1993 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

American college football season

1993 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Alamo Bowl, L 3–37 vs. California
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	6–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Hayden Fry (15th season)
Offensive coordinator	Don Patterson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Brashier (15th season)
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium (Capacity: 70,397)
Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

1993 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
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

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team was coached by Hayden Fry and played their home games at Kinnick Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	1:00 pm	Tulsa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		W 26–25	66,431	^[1]
September 11	12:00 pm	at Iowa State*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)		W 31–28	53,317	^[2]
September 18	2:30 pm	No. 14 Penn State	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ABC	L 0–31	70,397	^[3]
October 2	11:30 am	at No. 8 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN	L 7–24	105,423	^[4]
October 9	1:00 pm	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 10–16	40,066	^[5]
October 16	1:00 pm	Illinois	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		L 3–49	70,397	^[3]
October 23	11:30 am	at No. 24 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN	L 10–24	64,726	^[6]
October 30	1:00 pm	Purdue	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		W 26–17	65,648	^[7]
November 6	1:00 pm	Northern Illinois*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		W 54–20	64,129	^[8]
November 13	1:00 pm	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		W 23–19	33,390	^[9]
November 20	1:00 pm	Minnesota	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)		W 21–3	66,840	^[10]
December 31	7:00 pm	vs. California*	Alamodome San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)	ESPN	L 3–37	45,716	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

1993 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`16`	Paul Burmeister	Sr
RB	`30`	Ernest Crank	Sr
WR	`86`	Anthony Dean	Jr
QB	`7`	Ryan Driscoll	Fr
OL	`67`	Fritz Fequiere	Jr
WR	`1`	Willie Guy	So
WR	`83`	Harold Jasper	Jr
FB	`31`	Kent Kahl	Jr
FB	`43`	Cliff King	Sr
OL	`77`	Hal Mady	Jr
WR	`10`	Demo Odems	Fr
OL	`69`	Matt Purdy	Jr
TE	`40`	Mark Roussell	Jr
RB	`5`	Sedrick Shaw	Fr
TE	`84`	Scott Slutzker	So
RB	`32`	Ryan Terry	Jr
OL	`73`	Ross Verba	Fr
C	`70`	Casey Wiegmann	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`95`	Larry Blue	Sr
NG	`88`	Maurea Crain	Sr
LB	`45`	Bob Diaco	So
DE	`9`	Bill Ennis-Inge	Fr
DE	`42`	John Hartlieb	Jr
DB	`8`	Tom Knight	Fr
DB	`6`	Scott Plate	Sr
DB	`2`	Marquis Porter	Sr
DB	`3`	Damien Robinson	Fr
DL	`64`	Mike Wells	Sr
DL	`56`	Parker Wildeman	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`20`	Brion Hurley	Fr
K	`17`	Todd Romano	So
P	`46`	Nick Gallery	Fr

Head coach

Hayden Fry

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Don Patterson – Offensive Coordinator
Bill Brashier – Defensive Coordinator
Milan Vooletich – Defensive ends

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries

Tulsa

Tulsa at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Scoring summary

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
• 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

Scoring summary

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
• 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

Scoring summary

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Scoring summary

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Scoring summary

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
• 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

Scoring summary

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Scoring summary

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
• 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

Scoring summary

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

Awards and honors

Team players in the 1994 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Mike Wells	DT	6	182	Minnesota Vikings

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References

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^ Koolbeck, Mike (September 12, 1993). "Fry Strategy: Spread Out, Pound It at Them Up Front". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Kinnick Stadium Attendance". University of Iowa. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011.
^ Angelique Chengelis (October 3, 1993). "Meeting leads to beating". The Detroit News. pp. 1E, 11E – via Newspapers.com.
^ Ecker, Jim (October 10, 1993). "Hoosiers Put Hurt on Hawks". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
^ "Scoreboard". The Telegraph-Herald. Waterloo. October 24, 1993. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
^ Ecker, Jim (November 6, 1993). "Huskies No Laughing Matter on This Visit". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
^ "Northern Illinois Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on December 11, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
^ "College Football". Toledo Blade. November 14, 1993. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
^ Ecker, Jim (November 21, 1993). "Hawkeyes Did Their Job; Now It's Up to the Bowl Games". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
^ "Valero Alamo Bowl - Bowl History". Archived from the original on November 17, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
^ "1993 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
^ "1994 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2015.

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