1993 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
American college football season
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The 1993 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Hayden Fry, the Hawkeyes compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for eighth place in the Big Ten. Iowa was invited to the Alamo Bowl, where the Hawkeyes lost to California. The team played home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Headcoach
- Hayden Fry (15th season)
OffensivecoordinatorDon Patterson (2nd season)
| 1993 Iowa Hawkeyes football | |
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Alamo Bowl, L 3–37 vs. California | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 6–6 (3–5 Big Ten) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Don Patterson (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Bill Brashier (15th season) |
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| Home stadium | Kinnick Stadium |
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| No. 6 Wisconsin + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Ohio State + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Penn State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | 1:00 pm | Tulsa* | W 26–25 | 66,431 | [1] | ||
| September 11 | 12:00 pm | at Iowa State* | W 31–28 | 53,317 | [2] | ||
| September 18 | 2:30 pm | No. 14 Penn State |
| ABC | L 0–31 | 70,397 | [3] |
| October 2 | 11:30 am | at No. 8 Michigan | ESPN | L 7–24 | 105,423 | [4] | |
| October 9 | 1:00 pm | at Indiana | L 10–16 | 40,066 | [5] | ||
| October 16 | 1:00 pm | Illinois |
| L 3–49 | 70,397 | [3] | |
| October 23 | 11:30 am | at No. 24 Michigan State | ESPN | L 10–24 | 64,726 | [6] | |
| October 30 | 1:00 pm | Purdue |
| W 26–17 | 65,648 | [7] | |
| November 6 | 1:00 pm | Northern Illinois* |
| W 54–20 | 64,129 | [8] | |
| November 13 | 1:00 pm | at Northwestern | W 23–19 | 33,390 | [9] | ||
| November 20 | 1:00 pm | Minnesota |
| W 21–3 | 66,840 | [10] | |
| December 31 | 7:00 pm | vs. California* | ESPN | L 3–37 | 45,716 | [11] | |
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Game summaries
Tulsa
Tulsa at Iowa
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Golden Hurricane | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
| • Hawkeyes | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 26 |
- Date: September 4
- Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
- Game start: 1:05 PM CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:00
- Game attendance: 66,431
- Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), Sunny, Wind SW 10–15 mph (16–24 km/h)
- Referee: Jerry Hendrickson
- Sources: Box score and Game recap
| 1 | 9:58 | Iowa | Todd Romano 20-yard field goal | Iowa 3–0 |
| 1 | 6:04 | Iowa | Todd Romano 53-yard field goal | Iowa 6–0 |
| 1 | 0:45 | Tulsa | Brister 25-yard field goal | Iowa 6–3 |
| 2 | 14:33 | Iowa | Burmeister 1-yard run (kick failed) | Iowa 12–3 |
| 2 | 9:52 | Tulsa | Chris Penn 22-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Brister kick) | Iowa 12–10 |
| 3 | 10:19 | Iowa | Todd Romano 32-yard field goal | Iowa 15–10 |
| 2 | 5:58 | Tulsa | Penn 41-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Brister kick) | Tulsa 17–15 |
| 3 | 4:06 | Iowa | Todd Romano 24-yard field goal | Iowa 18–17 |
| 4 | 8:16 | Tulsa | White 38-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Penn pass from Frerotte) | Tulsa 25–18 |
| 4 | 0:53 | Iowa | Ryan Terry 2-yard run (Slutzker pass from Burmeister) | Iowa 26–25 |
At Iowa State
Iowa at Iowa State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Hawkeyes | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| Cyclones | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
- Date: September 11
- Location: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa
- Game attendance: 53,317
- TV announcers (Cyclones TV Network): Keith Murphy, John Campbell, Rob Bodholdt
- Sources: Box score and Game recap
| 1 | Iowa | Terry 7-yard run (Romano kick) | Iowa 7–0 | |
| 1 | Iowa | Dean 16-yard pass from Burmeister (Romano kick) | Iowa 14–0 | |
| 2 | Iowa | Shaw 2-yard run (Romano kick) | Iowa 21–0 | |
| 2 | ISU | Garris 6-yard run (Stewart kick) | Iowa 21–7 | |
| 2 | Iowa | Kahl 7-yard run (Romano kick) | Iowa 28–7 | |
| 3 | Iowa | Todd Romano 29-yard field goal | Iowa 31–7 | |
| 3 | ISU | Utter 2-yard run (Stewart kick) | Iowa 31–14 | |
| 4 | 9:59 | ISU | Norris 7-yard run (run failed) | Iowa 31–20 |
| 4 | ISU | Branch 3-yard run (Branch run) | Iowa 31–28 | |
Penn State
Penn State at Iowa
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Nittany Lions | 3 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| Hawkeyes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Date: September 18
- Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
- Game attendance: 70,397
- Television network: ABC
- Sources: Box score and Game recap
| 1 | PSU | Fayak 20-yard field goal | PSU 3–0 | |
| 2 | PSU | O'Neal 1-yard run (Fayak kick) | PSU 10–0 | |
| 3 | PSU | Pitts 9-yard run (Fayak kick) | PSU 17–0 | |
| 3 | PSU | Ki-Jana Carter 23-yard run (Fayak kick) | PSU 24–0 | |
| 4 | PSU | Pitts 3-yard run (Fayak kick) | PSU 31–0 | |
At Michigan
At Indiana
Illinois
At Michigan State
Purdue
Purdue at Iowa
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Boilermakers | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| • Hawkeyes | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
- Date: October 30
- Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
- Game start: 1:05 PM CDT
- Elapsed time: 2:50
- Game attendance: 65,648
- Game weather: 31 °F (−1 °C), snow flurries, partly cloudy
- Referee: Ron Winter
- Sources: Box score Archived 2019-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
| 1 | 7:09 | Iowa | Harold Jasper 55-yard pass from Paul Burmeister (kick blocked) | Iowa 6–0 |
| 1 | 5:11 | Iowa | Jasper 22-yard pass from Burmeister (pass failed) | Iowa 12–0 |
| 2 | 14:53 | Iowa | Willie Guy 32-yard pass from Burmeister (Romano kick) | Iowa 19–0 |
| 2 | 9:57 | Purdue | Mike Alstott 11-yard run (Bobich kick) | Iowa 19–7 |
| 2 | 4:54 | Iowa | Paul Burmeister 1-yard run (Romano kick) | Iowa 26–7 |
| 2 | 0:38 | Purdue | Mike Alstott 1-yard run (Bobich kick) | Iowa 26–14 |
| 3 | 2:31 | Purdue | Bobich 21-yard field goal | Iowa 26–17 |
Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois at Iowa
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Huskies | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| • Hawkeyes | 7 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 54 |
- Date: November 6
- Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
- Game attendance: 64,129
- Sources: Box score and Game recap
| 1 | Iowa | Odems 37-yard pass from Burmeister (Romano kick) | Iowa 7–0 | |
| 2 | Iowa | Terry 7-yard run (Romano kick) | Iowa 14–0 | |
| 2 | Iowa | Shaw 18-yard run (Romano kick) | Iowa 21–0 | |
| 2 | Iowa | Terry 2-yard pass from Burmeister (Romano kick) | Iowa 28–0 | |
| 2 | NIU | Johnson 26-yard run (Steger kick) | Iowa 28–7 | |
| 2 | Iowa | Romano 27-yard field goal | Iowa 31–7 | |
| 2 | NIU | Steger 22-yard field goal | Iowa 31–10 | |
| 3 | Iowa | Safety, Johnson tackled in end zone | Iowa 33–10 | |
| 3 | Iowa | King 4-yard run (Romano kick) | Iowa 40–10 | |
| 3 | Iowa | King 7-yard run (Romano kick) | Iowa 47–10 | |
| 4 | NIU | Steger 27-yard field goal | Iowa 47–13 | |
| 4 | Iowa | Anttila 22-yard pass from Eyde (Romano kick) | Iowa 54–13 | |
| 4 | NIU | Johnson 81-yard run (Steger kick) | Iowa 54–20 | |
At Northwestern
Iowa at Northwestern
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Hawkeyes | 0 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Wildcats | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 19 |
- Date: November 13
- Location: Dyche Stadium, Evanston, Illinois
- Game attendance: 33,390
- Game weather: Wind SW 25 mph (40 km/h)
- Sources: Box score and Game recap
| 1 | NW | Valenzisi 36-yard field goal | NW 3–0 | |
| 2 | NW | Valenzisi 25-yard field goal | NW 6–0 | |
| 2 | Iowa | Terry 5-yard run (kick failed) | Tied 6–6 | |
| 2 | Iowa | Slutzker 3-yard pass from Burmeister (Romano kick) | Iowa 13–6 | |
| 3 | Iowa | Burmeister 1-yard run (Romano kick) | Iowa 20–6 | |
| 4 | NW | Lundy 3-yard run (Valenzisi kick) | Iowa 20–13 | |
| 4 | Iowa | Romano 37-yard field goal | Iowa 23–13 | |
| 4 | NW | Morris 23-yard pass from Steve Schnur (pass failed) | Iowa 23–19 | |
Minnesota
Minnesota at Iowa
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Golden Gophers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| • Hawkeyes | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
- Date: November 20
- Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
- Game attendance: 66,840
- Sources: Box score and Game recap
| 1 | Iowa | Ryan Terry 16-yard run (Romano kick) | Iowa 7–0 | |
| 2 | Minn | Chalberg 38-yard field goal | Iowa 7–3 | |
| 3 | Iowa | King 1-yard run (Romano kick) | Iowa 14–3 | |
| 4 | Iowa | King 1-yard run (Romano kick) | Iowa 21–3 | |
The win over Minnesota marked Hayden Fry's 200th career victory.
Vs. California (Alamo Bowl)
California vs. Iowa
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Golden Bears | 6 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 37 |
| Hawkeyes | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
- Date: December 31
- Location: Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
- Game attendance: 45,716
- Game weather: Indoors
- Referee: Gene Wurtz
- TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Dave Sims
- Sources: Box score
| 1 | 10:52 | Cal | Doug Brien 37-yard field goal | Cal 3–0 |
| 1 | 2:45 | Cal | Brien 20-yard field goal | Cal 6–0 |
| 2 | 11:02 | Cal | Brien 30-yard field goal | Cal 9–0 |
| 2 | 0:35 | Cal | Caldwell 12-yard pass from Dave Barr (Brien kick) | Cal 16–0 |
| 2 | 0:00 | Cal | Willard 61-yard interception return (Brien kick) | Cal 23–0 |
| 3 | 10:00 | Iowa | Brion Hurley 42-yard field goal | Cal 23–3 |
| 3 | 4:05 | Cal | Uwaezuoke 34-yard pass from Barr (Brien kick) | Cal 30–3 |
| 4 | 7:59 | Cal | Remington 12-yard pass from Barr (Brien kick) | Cal 37–3 |
Roster
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Awards and honors
Team players in the 1994 NFL draft
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
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| Mike Wells | DT | 6 | 182 | Minnesota Vikings |