1995 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 1995 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Participating as members of the Big Ten Conference, the Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium and were led by coach Hayden Fry. The Hawkeyes finished with an overall record of 8–4 (4–4 Big Ten), and earned a victory over Washington in the Sun Bowl.

1995 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 38–18 vs. Washington
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 25
Record	8–4 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Hayden Fry (17th season)
Offensive coordinator	Don Patterson (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Brashier (17th season)
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium (Capacity: 70,397)
Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

1995 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Northwestern $	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Ohio State	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Penn State	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Michigan	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	5	–	1
No. 25 Iowa	4	–	4	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Illinois	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	2
Purdue	2	–	5	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Indiana	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	1:00 pm	Northern Iowa*		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa		W 34–13	70,397
September 16	11:00 am	at Iowa State*		Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa (Cy-Hawk Trophy)		W 27–10	49,714
September 30	1:00 pm	New Mexico State*		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa		W 59–21	63,721
October 7	11:00 am	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, Michigan	Creative	W 21–7	73,732
October 14	11:00 am	Indiana	No. 23	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa	ESPN2	W 22–13	69,520
October 21	2:30 pm	No. 19 Penn State	No. 18	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa	ABC	L 27–41	70,397
October 28	11:30 am	at No. 4 Ohio State	No. 25	Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio	ESPN	L 35–56	93,314
November 4	11:30 am	Illinois		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa	ESPN	L 7–26	70,397
November 11	11:00 am	at No. 5 Northwestern		Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois (College GameDay)	Creative	L 20–31	49,256
November 18	11:30 am	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wisconsin (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 33–20	78,907
November 25	1:00 pm	Minnesota		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale)		W 45–3	65,794
December 29	1:30 pm	vs. No. 20 Washington*		Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas (Sun Bowl)	CBS	W 38–18	49,116
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

1995 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 22 Tavian Banks So FB 85 Michael Burger  Fr WR 4 Ricchard Carter So WR 6 Tim Dwight So TE 80 Zeron Flemister  Fr WR 18 Damon Gibson So OL 79 Mike Goff So WR 1 Willie Guy Sr TE 81 Chris Knipper So WR 10 Demo Odems Jr RB 5 Sedrick Shaw Jr QB 12 Matt Sherman So TE 84 Scott Slutzker Sr OL 73 Ross Verba Jr C 70 Casey Wiegmann Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 23 Plez Atkins So SS 15 Kerry Cooks So DL 94 Jared DeVries Fr LB 45 Bobby Diaco Sr DE 9 Bill Ennis-Inge Jr CB 26 Ed Gibson So DE 28 Jason House So DB 8 Tom Knight Jr DB 3 Damien Robinson Jr LB 56 Vernon Rollins Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 38 Zach Bromert Fr P 46 Nick Gallery Jr K 20 Brion Hurley Jr K 17 Todd Romano Sr	Head coach Hayden Fry Coordinators/assistant coaches Don Patterson – Offensive Coordinator Bill Brashier – Defensive Coordinator Milan Vooletich – Defensive ends Chuck Long – Defensive backs Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Rankings

Further information: 1995 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP			RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	18	25	RV		—				25
Coaches			RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	22	17	23	RV	RV					22

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Game summaries

Northern Iowa

See also: Northern Iowa Panthers football

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Northern Iowa	3	0	3	7	13
Iowa	7	21	0	6	34

Game information
First quarter UNI - FG Waller 38 IOWA - Dwight 9 run (Hurley kick) Second quarter IOWA - Atkins 31 interception return (Hurley kick) IOWA - Filer 1 run (Hurley kick) IOWA - Dwight 22 pass from Sherman (Hurley kick) Third quarter UNI - FG Waller 44 Fourth quarter IOWA - Shaw 2 run (kick failed) UNI - Ward 30 pass from Berg (Waller kick)

UNI Panthers at Iowa Hawkeyes

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

• Date: September 9, 1995
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 70,397
• Box Score

Iowa State

See also: 1995 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	6	6	6	9	27
Iowa State	7	3	0	0	10

Game information
First quarter IOWA - S Shaw 1 run (kick failed) ISU - Davis 63 run (Kohl kick) Second quarter ISU - FG Kohl 26 IOWA - Filer 1 run (two-point conversion failed) Third quarter IOWA - Banks 5 run (kick failed) Fourth quarter IOWA - FG Romano 25 IOWA - Sherman 1 run (kick failed)

Iowa Hawkeyes at Iowa State Cyclones

at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa

• Date: September 16, 1995
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
• Game attendance: 49,714
• Box score and Game recap

New Mexico State

See also: New Mexico State Aggies football

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
New Mexico State	0	0	14	7	21
Iowa	14	28	14	3	59

Game information

First quarter IOWA - Shaw 3 run (Bromert kick) IOWA - Dwight 25 pass from Sherman (Bromert kick) Second quarter IOWA - Banks 3 run (Bromert kick) IOWA - Filer 1 run (Bromert kick) IOWA - Burger 10 pass from Sherman (Bromert kick) IOWA - Dwight 21 pass from Sherman (Bromert kick) Third quarter NMSU - Davis 26 pass from Ledbetter (Culin kick) IOWA - Shaw 7 run (Bromert kick) IOWA - Atikins 23 interception return (Bromert kick) NMSU - Gregory 21 pass from Ledbetter (Culin kick) Fourth quarter IOWA - FG Bromert 29 NMSU - Sanchez 4 pass from Ledbetter (Culin kick)

New Mexico State Aggies at Iowa Hawkeyes

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

• Date: September 30, 1995
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 63,721
• Box Score

Michigan State

See also: 1995 Michigan State Spartans football team

Led by tailback Sedrick Shaw (42 carries, 250 yards, TD), the Hawkeyes rolled up 524 yards of total offense (311 rushing) to earn a road victory over the Spartans in the 1995 Big Ten opener.^[3]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	0	6	8	7	21
Michigan State	0	7	0	0	7

Game information
First quarter No scoring Second quarter IOWA - Bromert 37-yard field goal MSU - S Greene 2-yard run (C Gardner kick) IOWA - Hurley 50-yard field goal Third quarter IOWA - Dwight 11-yard pass from Sherman (S Shaw reception for two-point conversion) Fourth quarter IOWA - S Shaw 7-yard run (Bromert kick)

Iowa Hawkeyes at Michigan State Spartans

at Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan

• Date: October 7, 1995
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 73,732
• Box score and Game recap

Indiana

See also: 1995 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	0	10	0	3	13
Iowa	7	0	7	8	22

Game information
First quarter IOWA - Dwight 56-yard run (Bromert kick) Second quarter IND - Glover 1-yard run (Manolopoulos kick) IND - Manolopoulos 34-yard field goal Third quarter IOWA - Shaw 7 yard run (Bromert kick) IND - Manolopoulos 23-yard field goal Fourth quarter IOWA - Knight 60-yard interception return (Driscoll run)

Indiana Hoosiers at Iowa Hawkeyes

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

• Date: October 14, 1995
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. EST
• Game attendance: 69,520
• Box Score

Penn State

See also: 1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

The Hawkeyes led 27-24 after a 19-yard touchdown run from Sedrick Shaw early in the 4th quarter, but Penn State rallied to score the final 17 points of the game.

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Penn State	10	7	7	17	41
Iowa	7	7	6	7	27

Game information

First quarter PSU - Witman 1 run (Conway kick) IOWA - Odems 18 pass from Sherman (Bromert kick) PSU - FG Conway 42 Second quarter PSU - Witman 1 run (Conway kick) IOWA - Dwight 29 pass from Sherman (Bromert kick) Third quarter IOWA - FG Bromert 22 PSU - Witman 1 run (Conway kick) IOWA - FG Bromert 26 Fourth quarter IOWA - S Shaw 19 run (Bromert kick) PSU - FG Conway 26 PSU - Engram 13 pass from Richardson (Conway kick) PSU - Engram 43 pass from Richardson (Conway kick)

#19 Penn State Nittany Lions at #18 Iowa Hawkeyes

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

• Date: October 21, 1995
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
• Game attendance: 70,397
• TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, and Lynn Swann
• Box score and Game recap

Ohio State

See also: 1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The Buckeyes, led by future NFL Pro Bowl selections Eddie George, Terry Glenn, and Shawn Springs, rolled to a 56-0 lead in the first half before cruising to the 21-point victory.

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	0	7	7	21	35
Ohio State	28	28	0	0	56

Game information

First quarter OSU - Eddie George 3-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) OSU - Terry Glenn 38-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) OSU - Eddie George 9-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) OSU - Terry Glenn 56-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) Second quarter OSU - Shawn Springs 60-yard interception return (Josh Jackson kick) OSU - Bobby Hoying 15-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) OSU - Eddie George 10-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) OSU - Eddie George 3-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) IOWA - Sedrick Shaw recovered fumble (Zach Bromert kick) Third quarter IOWA - Sedrick Shaw 19-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) Fourth quarter IOWA - Willie Guy 2-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA - Tim Dwight 55-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA - Sedrick Shaw 1-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) Top Passers IOWA - Matt Sherman - 18/37, 334 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs OSU - Bobby Hoying - 8/16, 273 yards, 2 TDs Top Rushers IOWA - Sedrick Shaw - 30 rushes, 111 yards, 3 TDs OSU - Eddie George - 15 rushes, 110 yards, 4 TDs Top Receivers OSU - Terry Glenn - 3 receptions, 149 yards, 2 TDs IOWA - Demo Odems - 5 receptions, 110 yards

#25 Iowa Hawkeyes at #4 Ohio State Buckeyes

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

• Date: October 28, 1995
• Game time: 12:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Overcast, Some Rain 55 °F (13 °C), Wind SSE 10-20
• Game attendance: 93,314
• Referee: Jim Kemerling
• Box Score

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Illinois

See also: 1995 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Illinois	3	7	6	10	26
Iowa	0	7	0	0	7

Game information
First quarter ILL - Scheuplein 24-yard field goal ILL 3–0 Second quarter IOWA - Tim Dwight 12-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Bromert kick) IOWA 7–3 ILL - Cushing 5-yard pass from Johnson (Scheuplein kick) ILL 10–7 Third quarter ILL - Havard 35-yard run (run failed) ILL 16–7' Fourth quarter ILL - Scheuplein 19-yard field goal ILL 19–7 ILL - Douthard 3-yard run (Scheuplein kick) ILL 26–7

Illinois Fighting Illini at Iowa Hawkeyes

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

• Date: November 4, 1995
• Game time: 11:30 a.m. CST
• Game attendance: 70,397
• TV: ESPN
• Box score and Game recap

• Sources:

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Northwestern

See also: 1995 Northwestern Wildcats football team and College GameDay (football)

ESPN's College GameDay was in Evanston for this matchup between the Hawkeyes and the #5 Wildcats. After leading 20-17 at halftime, Iowa couldn't muster a second half score. Northwestern had a magical season, capped by the school's first trip to the Rose Bowl in 46 years.^[7]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	0	20	0	0	20
Northwestern	3	14	7	7	31

Game information

First quarter NU - Brian Gowins 50-yard field goal Second quarter IOWA - Sedrick Shaw 1-yard run (Bromert kick) IOWA - Tom Knight 28-yard interception return (Bromert kick) NU - Darren Drexler 21-yard pass from Steve Schnur (Gowins kick) NU - Brian Musso 60-yard punt return (Gowins kick) IOWA - Scott Slutzker 39-yard pass from Matt Sherman (kick failed) Third quarter NU - Darnell Autry 3-yard run (Gowins kick) Fourth quarter NU - Hudhaifa Ismaeli 31-yard fumble return (Gowins kick)

Iowa Hawkeyes at #5 Northwestern Wildcats

at Dyche Stadium, Evanston, Illinois

• Date: November 11, 1995
• Game time: 11:30 a.m. CST
• Game attendance: 49,256
• TV announcers (Creative Sports): Wayne Larrivee, Randy Wright, and Jim Barber
• Box score and Game recap

Wisconsin

See also: 1995 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	7	17	0	9	33
Wisconsin	0	7	7	6	20

Game information

First quarter IOWA - Michael Burger 3-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Bromert kick) Second quarter IOWA - Sedrick Shaw 7-yard run (Bromert kick) IOWA - Sedrick Shaw 1-yard run (Bromert kick) WIS - London 45-yard pass from Darrell Bevell (Hall kick) IOWA - Brion Hurley 50-yard field goal Third quarter WIS - Nyquist 1-yard pass from Bevell (Hall kick) Fourth quarter WIS - Stecker 2-yard run (kick failed) IOWA - Safety, holding in end zone IOWA - Sedrick Shaw 4-yard run (Bromert kick)

Iowa Hawkeyes at Wisconsin Badgers

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

• Date: November 18, 1995
• Game time: 11:30 a.m. CST
• Game weather: 34 °F (1 °C), Cloudy, Wind N 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h)
• Game attendance: 78,907
• Referee: Tom Quinn
• TV: ESPN2
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Minnesota

See also: 1995 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Minnesota	0	0	3	0	3
Iowa	7	10	7	21	45

Game information

First quarter IOWA - Tim Dwight 10-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 7–0 Second quarter IOWA - Dwight 14-yard pass from Sherman (Bromert kick) IOWA 14–0 IOWA - Zach Bromert 25-yard field goal IOWA 17–0 Third quarter MINN - Chalberg 24-yard field goal IOWA 17–3 IOWA - Shakoor 13-yard run (Bromert kick) IOWA 24–3 Fourth quarter IOWA - Michael Burger 2-yard run (Bromert kick) IOWA 31–3 IOWA - Shakoor 2-yard run (Bromert kick) IOWA 38–3 IOWA - Willock 17-yard pass from Ryan Driscoll (Bromert kick) IOWA 45–3 [9]

Minnesota Golden Gophers at Iowa Hawkeyes

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

• Date: November 25, 1995
• Game time: 1:05 pm CST
• Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), Sunny, Wind W 10 mph (16 km/h)
• Game attendance: 65,794
• Referee: Jim Kemerling
• TV: ESPN
• Box score

Sun Bowl

Main articles: 1995 Washington Huskies football team and 1995 Sun Bowl

The young Hawkeyes bullied the Pac-10 co-Champion and 20th-ranked Huskies, leading 21–0 at half and 38–6 early in the 4th quarter before cruising to a 20-point victory. Sedrick Shaw and Tavian Banks each ran for over 100 yards, as Iowa outgained Washington 229–90 on the ground. Iowa kickers combined for 5 field goals to stretch the lead in the first half.

Iowa ended the season on a 3-game winning streak, earning a #25 ranking in the final AP poll and a #22 ranking in the final Coaches' poll.

This was the Hawkeyes' first win over a ranked opponent since the 1991 season, and Iowa's first bowl victory since the 1987 Holiday Bowl.^[10]

Coaching in his final game, longtime Defensive Coordinator Bill Brashier referred to this Sun Bowl victory as his most memorable.^[11]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	10	11	10	7	38
Washington	0	0	6	12	18

Game information

First quarter IOWA - Sedrick Shaw 58-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 7–0 IOWA - Brion Hurley 49-yard field goal IOWA 10–0 Second quarter IOWA - Safety IOWA 12–0 IOWA - Zach Bromert 33-yard field goal IOWA 15–0 IOWA - Zach Bromert 34-yard field goal IOWA 18–0 IOWA - Brion Hurley 47-yard field goal IOWA 21–0 Third quarter IOWA - Brion Hurley 50-yard field goal IOWA 24–0 WASH - Jerome Pathon 30-yard pass from Shane Fortney (two-point conversion failed) IOWA 24-6 IOWA - Michael Burger 8-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 31–6 Fourth quarter IOWA - Michael Burger 1-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 38–6 WASH - Fred Coleman 10-yard pass from Damon Huard (two-point conversion failed) IOWA 38–12 WASH - Ernie Conwell 20-yard pass from Damon Huard (two-point conversion failed) IOWA 38–18

Iowa Hawkeyes vs. #20 Washington Huskies

at Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, Texas

• Date: December 29, 1995
• Game attendance: 49,116
• TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Terry Donahue, and Michele Tafoya
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Awards and honors

See also: 1995 All-Big Ten Conference football team

Team players in the 1996 NFL Draft

Main article: 1996 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Scott Slutzker	Tight end	3	82	Indianapolis Colts

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References

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