1994 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1994
| team = Iowa Hawkeyes
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Big Ten Conference
| short_conf = Big Ten
| record = 5–5–1
| conf_record = 3–4–1
| head_coach = Hayden Fry
| hc_year = 16th
| off_coach = Don Patterson
| oc_year = 3rd
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Bill Brashier
| dc_year = 16th
| def_scheme =
| mvp = Kent Kahl
| mvp2 = Marquis Porter
| mvp3 = Parker Wildeman
| captain = John Hartlieb
| captain2 = Harold Jasper
| captain3 = Ryan Terry
| captain4 = Parker Wildeman
| stadium = Kinnick Stadium
}}
{{1994 Big Ten Conference football standings}}
The 1994 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Hayden Fry, the Hawkeyes compiled an overall record of 5–5–1 with a mark of 3–4–1 in conference play, placing seventh in the Big Ten. The team played home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1994
| poll = AP
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 3
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Central Michigan
| site_stadium = Kinnick Stadium
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| tv =
| score = 52–21
| attend = 66,520
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| time = 2:30 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Iowa State
| site_stadium = Kinnick Stadium
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = ABC
| score = 37–9
| attend = 70,397
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| time = 11:00 am
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Penn State
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Beaver Stadium
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 21–61
| attend = 95,834
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Oregon
| site_stadium = Autzen Stadium
| site_cityst = Eugene, OR
| tv =
| score = 18–40
| attend = 29,287
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| time = 2:30 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Kinnick Stadium
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| tv = ABC
| score = 14–29
| attend = 70,397
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| time = 1:05 pm
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Indiana
| site_stadium = Kinnick Stadium
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| tv =
| score = 20–27
| attend = 67,138
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Illinois
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| tv =
| score = 7–47
| attend = 59,573
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Michigan State
| site_stadium = Kinnick Stadium
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| tv =
| score = 19–14
| attend = 68,532
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = t
| away = y
| opponent = Purdue
| site_stadium = Ross–Ade Stadium
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| tv =
| score = 21–21
| attend = 44,067
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Northwestern
| site_stadium = Kinnick Stadium
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| tv =
| score = 49–13
| attend = 66,532
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Minnesota
| site_stadium = Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| tv = Creative
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 49–42
| attend = 53,340
}}
}}
Game summaries
=Central Michigan=
{{AFB game box start
|Title=Central Michigan at Iowa
|Visitor=Chippewas
|V1=7 |V2=7 |V3=0 |V4=7
|Host=Hawkeyes
|H1=7 |H2=24 |H3=7 |H4=14
|Date=September 3
|Location=Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
|StartTime=1:05 PM
|TimeZone=CDT
|ElapsedTime=3:10
|Attendance=66,520
|Weather={{convert|74|F}}, Clear, Wind SE {{convert|10|-|15|mph|abbr=on}}
|Referee=Steve Pamon
|TVAnnouncers=
|TVStation=
}}
- Sources: [https://hawkeyesports.com/documents/2019/6/12//Central_Michigan.pdf Box score] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705202236/https://hawkeyesports.com/documents/2019/6/12/Central_Michigan.pdf |date=2019-07-05 }}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=1 |QuarterEntries=2 |Time=11:41 |Team=Iowa |Event=Kahl 5-yard run (Romano kick) |Score=Iowa 7–0 |FirstEntry=yes}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Time=9:53 |Team=CMU |Event=King 2-yard run (Blasy kick) |Score=Tied 7–7}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=2 |QuarterEntries=5 |Time=13:49 |Team=Iowa |Event=Kahl 5-yard run (Romano kick) |Score=Iowa 14–7}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Time=9:23 |Team=Iowa |Event=Romano 38-yard field goal |Score=Iowa 17–7}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Time=6:39 |Team=CMU |Event=Johnson 1-yard run (Blasy kick) |Score=Iowa 17–14}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Time=6:21 |Team=Iowa |Event=Sedrick Shaw 80-yard run (Romano kick) |Score=Iowa 24–14}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Time=1:11 |Team=Iowa |Event=Terry 7-yard run (Romano kick) |Score=Iowa 31–14}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=3 |QuarterEntries=1 |Time=6:47 |Team=Iowa |Event=Kahl 2-yard run (Romano kick) |Score=Iowa 38–14}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=4 |QuarterEntries=3 |Time=11:19 |Team=Iowa |Event=Tavian Banks 11-yard run (Romano kick) |Score=Iowa 45–14}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Time=3:04 |Team=Iowa |Event=Tim Dwight 1-yard run (Hurley kick) |Score=Iowa 52–14}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Time=0:18 |Team=CMU |Event=Johnson 2-yard run (Blasy kick) |Score=Iowa 52–21|LastEntry=yes}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{see also|1994 Central Michigan Chippewas football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Iowa State=
{{AFB game box start
|Title=Iowa State at Iowa
|Visitor=Cyclones
|V1=0 |V2=3 |V3=0 |V4=6
|Host=Hawkeyes
|H1=7 |H2=6 |H3=17 |H4=7
|Date=September 10
|Location=Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
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|Attendance=70,397
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- Sources: [http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1994/di1994-09-12.pdf Box score and Game recap]
{{AFB game box scoring entry |FirstEntry=yes|Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=Iowa |Event=Sedrick Shaw 1-yard run (Romano kick) |Score=Iowa 7–0}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=Iowa |Event=Driscoll 4-yard run (kick failed) |Score=Iowa 13–0}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=ISU |Event=Stewart 23-yard field goal |Score=Iowa 13–3}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=Iowa |Event=Romano 33-yard field goal |Score=Iowa 16–3}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=Iowa |Event=Kahl 1-yard run (Romano kick) |Score=Iowa 23–3}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=Iowa |Event=Kerry Cooks 51-yard fumble return (Romano kick) |Score=Iowa 30–3}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=Iowa |Event=Tavian Banks 38-yard run (Romano kick) |Score=Iowa 37–3}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=4 |Time=0:53 |Team=ISU |Event=Doxzon 1-yard run (run failed) |Score=Iowa 37–9|LastEntry=yes}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{see also|1994 Iowa State Cyclones football team|Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry}}
{{Clear}}
=Penn State=
{{AFB game box start
|Title=Iowa at Penn State
|Visitor=Hawkeyes
|V1=0 |V2=7 |V3=0 |V4=14
|Host=No. 6 Nittany Lions
|H1=35 |H2=10 |H3=0 |H4=16
|Date=September 17
|Location=Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania
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|Attendance=95,834
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- Sources: [http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1994/di1994-09-19.pdf Box score and Game recap]
{{AFB game box scoring entry |FirstEntry=yes|Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=PSU |Event=Mike Archie 20-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Conway kick) |Score=PSU 7–0}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=PSU |Event=Mike Archie 35-yard run (Conway kick) |Score=PSU 14–0}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=PSU |Event=Yeboah-Kodie blocked punt recovery in end zone (Conway kick) |Score=PSU 21–0}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=PSU |Event=Ki-Jana Carter 41-yard run (Conway kick) |Score=PSU 28–0}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=PSU |Event=Ki-Jana Carter 4-yard run (Conway kick) |Score=PSU 35–0}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=2 |Time=14:13 |Team=PSU |Event=Mike Archie 4-yard run (Conway kick) |Score=PSU 42–0}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=PSU |Event=Conway 39-yard field goal |Score=PSU 45–0}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=Iowa |Event=Harold Jasper 26-yard pass from Ryan Driscoll (Romano kick) |Score=PSU 45–7}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=Iowa |Event=Scott Slutzker 1-yard pass from Ryan Driscoll (kick failed) |Score=PSU 45–13}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=PSU |Event=Conway 33-yard field goal |Score=PSU 48–13}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=PSU |Event=Slaod 5-yard run (Barninger kick) |Score=PSU 55–13}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=Iowa |Event=Odems 26-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Shaw run) |Score=PSU 55–21}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=PSU |Event=Gray 4-yard run (pass failed) |Score=PSU 61–21|LastEntry=yes}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{see also|1994 Penn State Nittany Lions football team}}
{{cite news|title=Penn State's Point Machine Still Humming in Overdrive|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/18/sports/college-football-penn-state-s-point-machine-still-humming-in-overdrive.html|date=September 18, 1994|access-date=June 22, 2019}}
{{Clear}}
=Oregon=
{{AFB game box start
|Title=Iowa at Oregon
|Visitor=Hawkeyes
|V1=12 |V2=0 |V3=6 |V4=0
|Host=Ducks
|H1=7 |H2=20 |H3=13 |H4=0
|Date=September 24
|Location=Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
|StartTime=
|TimeZone=
|ElapsedTime=
|Attendance=29,287
|Weather=
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}}
- Sources: [http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1994/di1994-09-26.pdf Box score and Game recap]
{{AFB game box scoring entry |FirstEntry=yes|Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=Oregon |Event=Whittle 6-yard run (Belden kick) |Score=Oregon 7–0}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=Iowa |Event=Sedrick Shaw 1-yard run (kick blocked) |Score=Oregon 7–6}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=Iowa |Event=Harold Jasper 68-yard punt return (kick blocked) |Score=Iowa 12–7}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=Oregon |Event=Spence 5-yard pass from O'Neil (run failed) |Score=Oregon 13–12}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=Oregon |Event=Whittle 2-yard run (Belden kick) |Score=Oregon 20–12}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=Oregon |Event=Whittle 9-yard run (Belden kick) |Score=Oregon 27–12}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=Oregon |Event=Philyaw 6-yard pass from O'Neil (Belden kick) |Score=Oregon 34–12}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=Iowa |Event=Kahl 1-yard run (pass failed) |Score=Oregon 34–18}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=Oregon |Event=Philyaw 1-yard run (pass failed) |Score=Oregon 40–18|LastEntry=yes}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{see also|1994 Oregon Ducks football team}}
{{cite news|title=Turnovers, penalties shut down Hawks|newspaper=The Daily Iowan|url=http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1994/di1994-09-26.pdf|date=September 26, 1994|access-date=June 22, 2019}}
{{Clear}}
=Michigan=
{{AFB game box start
|Title=Michigan at Iowa
|Visitor=No. 7 Wolverines
|V1=3 |V2=10 |V3=9 |V4=7
|Host=Hawkeyes
|H1=0 |H2=7 |H3=0 |H4=7
|Date=October 1
|Location=Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
|StartTime=
|TimeZone=
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|Attendance=70,397
|Weather=
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- Sources: [http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1994/di1994-10-03.pdf Box score and Game recap]
{{AFB game box scoring entry |FirstEntry=yes|Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=Mich |Event=Hamilton 30-yard field goal |Score=Mich 3–0}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=Iowa |Event=Ryan Driscoll 1-yard run (Hurley kick) |Score=Iowa 7–3}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=Mich |Event=Tyrone Wheatley 2-yard run (Hamilton kick) |Score=Mich 10–7}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=Mich |Event=Hamilton 32-yard field goal |Score=Mich 13–7}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=Mich |Event=Tim Biakabutuka 7-yard run (kick failed) |Score=Mich 19–7}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=Mich |Event=Hamilton 32-yard field goal |Score=Mich 22–7}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=4 |Time=12:49 |Team=Iowa |Event=Scott Slutzker 11-yard pass from Ryan Driscoll (Hurley kick) |Score=Mich 22–14}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=Mich |Event=Tyrone Wheatley 12-yard run (Hamilton kick) |Score=Mich 29–14|LastEntry=yes}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{see also|1994 Michigan Wolverines football team}}
{{cite news|title=Iowa Gives Michigan Small Scare|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-10-02-9410020387-story.html|date=October 2, 1994|access-date=June 22, 2019}}
{{Clear}}
=Indiana=
{{See also|1994 Indiana Hoosiers football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Illinois=
{{see also|1994 Illinois Fighting Illini football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Michigan State=
{{AFB game box start
|Title=Michigan State at Iowa
|Visitor=Spartans
|V1=0 |V2=14 |V3=0 |V4=0
|Host=Hawkeyes
|H1=7 |H2=3 |H3=3 |H4=6
|Date=October 22
|Location=Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
|StartTime=
|TimeZone=
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|Attendance=68,532
|Weather=
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- Sources: [http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1994/di1994-10-24.pdf Box score and Game recap]
{{AFB game box end}}
{{see also|1994 Michigan State Spartans football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Purdue=
{{AFB game box start
|Title=Iowa at Purdue
|Visitor=Hawkeyes
|V1=0 |V2=0 |V3=0 |V4=21
|Host=Boilermakers
|H1=3 |H2=7 |H3=3 |H4=8
|Date=October 29
|Location=Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
|StartTime=
|TimeZone=
|ElapsedTime=
|Attendance=44,087
|Weather=
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- Sources: [http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1994/di1994-10-31.pdf Box score and Game recap]
{{AFB game box scoring entry |FirstEntry=yes|Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=Purdue |Event=Bobich 32-yard field goal |Score=Purdue 3–0}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=Purdue |Event=Rogers 2-yard run (Bobich kick) |Score=Purdue 10–0}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=Purdue |Event=Bobich 20-yard field goal |Score=Purdue 13–0}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=Iowa |Event=Kahl 1-yard run (Brion Hurley kick) |Score=Purdue 13–7}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=Iowa |Event=Tavian Banks 38-yard run (Brion Hurley kick) |Score=Iowa 14–13}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=Iowa |Event=Sedrick Shaw 39-yard run (Brion Hurley kick) |Score=Iowa 21–13}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=Purdue |Event=Brian Alford 28-yard pass from Dicken (Dicken run) |Score=Tied 21–21|LastEntry=yes}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{see also|1994 Purdue Boilermakers football team}}
{{cite news |newspaper=The Daily Iowan| title=Fry: All that effort for zip | page=1B | url=http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1994/di1994-10-31.pdf | date=October 31, 1994 | access-date=November 25, 2018}}
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=Northwestern=
{{AFB game box start
|Title=Northwestern at Iowa
|Visitor=Wildcats
|V1= 0|V2= 7|V3=6 |V4=0
|Host=Hawkeyes
|H1=7 |H2= 14|H3=14 |H4=14
|Date=November 12
|Location=Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
|StartTime=
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|Attendance=66,532
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- Sources: [http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1994/di1994-11-14.pdf Box score and Game recap]
{{AFB game box scoring entry |FirstEntry=yes|Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=Iowa |Event=Jasper 38-yard pass from Sherman (Hurley kick) |Score=Iowa 7–0}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=Iowa |Event=Roussell 2-yard pass from Sherman (Hurley kick) |Score=Iowa 14–0}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=Iowa |Event=Odems 51-yard pass from Sherman |Score=Iowa 21–0}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=NW |Event=Schnur 12-yard run (Valenzisi kick) |Score=Iowa 21–7}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=Iowa |Event=Porter recovered blocked punt in end zone (Hurley kick) |Score=Iowa 28–7}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=NW |Event=Lundy 1-yard run (run failed) |Score=Iowa 28–13}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=Iowa |Event=Shaw 19-yard run (Hurley kick) |Score=Iowa 35–13}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=Iowa |Event=Kahl 10-yard run (Hurley kick) |Score=Iowa 42–13}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=Iowa |Event=Terry 71-yard run (Hurley kick) |Score=Iowa 49–13|LastEntry=yes}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{see also|1994 Northwestern Wildcats football team}}
The 49–13 victory was Iowa's 21st consecutive over Northwestern.{{cite news |newspaper=The Daily Iowan| title=Hawks demolish Wildcats, 49-13 | page=1B | url=http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1994/di1994-11-14.pdf | date=November 14, 1994 | access-date=August 20, 2018}} Freshman QB Matt Sherman, starting for the first time at Iowa, completed 19 of 24 passes for 331 yards and 3 touchdowns.{{cite news |title=Hot Freshman QB Sparks Iowa Rout of Northwestern |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-11-13-9411130215-story.html |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=November 13, 1994 |access-date=November 8, 2020}}
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=Minnesota=
{{AFB game box start
|Title=Iowa at Minnesota
|Visitor=Hawkeyes
|V1=14 |V2=14 |V3=21 |V4=0
|Host=Golden Gophers
|H1=10 |H2=7 |H3=15 |H4=10
|Date=November 19
|Location=Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
|StartTime=
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- Sources: [http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1994/di1994-11-21.pdf Box score and Game recap]
{{AFB game box scoring entry |FirstEntry=yes|Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=Iowa |Event=Odems 3-yard fumble recovery on punt (Brion Hurley kick) |Score=Iowa 7–0}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=Minn |Event=Darkins 56-yard run (Chalberg kick) |Score=Tied 7–7}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=Iowa |Event=Tavian Banks 25-yard run (Brion Hurley kick) |Score=Iowa 14–7}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=Minn |Event=Chalbert 32-yard field goal |Score=Iowa 14–10}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=Minn |Event=Rios 8-yard pass from Schade (Chalberg kick) |Score=Minn 17–14}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=Iowa |Event=Sedrick Shaw 46-yard pass from Sherman (Brion Hurley kick) |Score=Iowa 21–17}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=Iowa |Event=Sedrick Shaw 17-yard run (Brion Hurley kick) |Score=Iowa 28–17}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=Minn |Event=Darkins 1-yard run (Schade pass to Atwell) |Score=Iowa 28–25}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=Minn |Event=Osterman 80-yard pass from Schade (Chalberg kick) |Score=Minn 32–28}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=Iowa |Event=Odems 34-yard pass from Sherman (Brion Hurley kick) |Score=Iowa 35–32}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=Iowa |Event=Sherman 9-yard pass from Tim Dwight (Brion Hurley kick) |Score=Iowa 42–32}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=Iowa |Event=Porter 10-yard fumble return (Brion Hurley kick) |Score=Iowa 49–32}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=Minn |Event=Darkins 3-yard run (Chalberg kick) |Score=Iowa 49–39}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=Minn |Event=Chalberg 28-yard field goal |Score=Iowa 49–42|LastEntry=yes}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{see also|1994 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry}}
The Hawkeyes won a high-scoring matchup at the Metrodome to salvage a .500 season.{{cite news |newspaper=The Daily Iowan| title=Hawks keep Gophers in hole | page=1B | url=http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1994/di1994-11-21.pdf | date=November 21, 1994 | access-date=November 25, 2018}}{{cite news |newspaper=The Gazette| title=Donnybrook in Metrodome: Hawkeyes close campaign with wild 49-42 victory over Minnesota Gophers | url=https://www.thegazette.com/2008/01/21/donnybrook-in-metrodome-hawkeyes-close-campaign-with-wild-49-42-victory-over-minnesota-gophers | date=November 20, 1994 | access-date=November 8, 2020}}
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Roster
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{{American football roster/Player|num=22|class=Fr|first=Tavian|last=Banks|pos=RB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=85|class=Fr|first=Michael|last=Burger|pos=FB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=86|class=Sr|first=Anthony|last=Dean|pos=WR}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=7|class=So|first=Ryan|last=Driscoll|pos=QB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=6|class=Fr|first=Tim|last=Dwight|pos=WR|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=67|class=Sr|first=Fritz|last=Fequiere|pos=OL}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=18|class=Fr|first=Damon|last=Gibson|pos=WR|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=79|class=Fr|first=Mike|last=Goff|pos=OL|link=y|dab=Mike Goff (American football)}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=1|class=Jr|first=Willie|last=Guy|pos=WR}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=83|class=Sr|first=Harold|last=Jasper|pos=WR}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=31|class=Sr|first=Kent|last=Kahl|pos=FB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=81|class=Fr|first=Chris|last=Knipper|pos=TE}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=10|class=So|first=Demo|last=Odems|pos=WR}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=69|class=Sr|first=Matt|last=Purdy|pos=OL}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=40|class=Sr|first=Mark|last=Roussell|pos=TE}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=5|class=So|first=Sedrick|last=Shaw|pos=RB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=12|class=Fr|first=Matt|last=Sherman|pos=QB|link=y|dab=Matt Sherman (American football)}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=84|class=Jr|first=Scott|last=Slutzker|pos=TE|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=32|class=Sr|first=Ryan|last=Terry|pos=RB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=73|class=So|first=Ross|last=Verba|pos=OL|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=70|class=Jr|first=Casey|last=Wiegmann|pos=C|link=y}}
| defensive_players =
{{American football roster/Player|num=23|class=Fr|first=Plez|last=Atkins|pos=CB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=15|class=Fr|first=Kerry|last=Cooks|pos=SS|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=45|class=Jr|first=Bob|last=Diaco|pos=LB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=9|class=So|first=Bill|last=Ennis-Inge|pos=DE|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=91|class= |first=Hausia |last=Fuahala |pos=DL}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=26|class=Fr|first=Ed|last=Gibson|pos=CB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=42|class=Sr|first=John|last=Hartlieb|pos=DE}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=28|class=Fr|first=Jason|last=House|pos=DE}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=27|class= |first=Chris|last=Jackson|pos=CB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=8|class=So|first=Tom|last=Knight|pos=DB|link=y|dab=Tom Knight (American football)}}
{{American football roster/Player|num= |class= |first=Bo|last=Porter|pos=FS}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=3|class=So|first=Damien|last=Robinson|pos=DB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=56|class=Sr|first=Parker|last= Wildeman|pos=DL}}
| special_teams_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=20|class=So|first=Brion|last=Hurley|pos=K|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=17|class=Jr|first=Todd|last=Romano|pos=K}}
}}
{{American football roster/Footer
| head_coach = *Hayden Fry
| asst_coach =
- Don Patterson – Offensive Coordinator
- Bill Brashier – Defensive Coordinator
- Milan Vooletich – Defensive ends
}}
Awards and honors
{{see also|1994 All-Big Ten Conference football team}}
Team players in the 1995 NFL draft
{{main|1995 NFL draft}}
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| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
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| Fritz Fequiere | Guard | 6 | 182 | Denver Broncos |
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