1993 Iowa
6–6 (3–5 Big Ten), coached by Hayden Fry. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northern Illinois 54–20Nov 6
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs Tulsa | W 26–25 | 65% |
| Sep 11 | at Iowa State | W 31–28 | 49% |
| Sep 18 | vs 14Penn State | L 0–31 | 46% |
| Oct 2 | at 8Michigan | L 7–24 | 20% |
| Oct 9 | at Indiana | L 10–16 | 36% |
| Oct 16 | vs Illinois | L 3–49 | 59% |
| Oct 23 | at 24Michigan State | L 10–24 | 26% |
| Oct 30 | vs Purdue | W 26–17 | 63% |
| Nov 6 | vs Northern Illinois | W 54–20 | 64% |
| Nov 13 | at Northwestern | W 23–19 | 56% |
| Nov 20 | vs Minnesota | W 21–3 | 67% |
| Dec 31Bowls & playoff | vs CaliforniaAlamo Bowl | L 3–37 | 36% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to California 37–3 in the Alamo Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 96th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
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 1993.
- Record
- 6–6
- Conference
- 3–5 tied for 8th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 214–293
- Coach
- Hayden Fry
- Elo
- 1465 −47 this season
- SP+ rating
- -7.7 No. 77 of 105; offense No. 87, defense No. 49
- SRS
- −2.9 No. 64 of 106 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Don Patterson
- Defensive coordinator
- Bill Brashier
- Captains
- Larry Blue, Paul Burmeister and Mike Wells
- Most valuable player
- Larry Blue and Paul Burmeister
Drafted in 1994
The 1994 draft| Rd 4 | Mike Wells DT | Minnesota Vikings |
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Mike WellsDLAP-1
Second team
- Nick GalleryPAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1993 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1993 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Wisconsin | 6–1–1 | 10–1–1 | 6 |
 Ohio State | 6–1–1 | 10–1–1 | 11 |
| Penn State | 6–2 | 10–2 | 8 |
| Indiana | 5–3 | 8–4 | |
| Michigan | 5–3 | 8–4 | 21 |
| Illinois | 5–3 | 5–6 | |
| Michigan State | 4–4 | 6–6 | |
| Iowa | 3–5 | 6–6 | |
| Minnesota | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Northwestern | 0–8 | 2–9 | |
| Purdue | 0–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.