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
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1994 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 (Capacity: 70,397)

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, 4 conference wins Rankings from AP Poll

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

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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, Clear, Wind SE 10-15 mph Referee: Steve Pamon Sources: Box score

Scoring summary 1 11:41 Iowa Kahl 5-yard run (Romano kick) Iowa 7–0 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

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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

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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

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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

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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.[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

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.[8][9]

Awards and honors

Team players in the 1995 NFL Draft

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

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References

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.