1989 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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.

1989 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1989 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)

1989 Big Ten Conference football standings
	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

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	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

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Roster

1989 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL 75 Greg Aegerter Jr C 50 Bill Anderson Sr 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 WR 3 Danan Hughes Fr OL 69 Mike Miller Jr FB 34 Lew Montgomery Fr QB 14 Tom Poholsky Sr QB 7 Matt Rodgers So RB 32 Mike Saunders So RB 21 Tony Stewart Jr WR 2 Travis Watkins Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 91 Bret Bielema Fr DB 17 Phil Bradley So DB 29 Greg Brown Jr NG 54 Rod Davis So LB 31 John Derby So 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 LB 35 Brad Quast Sr DB 15 Brian Wise So DB 10 Anthony Wright Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 11 Jeff Skillett So	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

Game summaries

Oregon

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at Iowa State

The Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones for the seventh consecutive time.[3]

Tulsa

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Michigan State

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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.[6]

Michigan

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at Northwestern

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Illinois

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at Ohio State

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at Purdue

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Minnesota

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Awards and honors

Team players in the 1990 NFL Draft

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

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References

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