper 68-yard punt return (kick blocked)	Iowa 12–7

2	Oregon	Spence 5-yard pass from O'Neil (run failed)	Oregon 13–12

2	Oregon	Whittle 2-yard run (Belden kick)	Oregon 20–12

2	Oregon	Whittle 9-yard run (Belden kick)	Oregon 27–12

3	Oregon	Philyaw 6-yard pass from O'Neil (Belden kick)	Oregon 34–12

3	Iowa	Kahl 1-yard run (pass failed)	Oregon 34–18

3	Oregon	Philyaw 1-yard run (pass failed)	Oregon 40–18

Michigan

Michigan at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 7 Wolverines	3	10	9	7	29
Hawkeyes	0	7	0	7	14

Date: October 1
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
Game attendance: 70,397

Sources: Box score and Game recap

Scoring summary

1		Mich	Hamilton 30-yard field goal	Mich 3–0

2		Iowa	Ryan Driscoll 1-yard run (Hurley kick)	Iowa 7–3

2		Mich	Tyrone Wheatley 2-yard run (Hamilton kick)	Mich 10–7

2		Mich	Hamilton 32-yard field goal	Mich 13–7

3		Mich	Tim Biakabutuka 7-yard run (kick failed)	Mich 19–7

3		Mich	Hamilton 32-yard field goal	Mich 22–7

4	12:49	Iowa	Scott Slutzker 11-yard pass from Ryan Driscoll (Hurley kick)	Mich 22–14

4		Mich	Tyrone Wheatley 12-yard run (Hamilton kick)	Mich 29–14

Indiana

Illinois

Michigan State

Michigan State at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	14	0	0	14
• Hawkeyes	7	3	3	6	19

Date: October 22
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
Game attendance: 68,532

Sources: Box score and Game recap

Purdue

Iowa at Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	0	0	0	21	21
Boilermakers	3	7	3	8	21

Date: October 29
Location: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
Game attendance: 44,087

Sources: Box score and Game recap

Scoring summary

1	Purdue	Bobich 32-yard field goal	Purdue 3–0

2	Purdue	Rogers 2-yard run (Bobich kick)	Purdue 10–0

3	Purdue	Bobich 20-yard field goal	Purdue 13–0

4	Iowa	Kahl 1-yard run (Brion Hurley kick)	Purdue 13–7

4	Iowa	Tavian Banks 38-yard run (Brion Hurley kick)	Iowa 14–13

4	Iowa	Sedrick Shaw 39-yard run (Brion Hurley kick)	Iowa 21–13

4	Purdue	Brian Alford 28-yard pass from Dicken (Dicken run)	Tied 21–21

Northwestern

Northwestern at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	6	0	13
• Hawkeyes	7	14	14	14	49

Date: November 12
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
Game attendance: 66,532

Sources: Box score and Game recap

Scoring summary

1	Iowa	Jasper 38-yard pass from Sherman (Hurley kick)	Iowa 7–0

2	Iowa	Roussell 2-yard pass from Sherman (Hurley kick)	Iowa 14–0

2	Iowa	Odems 51-yard pass from Sherman	Iowa 21–0

2	NW	Schnur 12-yard run (Valenzisi kick)	Iowa 21–7

3	Iowa	Porter recovered blocked punt in end zone (Hurley kick)	Iowa 28–7

3	NW	Lundy 1-yard run (run failed)	Iowa 28–13

3	Iowa	Shaw 19-yard run (Hurley kick)	Iowa 35–13

4	Iowa	Kahl 10-yard run (Hurley kick)	Iowa 42–13

4	Iowa	Terry 71-yard run (Hurley kick)	Iowa 49–13

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

Minnesota

Iowa at Minnesota

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

Date: November 19
Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Game attendance: 53,340

Sources: Box score and Game recap

Scoring summary

1	Iowa	Odems 3-yard fumble recovery on punt (Brion Hurley kick)	Iowa 7–0

1	Minn	Darkins 56-yard run (Chalberg kick)	Tied 7–7

1	Iowa	Tavian Banks 25-yard run (Brion Hurley kick)	Iowa 14–7

1	Minn	Chalbert 32-yard field goal	Iowa 14–10

2	Minn	Rios 8-yard pass from Schade (Chalberg kick)	Minn 17–14

2	Iowa	Sedrick Shaw 46-yard pass from Sherman (Brion Hurley kick)	Iowa 21–17

2	Iowa	Sedrick Shaw 17-yard run (Brion Hurley kick)	Iowa 28–17

3	Minn	Darkins 1-yard run (Schade pass to Atwell)	Iowa 28–25

3	Minn	Osterman 80-yard pass from Schade (Chalberg kick)	Minn 32–28

3	Iowa	Odems 34-yard pass from Sherman (Brion Hurley kick)	Iowa 35–32

3	Iowa	Sherman 9-yard pass from Tim Dwight (Brion Hurley kick)	Iowa 42–32

3	Iowa	Porter 10-yard fumble return (Brion Hurley kick)	Iowa 49–32

4	Minn	Darkins 3-yard run (Chalberg kick)	Iowa 49–39

4	Minn	Chalberg 28-yard field goal	Iowa 49–42

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

Awards and honors

Team players in the 1995 NFL Draft

Main article: 1995 NFL draft

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

References

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

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