1991 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Introduction The '''1991 Iowa Hawkeyes football team''' represented the University of Iowa in the 1991 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.
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Roster
Rankings
Game summaries ===Hawaii===*'''Sources:'''  Box Score and Game StoryThis game was essentially over at halftime as Iowa cruised to start the season 1-0.===At Iowa State===*'''Sources:'''  Box Score and Game StoryIowa had little trouble getting their ninth consecutive victory in this in-state rivalry contest.===Northern Illinois===                                        ===No. 7 Michigan===                                            In the 1991 Big Ten opener, the Hawkeyes led 18–7 midway through the second quarter, but could not stop the Michigan ground game as the Wolverines rolled up 371 yards rushing on 50 attempts. This game essentially decided the conference championship as both teams won the remainder of their Big Ten games.Prior to kickoff, 1957 Outland Trophy winner Alex Karras was presented with a plaque from the College Football Hall of Fame.===At Wisconsin===*'''Sources:'''  Box Score and Game Story===No. 13 Illinois===*'''Sources:'''  Box Score and Game Story                            The Hawkeyes ended up having a happy homecoming in a game where they were outplayed in the first half in this top 15 showdown.===At Purdue===*'''Source:'''  Box Score and Game Story===At No. 13 Ohio State===*'''Source:'''  Box Score and Game StoryThe Hawkeyes played without decals on their helmets in honor of the fallen from an on-campus shooting the day before. Leroy Smith recorded a school-record 5 sacks in the road victory over the Buckeyes.===No. 25 Indiana===*'''Sources:'''  Box Score                                         Mike Saunders became the fifth Iowa player to score four touchdowns in a game, tying the school record. The Iowa defense forced four interceptions from Indiana quarterback Trent Green.===At Northwestern===*'''Sources:'''  Box Score and Game Story                        ===Minnesota===*'''Sources:'''  Box Score and Game Story                    The Hawkeyes closed the regular season with a win in the snow, giving Coach Fry his 100th victory at Iowa.===Vs. BYU (Holiday Bowl)===
Postseason awards *'''Hayden Fry''' – co-Big Ten Coach of the Year*'''Leroy Smith''', Defensive end – Consensus First-team All-American, Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year*'''Mike Devlin''', Center – First-team All-American
After the season ===NFL Draft===The following Hawkeyes were selected in the 1992 NFL Draft after the season.7170Ron GeaterDefensive endDenver Broncos7172Lance OlberdingTackleCincinnati Bengals10262Mike SaundersRunning backPittsburgh Steelers11286Rob BaxleyTacklePhoenix Cardinals12335Matt RodgersQuarterbackBuffalo Bills
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