1989 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 1989 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium and were led by head coach Hayden Fry. Iowa finished with a 5–6 record (3–5 Big Ten) and failed to make a bowl for the first time since the 1980 season.

1989 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1989 record5–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coachHayden Fry (11th season)
Offensive coordinatorCarl Jackson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Brashier (11th season)
MVPRichard Bass
Jim Johnson
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
(Capacity: 67,700)
1989 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 Michigan $ 8 –0 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 10 Illinois 7 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 16 Michigan State 6 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
No. 24 Ohio State 6 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Minnesota 4 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Indiana 3 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Iowa 3 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Purdue 2 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
Wisconsin 1 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
Northwestern 0 –8 –0  0 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Season

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 161:05 PMOregon*No. 24
L 6–4467,700
September 2312:10 PMat Iowa State*
W 31–2154,458
September 301:05 PMTulsa*
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
W 30–2267,700
October 71:05 PMMichigan State
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
L 14–1767,700
October 141:00 PMat Wisconsin
W 31–2462,402
October 212:30 PMNo. 5 Michigan
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
ABCL 12–2667,700
October 281:00 PMat Northwestern
W 35–2236,312
November 42:30 PMNo. 8 Illinois
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
ABCL 7–3167,700
November 1111:30 AMat Ohio State
ESPNL 0–2889,536
November 182:00 PMat Purdue
W 24–031,963
November 251:05 PMMinnesota
L 7–4367,700
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster
1989 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL 75 Greg Aegerter Jr
C 50 Bill Anderson Sr
RB 43 Nick Bell Jr
TE 87 Alan Cross Fr
OT 65 Scott Davis Fr
C 60 Mike Devlin Fr
WR 82 Jon Filloon So
WR 3 Danan Hughes Fr
OL 69 Mike Miller Jr
FB 34 Lew Montgomery Fr
QB 14 Tom Poholsky Sr
QB 7 Matt Rodgers So
RB 32 Mike Saunders So
RB 21 Tony Stewart Jr
WR 2 Travis Watkins Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 91 Bret Bielema Fr
DB 17 Phil Bradley So
DB 29 Greg Brown Jr
NG 54 Rod Davis So
LB 31 John Derby So
LB 66 Melvin Foster Jr
DE 96 Ron Geater So
CB 45 Merton Hanks Jr
DB 42 Tork Hook Sr
DL 71 Jim Johnson Jr
DL 51 Jeff Koeppel Sr
LB 35 Brad Quast Sr
DB 15 Brian Wise So
DB 10 Anthony Wright Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 11 Jeff Skillett So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Carl Jackson – Offensive Coordinator
  • Bill Brashier – Defensive Coordinator
  • Kirk Ferentz – Offensive line
  • Dan McCarney – Defensive line
  • Don Patterson – Quarterbacks/Wide receivers
  • Bernie Wyatt – Defensive Ends/Recruiting Coordinator
  • Bill Dervich – Strength and Conditioning
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

Oregon
See also: 1989 Oregon Ducks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1949 W 34–31

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at Iowa State
See also: 1989 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
24–12 1988 W 10–3

The Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones for the seventh consecutive time.[3]

Tulsa
See also: 1989 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

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Michigan State
See also: 1989 Michigan State Spartans football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–12–2 1988 T 10–10

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at Wisconsin
See also: 1989 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
30–34–2 1988 W 31–6

Nick Bell ran for a career high 217 yards and scored 3 touchdowns (2 rushing, 1 receiving) in the Hawkeyes' win over Wisconsin.[6]

Michigan
See also: 1989 Michigan Wolverines football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–29–4 1988 T 17–17

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at Northwestern
See also: 1989 Northwestern Wildcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
35–14–3 1988 W 35–10

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Illinois
See also: 1989 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–31–2 1986 L 16–20

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at Ohio State
See also: 1989 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–33–3 1988 T 24–24

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at Purdue
See also: 1989 Purdue Boilermakers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
23–40–2 1988 W 31–7

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Minnesota
See also: 1989 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
28–52–2 1988 W 31–22

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Awards and honors
See also: 1989 All-Big Ten Conference football team

Team players in the 1990 NFL Draft
Main article: 1990 NFL Draft
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Bill AndersonCenter7176Chicago Bears
Brad QuastLinebacker10251New York Jets

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References
  1. "1989 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  2. "Ducks dump Iowa in season opener" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 18, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  3. "Hawkeye defense stifles Iowa State" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 25, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  4. "Fourth-quarter flurry snuffs Tulsa upset bid" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 2, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  5. "Iowa comeback bid fails on final play" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 9, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  6. "Bell explodes in 31-24 win over Badgers" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 16, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  7. "Taylor, 3rd quarter key Michigan, 26–12" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 23, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  8. "Wildcats fall to Iowa for 16th-straight time" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 30, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  9. "Illinois tramples Hawkeyes, 31-7" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 6, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  10. "Fry erupts while OSU blanks Iowa" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 13, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  11. "Hawk 'D' humbles Purdue, 24-0" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 20, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  12. "Minnesota adds insult to injury in 43-7 romp" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 27, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  13. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1990.htm
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