1995 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 25

1995 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Northwestern $	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Ohio State	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Penn State	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Michigan	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	5	–	1
No. 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

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 coach Hayden Fry.

Schedule

September 91:00 PMNorthern Iowa*

• Kinnick Stadium
• Iowa City, Iowa

W 34–13 70,397 September 1611:00 AMat Iowa State*

• Cyclone Stadium
• Ames, Iowa (Cy-Hawk Trophy)

ABCW 27–10 49,714 September 301:00 PMNew Mexico State*

• Kinnick Stadium
• Iowa City, Iowa

W 59–21 63,721 October 711:00 AMat Michigan State

• Spartan Stadium
• East Lansing, Michigan

CreativeW 21–7 73,732 October 1411:00 AMIndianaNo. 23

• Kinnick Stadium
• Iowa City, Iowa

ESPN2W 22–13 69,520 October 212:30 PMNo. 19 Penn StateNo. 18

• Kinnick Stadium
• Iowa City, Iowa

ABCL 27–41 70,397 October 2811:30 AMat No. 4 Ohio StateNo. 25

• Ohio Stadium
• Columbus, Ohio

ESPNL 35–56 93,314 November 411:30 AMIllinois

• Kinnick Stadium
• Iowa City, Iowa

ESPNL 7–26 70,397 November 1111:00 AMat No. 5 Northwestern

• Dyche Stadium
• Evanston, Illinois

CreativeL 20–31 49,256 November 1811:30 AMat Wisconsin

• Camp Randall Stadium
• Madison, Wisconsin (Rivalry)

ESPN2W 33–20 78,907 November 251:00 PMMinnesota

• Kinnick Stadium
• Iowa City, Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale)

W 45–3 65,794 December 291:30 PMvs. No. 20 Washington*

• Sun Bowl Stadium
• El Paso, Texas (Sun Bowl)

CBSW 38–18 49,116

Rankings

Further information: 1995 NCAA Division I-A football 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

Game summaries

Northern Iowa

Northern Iowa at #19 Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 3 0 3 7 13 • Hawkeyes 7 21 0 6 34 Date: September 9 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa Game attendance: 70,397 Sources: Box score and Game recap

See also: Northern Iowa Panthers football

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, Iowa Game attendance: 49,714 Sources: Box score and Game recap

See also: 1995 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry

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, Iowa Game attendance: 63,721 Sources: Box score and Game recap

See also: New Mexico State Aggies football

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, Michigan Game attendance: 73,732 Sources: Box score and Game recap

See also: 1995 Michigan State Spartans football team

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.

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, Iowa Game attendance: 69,520 Sources: Box score and Game recap

See also: 1995 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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, Iowa Game attendance: 70,397 Television network: ABC Sources: Box score and Game recap

See also: 1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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.

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, Ohio Television network: ESPN Sources: Box score and Game recap

See also: 1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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.

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, Iowa Game attendance: 70,397 Television network: ESPN Sources: Box score and Game recap

See also: 1995 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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, Illinois Game attendance: 49,256 TV announcers (Creative Sports): Wayne Larrivee, Randy Wright, and Jim Barber Sources: Box score and Game recap

See also: 1995 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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.

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, Wisconsin Game attendance: 78,907 Television network: ESPN2 Sources: Box score and Game recap

See also: 1995 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry

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, Iowa Game attendance: 65,794 Sources: Box score and Game recap

See also: 1995 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry

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, Texas Game attendance: 49,116 TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Terry Donahue Sources: Box score and Game recap

Scoring summary Q1 13:08 IOWA Sedrick Shaw 58-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 7–0 Q1 8:39 IOWA Brion Hurley 49-yard field goal IOWA 10–0 Q2 12:50 IOWA Safety IOWA 12–0 Q2 6:13 IOWA Zach Bromert 33-yard field goal IOWA 15–0 Q2 3:18 IOWA Zach Bromert 34-yard field goal IOWA 18–0 Q2 0:35 IOWA Brion Hurley 47-yard field goal IOWA 21–0 Q3 11:19 IOWA Brion Hurley 50-yard field goal IOWA 24–0 Q3 8:37 UW Jerome Pathon 30-yard pass from Shane Fortney (two-point conversion failed) IOWA 24-6 Q3 7:27 IOWA Michael Burger 8-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 31-6 Q4 14:57 IOWA Michael Burger 1-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 38-6 Q4 12:10 UW Fred Coleman 10-yard pass from Damon Huard (two-point conversion failed) IOWA 38–12 Q4 3:25 UW Ernie Conwell 20-yard pass from Damon Huard (two-point conversion failed) IOWA 38–18

See also: 1995 Washington Huskies football team and 1995 Sun Bowl

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.

Awards and honors

See also: 1995 All-Big Ten Conference football team

Team players in the 1996 NFL Draft

Main article: 1996 NFL Draft

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