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1991 Iowa

10–⁠1–⁠1 (7–⁠1 Big Ten), coached by Hayden Fry, finished No. 10 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 1991, game by game: won vs. Hawai’i 53–10; won at Iowa State 29–10; won vs. Northern Illinois 58–7; lost vs. No. 7 Michigan 24–43; won at Wisconsin 10–6; won vs. No. 13 Illinois 24–21; won at Purdue 31–21; won at No. 13 Ohio State 16–9; won vs. No. 25 Indiana 38–21; won at Northwestern 24–10; won vs. Minnesota 23–8; tied vs. BYU 13–13+51−19Won 53–10 vs. Hawai’i+43Hawai’iWon 29–10 at Iowa State+19Iowa StateWon 58–7 vs. Northern Illinois+51Northern Illino…Lost 24–43 vs. No. 7 Michigan-19No. 7 MichiganWon 10–6 at Wisconsin+4WisconsinWon 24–21 vs. No. 13 Illinois+3No. 13 IllinoisWon 31–21 at Purdue+10PurdueWon 16–9 at No. 13 Ohio State+7No. 13 Ohio StateWon 38–21 vs. No. 25 Indiana+17No. 25 IndianaWon 24–10 at Northwestern+14NorthwesternWon 23–8 vs. Minnesota+15MinnesotaTied 13–13 vs. BYU0BYU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vsHawai’iW 53–⁠1052%
Sep 14atIowa StateW 29–⁠1059%
Sep 28vsNorthern IllinoisW 58–⁠776%
Oct 5vs7MichiganL 24–⁠4351%
Oct 12atWisconsinW 10–⁠671%
Oct 19vs13IllinoisW 24–⁠2155%
Oct 26atPurdueW 31–⁠2169%
Nov 2at13Ohio StateW 16–⁠943%
Nov 9vs25IndianaW 38–⁠2169%
Nov 16atNorthwesternW 24–⁠1081%
Nov 23vsMinnesotaW 23–⁠888%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsBYUHoliday BowlT 13–⁠1353%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied BYU 13–⁠13 in the Holiday Bowl; No. 10 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 18
  2. Wk 2: 15
  3. Wk 3: 14
  4. Wk 4: 10
  5. Wk 5: 9
  6. Wk 6: 9
  7. Wk 7: 17
  8. Wk 8: 15
  9. Wk 9: 11
  10. Wk 10: 11
  11. Wk 11: 10
  12. Wk 12: 9
  13. Wk 13: 9
  14. Wk 14: 7
  15. Wk 15: 7
  16. Final: 10

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1991.

Consensus All-AmericanLeroy Smith, L

Record
10–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Big Ten
AP final
No. 10 peak No. 7
Points
343–⁠179
Coach
Hayden Fry
Elo
1686 +138 this season
SP+ rating
14.1 No. 20 of 104; offense No. 30, defense No. 23
SRS
11.7 No. 18 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Carl Jackson
Defensive coordinator
Bill Brashier
Captains
Rob Baxley, John Derby, Matt Rodgers and Leroy Smith

Drafted in 1992

The 1992 draft
Rd 7Ron Geater DEDenver Broncos
Rd 7Lance OLBerding OTCincinnati Bengals

All-Big Ten

2 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

  • Matt RodgersQBAP-2
  • Rob BaxleyOTAP-2
  • Ron GeaterDLAP-2
  • John DerbyLBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1991 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1991 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan8–⁠010–⁠26
Iowa7–⁠110–⁠1–⁠110
Ohio State5–⁠38–⁠4
Indiana5–⁠37–⁠4–⁠1
Illinois4–⁠46–⁠6
Purdue3–⁠54–⁠7
Michigan State3–⁠53–⁠8
Wisconsin2–⁠65–⁠6
Northwestern2–⁠63–⁠8
Minnesota1–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.