1995 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1995 Big Ten football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

Iowa Hawkeyes football
1995 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Sun Bowl Champions
Sun Bowl, W 38–18 vs. Washington
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#22
AP	#25
1995 record	8–4 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Hayden Fry (17th year)
Offensive coordinator	Don Patterson (4th year)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Brashier (17th year)
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium; (Capacity: 70,397)
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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 legendary coach Hayden Fry.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	1:00 PM	Northern Iowa*	#19	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 34–14	70,397
September 16	11:00 AM	at Iowa State*		Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy)	ABC	W 27–10	49,714
September 30	1:00 PM	New Mexico State*	#13	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 59–21	63,721
October 7	11:00 AM	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	Creative	W 21–7	73,732
October 14	11:00 AM	Indiana	#23	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ESPN2	W 22–13	69,520
October 21	2:30 PM	#19 Penn State	#18	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ABC	L 27–41	70,397
October 28	11:30 AM	at #4 Ohio State	#25	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ESPN	L 35–56	93,314
November 4	11:30 AM	Illinois		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ESPN	L 7–26	70,397
November 11	11:00 AM	at #5 Northwestern		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	Creative	L 20–31	49,256
November 18	11:30 AM	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Rivalry)	ESPN2	W 33–20	78,907
November 25	1:00 PM	Minnesota		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale)		W 45–3	65,794
December 29	1:30 PM	vs. #20 Washington*		Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	W 38–18	49,116
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP								23	18	25	NR						25
Coaches'								23	18	25	NR						22

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Game summaries

Northern Iowa

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Iowa State

Iowa at Iowa State
Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hawkeyes	6	6	6	9	27
Cyclones	7	3	0	0	10

Date: September 16
Location: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
Game attendance: 49,714

Sources: Box score and Game recap

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New Mexico State

New Mexico State at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	0	14	7	21
• Hawkeyes	14	28	14	3	59

Date: September 30
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Game attendance: 63,721

Sources: Box score and Game recap

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Michigan State

Iowa at Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hawkeyes	0	6	8	7	21
Spartans	0	7	0	0	7

Date: October 7
Location: Spartan Stadium (East Lansing), East Lansing, MI
Game attendance: 73,732

Sources: Box score and Game recap

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.

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Indiana

Indiana at #23 Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoosiers	0	10	0	3	13
• Hawkeyes	7	0	7	8	22

Date: October 14
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Game attendance: 69,520

Sources: Box score and Game recap

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Penn State

#19 Penn State at #18 Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nittany Lions	10	7	7	17	41
Hawkeyes	7	7	6	7	27

Date: September 16
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Game attendance: 70,397
Television network: ABC

Sources: Box score and Game recap

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.

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Ohio State

#25 Iowa at #4 Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	0	7	7	21	35
• Buckeyes	28	28	0	0	56

Date: October 28
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Television network: ESPN

Sources: Box score and Game recap

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.

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Illinois

Illinois at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Fighting Illini	3	7	6	10	26
Hawkeyes	0	7	0	0	7

Date: November 4
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Game attendance: 70,397
Television network: ESPN

Sources: Box score and Game recap

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Northwestern

Iowa at #5 Northwestern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	0	20	0	0	20
• Wildcats	3	14	7	7	31

Date: November 11
Location: Dyche Stadium, Evanston, IL
Game attendance: 49,256
TV announcers (Creative Sports): Wayne Larrivee, Randy Wright, and Jim Barber

Sources: Box score and Game recap

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.

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Wisconsin

Iowa at Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hawkeyes	7	17	0	9	33
Badgers	0	7	7	6	20

Date: November 18
Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI
Game attendance: 78,907
Television network: ESPN2

Sources: Box score and Game recap

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Minnesota

Minnesota at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Gophers	0	0	3	0	3
• Hawkeyes	7	10	7	21	45

Date: November 25
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Game attendance: 65,794

Sources: Box score and Game recap

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Sun Bowl vs. Washington

Iowa vs. #20 Washington
Sun Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hawkeyes	10	11	10	7	38
Huskies	0	0	6	12	18

Date: December 29
Location: Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, TX
Game attendance: 49,116
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Terry Donahue

Sources: Box score and Game recap

The young Hawkeyes bullied the Pac-10 co-Champion and 20th-ranked Huskies, leading 21-0 at half and 38-6 :03 into 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 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.

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Team players in the 1996 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Scott Slutzker	Tight End	3	82	Indianapolis Colts

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1995 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Contents

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries

Northern Iowa

Iowa State

New Mexico State

Michigan State

Indiana

Penn State

Ohio State

Illinois

Northwestern

Wisconsin

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Sun Bowl vs. Washington

Team players in the 1996 NFL Draft

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1995 Big Ten football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#8 Northwestern $	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#6 Ohio State	7	–	1	–	0	11	–	2	–	0
#13 Penn State	5	–	3	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#17 Michigan	5	–	3	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	3	–	1	6	–	5	–	1
#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