1989 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 1989 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Hayden Fry, the Hawkeyes compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big Ten. Iowa failed to make a bowl game for the first time since the 1980 season. The team played home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

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)
MVPs	Richard Bass Jim Johnson
Captain	William "Billy" Anderson
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 16	1:05 pm	Oregon*	No. 24	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		L 6–44	67,700
September 23	12:10 pm	at Iowa State*		Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)		W 31–21	54,458
September 30	1:05 pm	Tulsa*		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		W 30–22	67,700
October 7	1:05 pm	No. 24 Michigan State		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		L 14–17	67,700
October 14	1:00 pm	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)		W 31–24	62,402
October 21	2:30 pm	No. 5 Michigan		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ABC	L 12–26	67,700
October 28	1:00 pm	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		W 35–22	36,312
November 4	2:30 pm	No. 8 Illinois		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ABC	L 7–31	67,700
November 11	11:30 am	at Ohio State		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN	L 0–28	89,536
November 18	2:00 pm	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		W 24–0	31,963
November 25	1:05 pm	Minnesota		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)		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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Game summaries

Oregon

See also: 1989 Oregon Ducks football team

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At Iowa State

See also: 1989 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry

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

Tulsa

See also: 1989 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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Michigan State

See also: 1989 Michigan State Spartans football team

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At Wisconsin

See also: 1989 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry

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

See also: 1989 Michigan Wolverines football team

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At Northwestern

See also: 1989 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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Illinois

See also: 1989 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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At Ohio State

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

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

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

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

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At Purdue

See also: 1989 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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Minnesota

See also: Floyd of Rosedale

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

Minnesota Golden Gophers (5–5) at Iowa Hawkeyes (5–5)

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

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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 Plays Yards TOP 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

See also: 1989 All-Big Ten Conference football team

Team players in the 1990 NFL fraft

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

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