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All-Big Ten linebacker Bobby Diaco (45) All-Big Ten tight end Scott Slutzker (84) The University of Phil Haddy. Director Iowa Director Sports Information Steve Roe. Asst. Service mm George Wine. SID Emeritus FRY IN 17TH SEASON ThisSun Bow l guide wascompiled and Coach Hayden Fry will conclude his Media edited by the University of Iowa Sports 17th season at Iowa in theSun Bowl. Fry Information Information Office to assist the news holds a 123-73-6 record with the media in their coverage of the Iowa Hawkeyes. Overall Fry is concluding Sun Bowl credential requests should Hawkeyes at the 1995 Sun Bowl. It is his 34th season as a college head coach. be made on your letterhead by FAX to: intended to supplement, not duplicate. His career mark is 212-162-10. Fry Director the 1995 Iowa Football Action Guide. A ranks fifth among active coaches in ca¬ Tom Starr. Executive The Sun Bowl Association special thanks to the writers whose work reer wins and his totalsof 384 games and 4100 Rio Bravo Drive appears within this booklet. 34 years as a head coach are the most by Paso, an active Division I coach. El Texas 79902 FAX: 915-533-066! GAME DATA Fry has guided the Hawkeyesto 13first Iowa (7-4, 4-4) will meet Washington division finishes and three Big Ten titles (7-3-1, 6-1-1) of the Pacific 10 Confer¬ and Rose Bowl appearances. The three¬ Media Headquarters ence in the62nd Sun Bowl Football Clas¬ time Big Ten Coach of the Year (1981. Embassy Suites sic. The game will be played Friday, 1990. 1991) has taken the Hawkeyes to 6100 Gateway East (I-10 at Geronimo) December 29 at 2:30 p.m. CT in El 12 bowl games. Fry' has guided three El Paso, Texas 79905 Paso’s Sun Bowl Stadium. CBS-TV Hawkeye teams to a school-record 10 will televise to a national audience. victories in a season (1985. 1987, 1991) Telephone: 915-779-6222 and his Iowa teams have won at least FAX: RADIO BROADCASTS seven games 10 times. 915-779-8846 Three networks broadcast Iowa foot¬ Fry is coaching in his 15th bowl game. The media rate at the Embassy Suites ball. Originating stations include WHO Fry is 5-8-1 in bowl games, including a is$85 fora single,$95 for adouble,and Des Moines and WMT and KHAK Ce¬ 4-6-1 record at Iowa. Fry is 0-2 vs. includes a full American breakfast. A dar Rapids. The three networks include Washington, with his Iowa teams losing working press room and a hospitality a total of 78 stations in Iowa, Illinois, to the Huskies in the Rose Bowl in both suite are at the hotel. Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska 1982 and 1991. and Texas. Media Schedule
Hayden Fry 's first Sun Bowl media conference is Thursday, Dec. 14 at 1 2:30 p.m. at the Hawkeye football fa¬ Schedules and Results cility. Request players for interviews by noon, Dec. 12. Additional media Iowa (7-4, 4-4) Washington (7-3-1, 6-1-1) conferences are tentatively set for Dec. 21, Dec. 26 and Dec. 2S* in El Paso. Arizona State W 23-20 Sept 9 Northern Iowa W 34-13 Sept. 2 Iowa’s team departure istentatively set Sept. 16 at Iowa State W 27-10 Sept. 16 at Ohio State L 20-30 for Dec.21st Sept. 30 New Mexico St W 59-21 Sept. 23 Army W 21-13 Oct. 7 at Mich. State W 21-7 Sept. 30 at Oregon State W 26-16 Telephone Director) Oct. 14 Indiana, 12:05 W 22-13 Oct 7 Notre Dame L 21-29 Oct. 21 Penn State L 27-41 Oct. 14 ai Stanford W 38-28 SunBowl: 915-533-4416 Oct. 28 at Ohio State. 1. 35-56 Oct. 21 at Arizona W 31-1? Tom Starr and Lee Wilson Nov. 4 Illinois, L 7-26 Oct. 28 Southern Cal T 21-2! Nov. 11 at Northwestern L 20-31 Nov. 4 Oregon L 22-24 Washington Sports Information: Nov. 18 at Wisconsin W 33-20 Nov. 1 1 at UCLA W 38-14 Office: 206-543-8333 Nov. 25 Minnesota W 45-3 Nov. 18 Washington St. W 33-30 Fax: 206-543-5000 Director Jim Daves Assistants Cindy Fester &. Dan Lepse
205 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City. IA 52242-1020 Phone (319) 335-9411 FAX# (319) 335-9417 STRONG AT THE FND ABOUT THE HUSKIES against the Hawkeyes, while no Iowa Iowa ended the regular season with a Washington posted a 7-3-1 overall re¬ player has rushed for 100 yards against 7-4 overall mark, defeating Wisconsin cord and tied for the PAC 10 champion¬ Washington . .. while Iowa is making its (33-20) and Minnesota (45-3) in its final ship with Southern California with a first-ever Sun Bowl appearance, the two games. The Hawkeyes finished 4-4 6-1-1 league record. The Huskies and Huskies won theSun Bowl in 1979(14-7 in the Big Ten for sixth place. Iowa won Trojans tied 21-21 and Washington’s over Texas) and lost in 1986 (Alabama its firstfive games of theseason and were only league loss came a week later to won, 28-6) . . . Washington is 4-2-1 on ranked as high as 17th by CNN/USA Oregon, 24-22. In non-conference play artificial turf in 1995, Iowa is 3-1 ... five Today and 18th by the Associated Press. the Huskies lost to Ohio State and Notre of Washington’s bowl game records Iowa then lost consecutive four consecu¬ Dame and defeated Army. Washington have been set against Iowa, while two tive games before winning its final two. closed the regular season with wins over Iowa bowl records were set against the Three of the Hawkeye losses came at the UCLA (38-14) and in-state rival Wash¬ Huskies . . . Iowa graduate assistant hands of ranked teams, including North¬ ington State (33-30). coach Brett Bielema was a defensive western, Ohio State and Penn State. lineman for Iowa in the 1992 Rose Bowl Those three, along with Michigan State, THE SERIES and Washington graduateassistantcoach a team Iowa defeated 21-7, all received Washington holds a 3-2 advantage in Travis Richardson was a defensive line¬ bowl invitations. Iowa is one of six Big the five games series. The teams first man for the Huskies. Ten teams invited to a bowl game. met in 1936 in Seattle, and last met in 1991 in Pasadena. Iowa played at Wash¬ LIGHTS. CAMERA. ACTION WINNING ON THE ROAD ington in 1963 and the Huskies returned Iowa is 66-44-5 (.596) on television Iowa’s win at Wisconsin was its third the game in Iowa City in 1964. The 80 since 1953, including a 4-4 mark this of the season on the road, the first time points scored in the 1991 Rose Bowl season and has a 46-38-5 mark under since 1991 that Iowa has won three meeting marks the highest scoring Rose Hayden Fry since 1979. games away from home. In 17 seasons Bowl ever. Here are the series results: at Iowa Hayden Fry has guided the TEXAS TWO-STEP Hawkeyes to a winning road record 13 1936 at Seattle: Wash. 14, IA 0 Iowa returns to the state of Texas for times. Four of Washington’s seven vic¬ 1963 at Seattle: IA 17, Wash. 7 the firsttime since taking part in the 1993 tories this season came on the road. 1964 at IA City: IA 28, Wash. 18 Alamo Bowl in San Antonio. Hawkeye 1982 at Pasadena: Wash. 28, IA 0 Coach Hayden Fry is a native of Odessa, IOWA BOWL HISTORY 1991 at Pasadena: Wash. 46, IA 34 TX. He played college football at Baylor Iowa is competing in its 14th bowl and and was the head coach at Southern has a 6-6-1 overall bowl record. Iowa is Methodist (11 yrs.) and North Texas (6 Iowa is 25-29-1 all-time against the playing in its fourth bowl game of the yrs.) before becoming the Iowa head PAC 10 Iowa’s last game 1990’s and in its 12th bowl game in 15 . . . against a coach in 1979. PAC 10 team came a yearago in a 40-18 years. Iowa is making its first appear¬ Bill Brashier, assistant head coach and loss atOregon, a team that wenton towin ance in the Sun Bowl. Iowa has com¬ defensive coordinator, Don Patterson, the conference title and play in the Rose peted in the Rose Bowl (five times), offensive coordinator and quarterbacks Bowl...last season Iowa metRose Bowl Holiday Bowl (three), Peach (two) and and receivers coach, and Gene Jones, participants Penn State and Oregon on the Gator, Freedom and Alamo once recruiting coordinator and assistant wide the road on consecutive weekends . . . each. receivers coach, are also native Texans. Iowa opens the 1996 season against an¬ Brashier, a native of Eastland, played other PAC 10 team as Arizona visits IOWA IN THF SUN BOWL football at North Texasand later coached Iowa City next Sept. 7 Iowa’s last Iowa has never played in Sun Bowl . . . in Texas for several years before joining bowl appearance, the 1993 Alamo Bowl, Stadium, but Hayden Fry has coached Fry at Iowa. was against California of the PAC 10 there. Iowa played Texas-El Paso in Patterson was bom in Corsicana and Iowa and Washington 1986, but that game took place in Iowa Conference . . . attended Blooming Grove High School common opponent, both los¬ City. Fry holds a 2-1 mark in Sun Bowl played one prior to playing football at Army. Washington Stadium. His 1963 Southern Methodist ing at Ohio State. trailed the Jones is a Houston native and a gradu¬ Buckeyes 30-7 before losing 30-20. team lost to Oregon in the Sun Bowl, ate of Worthing High School. 20-14. While at North Texas State Fry Iowa trailed 56-0 before losing 56-35 . . won two games at Texas-El Paso, win¬ . in five meetingstheteam that hasscored ning 41-10 in 1977 and 49-0 in 1978. first has won . . . Washington has out- scored Iowa 61-7 in the second quarter, but Iowa has won the fourth quarter, 44-29 ... the Huskies have had a 100- yard rusher in four of the five games HAWKEYF RECORDS Iowa has 18 players on its roster who Hawkeye Seniors RB Sedrick Shaw set Iowa single sea¬ played high school football in Texas, son records for rushing attempts (295) with eight of those players sitting out this and rushing yards( 1,342), while becom¬ Nineteen Iowa seniors will close out season as redshirt freshmen. The 10 who ing Iowa’s career leader in both catego¬ their Hawkeye careers in the Sun are playing include DB Plez Atkins(Bar¬ ries (592-2,905). Shaw also set a record Bowl. They are DE George Bennett, tlett). DB Billy Coats (Grand Prairie), with 42 rushing attempts at Michigan NG Lloyd Bickham. LB Bobby Diaco, DB Kerry' Cooks (Irving), FB Rodney State . . DB Plez Atkins tied a school WR Mark Ede, WR Willie Guy, DE . Filer (Waco), WR Damon Gibson record with two interceptions against Eric Hilgenberg, DB Chris Jackson, (Houston), LB Matt Hughes (Eastland), both Michigan State and Minnesota and Kooiker, Marcus DB Chris Jackson (Houston), WR De- OL Aaron LB DB Damien Robinson tied that mark Montgomery, Mulherin, mosesneeds Odems, III (Austin). DB DB Mick TE with two against Wisconsin .. . WR Tim Todd Damien Robinson (Dallas), and RB Se¬ Derek Price, OL Matt Purdy, PK Dwight set an Iowa record with nine drick Shaw (Austin). The players being Romano, RB Daman i Shakoor, TE kickoff returns at Ohio State. redshirted include DL Corey Brown Scott Slutzker, DB Jason Wahls, LB (Houston), LB Raj Clark (Baytown), Jeff WesthofF, OL Casey Wiegmann SHAW ADDS TO RECORDS WB Cory Hutchings (Longview), DE and FB Reggie Williams. Junior RB Sedrick Shaw set single-sea- Paul Moten (DeSoto), DETariq Peterson son records for rushing attempts (295) (Copperas Cove), LB Brandon Phearse and yards (1,342) while becoming (Garland), OL Shalor Pryor (Stephen- OFFENSE IN HIGH GEAR Iowa’s career leader in both categories ville), and DE Evan Warded (Alief). Iowa’s offense in 1 1 games averaged (592-2,905). 225.3 yards passing per game, 416.6 Shaw, who gained 1,002 yards in 1994, yards total offense per game and 30 is the only Iowa player to rush for over Junior punter Nick Gallery was named points per game. The 225.3 yards pass¬ 1,000 yards more than once and he is the first team All-Big Ten by both league ing ranks ninth all-timeat Iowa,the416.6 only Hawkeye to rush for over 200 yards coaches and league media. Second team yards total offense ranks eighth all-time in a game more than once. He has rushed honors went to TE Scott Slutzker, LB and the 30 points per game ranks sixth forover 100yardsseven times(including Bobby Diaco and OG Matt Purdy. all-time. Iowa scored over 30 points in four straight to start the season) this year Those earning honorable mention in¬ five games. and 12 times in his career. cluded DB Plez Atkins, DB Chris Jack- Shaw rushed 42 times for 250 yards in BEST AGAINST THE BEST son, RB Sedrick Shaw and C Casey Iowa’s win at Michigan State. The 250 Iowa’s offense was at its best against Wiegmann. yards is the second-best rushing total for the top teams in the Big Ten. Iowa an Iowa player and his 214 yards at Wis¬ scored 35 points at Ohio State, 27 points consin ranks fifth best. against Penn State and 20 points at had 14 players earn academic Iowa Northwestern, teams that finished in the All-Big Ten honors this season. To be SHAKOOR STEPS IN top three spots in the league standings. recognized in the BigTen an athlete must Senior RB Damani Shakoor, who The points scored by Iowa were the most walk-on, be a two-year letterman with a career joined the team as a earned his any of the three allowed this season in grade-point average of B (3.0) or better. chance in Iowa’sfinal gameagainst Min¬ Big Ten play. Shakoor, Those honored from Iowa include FB nesota. who also competes for the Iowa track team, rushed 16 times for Trevor Boilers, FB Michael Burger, FB NOT BAD ON DEFENSE 91 yardsagainst the Gophers, scoring on Aaron Granquist, QB Kory Hauser, DE As the season progressed, so did the runs of 13 and two yards. Eric Hilgenberg. LB Matt Hughes, DL Iowa defense. In the 10th game of the Klein, Reischl. PK Todd Aron OL Matt season Wisconson had minus 18 yards Romano, OL Derek Rose, OL Ted rushing, the seventh best total ever by an Senior LB Bobby Diaco leads Iowa Serama, LB Jeff Westhoff, OL John Iowa defense. In the season finale Min¬ with 128 tackles. Diaco led Iowa with 26 Wilder and DL Chris Zdzienicki. nesota rushed for25 net yardswhile scor¬ tackles in a win over Indiana (10 solos, Reischl was the only football player, and ingjust three points. Earlier in theseason 16 assists), earning Big Ten Defensive one of just three male athletes in the Big Iowa held Michigan State to31 net yards Player of the Week honors. The 26 tack¬ to carry a perfect grade-point aver¬ Ten. rushing and Northern Iowa to 43 yards les tie for second on Iowa’s tackle list for age for durign the fall those honored rushing. Iowa intercepted 18 passes, a single game. term. matching its 1993 total, and returned Diaco’s 128 tackles this season rank four of those for touchdowns. 13th for a single season and he is eighth in career tackles with 328. HANDING OFF THF CREDIT MATT MOVES UP DAMTEN DOES IT RB Sedrick Shaw is always quick to Sophomore QB Matt Sherman com- Junior DB Damien Robinson ranks pass the credit for his success to Iowa’s pleted 17 of 21 passes for 240 yards and among Big Ten and national leaders with offensive linemen. That starting group two touchdowns in the win over Minne- five interceptions, despite playing very includes tackles Ross Verba (junior) and sota, with no interceptions. Sherman is little in two games earlier thisseason due Aaron Kooiker (senior), guards Matt 9-4 as Iowa’s starting quarterback and to an injury. Robinson ended the season Purdy (senior) and Mike Goff (sopho- had 100 attempts over a four-game strong with two interceptions vs. Wis- more), center Casey Wiegmann (senior) stretch without an interception. Sher- consin and another in the finale against and tightend Scott Slutzker(senior). Re- mancompleted 1 59 of 271 (.587)passes Minnesota. serve Jeremy McKinney has started five for 2,41 1 yards. His passing efficiency games this season while Verba has bat- rating of 140.0 ranks second in the Big GOOD KNIGHT. TOMMY tied an injury. Purdy has started 35 Ten. Junior DB Tom Knight has 102 return games in his career, Wiegmann has 26 Sherman’s 374 passing yards vs. Penn yards on his four interceptions this sea- starts, Slutzker has 24 and Verba 23. State ranks as the eighth best single- son. He returned interceptions for game total at Iowa and his 334 yards vs. touchodwns against Indiana and North- DWIGHT DELIVERS Ohio State rank 13th best. Sherman’s western. Knight missed the first two Sophomore WR Tim Dwightcontinues 2,411 yardsthisseason rank sixth best for gamesof the season and did not start until as Iowa’s big play man. He leads the a single season and his 3,147career pass- the fourth game due to an injury suffered Hawkeyes in receptions, receivingyards, ing yards rank fifth best at Iowa. last season. punt returns and kickoff returns. Dwight has 43 catchesfor 776 yards. He has nine SLUTZKER SURPASSES 1.000 BURGER STEPS IN TDs receiving and has rushed for two Senior TE Scott Slutzker was named Freshman FB Mike Burger, moved scores. Dwight’s receiving yards rank as first team All-Big Ten by Football News from tight end this fall, started Iowa’s the eighth best single-season total and his and second team by league coaches and final two games due to an injury to Rod- touchdown receptions ranks second best media. He ranks second on the team in ney Filer. Burger had eight carries for30 (one more would tie the record). Dwight receptions (35) and receiving yards yards and caught four passesfor 44 yards isaveraging8.2yardson returnsand 19.4 (509). His 509 yards rank fifth nation- and a touchdown at Wisconsin. He fol- yards on kickoff returns. His 40-yard ally among tight ends and his 35 catches lowed that with 32 yards on seven rushes KO return vs. Illinois was Iowa’s longest rank 10th. Slutzker has 1,195 yards to vs. Minnesota, including a two-yard of the season. rank 1 7th in career receiving yards, third touchdown. Burger rushed six times for In fact, Dwight has Iowa’s longest run among tight ends. He is just the fourth 30 yards and had two receptions for 23 from scrimmage (56, TD), longest pass tight end to surpass 1,000 receiving yards at Northwestern after Filer was reception (55, TD), longest punt return yards. injured on the first play of the game. (52)and longest KO return (40) thisyear. Dwight is averaging 127.3 all-purpose ROLLINS A TOP ROOKIE MORE THEFTS IN 1995 yards per game and ranks second on the Freshman LB Vernon Rollins is mak- Iowa has intercepted 18 passes, return¬ team in scoring with 66 points. He ing a name for himself on Iowa’s de- ing four of those for scores. Last season scored in eight of 1 1 games this year. fense. Rollins ranks second in tackles Iowa had nine interceptions in 11 games. with 92, has six tackles for losses, has Thefour passthefts in thewin at Wiscon- GALLERY_____ TOP_ _PUNTER forced one fumble and recovered one sin are the most in a single game since Junior punter Nick Gallery earned first fumble and has two pass break-ups. Rol- Iowa had five in a win over Minnesota in team All-Big Ten honors after leading lins had 17 tackles at Northwestern, in- 1993. the Big Ten with a 45.6 yard punting eluding 10 solos, three tackles for loss average. That average would rank sec¬ and one QB sack. Rollins also had 1 7 LESS OPPONENT FUMBLES ond nationally, but Gallery is four punts tackles in Iowa’s win over Indiana. On the other hand, Iowa recovered just short of the minimum number of at- six of 17 opponent fumbles. Last season tempts. Gallery has 12 kicks of at least PI F7. PICKS ’EM Iowa recovered 13 of 20 opponent fum- 50 yards, three at least 70 yards and a Sophomore DB Plez Atkins ranks fifth bles. Iowa’s last six opponents fumbled long of 75 yardsagainst Indiana. Gallery in the nation with six pass interceptions just four times, with Iowa recoveringjust had back-to-back punts of 71 and 70 in 10 games. Atkins tied a school record one of those. In eight Big Ten games yards at Ohio State and averaged 51.8 with two each against Michigan State Iowa recovered three of 10 opponent yards on six kicks. Gallery earned the and Minnesota,and he returned intercep- fumbles. national AT&T Long Distance Award tionsfor touchdowns in winsover North- for his punting average vs. Northern em Iowa and New MexicoState. His six Iowa (59.0) and Ohio State (51.8). interceptions are just two shy of the school record. } PNG WALK WORTH WHILE IM>I\ MU M "I vis more Jeremy McKinney started at offen¬ Freshman PK Zach Bromert. a native Nick Gallery leads the Big Ten in punt¬ sive tackle in five games after starling of Pensacola, FL, ranks third on the team ing (45.6) and Plez Atkins is first in twiceat defensive tackle in 1994. Atotal in scoring with 47 points, despite playing interceptions (six) Damien Robinson is of 16 freshmen. 1 5 of those being red- in just nine games. Bromert joined the tied for second in interceptions(five)and shirts in 1994, played this season. Zach Hawkeyc program as a walk-on this fall. l orn Knight is seventh in interceptions Bromert, a walk-on placekickcr, is the Bremen made 32 of 33 PA I s (including (four). Bobby Diaco Is 4th in tackles only true freshman to play for the 22 straight at one point)and he five ofsix (116). Bill Ennis-lnge and Jared Hawkeyes this season. field goal attempts. DeVries are tied for third in QB sacks (II)and DeVries is6th in tackles for loss IOYYAUKJ PLAYS (18) and Ennis-lnge is seventh ( 16) Se- Iowa hail 46 pass plays and 1 5 rushing Junior PK Brion Hurley made two field driek Shaw is 5th in rushing ( 1 22.0) and plays gain at least 20 yards. In addition, goals this season, connecting from 50 scoring(7.8)and 7th in all-purpose yards Iowa had two 50-yard field goals, a 52- yards in w insat Wisconsin and Michigan (134.5). Zach Bremen is 6th in kick yard punt return, a 67-yard fumble re¬ State. That distance is the longest of his scoring (5.2). Tim Dwight is 4th in re¬ turn. kickoff returns of 40 and 35 yards. career and ties for the fifth longest in ceiving yards per game (70.6). 5th in interception returns of 60, 31. 28 and 23 school history. catches per game (3.9), Oth in kickoff yards for TDs, and 1 2 puntsof at least 50 returns (19.4) and 1 Ith In scoring (6.0). yards, including threeofat least 70 yards. KONG DRIVES KEY IOWA Matt Sherman is 2nd in passing effi¬ Iowa's48scoringdriveshaveaveraged ciency (140.0) and 3rd in total offense HAWKEYES IN THE RED ZONE 60.9 yards and 19 of the drives covered (206.0) Scott Slutzker is 12th in catches Iowa's offense reached the opponent's at least 75 yards. per game (3.2) and 13th in receiving 20 yardline 46 times. Those drives re¬ yards per game (46.3), sulted in 33 touchdowns, six field goals, A BALANCED BACKFIRED two missed field goals, one lost fumble. Iowa had two runners gain over 100 two interceptionsand two lossof posses¬ yards in w ins over New Mexico State sion on dow ns. and Iowa State. Against New- Mexico Net Dinting 17th 38.1 Iowa’s opponents reached the State it w as Sedrick Shaw (15-102) and Scoring Offense 23id 30.0 Hawkeyc 20 32 times. They scored 16 Tavian Banks (19-136). Against Iowa Total Offense 25th 416.6 touchdowns and eight field goals. Iowa State it was Shaw (32-178) and FB Rod¬ Rushing Defense 26th 130.8 opponents had two turnovers and three Rushing Offense 34th 191.3 (9- 13). missed field goals, while three times ney Filer 1 Total Defense 36th 334.7 fail¬ Passing Offense 38th 225.3 ing to convert on fourth down from in¬ Bit. I IN 11 VMM Vis Pass EtT. Defense 45th 113.3 side the 20. Scoring Defense 46th 21.9 Net Punting 1st 38.1 HAWKEYE NOTES Third Down Defense 3rd .339 Individually. RB Sedrick Shaw is 16th Iowa opened the season with five Scoring Offense 3rd 30.0 rushing (122.0), 33rd in scoring (T8) straight wins for the first timesince 1986. Passing 225.3 in Offense 3rd yards (134.5). That season the Hawkeyes finished Total 416.6 and 36th in all-purpose 9-3 Offense 3rd and were invited to the 1st Downs 22.0 DB Pie/ Atkins is fifth in interceptions Holiday Bow l .. 3rd . Iowa opened Third Down Conv. 3rd .450 (six)and DB Damien Robinson is tied for Big Ten play with con¬ Rushing Defense 3rd 130.8 22nd (five). QB Matt Sherman is 1 7th in secutive winsfor the first timesince win¬ QB Sacks 4th 3.8 passing efficiency (140.0) and 34th in ning five straight league games in 1991 . Rushing Otfense 5th 191.3 total offense (205.6) Punter Nick Gal¬ Iowa's captains include DL Lloyd Passing Defense 5th 203.9 lery would rank second in the nation in Bickham, DB Chris Jackson. OL Matt Scoring Defense 5th 21.9 punting (45.6), but he is four punts short Purdy and OLCasey Wiegmann . . . eight Total Defense 5th 334.7 members of Iowa’s two-deep joined the 1st of qualify ing (3.6 per game). Down Defense 6th 18.2 Hawkeyc program as walk-ons. includ¬ Punt Returns 6th 7.7 TWELVE NEW FACES ing PK Brion Hurley . PK Zach Bromert. Turnover Margin 7th +2 C Bill Reardon, KickolT Returns Iowa had 12 play ers start for the first DE Eric Hiigenbcrg, DL 10th 18.5 Jon Penalties 10lh 68.3 time in their career this season. Those Ortlieb. DE Jason Ilouse. RB plavcrs include DcmoOdems, Ian Davis, Damani Shakoor and DE Brett Cham¬ Mike Goff. Tint Dwight. Willie Guy, bers. Hiigenbcrg and Ortlieb have Rodney Filer and Mike Burger on of¬ started this season, while Hurley and fense and Eric Hiigenbcrg. Jared Bremen ha\e both kicked field goalsand DeVries, Mick Mulherin, Jon Ortlieb PATs Iowa's two-deep includes 13 and Vernon Rollins on defense Sopho- seniors, 1 7 juniors, 1 1 sophomores and eight freshmen ...Iowa's roster includes 42 players from Iowa, with 17 of those Sun Bowl Hawkeye listed on the two-deep and nine listed as Huddle starters . . . four players who graduated The National I-Club and the University of Ul Alumni Assocition are co-sponsor¬ from Iowa City High School have played ing a pre-game reception. Tire "Sun Bowl Hawkeye Huddle" is open to all |0wa for Iowa. Those players include PK fans and includes free admission, refreshments, snacks. Hawk Shop and Sun Brion Hurley, WR Dwight, Bowl Tim LB souvenirs and the Iowa vs. Colorado basketball game on television. The gatherin Mark Mitchell and Jason DE House. will include appearances by the Hawkeye Marching Band, UI - Another City High grad, freshman RB Cheerleaders and Pompon Squad and Herky the Hawk. Rob Thein who is a redshirt, was named The Sun Bowl Hawkeye Huddle will be held 'Iltursday, December 28 from Offensive Scout Team MVP for the 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. (MST) at the El Paso Convention Center, One Civic Center week of theNorthern Iowa game .. . Iowa Plaza in El Paso. football in the 1990’s ranks 19th in win¬ ning percentage (41-27-2, .600) and 20th in total wins (41) among all Division I CURRENTLY RANKED IOWA MAILER AVAII.ABI F programs . . . Iowa’s last win over a Several current Hawkeye players have The weekly Iowa release (game notes, ranked opponent was a 38-21 win over already etched their name in the Iowa depth chart, statistics) is available each Indiana in 1991 ... Iowa’s last road win record book. Those include: Matt Sher- Monday afternoon via the FAX-On-De- over a ranked opponent was a 16-9 win man’s 374 yards passing vs. Penn State mand system. Interested news media at Ohio State in 1991 ... Iowa is 4-2-1 in ranks 8th in single game passing, his 334 should contact the Iowa sports informa- its last seven road games . . . Iowa held yards vs. Ohio State rank 13th and his tion office (319-335-9411) for the FAX- five opponents to one touchdown or less 331 yards vs. Northwestern in 1994 On-Demand number and Iowa and three opponents did not score in the ranks 14th ... . Sedrick Shaw’s 42 information directory. second half. rushing attempts at Michigan State is an Iowa record and his250 yards rushing vs. FRY QUOTES AVAILABLE IOWA INFO ON "THE NET” the Spartans ranks second best Scott Comments made by Iowa Coach Hay- Information on all University of Iowa Slutzker’s 167 receiving yards____vs. Penn den Fry at his weekly media conference men's athletic teams, including sched¬ State ranksseventh best forasinglegame are available via the FAX on Demand ules, rosters, season outlooks and other . . . Shaw’s 80-yard TD against Central system after 3:00 p.m. on Tuesdays. information, the Internet is available on Michigan in 1994 is tied for the 10th Contact Iowa’s sports information office and World Wide Web. Members of the longest scoring run at Iowa . . . Shaw’s for the information directory. media and Hawkeye fans may access 280 carries and 1,304 yards in 1995 are at Iowa’s sports information home page single season records and his 1,002 rush¬ LISTF.NING IN the following address: ing yards in 1994 ranks eighth best . . . Fans around the country can listen to http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/hawkeyes LB Bobby Diaco’s 128 tackles this sea- Iowa radio broadcasts by dialing 1-800- son rank 13th for a single season and his 846-4700 (access code 5214). A touch- BIG TEN ON "THE NET" 1 1 6 tackles in 1994 ranks 21st best for a tone phone is required and charges will Athletic information on each Big Ten single season and his 26 tackles vs. Indi- be billed to a credit card. Cost is 50 cents school and the conference is availableon ana ties for the second best single-game per minute maximum, an entire game is the Internet and World Wide Web. total ... in career statistics, Shaw is first estimated at $35. News items, statistics, audio and video in rushing with 2,905 yards and rushing clips on Big Ten sports are available at attempts (592) . . . Todd Romano ranks the following address: 18th in scoring with 98 points and Diaco http://www.espnet.sportszone.com ranks eighth in career tackles with 328 . . . Plez Atkins tied a school record with two interceptions at Michigan State and Minnesota and Damien Robinson had two vs. Wisconsin. Tim Dwight set an Iowa record with nine kickoff returns at Ohio State. Coach Hayden Fry 17th Season at Iowa The "Dean" of Big Ten Coaches 10th Winningest Coach Year-By-Year NCAA All-Time Division I-A Coaching Victories At Southern Methodist Coach W L T Pet, 1. Paul W “Bear” Btyant 323 85 17 .780 Year L T Pet. 2 Glenn “Pop” 2 8 Warner 319 106 32 .733 1962 0 .200 3. Amos Alonzo Stagg 1963 4 7 0 ...... 314 199 35 .605 .364 4. Joe Paterno, Penn State 277 72 3 .791 1964 1 9 0 .100 5. Bobby Bowden, 1965 4 5 Florida State 258 81 4 .758 1 .450 6 Woody Hayes 238 72 10 .759 1966 8 3 0 .727 7. Bo Scbembechler 1967 3 234 65 8 .775 7 0 .300 ...... Tom Osborne, Nebraska 230 47 3 .827 1968 8 3 0 .727 LaVell Edwards, Brigham Young 214 77 3 .733 1969 3 7 0 ...... 300 10 HAYDEN FRY, IOWA 212 162 10 .565 1970 5 6 ...... 0 .455 11...... Lou Holtz, Notre Dame 208 91 7 .691 1971 4 7 0 .364 12. Jess Neely 207 176 19 .539 1972 7 4 0 .636 13. Warren Woodson 203 95 14 .673 11years 49 66 1 .426 14 Vince Dooley 201 77 10 .733 ...... Eddie Anderson 201 128 15 .606 At North Texas State Order is based on total number of wins Year W L T Pet. 1973 5 5 1 .500 1974 2 7 2 .300 Fry in Bowl Games (5-8-1) Fry's Iowa Record 1975 7 4 0 .636 1976 7 4 0 .636 1963 Sun: Oregon 21, SMU 14 All games: 123-73-6 1977 10 1 0 .909 1967 Cotton: Georgia 24, SMU 9 Home games: 65-32-3 1978 9 2 0 .818 1 968 Astro Bluebonnet: SMU 28, Away games: 58-41-3 6 years 40 23 3 .635 Oklahoma 27 1 982 Rose: Washington 28, Iowa 0 Big Ten games: 84-49-5 At Iowa 1982 Peach: Iowa 28, Tennessee 22 Home games: 43-24-3 1983 Gator: Florida 14, Iowa 6 Away games: 41-25-2 Year W L T Pet. 1984 Freedom: Iowa 55, Texas 17 1979 5 6 0 .455 1 986 Rose: UCLA 45, Iowa 28 Non-leaguegames: 39-24-1 1980 4 7 0 .364 1986 Holiday: Iowa 39, S. Diego St. Home games: 23-8-0 1981 8 4 0 .667 38 Away games: 16-16-1 1982 8 4 0 .667 1987 Holiday: Iowa 20, Wyoming 19 1983 9 3 0 .750 1988 Peach: N.C. St. 28, Iowa 23 46, 34 Personal 1984 8 4 1 .654 1991 Rose: Washington Iowa Information 1985 0 .833 1991 Holiday: Iowa 13,BYU 13 10 2 37, Iowa 3 Born: Feb. 28, 1929, in Eastland, TX 1986 9 3 0 .750 1 993 Alamo: California .769 High School: Odessa (TX), 1946 1987 10 3 0 College: Baylor, B.S. (Psych.), 1951 1988 6 4 3 .577 Winningest Iowa Coaches 1989 5 6 0 .455 College Coaching Experience: 1990 .667 8 4 0 W L T Baylor, Assistant Coach, 1 960 1991 10 1 1 .875 Coach (years) Hayden Fry (17) 123 73 6 Arkansas, Assistant Coach, 1961 1992 5 7 0 .417 4 Southern Methodist, Head Coach, 1993 .500 Forest Evashevski (9) 52 27 6 6 0 42 17 1 1962-72 1994 1 .500 Howard Jones (8) 5 5 (8) 35 33 2 North Texas State, Head Coach, 1973- 1995 7 4 0 .636 Eddie Anderson Ingwerse (8) 33 27 4 78 17 years 123 73 6 .624 Burton Iowa, Coach, 1979-Present Alden Knipe (5) 29 11 4 Head 24_ 8 0 Career Totals John Chalmers (3) Jess Hawley (6) 24 18 0 Years W L T Pet. is based on total number of wins 34 years 212 162 10 .565 Order Numerical Roster Washington Dec. 1, 1995 Iowa vs. 1995 SHUBovv, Yr. Hometown No. Name... Pos. Ht. Wt. Hi8h School I ** Willie Guy WR 6-1 195 Sr. Memphis, TN I .i ,i 2 * Damani Shakoor RB 5-9 190 Sr. Calumet City, IL 2 Tarig Holman DB 6-0 180 Fr. Randolph, NJ G°rd°nTechRandolph 3 ** Damien Robinson DB 6-2 205 Jr. Dallas, TX Hiilcrest 4 Ricchard Carter WR 6-0 185 So. Passaic, NJ Passaic 5 ** Sedrick Shaw RB 6-1 195 Jr. Austin, TX LBJ 6 * Tim Dwight WR 5-9 190 So. Iowa City, IA City 7 * Ryan Driscoll QB 6-4 220 Jr. Cedar Rapids, IA Linn-Mar 7 Zach Shay DB 6-0 185 #Fr. Galesburg, IL Galesburg 8 ** Tom Knight DB 5-11 190 Jr. Marlton, NJ Cherokee 9 ** Bill Ennis-Inge DE 6-5 245 Jr. Kirkwood, MO Kirkwood 10 ** Demosesneeds Odems, III WR 5-10 180 Jr. Austin, TX LBJ II Joe Slattery WR/DB 6-0 170 Fr. Pocahontas, IA Pocahontas 11 Jason Wahls DB 5-9 180 Sr. Gamavillo, IA Gamavillo 12 * Matt Sherman QB 6-3 207 So. St. Ansgar, IA St. Ansgar 13 Randy Reiners QB 6-3 200 Fr. Ft. Dodge, IA Ft. Dodge 14 Cory Hutchings DB 6-3 190 Fr. Longview, TX Longview 14 Trent Tiessen DB 5-11 165 #Fr. Council Bluffs, IA Lewis Central 15 * Kerry Cooks DB 6-0 185 So. Irving, TX Nimitz 15 Mark Ede WR 6-1 200 Sr. Glendale Heights, IL Glendale Heights 16 Kory Hauser QB 6-5 208 #Fr. New Berlin, WI West 17 *** Todd Romano PK 6-2 195 Sr. West Palm Beach, FL Cardinal Newman 18 Damon Gibson WR 5-9 180 So. Houston, TX Forest Brook 19 Matt Bowen QB 6-2 190 Fr. Glen Ellyn, IL Glenbard West 19 Jeff Clark RB 5-11 190 #Fr. Lisbon, IA Lisbon 20 ** Brion Hurley K/P 6-4 220 Jr. Iowa City, IA City 21 Eric Thigpen DB 6-1 190 #Fr. Dolton, IL Thomridge 22 * Tavian Banks RB 5-11 190 So. Bettendorf, IA Bettendorf 23 * Plez Atkins DB 6-0 180 So. Bartlett, TX Bartlett 25 Richard Willock WR 6-2 190 So. Chicago, IL Leo 26 Ed Gibson DB 5-10 180 So. Davenport, IA Assumption 27 *** Chris Jackson DB 6-2 200 Sr. Houston, TX Westbury 28 * Jason House DE 6-3 225 So. Iowa City, IA City 29 *** Mick Mulherin DB 6-2 195 Sr. Marion, IA Linn-Mar 30 ** Billy Coats DB 5-11 185 Jr. Grand Prairie, TX Lamar 31 Rob Thein RB 6-0 210 Fr. Iowa City, IA City 31 Bart Palmer LB 6-2 215 Fr. Lexington, KY Henry Clay 32 Doug Miller RB 6-0 185 Fr. Mt. Pleasant, IA Mt. Pleasant 33 * Reggie Williams FB 6-2 225 Sr. Fresno, CA Bakersfield JC 33 J.P. Lange . . DB 6-1 180 So. Hartland, WI Arrowhead 34 ** Rodney Filer FB 6-2 225 Jr. Waco, TX University 35 * Trevor Boilers FB 6-1 230 So. Edmonton, Alberta McNally 36 Aaron Granquist FB 6-4 230 Jr. Osage, IA Osage 36 Scott Yoder LB 6-2 228 So. Grundy Center, IA Grundy Center 37 Matt Hughes LB 6-3 235 #Fr. Eastland, TX Eastland 38 Zach Bromert PK 5-10 180 Fr. Pensacola, FL Catholic 39 Ryan Loftin...... LB 6-4 210 Fr. Waukee, IA Waukee 40 Paul Moten DE 6-4 220 Fr. DeSoto, TX DeSoto Marcus Montgomery LB 6-2 Mt. Sac JC 41 234 Sr. Walnut, CA Cove 42 Tariq Peterson DE 6-3 224 Fr. Kempner, TX Copperas 43 Tony Stratikopoulos . LB 6-1 225 So. Montreal, Quebec Vanier 44 Raj Clark LB 6-2 225 Fr. Baytown, TX Sterling 44 Josh McKillip FB 6-0 195 Ft. Campbe11 So. Ft. Campbell, KY Grove 45 *** Bobby Diaco LB 6-2 235 Sr. Cedar Grove, NJ Cedar 46 ** Nick Gallery P/TE 6-4 239 Jr. Masonville, IA East Buchanan Numerical Roster Dec. 1. 1995 Iowa vs. Washington 1995 Sun Bowl
No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown High School 4’ * Brett Chambers .... DE 0-3 225 Jr. Council Bluffs. IA Treynor 4$ * Eric Hilgenberg.... DE o-: 230 Sr. Prior Lake. MN Lakeville 40 ** George Bennett .... DE 0-1 225 Sr. Miami, FL Miami Beach 50 Jason Crooks LB 0-1 :oo Fr. Ft. Madison. 1A Ft. Madison '2 Steve English DL 0-2 2o5 *Fr. Mt. Pleasant. I A Mt. Pleasant Jason Simon OL Dl. 0-3 2o0 So. Aplington. IA Kirkwood JC '4 Brandon Phearse .. LB 0-3 225 Fr. Garland. TX Bishop Lynch 55 * Jon LaFleur DL 0-3 275 So. Jefferson. SD Sioux City Heelan 5o Vernon Rollins LB 0-3 235 **Fr. Hackensack, NJ Hackensack 5' ** Aaron kooiker _ OL 0-5 285 Sr. Marengo. I A Sioux Center 58 Jared Kerkhoff. DL o-o 260 #Fr. Manning. IA Manning 50 Shalor Pryor OL 0-4 280 Fr. Stephcnville, TX Stephcnville oO John Wilder OL 0-2 235 Fr. Sioux City. IA West Ol Ted Seranta OL 0-4 205 Jr. Sauk Village. 1L Bloom Trail o3 ** Bill Reardon OL 0-3 205 Jr. Chicago. IL Loyola Academy o4 IVrek Rose OL 0-4 205 *Fr. Naperville, IL Central o5 Mike Bartolini OL 0-3 275 frFr. Frankfort, IL Marian Catholic oo ** l loyd Bickhant Dl 0-3 270 Sr. Chicago, IL Robeson o' Chad Deal OL 0-5 280 Fr. Council Bluffs, IA Lewis Central 08 * Jeremy McKinney OL 0-0 285 So. Brighton. CO Horizon c*o *** Matt Purdy OL 0-3 285 Sr. Cedar Falls. IA Cedar Falls '0 ** Casey Wiegmann. OL o-2 285 Sr. Parkersburg, IA Parkersburg 'I Ed Saidat DL 0-7 230 Fr. Alsip, IL Marist -' Josh Burr OL 0-7 205 Fr. Lancaster, WI Lancaster '3 ** Ross Verba OL 0-4 285 Jr. West Des Moines. IA Dowling '4 Matt Redman OL 0-7 2*40 *Fr. Palos Verdes, CA Peninsula '5 Terry Mueller OL 0-5 2*40 fcFr. Belle Mead. NJ Lindenhurst 'o Matt Reischl OL o-5 285 #Fr. Greendale, WI Greendale Joel Walsworth OL 0-0 270 Fr. Dowagiac. Ml Dowagiac '8 Ian Davis . OL 0-7 2*45 Jr. Pekin. IL Community '0 * Mike Goff. OL 0-0 2*40 So. Peru. IL LaSalle-Peru SO Zeren Flemister TE o-5 215 Fr. Sioux City. IA West 81 Chris Knipper TE 0-5 241 #Fr. Dyersville. IA Beckman 82 Alexe Rodopoulos WR 0-3 200 Fr. Blue Springs, MO Blue Springs 84 *** Scott Slutzker TE o-5 24*4 Sr. Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Hasbrouck Heights S' Mike Burger EB 0-3 22*4 «Fr. Harlan. IA Harlan So Austin Wheatley TE 0-5 215 Fr. Rock Island. IL Rock Island S' Jon Moffitt WR 5-11 180 Jr. Des Moines, I A Dowling ss Tons Collins WR 0-0 175 Fr. Davenport. I A Assumption 88 Jeff Wcsthoff LB o-3 242 Sr. New Vienna. IA Beckman SO * IX'rek Price TE o-3 247 Sr. Tempe, AZ Mesa JC so Jed Dull TE EB 0-3 205 Fr. LeMars. IA Gehlen *40 Aron Klein DL 0-4 270 «Fr. Appleton. WI West *4 1 Ja\ Bickford DL 0-4 250 Fr. Hyde Park. NY F.D. Roosevelt °2 * Mark Mitchell LB 0-2 230 Jr. Iowa City. IA City o'. Chris Zdzienicki DL o-2 270 #Fr. Willowdale, Ontario Senator O’Connor 04 Jared DeVries DL 0-4 2o0 «Fr. Aplington, IA Aplington-Prkrsbrg *45 Evan Wardell DE 0-4 210 Fr. Alief.TX Hastings oo Corey Brown DL 0-2 205 Fr. Houston, TX Willowridge o- Skeats Spalding DE o-3 230 Jr. Los Angeles, CA West LA CC Raton, 00 * Jon Ortlieb DL o-3 260 Jr. Boca FL Boca Raton
•indicates letters won indicates redshirt freshman Class reflects athletic eligibility Alphabetical Roster Washington 1995 Si, Dec. 1, 1995 IOWQ vs. iLgovv, Yr. Hometown Pos. Ht. Wt. High School No. Name 180 So. Bartlett, TX Bartlett 23 * Plez Atkins DB 6-0 5-11 190 So. Bettendorf. IA Bettendorf 22 * Tavian Banks RB Frankfort, IL . OL 6-3 275 #Fr. Marian Catholic 65 Mike Bartolini Sr. Miami, FL Miami ** George Bennett DE 6-1 235 Beach 49 250 Fr. Hyde Park, NY F.D. 91 Jay Bickford DL 6-4 Roosevelt DL 6-3 270 Sr. Chicago, IL Robeson 66 *•Lloyd Bickham Edmonton, Alberta FB 6-1 230 So. McNally 35 * Trevor Boilers Fr. Glen Ellyn, IL Bowen QB 6-2 190 Glenbard West 19 Matt Fr. Pensacola, FL Zach Bromert PK 5-10 180 Catholic 38 Fr. Houston, TX 96 Corey Brown DL 6-2 265 Willowridge FB 6-3 229 #Fr. Harlan, IA Harlan 85 Mike Burger Lancaster, Wl Burr OL 6-7 265 Fr. Lancaster 72 Josh Passaic, NJ Carter WR 6-0 185 So. Passaic 4 Ricchard .... Council Bluffs, IA Treynor 47 * Brett Chambers DE 6-3 225 Jr. .... Lisbon, IA Lisbon $19 Jeff Clark RB 5-11 190 #Fr. Baytown, TX Sterling 44 Raj Clark LB 6-2 225 Fr. Prairie, TX Lamar 30 ** Billy Coats DB 5-11 185 Jr. Grand Davenport, IA Assumption 88 Tony Collins WR 6-0 175 Fr. Irving, Nimitz 15 * Kerry Cooks DB 6-0 185 So. TX Madison, IA Ft. Madison 50 Jason Crooks LB 6-1 200 Fr. Ft. Pekin, Community 78 Ian Davis OL 6-7 295 Jr. IL Bluffs, Lewis Central 67 Chad Deal OL 6-5 280 Fr. Council IA Aplington-Prkrsbtg 94 Jared DeVries DL 6-4 260 #Fr. Aplington, IA Grove, Cedar Grove 45 *** Bobby Diaco LB 6-2 235 Sr. Cedar NJ 7 * Ryan Driscoll QB 6-4 220 Jr. Cedar Rapids, IA Linn-Mar 89 Jed Dull TE/FB 6-3 205 Fr. LeMars, IA Gehlen City 6 * Tim Dwight WR 5-9 190 So. Iowa City, IA Glendale Heights $15 Mark Ede WR 6-1 200 Sr. Glendale Heights, IL Mt. Pleasant 52 Steve English DL 6-2 265 #Fr. Mt. Pleasant, IA ** Ennis-Inge... DE 6-5 245 Jr. Kirkwood, MO Kirkwood 9 Bill University 34 ** Rodney Filer FB 6-2 225 Jr. Waco, TX Zeron Flemister., TE 6-5 215 Fr. Sioux City, IA West 80 Buchanan 46 ** Nick Gallery P/TE 6-4 239 Jr. Masonville, IA East Damon Gibson .. WR 5-9 180 So. Houston, TX Forest Brook 18 Assumption $26 Ed Gibson DB 5-10 180 So. Davenport, IA 79 * Mike Goff. OL 6-6 290 So. Peru, IL LaSalle-Peru 36 Aaron Granquist FB 6-4 230 Jr. Osage, IA Osage 1 ** Willie Guy WR 6-1 195 Sr. Memphis, TN East 16 Kory Hauser QB 6-5 208 #Fr. New Berlin, WI West * Hilgenberg. DE 6-2 230 Sr. Prior Lake, MN Lakeville 48 Eric Randolph 2 Tarig Holman .... DB 6-0 180 Fr. Randolph, NJ 28 * Jason House . DE 6-3 225 So. Iowa City, IA City 37 Matt Hughes LB 6-3 235 #Fr. Eastland, TX Eastland 20 ** Brion Hurley .... K/P 6-4 220 Jr. Iowa City, IA City 14 Cory Hutchings DB 6-3 190 Fr. Longview, TX Longview Westbury 27 *** Chris Jackson ... DB 6-2 200 Sr. Houston, TX 58 Jared Kerkhoff.. DL 6-6 260 #Fr. Manning, IA Manning 90 Aron Klein DL 6-4 270 #Fr. Appleton, WI West 8 ** Tom Knight . DB 5-11 190 Jr. Marlton, NJ Cherokee 81 Chris Knipper.. TE 6-5 241 #Fr. Dyersville, IA Beckman ** Kooiker OL 6-5 Sioux Center 57 Aaron 285 Sr. Marengo. IA City Heelan 55 * Jon LaFleur DL 6-3 275 So. Jefferson, SD Sioux $33 J.P. Lange DB 6-1 180 So. Hartland, WI Arrowhead Waukee $39 Ryan Loftin LB 6-4 210 Fr. Waukee, IA Campbell $44 Josh McKillip.. FB 6-0 195 So. Yorktown, VA Ft. Alphabetical Roster Dec. 1, 1995 Iowa vs. Washington 1995 Sun Bowl
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown High School 68 * Jeremy McKinney OL 6-6 285 So. Brighton, CO Horizon 32 Doug Miller RB 6-0 185 Fr. Mt. Pleasant, IA Mt. Pleasant 92 * Mark Mitchell LB 6-2 230 Jr. Iowa City, IA City 87 Jon Moffitt WR 5-11 180 Jr. Des Moines, IA Dowling 41 Marcus Montgomery LB 6-2 234 Sr. Walnut, CA Mt. Sac JC 40 Paul Moten DE 6-4 220 Fr. DeSoto, TX DeSoto 75 Terry Mueller OL 6-5 290 #Fr. Belle Mead, NJ Lindenhurst 29 *** Mick Mulherin DB 6-2 195 Sr. Marion, IA Linn-Mar 10 ** Demosesneeds Odems, III WR 5-10 180 Jr. Austin, TX LBJ 99 * Jon Ortlieb DL 6-3 260 Jr. Boca Raton, FL Boca Raton $31 Bart Palmer LB 6-2 215 Fr. Lexington, KY Henry Clay 42 Tariq Peterson DE 6-3 224 Fr. Kempner, TX Copperas Cove 54 Brandon Phearse LB 6-3 225 Fr. Garland, TX Bishop Lynch 89 * Derek Price TE 6-3 247 Sr. Tempe, AZ Mesa JC 59 Shalor Pryor OL 6-4 280 Fr. Stephenville, TX Stephenville 69 *** Matt Purdy OL 6-3 285 Sr. Cedar Falls, IA Cedar Falls 63 ** Bill Reardon OL 6-3 265 Jr. Chicago, IL Loyola Academy 74 Matt Redman OL 6-7 290 #Fr. Palos Verdes, CA Peninsula 13 Randy Reiners QB 6-3 200 Fr. Ft. Dodge, IA Ft. Dodge 76 Matt Reischl OL 6-5 285 #Fr. Greendale, WI Greendale 3 ** Damien Robinson DB 6-2 205 Jr. Dallas, TX Hillcrest 82 Alexe Rodopoulos WR 6-3 200 Fr. Blue Springs, MO Blue Springs 56 Vernon Rollins LB 6-3 235 #Fr. Hackensack, NJ Hackensack 17 *** Todd Romano PK 6-2 195 Sr. West Palm Beach, FL Cardinal Newman 64 Derek Rose OL 6-4 265 #Fr. Naperville, IL Central 71 Ed Saidat DL 6-7 230 Fr. Alsip, IL Marist 61 Ted Serama OL 6-4 295 Jr. Sauk Village, IL Bloom Trail 2 * Daman i Shakoor RB 5-9 190 Sr. Calumet City, IL Gordon Tech 5 ** Sedrick Shaw RB 6-1 195 Jr. Austin, TX LBJ $7 Zach Shay DB 6-0 185 #Fr. Galesburg, IL Galesburg 12 * Matt Sherman OB 6-3 207 So. St. Ansgar, IA St. Ansgar 53 Jason Simon OL/DL 6-3 260 So. Aplington, IA Kirkwood JC Fr. Pocahontas, IA Pocahontas 11 Joe Slattery WR/DB 6-0 170 Sr. Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Hasbrouck Heights 84 *** Scott Slutzker TE 6-5 249 Jr. Los Angeles, CA West LA CC 97 Skeats Spalding DE 6-3 230 So. Montreal, Quebec Vanier 43 Tony Stratikopoulos LB 6-1 225 Fr. Iowa City, IA City 31 Rob Thein RB 6-0 210 190 #Fr. Dolton, IL Thomridge 21 Eric Thigpen DB 6-1 165 #Fr. Council Bluffs, IA Lewis Central $14 Trent Tiessen DB 5-11 285 Jr. West Des Moines, IA Dowling 73 ** Ross Verba OL 6-4 180 Sr. Gamavillo, IA Gamavillo $11 Jason Wahls DB 5-9 270 Fr. Dowagiac, MI Dowagiac 77 Joel Walsworth OL 6-6 210 Fr. Alief, TX Hastings 95 Evan Wardell DE 6-4 242 Sr. New Vienna, I A Beckman $88 Jeff Westhoff LB 6-3 215 Fr. Rock Island, IL Rock Island 86 Austin Wheatley TE 6-5 285 Sr. Parkersburg, IA Parkersburg 70 Casey Wiegmann OL 6-2 ** 235 Fr. Sioux City, IA West 60 John Wilder OL 6-2 JC 6-2 225 Sr. Fresno, CA Bakersfield 33 * Reggie Williams FB Chicago, IL Leo WR 6-2 190 So. 25 Richard Willock So. Grundy Center, IA Grundy Center $36 LB 6-2 228 Scott Yoder 270 #Fr. Willowdale, Ontario Senator O’Connor 93 Chris Zdzienicki DL 6-2 athletic eligibility won indicates redshirt freshman Class reflects $ duplicate number letters Iowa Depth Chart Washington El p 1995 Sun Bowl Iowa vs, aso
OFFENSE 175 Jun. Austin, TX (LBJ) 10 ** Demo Odems 5-10 Houston, TX (Forest SE 5-9 180 Soph. Broola 18 Damon Gibson 185 Soph. Passaic, NJ (HS) Ricchard Carter 6-0 Des ’ OR 4 6-4 285 Jun. West Moines, IA (Dowlin0\ LT 73 ** Ross Verba Sauk Village, IL (Bloom 6-4 295 Jun. Trainj 61 Ted Serama Sen. Cedar Falls, IA (HS) Purdy 6-3 285 LG 69 *** Matt 285 Fresh. Greendale, WI (HS) 76 Matt Reischl 6-5 6-2 285 Sen. Parkersburg, IA (HS) C 70 ** Casey Wiegmann Jun. Chicago, IL (Loyola Academv) 63 ** Bill Reardon 6-3 265 6-6 290 Soph. Peru, IL (LaSalle-Peru) RG 79 * Mike Goff Jun. Pekin, IL (Community) 78 Ian Davis 6-7 285 6-5 285 Sen. Marengo, IA (Sioux Center) RT 57 ** Aaron Kooiker Brighton, CO (Horizon) 68 * Jeremy McKinney 6-6 285 Soph. 6-5 249 Sen. Hasbrouck Heights, NJ (HS) TE 84 *** Scott Slutzker AZ (Mesa JC) * Derek Price 6-3 247 Sen. Tempe, 89 Ansgar, IA (HS) QB 12 * Matt Sherman 6-3 207 Soph. St. 7 * Ryan Driscoll 6-4 220 Jun. Cedar Rapids. I A (Linn-Mar) FL 6 * Tim Dwight 5-9 190 Soph. Iowa City, IA (City) OR 1 ** Willie Guy 6-1 195 Sen. Memphis, TN (East) RB 5 ** Sedrick Shaw 6-1 195 Jun. Austin, TX (LBJ) 2 * Damani Shakoor 5-9 182 Sen. Calumet City, IL (Gordon Tech) FB 85 Michael Burger 6-3 229 Fresh. Harlan, IA (HS) 36 Aaron Granquist 6-4 230 Jun. Osage, IA (HS) PK 38 Zach Bromert 5-10 180 Fresh. Pensacola, FL (Catholic) 20 ** Brion Hurley 6-4 220 Jun. Iowa City, IA (City)
DEFENSE LE 49 ** George Bennett 6-1 235 Sen. Miami, FL (Miami Beach) ...... 28 * Jason House 6-3 225 Soph. Iowa City, IA (City) LT 94 Jared Devries 6-4 260 Fresh. Aplington, IA (Aplington-Parkersburg) 52 Steve English 6-2 265 Fresh. Mt. Pleasant, IA (HS) NG 66 ** Lloyd Bickham 6-3 270 Sen. Chicago, IL (Robeson) 90 Aron Klein 6-4 270 Fresh. Appleton, WI (West) RT 55 Jon LaFleur 6-3 275 Soph. Jefferson, SD (Sioux City Heelan) 99 * Jon Ortlieb 6-3 260 Jun. Boca Raton, FL (HS) RE 9 ** Bill Ennis-Inge 6-5 245 Jun. Kirkwood, MO (HS) ...... 47 * Brett Chambers 6-3 225 Jun. Council Bluffs, IA (Treynor) LB 45 *** Bobby Diaco 6-2 235 Sen Cedar Grove, NJ (HS) ...... 37 Matt Hughes 6-3 235 Fresh. Eastland, TX (HS) OR 41 Marcus Montgomery 6-2 234 Sen. Walnut, CA (Mt. Sac JC) LB 56 Vernon Rollins 6-3 235 Fresh. Hackensack, NJ (HS) 92 * Mark Mitchell 6-2 230 Jun. Iowa City, IA (City) LC 8 ** Tom Knight 5-11 190 Jun. Marlton, NJ (Cherokee) ...... 30 ** Billy Coats 5-11 185 Jun. Grand Prairie, TX (Lamar) SS 27 *** Chris Jackson 6-2 200 Sen. Houston, (Westbury) 29 *** TX ...... Mick Mulherin 6-2 195 Sen. Marion, IA (Linn-Mar) FS ** 3 Damien Robinson 6-2 205 Jun. Dallas, 15 * Kerry Cooks TX (Hillcrest) ...... 6-0 185 Soph. Irving, TX (Nimitz) RC * 23 Plez Atkins 6-0 180 Soph. 26 Ed Gibson Bartlett, TX (HS) . 5-10 180 Soph. Davenport, IA (Assumption) PT 46 ** Nick Galley 6-4 239 Buchanan) 20 ** Brion Hurley Jun. Masonville, IA (East ...... 6-4 220 Jun. (City) Iowa City, IA Deep Snaps: 63 ** Bill Reardon Holder: 73 ** Ross Verba 7 *Ryan Driscoll 46 **Nick Gallery Punt Returns: 6 * Tim Dwight Kickoff 1 ** Willie Guy Returns: 6 *Tim Dwight 26 Ed Gibson Iowa Football Statistics Final Regular Season Statistics
G» DATE OPPONENT SCORE SITE OVERALL RECORD Northern Iowa 19/9 34-13 W 70,397 H X- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 2 Iowa State 9/16 27-10 W 49,714 A 2- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 3 New Mexico 9/30 State 59-21 W 63,721 H 3- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 4 7 •Michigan 10/ State 21- 7 W 73,732 A 4- 0- 0 1- 0- 0 5 10/14 22-13 W 69,520 H 5- 0- 0 2- 0- 0 6 10/21 State 27-41 L 70,397 H 5- 1- 0 2- 1- 0 7 10/28 State 35-56 L 93,314 A 5- 2- 0 2- 2- 0 8 4 11/ 7-26 L 70,397 H 5- 3- 0 2- 3- 0 9 11/11 20-31 L 49,256 A 5- 4- 0 2- 4- 0 10 11/18 33-20 W 78,907 A 6- 4- 0 3- 4- 0 11 11/25 45- 3 W 65,794 H 7- 4- 0 4- 4- 0
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Overall Record: 7-4 0 Conference: 4-4-0 Home: 4-2-0 Away : 3 - 2 - 0 Neutral: 0 - 0 - 0
Overall Attendance: 755149 Overall Average: 68650 Conference Attendance: 571317 Conference Average: 71415 Home Attendance: 410226 Home Average: 68371 Away Attendance: 344923 Away Average: 68985 Neutral Attendance: 0 Neutral Average: 0
SCORE BY QUARTERS 1ST AVG 2ND AVG. HALF AVG. 3RD AVG. 4TH AVG. HALF AVG. S.D. TOTAL GAME AVG. Iowa 55 5.0 129 11.7 16.7 55 5.0 91 8.3 13.3 0 330 30.0 Opponent Totals 54 4.9 83 7.6 12.5 47 4.3 57 5.2 9.5 0 241 21.9
QPP RETURN YARDS OPP RETURN AVG. NET AVG. NET PUNTING PUNTS YARDS AVG . RETURNS OPP 177 38.1 Iowa 49 2043 41.7 18 9.8 7.7 37.9 Opponent Totals 59 2358 40.0 16 123
INSIDE / DISTANCE / PUNTING G PNTS YDS YDS/PNT PNTS/GAME OPP 20 BLKD 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 >70 LONG Brion Hurley 11 11 394 35.8 1.0 5 0 0 2 6 3 0 0 0 48 Nick Gallery 11 36 1643 45.6 3.3 11 0 1 3 8 12 7 2 3 75 Team 5 2 6 3.0 .4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Iowa 11 49 2043 41.7 4.5 16 1 2 5 14 15 7 2 3 Opponent Totals 11 59 2358 40.0 5.4 17 0 1 6 20 23 8 1 0
1-19 YARDS 20-29 YARDS 30-39 YARDS 40-49 YARDS OVER 50 /--TOTAL---/ FIELD GOALS G FGA-FGM PCT FGA-FGM PCT FGA-FGM PCT FGA-FGM PCT FGA-FGM PCT FGA-FGM PCT BLK FG/G LONG Zach Bromert 9 0 0 .00 4 4 1.00 2 1 .50 0 0 .00 0 0 .00 6 5 .83 0 .6 37 Brion Hurley 11 0 0 .00 1 0 .00 0 0 .00 1 0 .00 3 2 .67 5 2 .40 0 .2 50 Todd Romano 7 0 0 .00 0 0 .00 1 1 1.00 0 0 .00 0 0 .00 1 1 1.00 0 .1 31
Iowa 11 0 0 .00 5 4 80 3 2 .67 1 0 .00 3 2 .67 12 8 .67 0 .7 Opponent Totals 11 1 1 1.00 5 5 1.00 5 2 .40 3 1 .33 2 2 1.00 16 11 .69 0 1.0 OP: TOTi II Haw! A ’ATISTICi IRY 86+ 98+ 16 • 200 119+106+ 17 242 Downs (Rush-Pass-Penalty) 425 First - 509 Rushing Attempts 1853 2494 Rushing Yards Gained 414 390 Rushing Yards Lost 1439 2104 NET RUSHING YARDAGE 3.4 4.1 Yards Per Rush 130.8 191.3 Rushing Yards Per Game
283 317 Passes Attempted 167 165 Passes Completed 14 18 Passes Had Intercepted .583 .527 Pass Completion Percentage 2243 NET YARDS PASSING 2478 7.1 Yards Per Pass Attempt 8.8 13.4 Yards Per Pass Completion 15.0 203.9 Passing Yards Per Game 225.3
742 Total Plays 792 Total Plays Per Game 72.0 67.5 TOTAL NET YARDS 4582 3682 Yards Gained Per Play 5.8 5.0 Yards Gained Per Game 416.6 334.7
Kickoff Returns / Kickoff Return Yards 35/ 649 52/ 983 Average Yardage Per Kickoff Return 18.5 18.9 Kickoff Returns Per Game 3.2 4.7 Punt Returns / Punt Return Yards 16/ 123 18/ 177 Average Yardage Per Punt Return 7.7 9.8 Punt Returns Per Game 1.5 1.6 Interception Returns / Interception Return Yards 18/ 286 14/ 152 Average Yardage Per Interception Return 15.9 10.9 Average Interceptions Per Game 1.6 1.3
Punts / Total Punt Yardage 49/ 2043 59/ 2358 Average Yards Per Punt 41.7 40.0 Average Number of Punts Per Game 4.5 5.4
Fumbles / Fumbles Lost 20/ 8 15/ 6 Penalties / Yards Penalized 83/ 751 58/ 519 Average Yards Per Penalty 9.1 9.0 Penalties Per Game / Yards Penalized Per Game 7.6/ 68.3 5.3/ 47.2 2 Point Safety / 1 Point Safety 0 1/ 0 3rd Down 0/ Conversions Attempts / Made 77 171/ 59 3rd Down Conversions 174/ Percentage .450 .339
Time of Possession 5:43:57 5:16: 3 INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS
RUSHING Q/GS ATT. GAIN LOSS _NKT YDS/ATT. YDS/GAME TP TD/GAHE LONG RUN (AGAINST) Sedrick Shaw 11/11 295 1438 96 1342 4.6 122.0 14 1.3 27 (MSU Tavian Banks 6/ 0 53 295 17 278 5.3 46.3 2 .3 41 (NMSU Rodney Filer 9/ 9 37 252 3 249 6.7 27.7 3 .3 52 (ISU Damani Shakoor 10/ 0 31 161 4 157 5.1 15.7 2 .2 15 (MINN Michael Burger 11/ 2 28 114 0 114 4.1 10.4 1 .1 11 (NU Tim Dwight 11/ 9 7 125 14 111 15.9 10.1 2 .2 56 (IND Aaron Granquist 10/ 0 5 13 2 11 2.2 1.1 0 .0 5 (NMSU Demosesneeds Odems 9/ 8 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 -.2 0 .0 0 0 Ryan Driscoll 11/ 0 2 0 11 -11 -5.5 -1.0 0 .0 0 0 Matt Sherman 11/11 50 96 241 -145 -2.9 -13.2 1 .1 25 (WIS )
Iowa 11/11 509 2494 390 2104 4.1 191.3 25 2.3 Opponent Totals 11/11 425 1853 414 1439 3.4 130.8 15 1.4
PASS CMP INT YDS/ YDS/ YDS/ TDS/ TDS/ TDS/ BFF . LONG PASSING Q/GS ATT. CMP. PCT. INT PCT. YDS ATT CMP. GAME TPS ATT CMP. GAME RTNG PASS (AGAINST) Matt Sherman 11/11 271 159 .587 14 .050 2411 8.9 15.2 219.2 14 .050 .090 1.3 140.1 55 (OSU ) Ryan Driscoll 11/ 0 11 6 .546 0 .000 67 6.1 11.2 6.1 1 .090 .167 .1 135.7 20 (NMSU ) Tim Dwight 11/ 9 1 0 .000 0 .000 0 .0 .0 .0 0 .000 .000 .0 .0 0 ()
Iowa 11/11 283 165 .583 14 .050 2478 8.8 15.0 225.3 15 .050 .090 1.4 139.5 Opponent Totals 11/11 317 167 .527 18 .060 2243 7.1 13.4 203.9 12 .040 .070 1.1 113.3
/ RUSHING YARDS / / PASSING YARDS ---/ TOTAL OFFENSE ATT. GAIN LOSS NET TDS ATT. CMP. YARDS TDS PLAYS YDS YDS/PLAY YDS/GAME TDS TDS/GAME Matt Sherman 50 96 241 -145 1 ----271 159 2411 14 321 2266 7.1 206.0 15 1.4 Sedrick Shaw 295 1438 96 1342 14 0 0 0 0 295 1342 4.6 122.0 14 1.3 Tavian Banks 53 295 17 278 2 0 0 0 0 53 278 5.3 46.3 2 .3 Rodney Filer 37 252 3 249 3 0 0 0 0 37 249 6.7 27.7 3 .3 Damani Shakoor 31 161 4 157 2 0 0 0 0 31 157 5.1 15.7 2 .2 Michael Burger 28 114 0 114 1 0 0 0 0 28 114 4.1 10.4 1 .1 Tim Dwight 7 125 14 111 2 1 0 0 0 8 111 13.9 10.1 2 .2 Ryan Driscoll 2 0 11 -11 0 11 6 67 1 13 56 4.3 5.1 1 .1 Aaron Granquist 5 13 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 2.2 1.1 0 .0 Demosesneeds Odems 1 0 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 1 -2 -2.0 -.2 0 .0
Iowa 509 2494 390 2104 25 283 165 2478 15 792 4582 5.8 416.6 40 3.6 Opponent Totals 425 1853 414 1439 15 317 167 2243 12 742 3682 5.0 334.7 27 2.5 RECPT/GAME LONG RECPT (AGAINST) RECEIVING G/GS RECPTS . YDS YPS/RECPT. YDS/GAM TPS TPS/GAME 3.9 55 (OSU ) Tiro Dwight 11/ 9 43 776 18.1 70.6 9 .8 3.2 39 (NU Scott Slutzker 11/10 35 509 14.5 46.3 1 .1 1.7 41 (NMSU Willie Guy 11/ 3 19 273 14.4 24.8 1 .1 33 (WIS Demosesneeds Oderos 9/ 8 18 322 17.9 35.8 1 .1 2.0 37 (PSU Sedrick Shaw 11/11 15 138 9.2 12.6 0 .0 1.4 .9 45 (NMSU Rodney Filer 9/ 9 8 117 14.6 13.0 0 .0 25 (NMSU Michael Burger 11/ 2 8 102 12.8 9.3 2 .2 .7 20 (OSU Ricchard Carter 11/ 0 7 106 15.1 9.6 0 .0 .6 40 (OSU Damon Gibson 10/ 0 4 61 15.3 6.1 0 .0 .4 24 (OSU Derek Price 10/ 2 4 36 9.0 3.6 0 .0 .4 6 (IND Tavian Banks 6/ 0 2 9 4.5 1.5 0 .0 .3 17 (MINN ) Richard Willock 11/ 0 2 29 14.5 2.6 1 .1 .2
Iowa 11/11 165 2478 15.0 225.3 15 1.4 15.0 Opponent Totals 11/11 167 2243 13.4 203.9 12 1.1 15.2
RUSHING RECEIVING PUNT RETS KICKOFF RETS ALL-PURPOSE RUNNING G ATTS . NET YDS NO. YDS NO. YDS NO. YDS PLAYS YDS YDS /PLAY YDS/GAME Sedrick Shaw 11 295 1342 15 138 0 0 0 0 310 1480 4.8 134.6 Tim Dwight 11 7 111 43 776 13 106 21 407 84 1400 16.7 127.3 Scott Slutzker 11 0 0 35 509 0 0 1 5 36 514 14.3 46.7 Tavian Banks 6 53 278 2 9 0 0 5 97 60 384 6.4 64.0 Rodney Filer 9 37 249 8 117 0 0 0 0 45 366 8.1 40.7 Demosesneeds Odems 9 1 -2 18 322 0 0 0 0 19 320 16.8 35.6 Willie Guy 11 0 0 19 273 3 17 0 0 22 290 13.2 26.4 Michael Burger 11 28 114 8 102 0 0 0 0 36 216 6.0 19.6 Damon Gibson 10 0 0 4 61 0 0 5 98 9 159 17.7 15.9 Damani Shakoor 10 31 157 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 157 5.1 15.7 Ricchard Carter 11 0 0 7 106 0 0 0 0 7 106 15.1 9.6 Derek Price 10 0 0 4 36 0 0 0 0 4 36 9.0 3.6 Ed Gibson 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 34 2 34 17.0 3.4 Richard Willock 11 0 0 2 29 0 0 0 0 2 29 14.5 2.6 Aaron Granquist 10 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 2.2 1.1 Chris Knipper 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1 8 8.0 .8 Ryan Driscoll 11 2 -11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -11 -5.5 -1.0 Matt Sherman 11 50 -145 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 -145 -2.9 -13.2
Iowa 11 509 2104 165 2478 16 123 35 649 725 5354 7.4 486.7 Opponent Totals 11 425 1439 167 2243 18 177 52 983 662 4842 7.3 440.2
KICKING CONSECUTIVE KICKS RUSHING PASS RECEIVING TOTAL TOTAL POINT AFTER CONVERSIONS G ATT-MADE PCT KICKS MADE BLKED ATT -MADE PCT ATT -MADE PCT ATT-MADE PPT POINTS Zach Bromert 9 33 32 .97 10 0 0 0 .00 0 0 .00 33 32 .97 32 Brion Hurley 11 6 4 .67 0 1 0 0 .00 0 0 .00 6 4 .67 4 Ryan Driscoll 11 0 0 .00 0 0 1 1 1.00 0 0 .00 1 1 1.00 2 Matt Sherman 11 0 0 .00 0 0 0 0 0 .00 2 0 .00 2 0 .00 Todd Romano 7 2 0 .00 0 0 0 0 .00 0 0 .00 2 0 .00 0
Iowa 11 41 36 .88 10 1 1 1 1.00 2 0 .00 44 37 .84 38 Opponent Totals 11 29 28 .97 0 1 1 0 .00 0 0 .00 30 28 .93 28 PUNT RETURNS G RETURNS YDS YDS /RETURN YDS/GAME RETURNS/GAME TPS LONG RET Dwight 11 13 106 Tim 8.2 9.6 1.2 0 52 Guy 11 3 17 Willie 5.7 1.6 .3 0 6
11 16 Iowa 123 7.7 11.2 1.5 0 Totals 11 18 Opponent 177 9.8 16.1 1.6 1
RETURNS G KICKOFF RETURNS YDS YDS /RETURN YDS /GAME RETURNS /G TPS LONG RETURN Tim Dwight 11 21 407 19.4 37.0 1.9 0 40 Damon Gibson 10 5 98 19.6 9.8 .5 0 33 Tavian Banks 6 5 97 19.4 16.2 .8 0 21 Ed Gibson 10 2 34 17.0 3.4 .2 0 27 Chris Knipper 10 1 8 8.0 . 8 .1 0 8 Scott Slutzker 11 1 5 5.0 .5 .1 0 5
Iowa 11 35 649 18.5 59.0 3.2 0 Opponent Totals 11 52 983 18.9 89.4 4.7 0
INTERCEPTIONS G INTCPTS YDS YDS /RETURN INTCPTS/ GAME TPS LONG Plez Atkins 10 6 97 16.2 .6 2 37 Damien Robinson 11 5 60 12.0 .5 0 24 Tom Knight 10 4 102 25.5 .4 2 60 Marcus Montgomery 10 1 8 8.0 .1 0 8 Bobby Diaco 11 1 16 16.0 .1 0 16 George Bennett 11 1 3 3.0 .1 0 3
Iowa 11 18 286 15.9 1.6 4 Opponent Totals 11 14 152 10.9 1.3 1
/ TOUCHDOWNS / / EXTRA POINTS / DEF KICK PASS RCPT RUN TOTAL FGS XPTS SFTY TOTAL PTS SCORING G PASS RCPT RUSH RETURN TOTAL PTS/GAMB 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 86 7.8 Sedrick Shaw 11 0 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 6.0 Tim Dwight 11 9 2 0 11 0 32 0 0 32 5 0 0 47 5.2 Zach Bromert 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 2.0 Rodney Filer 9 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.6 Michael Burger 11 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.2 Tom Knight 10 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.0 Tavian Banks 6 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.2 Plez Atkins 10 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.2 Damani Shakoor 10 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 4 2 0 0 10 .9 Brion Hurley 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .7 Demosesneeds Odems 9 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .6 Matt Sherman 11 0 1 0 0 0 6 .6 1 0 0 0 0 0 Richard Willock 11 1 0 0 0 0 6 .6 1 0 0 0 0 0 Scott Slutzker 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 .6 1 0 0 0 0 Willie Guy 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .4 0 0 0 0 1 Todd Romano 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .2 0 0 0 1 1 Ryan Driscoll 11 0 0 0
1 38 8 0 1 330 30.0 4 44 36 1 Iowa 11 15 25 0 28 11 0 0 241 21.9 3 30 28 0 Opponent Totals 11 12 15 FF B: G/GS rrr AT TT 0 0 3 21 L$ 2 l 1 0 128 0/ 0 9/ Bobby Diaco 11/11 59 69 0 0 2 0 12 1 1 0 92 1/ 4 6/ Vernon Rollins 11/11 38 54 0 0 8 5 3 1 0 0 72 0/ 0 1/ Damien Robinson 11/ 9 49 23 0 0 4 0 5 0 1 0 24 60 0/ 0 3/ Chris Jackson 11/11 36 0 0 1 0 HO 1 0 0 19 52 11/ 70 16/ Bill Ennis- Inge 11/11 33 0 0 2 0 95 0 0 0 28 51 11/ 83 18/ Jared DeVries 11/11 23 0 0 3 0 20 2 0 0 28 15 43 2/ 4 9/ Jon LaFleur 11/10 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 9/ 26 0 Bickham 23 20 43 4/ Lloyd 11/11 0 0 0 7 6 0 0 4/ 10 0 Plez Atkins 10/ 9 29 10 39 0/ 1 0 0 7 4 0 0 2/ 7 1 Tom Knight 10/ 8 29 6 35 0/ 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 Ed Gibson 10/ 3 20 12 32 0/ 1/ 0 0 1 0 0 0 0/ 0 1 0 Mick Mulherin 11/ 2 21 5 26 0/ 0 0 1 0 0 34 37 0 0 Eric Hilgenberg 8/ 4 18 6 24 8/ 10/ 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Marcus Montgomery 10/ 0 15 7 22 0/ 0/ 0 0 2 1 0 0 21 0 0 George Bennett 11/ 5 14 6 20 1/ 5/ 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 Matt Hughes 10/ 0 13 5 18 0/ 3/ 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Kerry Cooks 11/ 0 9 6 15 0/ 0 0/ 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 Billy Coats 9/ 2 8 6 14 0/ 0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Mark Mitchell 11/ 0 8 6 14 0/ 0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Richard Willock 11/ 0 8 4 12 0/ 0 0/ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 J.P. Lange 9/ 0 8 4 12 0/ 0 0/ 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brett Chambers 11/ 0 11 1 12 3/ 18 4/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aron Klein 10/ 0 6 6 12 0/ 0 2/ 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 Jon Ortlieb 7/ 1 1 11 12 0/ 0 1/ 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jason House 11/ 0 6 1 7 0/ 0 0/ 0 0 0 0 Tim Dwight 11/ 9 4 3 7 0/ 0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eric Thigpen 11/ 0 2 4 6 0/ 0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Team 5/ 1 2 4 6 1/ 8 1/ 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ricchard Carter 11/ 0 5 0 5 0/ 0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Trent Tiessen 2/ 0 4 1 5 0/ 0 1/ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Knipper 10/ 0 1 3 4 0/ 0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Demcsesneeds Odems 9/ 8 3 0 3 0/ 0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steve English 3/ 0 2 1 3 0/ 0 1/ 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aaron Granquist 10/ 0 0 2 2 0/ 0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matt Sherman 11/11 2 0 2 0/ 0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scott Slutzker 11/10 2 0 2 0/ 0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 Michael Burger 11/ 2 0/ 0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Damon Gibson 0 0 1 1 10/ 0/ 0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nick Gallery 11/ 0 1 0 1 0/ 0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jeff Clark 1/ 0 1 0 1 0/ 0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aaron Kooiker 1/ 1 1 0 1 0 0/ 0/ 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Reardon 2/ 0 1 0 1 0 0/ 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jeff Clark 1/ 0 1 0 1 0 0 0/ 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mike Goff 0 1/ 1 0 1 0/ 0 0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Todd Romano 0 1 7/ 0 1 0/ 0 0 0/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rodney Filer 9/ 9 0 0 0 0/ 0 0 0/ 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Sedrick Shaw 11/11 0 0 0 0/ 0 0 0/ 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Iowa 11/11 548 374 922 42/ 233 0 106/ 421 10 9 0 0 51 18 Opponent Totals 11/11 584 359 943 31/ 230 78/ 372 0 12 11 0 1 36 14 Iowa Hawkeye Football Gome-By-Gome Statistic
Ftral Rushing Paw. (»*tm- Total Punts- Ftim.- Pen. Score IS>wiw Alt-Net \ ards Pawing Offense Avg. I/Ht Yd*. At low A >4 21 47-220 230 Northern IOWA 11-22-3 450 3-39.3 0-0 12-146 45-43 195 10-22-1 238 5-426 2-1 6-60 lew* 27 21 55-310 149 9-17-0 459 at low A StAte JO__ 38-178 3-47.7 1-1 5-50 172 11-23-1 350 5-44.4 M 5-50 At IOWA 59 30 54-350 262 15-20-0 612 1-53.0 Sow Mevuo Stole _?1 25 26-113 3-1 9-58 322 27-46-2 435 MI v 2-1 7-67 low* 21 27 63-311 213 13-26-0 524 3-44.7 At Michigan State 7 l_5_ 18-31 2-1 12-115 282 22-40-2 313 7-36.7 3-1 4-18 at IOWA 12 34-128 96 9-18-0 224 9-44.9 IIXUAOA _____ 13 22 6.3-235 l-l 8-62 ___ 111 12-29-1 346 8-41.6 3-1 5-27 at Iowa 27 23 32-53 374 21-28-2 IVnn St,»ie 427 4-36.8 2-1 5-40 41 27 52-317 202 10-24-1 519 3-36.7 1-0 6-33 low A 35 22 41-109 334 18-38-3 443 7-45.3 4-0 M Ohio Mate 5o 20 43-165 8-63 273 8-20-1 438 6-33.3 2-0 4-18 <4 IOWA 7 IS 26-20 223 22-42-5 243 4-42.5 0-0 5-55 Illinois 26 17 55-244 60 5-16-1 304 5-44.8 0-0 4-46 IOWA 20 18 50-145 158 16-24-1 303 6-37.3 3-1 5-34 at 31 II 38-106 82 Northwestern. 6-12-1 188 6-40.8 0-0 4-46 low* 33 28 62-276 177 12-25-0 453 6-35.2 2-1 8-81 At V\ woonstn 20 22 20ÿ18) _ 352 35-51-4 334 4-35.3 0-0 7-60 at IOWA 45 25 45-182 262 19-23-0 444 3-40.7 2-1 6-47 Minnesota 27-25 J2 192 21-34-3 217 6-41.0 1-1 6-64
Comparing the Statistics
CATEGORY IOWA WASHINGTON Record 7-4, 3-4 7-3-1, 6-1-1 Scaring Offense 300 26.7 Scaling Defense 21.9 220 Rushing Offense 191.3 164.5 Passing Offense 225.3 231.8 1 oul ( UTense 416.6 396 3 Rushing Defense 130 8 147.9 Passing Defense 203.9 235.8 fatal Defense 334 7 383.7 I hird down C (inversion % 77-171 (.450) 59-151 (.391) I urnover Margin +2 +13 Iowa Hawkeye Football 19.95 Top Performances
Individual Sedrick Shaw vs. Ohio State & Points 18 Wisconsin (250 yds.) Sedrick Shaw vs. Michigan State *Rushing Attempts 42 (42 att.) Sedrick Shaw vs. Michigan State Yards Rushing 250 (22 comp.) Matt Sherman vs. Illinois Pass Attempts 42 att.) Matt Sherman vs. Illinois Pass Completions 22 (42 374 Matt Sherman vs. Penn State Yards Passing Scott Slutzker vs. Penn State & Illinois Receptions 8 8 Tim Dwight vs. Minnesota Scott Slutzker vs. Penn State Yards Receiving 167 (8 catches) Matt Sherman vs. Penn State Yards Total Offense 323 Shaw vs. Michigan State All-Purpose Yards 267 Sedrick Dwight Northern Iowa Yards Punt Returns 65 (2 returns) Tim vs. Yards Kickoff Returns 143 (*9 returns) Tim Dwight vs. Ohio State Field Goals Made 2 (2 att.) Zach Bromert vs. Penn State Extra Points 8 (8 att.) Zach Bromert vs. New Mexico State 2 Plez Atkins vs. Michigan State & Minnesota 2 Damien Robinson vs. Wisconsin
Team Offense (Iowa highs) Points 59 vs. New Mexico State Rushing Attempts 63 (311 yds.) vs. Michigan State Net Yards Rushing 350 (54 att.) vs. New Mexico State Pass Attempts 42 (22 comp.) vs. Illinois Pass Completions 22 (42 att.) vs. Illinois Yards Passing 374 vs. Penn State Yards Total Offense 612 vs. New Mexico State Total Plays 89 vs. Michigan State First Downs 30 vs. New Mexico State Team Defense (opponents lows) Points 3 by Minnesota Rushing Attempts 18 (3lyds.) by Michigan State Yards Rushing (-18) (20 att.) by Wisconsin Pass Attempts 12 (6 comp.) by Northwestern Pass Completions 5 (16 att.) by Illinois Yards Passing 60 by Illinois Yards Total Offense 188 by Northwestern Total Plays 58 by First Dow ns Michigan State 11 by Northwestern Longest Plays Run 56 (TD) Tim Dwight vs. Indiana Pass 55 (TD) State Matt Sherman to Tim Dwight vs. Ohio Field Goal 50 Brion Hurley vs. Michigan State & Wisconsin Punt 75 Nick Gallery vs. Indiana Interception Return 60 (TD) Tom Knight Indiana Punt Return 52 vs. Tim Iowa Kickoff Return 40 Dwight vs. Northern Scoring drive Tim Dwight vs. Illinois 92 (8 plays) Non-scoring vs. New Mexico State drive 81 (8 plays) vs. Michigan State * Denotes school record -- # - - Ties school record Iowa Hawkeye Football The Lost Time . . .
A kickoff was returned for a TD .. . by Iowa -- Emest Crank (43 yards), vs. Northwestern, 1992 by an opponent - Ira Mathews (100 yards). Wisconsin. 1976 Largest Margins A punt was returned for a TD ... by Iowa - - Harold Jasper (68 yards), vs. Oregon, 1994 by Iowa - - Bo Porter (I yard after block), vs. Northwestern. 1994 Iowa Victories by an opponent - - Brian Musso (60 yards), Northwestern. 11/11/95 Opponent, year...... Score Mar. An interception was returned for a TD ... Iowa Teachers, 1914 . 95-0 95 by Iowa - - Tom Knight (28 yards), vs. Northwestern, 1 1/11/95 Coe, 1908 . 92-0 92 by an opponent - Shawn Springs (60 yards), Ohio State. 10/28/95 Iowa Wesleyan, 1890 91-0 91 - Cornell, 1904 88-0 88 A fumble was returned for a TD ... Cornell, 1913 76-0 76 by Iowa - - Demo Odems (3 yards), vs. Minnesota, 1994 Des Moines. 1905 72-0 72 by Iowa - - Bo Porter ( 10 yards), vs. Minnesota, 1994 Northwestern. 1913 78-6 72 by an opponent - - Hudhaifa Ismaeli (31 yards), Northwestern, 1 1/11/95 Grinnell, 1904 . 69-0 69 Iowa Teachers, 1900 68-0 68 A safety was scored . . . Northwestern, 1981 64-0 64 by Iowa Holding penalty on Wisconsin endzone, - - in 1 1/18/95 Cornell, 1920 63-0 63 by an opponent Illinois, (Iowa - - 1993 fumble out of endzone) UTEP. 1986 69-7 62 A player rushed for over 200 yards... Grinnell, 1900 63-2 61 by Iowa - - Sedrick Shaw (41-214 yards), vs. Wisconsin, 1 1/18/95 Washington ( Mo.), 1902 61-0 61 by an opponent - - Alex Smith (232 yards), Indiana, 1994 Knox, 1922 .61-0 61 Cornell, 1894 .60-0 60 A player passed for over 300 yards... Indiana, 1913 60-0 60 by Iowa - - Matt Sherman (334 yards) vs. Ohio State, 10/28/95 North Dakota St.. 1947 59-0 59 by an opponent - - Darrell Bevell (352 yards), Wisconsin, 1 1/18/95 Illinois, 1985 59-0 59 Cornell, 1891 64-6 58 A scored four TDs player ... Illinois, 1899 58-0 58 (three rush, one recep.), vs. Indiana. 1991 by Iowa - - Mike Saunders Drake, 1985 58-0 58 (four rushing), Ohio State, 10/28/95 by an opponent - - Eddie George Upper Iowa, 1900 57-0 57 A team rushed for over 400 yards.. . Coe. 1893 56-0 56 by Iowa - - vs. Cincinnati (455 yards), 1990 Purdue, 1922 56-0 56 by an opponent Michigan (480 yards), 1992 Utah State. 1957 70-14 56 - - Ripon. 1928 61-6 55 A team passed for over 400 yards ... Iowa State. 1985 57-3 54 by Iowa - - vs. No. Carolina State (428 yards), 1988 Northern Illinois, 1986 57-3 54 by an opponent - - Miami (433 yards), 1992 Cincinnati, 1990 . 63-10 53 Kansas State. 1959 53-0 53 A team gained over 600 yards of total offense ... Minnesota, 1983 61-10 9/30/95 51 by Iowa - - vs. New Mexico State (612 yards), Northern Illinois, 1991 58-7 51 by an opponent - - Purdue (607 yards), 1980 A team scored over 50 points ... Iowa Defeats by Iowa - - vs. New Mexico State (59 points), 9/30/95 Opponent, vear Score Mar. by an opponent - - Ohio State (56 points), 10/28/95 Michigan, 1902 ...... 0-107 107 rushing Illinois. 1902 ...... 0-80 SO A team was held under 50 yards . . . Minnesota, 1903 .0-75 75 by (25 yards), 1 1/25/95 ...... Iowa vs. Minnesota - - Minnesota. 1916 .0-67 67 by an opponent Illinois (20 yards), 11/4/95 - - Denver A.C., 1S93 0-58 58 A team was held under 100 yards passing ... Nebraska. 1980 ...... 0-57 57 by Iowa - - vs. Northwestern (82 yards), 11/11/95 Michigan, 1971 7-63 56 by an opponent - - Indiana (96 yards), 10/14/95 Michigan, 1970 ..0-55 55 USC, 1976 0-55 55 A team was held under 200 yards of total offense ... Kansas, 1895 0-54 54 by Iowa - - vs. Northwestern ( 188 yards), 11/11/95 Minnesota, 1936 0-52 52 by an opponent - - California (90 yards), 1993 Notre Dame, 1967 ..6-56 50 Illinois. 1973 .0-50 50 Iowa Hawkeye Football 1995 Stqrtin Line-Ups
OFFENSE OG OT OT OG C OB RB FB Opponent SE TE Davis Kooiker Sherman Shaw FI Slutzker Verba Purdy Wiegmann Filer Northern Iowa Odcms Goff Kooiker Sherman Shaw r Slutzker Verba Purdy Wiegtnann File, Iowa State Odcms Goff Kooiker Sherman Shaw Bright Guy Slutzker Verba Purdy Wiegmann Filer New Mexico St. Goff Kooiker Sherman Shaw Dwight Michigan State Guy Slutzker Verba Purdy Wiegmann Filer Goff Kooiker Sherman Shaw Dwight Indiana Odems Slutzker Verba Purdy Wiegmann Filer Goff Kooiker Sherman Shaw Dwigh, State Odems Slutzker McKinney Purdy Wiegmann Filer Penn Kooiker Sherman Dwight Ohio State Odems Price McKinney Purdy Wiegmann Goff Shaw Filer Kooiker Sherman Dwigh, Illinois Odems Slutzker McKinney Purdy Wiegmann Goff Shaw Filer Kooiker Sherman Dwight Northwestern Price Slutzker Verba Purdy Wiegmann Goff Shaw Filer Dwight Wisconsin Odems Slutzker McKinney Purdy Wiegmann Goff Kooiker Sherman Shaw Burger Dwighj Minnesota Odems Slutzker McKinney Purdy Wiegmann Goff Kooiker Sherman Shaw Burger Dwight
DEFENSE
Opponent DE DL DL DL DE LB LB CB CB SS FS Northern Iowa Hilgenberg DeVries Bickham Ortlieb Ennis-lnge Diaco Rollins Coats Atkins Jackson Robinson Iowa State Hilgenberg DeVries Bickham LaFleur Ennis-lnge Diaco Rollins Gibson Atkins Jackson Robinson New Mexico St. Bennett DeVries Bickham LaFleur Ennis-lnge Diaco Rollins Coats Atkins Jackson Robinson Michigan State Bennett DeVries Bickham LaFleur Ennis-lnge Diaco Rollins Knight Atkins Jackson Robinson Indiana Bennett DeVries Bickham LaFleur Ennis-lnge Diaco Rollins Knight Atkins Jackson Robinson Penn State Hilgenberg DeVries Bickham LaFleur Ennis-lnge Diaco Rollins Knight Atkins Jackson Robinson Ohio Stale Bennett DeVries Bickham LaFleur Ennis-lnge Diaco Rollins Knight Atkins Jackson Robinson Illinois Hilgenberg DeVries Bickham LaFleur Ennis-lnge Diaco Rollins Knight Atkins Jackson Mulherin Northwestern Hilgenberg DeVries Bickham LaFleur Ennis-lnge Diaco Rollins Knight Gibson Jackson Mulherin Wisconsin Bennett DeVries Bickham LaFleur Ennis-lnge Diaco Rollins Knight Gibson Jackson Robinson Minnesota Bennett DeVries Bickham LaFleur Ennis-lnge Diaco Rollins Knight Atkins Jackson Robinson
1995 Big Ten Standings 1996 Iowa Schedule Big Ten Overall Date Opponent Site W L T Pet. W L T Pet. Sept. 7 Arizona Iowa City, IA 1. Northwestern 8 o o 1.000 10 1 0 .909 Sept. 14 Iowa State Iowa City, IA 2. Ohio State 7 1 0 •875 11 i o .917 Sept. 21 Tulsa Tulsa, OK 3. Michigan 5 3 0 .625 9 3 0 .750 Oct. 5 Michigan State Iowa City. 1A Penn State A 5 3 0 .625 830 .727 Oct. 12 Bloomington- 5. Michigan State 4 3 Indiana 1 .563 6 4 1 .59] Oct. 19 College- PA 6. Penn State State Iowa 4 4 0 .500 7 4 0 .636 City, 1A 7. Oct. 26 Ohio State Iowa Illinois 3 4 1 .438 5 5 1 .500 Champaign- >l Wisconsin Nov. 2 Illinois 3 4 1 .438 4 5 2 .455 City. IA 9. Purdue Nov. 9 Northwestern Iowa 2 5 1 .313 4 6 1 .409 City. IA 10. Minnesota Nov. 16 Wisconsin Iowa 1 7 0 .125 3 8 0 .273 lis,MN 1 1. Indiana Nov. 23 Minnesota Minneapo 0 8 0 .000 2 9 0 .159 1995Iowa Game Summaries Sept. 9.1995 Northern Iowa vs. Iowa Kinnick Stadium Iowa 34, Northern Iowa13
Score by Quarters: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Tot Northern Iowa 3 0 3 7 Iowa 7 21 0 6 34 siS&i[Vt rjiJ is* "X GAME RECAP: After felling behind (3-0) in the first five minutes of the game, Iowa fought tj of first-game jitters and went on to defeat Div. I-AA Northern Iowa, 34-13. Northern Iowa blocked a Nick Gallery punt and turned it into a field goal to | I take a brief lead. Iowa would come back with 28 unanswered points before £ halftime. Hawkeye wide receiver Tim Dwight had two of the first halfs three touchdowns, scoring on a run of nine yards and a 22-yard reception from Matt Sherman. Sherman began the second half by throwing the first • of what would turn out to be three interceptions to Tyree Talton. Northern Iowa converted with another field goal. Sedrick Shaw rushed for 95 of his - 4* 102 total yards in the second half and scored a touchdown on a two-yard run in the fourth quarter. Northern Iowa’s only touchdown of the day came on a 30-yard pass from Chis Berg to Dedric Ward with 4:27 to go in the Sophomore Plez Atkins (23) returns hisfirst interception of the in the quarter vs. Northern Iowa. Sherman for seasonfora touchdown second game. completed 11 of 21 passes 230 yards. The Iowa On the season. Atkins ledthe Hawkeyes with six interceptions. defense stifled the Panther ground game, allowing only 43 yards rushing.
SCORING: UNI Waller, 38 FG I Dwight, 9 run (Hurley kick) Game MVP's I Atkins, 31 int. return (Hurley kick) Offense. Tim Dwight I Filer, 1 run (Hurley kick) Defense ...... Bobby Diaco I Dwight, 22 pass from Sherman (Hurley kick) Chris Jackson UNI Waller, 44 FG Special Teams ...... Tim Dwight I Shaw, 2 run (Hurley kick failed) Offensive Hustle ...... Casey Wiegmann kick) UNI Ward, 30 pass from Berg (Waller Defensive Hustle ... Bill Ennis-Inge Attendance: 70, 379 Scout Team Offense . Rob Thein Scout Team Defense UNI TEAM STATISTICS IOWA ...... Epenesa Epenesa 13 First downs 21 45-43 Rushes-yards 47-220 195 Passing yards 230 238 Total offense 450 Hayden Said, 22-10-1 Passes 22-11-3 5-42.6 Punts-average 3-39.3 2-1 Fumbles-Iost 0-0 "Any time you win it’s 6-60 Penalties-yards 12-146 29:03 Possession time 30:57 good. We gained a lot from playing them, and I INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING- Iowa: Shaw 20-102, Banks 14-70, Dwight 3-38. hope they go on to win Northern Iowa: Stovall 16-75, Sims 14-16, Dooley 4-4.
PASSING- Iowa: Sherman 21-11-3-230. Northern Iowa: the rest of their games. It Berg 22-10-1-195. was a great learning ex¬ RECEIVING- Iowa: Dwight 3-88, Slutzker 3-40, Guy 2-73. Northern Iowa: Ward 6-175, Clayton 3-15. perience for us.”
TACKLES- Iowa: Diaco 10, Rollins 9, Jackson 9. Northern Iowa: Williams 10, Spann 9, Hammond 9, Easter 7. Iowa GameSumm 1995 Iowa vs. Iowa State Sept 161995 27, IowaState10 * Iowa . .f* r? 3rd 4th Tot Score by Quarters: 1st 2nd 6 9 27 Iowa 6 6 0 10 Iowa State 7 3 0
GAME RECAP: control, the Hawkeyes received the opening kickoff and kept Playing ball s for nearly minutes. The results was an 84 yard drive and a ma the ball seven one-yard touchdown run by Sedrick Shaw. Iowa State answered when Troy Davis ran 63 yards for a touchdown with 20 seconds left in the first quarter. A 26-yard field goal by Jamie Kohl with 7:06 remaining in the half would be the final Cyclone points of the day. When fullback Rodney Filer ran for a one yard touchdown with three minutes left in the first half, Iowa took the V lead for good. Touchdown runs of five yards by Tavian Banks and one yard by Matt Sherman were the only touchdowns in the second half. Todd Romano kicked a 31-yard field goal to round out the scoring. On the day, Shaw rushed for a career-high 1 78 yards on 32 carries. Iowa’s kicking game was less than perfect with Brion Hurley missing a 29-yard field goal Jon LaFleur (55) rushes the Iowa State quarterback and a PAT while Todd ona dm Romano missed two PAT’s. Linebacker Bobby which the Hawkeyeslimited the Cyclonestojust lOpointT'" Diaco led the team with 12 tackles while Vernon Rollins had nine. Ed Gibson also had nine tackles and a 67-yard fumble return. SCORING: i Shaw, 1 run (Hurley kick failed) ISU Davis, 63 run (Kohl kick) Game MVP's ISU Kohl, 26 FG Offense ... Sedrick Shaw I Filer, 1 run (pass failed) Rodney Filer I Banks, 5 run (Romano kick failed) Defense Ed Gibson I Romano, 31 FG Special Teams ...... Nick Gallery I Sherman, 1 run (Romano kick failed) Offensive Hustle .. Scott Slutzker Attendance: 49, 714 Defensive Hustle Lloyd Bickham Scout Team Offense . Matt Bowen ISU TEAM STATISTICS IOWA Scout Team Defense Jason Crooks 16 First ...... downs 38-178 21 Rushes-yards 55-310 172 Passing yards 350 149 Total offense 459 23-10-1 Passes Hayden Said, 5-44.4 17-9-0 Punts-average 3-47.7 1-1 Fumbles-Iost "We needed a gut check 5-50 Penalties-yards 1-1 27:44 Possession 5-50 time 32:16 early in the year and we INDIVIDUAL LEADERS extreme!) RUSHING- Iowa: Shaw 32-178, got one. I was Davis 25-139, Filer 9-113, Banks 9-33. Doxzon 10-21. Iowa State: pleased with our defense- PASSING- lowa: Sherman 'ÿ 172. 17-9-0-149 Iowa State: Doxzon 23-11-1- This is a young defense RECEIVING- Iowa: Odems 3-72, they Williams 8-131, Slutzker 2-46, Guy football team and Bivins 2-18. 1-13. Iowa State: TACKLES- Iowa: Diaco 12, Rollins 9, Ed showed a lot of prom¬ Straight 15, Sanders 14, Cooper Gibson, 9. Iowa 12, Lincavage 12. State: ise." 1995 Iowa Game Summaries Sept. 30,1995 New Mexico State vs. Iowa Kinnick Stadium Iowa 59y New MexicoState 21 V * n*4 by Quarters: 1st « # . m - Score 2nd 3rd 4th Tot /- - New Mexico St. 0 0 14 7 21 r Iowa 14 28 14 3 59 GAME RECAP: a In the first ever meeting between the two schools, the Hawkeyes put 42 i > /. points on the board in the first half. Iowa's offense was unstoppable, y scoring every time it touched the ball in the first half. Sedrick Shaw.Tavian Banks and Rodney Filer ran for first-half touchdowns, and quarterback Matt Sherman threw for three. Tim Dwight was on the receiving end of two scoring aerials. In the second half Cody Ledbetter picked apart Iowa’s defensive reserves for 235 yards passing. Sherman threw for 217 yards to eight different receivers. Banks led all rushers with 147 yards, while Shaw added 104. Zach Bromert, a walk-on freshman made the most of his debut, hitting eight PAT attempts and a 29-yard field goal.
SCORING: Freshman walk-on Zach Bromert (38). hadastory-book debut, Shaw 3 run (Bromert kick) convertingeight PAT'sanda 29-yardfieldgoal. Dwight, 25 pass from Sherman (Bromert kick) Banks, 3 run (Bromert kick) Filer, 1 run (Bromert kick) Burger, 10 pass from Sherman (Bromert kick) Dwight, 21 pass from Sherman (Bromert kick) Game MVP's NMS Davis, 26 pass from Ledbetter (Culin kick) Offense Entire Squad Shaw, 7 run (Bromert kick) Defense ...... Plez Atkins Atkins,23 int. return (Bromert kick) Special Teams ...... Matt Hughes NMS Gregory, 21 pass from Ledbetter (Culin kick) Offensive Hustle Tavian Banks ...... Jeremy I Bromert, 29 FG ...... McKinney NMS Sanchez, 4 pass from Ledbetter (Culin kick) Scott Slutzker Attendance: 63, 721 Defensive Hustle Lloyd Bickham Scout Team Offense . .... Zeron Flemister NMS TEAM STATISTICS IOWA Scout Team Defense .....Paul Nawrot 25 First downs 30 ...... 26-114 Rushes-yards 54-369 322 Passing yards 262 435 Total offense 612 Hayden Said, 46-27-2 Passes 20-15-0 4-41.8 Punts-average 1-53.0 "I think we have made a 2-1 Fumbles-lost 3-1 7-67 Penalties-yards 9-58 lot of progress, even 31:26 28:34 Possession time since the Iowa State INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING- Iowa: Banks 19-147, Shaw 15-104, Filer 6-61. New Mexico game. We needed to ex¬ State: Manns 12-63. Ledbetter 6-23, Compton 5-13. perience this success, and PASSING- Iowa: Sherman 13-11-0-217. New Mexico State: Ledbetter 46-27-2-322. we are really looking RECEIVING- Iowa: Dwight 5-88, Guy 3-69, Burger 2-35. New Mexico State: Gregory 7-134, Sanchez 6-51. foward to the Big Ten
TACKLES- Iowa: Mitchell 7, Rollins 7, Diaco 6, Coats 6. New Mexico race." State: Walton 17, Jessie 10, Botone 10. SummariesGame 1995Iowa Spartan Oct. 7, 1995 Iowa v« Michigan State stQ3S Iowa 21, Michigan State 7 Tot Score By Quarters: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 70 Iowa 0 6 8 7 21 ? Michigan State 0 7 0 0 7
GAME RECAP: Behind the hard running of Sedrick Shaw, Iowa moved to 4-0 on the year and 1-0 in the Big Ten by defeating Michigan State 21-7. During a score¬ less first quarter, Iowa outgained Michigan State 128 yards to eight in total offense. The Hawkeyes got two second quarter field goals including a 50- yarder by Brion Hurley, but still trailed the Spartans 7-6 at the half. The second half featured the tough running of Shaw, who finished the game fvJ with a career high 250 yards rushing on 42 carries. It was the second best one-game performance in Iowa history. Iowa racked up 524 yards of offense, compared to 313 for Michigan State. Sherman threw for 213 yards while completing 13 of 26 passes, six of which went to Dwight for 115 yards. The Iowa defense stymied the Spartan ground attack, allowing only 31 yards for the day. Freshman Vernon Rollins led the team with seven Freshman linebacker Vernon Rollins (56) ledthe Iowa defense tackles including one for a loss and one fumble recovery. Plez Atkins which stifledthe Spartans, limiting their groundgame toa net )l recorded two interceptions. yards.
SCORING: i Bromert, 37 FG MSU Greene, 2 run (Gardner kick) Game MVP's I Hurley, 50 FG Offense . Sedrick Shaw I Dwight, 11 pass from Sherman (Shaw pass from Defense . Entire Squad Sherman) Special Teams .... .Nick Gallery I Shaw, 7 run (Bromert kick) Offensive Hustle ... Tim Dwight Attendance: 73, 732 Scott Slutzker Ross Verba MSU TEAM STATISTICS IOWA Defensive Hustle .Chris Jackson 15 First downs 27 Scout Team Offense . .... Derek Rose 18-31 Rushes-yards 63-311 Scout Team Defense Jay Bickford 282 Passing yards 213 .. 313 Total offense 524 40-22-2 Passes 26-13-0 7-36.7 Punts-average 3-44.7 Hayden Said, 3-1 Fumbies-lost 2-1 4-48 Penalties-yards 12-115 21:16 Possession time 38:44 "We gave up seven points. In Big Ten foot¬ INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING- Iowa: Shaw 42-250, Sherman 5-21, Filer 6-16. Michigan St.: ball that to me is trem>-’i-' Renaud 10-28, Greene 6-8, Schultz 1-1. One reason PASSING- dous defense. Iowa: Sherman 26-13-0-213. Michigan St.: Schultz 255, Hiram 3-2-0-27. 37-20-2- we gave up only seven RECEIVING Iowa: - Dwight 6-115, Slutzker 4-63, Shaw, 2-17. St.: Mason 8-88, Muhammad 6-127 Michigan points is because of our
TACKLES- Iowa: Rollins 7, Atkins 6, Jackson 6, Ennis-Inge 6. Michi ground game." St.: Garnett 15, Shurelds 15, Marshall, 9. gan 1995Iowa Game Summaries Oct.14.1995 Indiana vs. lawn Kinnick Stadium Iowa 22,Indiana13 mr*-
Score by Quarters: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Tot Indiana 0 10 0 3 13 Iowa 7 0 7 8 f. 6 22 GAME RECAP: that went back and forth, Iowa 1 In a contest defensive back Tom Knight intercepted an Indiana pass with 4:36 left in the game and returned it 60- yards for a touchdown. It stopped a Hoosier comeback effort and sealed the fifth win of the season for the Hawkeyes. Iowa drew I first blood when Tim Dwight scored a touchdown on a 56-yard reverse midway through the 1 > opening quarter. Indiana scored a touchdown on a one-yard run and added ? a field goal in the second quarter to take a 10-7 halftime lead. The second half featured a relentless ground attack by Indiana and senior Sean Glover, who was making his first career start for the Hoosiers. For the day, Glover rushed for 199 yards on a Kinnick Stadium record 48 carries. The Hoosiers maintained possession of the ball for 36:50 compared to Iowa’s 23:10. The Iowa defense held the Hoosiers to a only a field goal in the second half. Sophomore tailback Tavian Banks (22) broke his wrist on thisplay Bobby Diaco recorded 24 tackles, including three for losses and forced one against the Hoosiers. He returned toaction1against Minnesota. fumble. Iowa’s Vernon Rollins and Damien Robinson each had 1 7 stops.
SCORING: IA Dwight, 56 run (Bromert kick) IND Glover, 1 run (Manolopoulos kick) Game MVP's IND Manolopoulos, 34 FG Offense Tim Dwight IA Shaw, 7 run (Bromert kick) ...... Casey Wiegmann IND Manolopoulos, 23 FG Defense Bobby Diaco IA Knight, 60 int return (Driscoll run good) Defense & Hustle Tom Knight Attendance: 69, 520 Special Teams ...... Nick Gallery Offensive Hustle ...... Mike Goff IND TEAM STATISTICS IOWA ...... Demo Odems 22 First downs 12 Offense Scout Team . Jon Moffitt 34-128 63-235 Rushes-yards Defense Scout Team ...... Zach Shay 111 Passing yards 96 346 Total offense 224 ...... 29-12-1 Passes 18-9-0 8-41.6 Punts-average 9-44.9 Hayden , 3-1 Fumbles-lost 1-1 5-27 Penalties-yards 8- 62 36:50 Possession time 23:10 "We really pulled out a
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS big victory. It was an ex¬ RUSHING- Iowa: Shaw 22-81, Dwight 3-66, Filer 4-11. Indiana: Glover 48-199, Greenlee 12-20, Lees 3-16. tremely tough day, be¬
PASSING- Iowa: Sherman 18-9-0-96. Indiana: Greenlee 29-12-1-111. tween Indiana playing RECEIVING- Iowa: Dwight 4-56, Shaw 2-18. Indiana: Glover 6-34, good, the wind and some Ward 3-53. other people." TACKLES- Iowa: Diaco 24, Rollins 17, Robinson 17. Indiana: Smedley 9, Baisley 8, Davis 7, Allen 6. Iowa Game S 1995 Penn State at Iowa OcL 21, 1995 S ’ t/ Penn State 41, Iowa 27 ' r ’£ 4th Tot Score by Quarters: 1st 2nd 3rd 17 41 Penn State 10 7 7 7 7 6 7 27 « 3iL Iowa U # 5- GAME RECAP: to Iowa’s seven game winning streak, and nine game unbeaten streak, came an end with a 41-27 loss to 18th ranked Penn State With 5:34 left in the opening quarter, the Nittany Lions got on the scoreboard first with a 1-vard - touchdown run. Iowa would match the score, and stay within striking 9. distance trailing 17-14 at the half. The Hawkeycs came back to take a 27- 24 fourth quarter lead on a 19-yard touchdown run by Scdrick Shaw, but rtf: Penn State quarterback Wally Richardson hooked up with all-America receiver Bobby Engram for two touchdowns in the last six minutes of the game to win it. Iowa quarterback Matt Sherman completed 21-28 passes for 374 yards and two touchdowns. Iowa's defense was led by Damien Robinson and Bobby Diaco who totalled 14 and 12 tackles respectively. MallSherman (12), completed 21-of-28passesfor374yards and SCORING: two touchdowns against the Nittany Lions. PSU Witman, 1 run (Conway kick) 1 Odcms, 19 pass from Sherman (Bromert kick) PSU Conway, 42 FG PSU Witman, 1 run (Conway kick) I Dwight, 29 pass from Sherman (Bromert kick) Game MVP's I Bromert, 22 FG Offense Matt Sherman PSU Witman, 1 run (Conway kick) Scott Slutzker 1 Bromert, 26 FG Special Teams Zach Bromert I Shaw, 19 run (Bromert kick) Shaw PSU Conway, 26 FG Offensive Hustle Sedrick Slutzker PSU Engram, 13 pass from Richardson (Conway kick) Scott PSU Engram. 43 pass from Richardson (Conway kick) Defensive Hustle Chris Jackson Attendance: 70, 397 Offense Scout Team Jeff Clark Defense Scout Team ...... Raj Clark PSU TEAM STATISTICS IOWA ...... 27 First downs 23 52-317 Rushes-yards 32-53 202 Passing yards 374 Hayden Said, 519 Total offense 427 24-10-1 Passes 28-21-2 "We had a very interest¬ 3-36.7 Punts-average 4-36.8 1-0 Fumbles-lost 2-1 ing and entertaining 6-33 Penalties-yards 5-40 35:24 Possession time 24:36 game there until the last INDIVIDUAL LEADERS part quarter. RUSHING- Iowa Shaw 17-93, Filer 3-38. Penn State Pitts 12-134 of the fourth Archie 13-82, Enis 8-79. We gave up a couple of PASSUSG- Iowa: Sherman 28-21-2-374. Penn State: Richardson 24-10-1- long passes, but we had RECEIVING- Iowa Slutzker 8-167, Dwight 6-94. Penn 7-150, Milne 2-41 State: Engram the guys there in posi¬
TACKLES- Iowa: Robinson 14, Diaco 12. Jackson 10 tion." Filardi 10, Collins 10, Herring 8. Penn State: 1995Iowa Game Summaries Oct 28,1995 Iowa at Ohio State Ohio Stadium OhioState56, Iowa 35 \ Score by Quarters: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Tot Iowa 0 7 7 21 35 f V* Ohio State 28 28 0 0 56 3FJS?* % GAME RECAP: Ohio State scored 56 unanswered points in the first half before heading to ;• the lockerroom with a 56-7 halftime lead. The Buckeyes were never seriously threatened in posting a 56-35 win. The Buckeyes racked up 396 i yards first half total offense, scoring a touchdown on seven of their eight possessions. The second half saw both the Iowa offense and defense get on I track as the Hawkeyes outscored Ohio State 28-0. The running game of Shaw, combined with the passing attack Sherman, mm4 Sedrick of Matt guided I/.ILSIJ Iowa to 283 second-half yards. The Hawkeye defense, which shut out Ohio & * State in the second half, was led by defensive back Damien Robinson with nine tackles and one interception.
SCORING: Convertinga third-and-ten, RodneyFiler (34) beats the Buckeye osu George, 3 run (Jackson kick) blitz, running offright tacklefora gain of22yards. OSU Glenn, 38 pass from Hoying (Jackson kick) OSU George, 9 run (Jackson kick) OSU Glenn, 56 pass from Hoying (Jackson kick) OSU Springs, 60 interception return (Jackson kick) osu Hoying, 15 run (Jackson kick) Game MVP's osu George, 10 run (Jackson kick) Offense Demo Odems OSU George, 3 run (Jackson kick) .....Sedrick Shaw Shaw, fumble rec. in end zone (Bromert kick) Special Teams .... Nick Gallery Shaw, 19 run (Bromert kick) Offensive Hustle ...... Tim Dwight kick) Guy, 2 pass from Sherman (Bromert ...... Sedrick Shaw Sherman (Bromert kick) Dwight, 55 pass from Defensive Hustle .. Bill Ennis-Inge Shaw, (Bromert kick) 1 run Offense Scout Team . Shalor Pryor Attendance: 89, 841 Defense Scout Team ...... Brandon Phearse OSU TEAM STATISTICS IOWA 20 First downs 22 43-229 Rushes-yards 41-160 Hayden Said, 273 Passing yards 334 438 Total offense 443 20-8-1 Passes 38-18-3 "They just blew us off 6-33.3 Punts-average 7-45.3 2-0 Fumbles-lost 4-0 4-18 Penalties-yards 8-63 the field in the first half. 27:10 Possession time 32:50 Thank gosh our players INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING- Iowa: Shaw 30-111, Shakoor 1-2. Ohio State: George 15- did regroup at halftime. 110, Pearson 12-64. Je Jackson 3-23. Our guys played with a PASSING- Iowa: Sherman 37-18-3-334. Ohio State: Hoying 16-8-0-273. lot of emotion the second RECEIVING- Iowa: Odems 5-110, Guy 4-38, Dwight 3-74. Ohio State: Glenn 3-149, Dudley 2-52. half." TACKLES- Iowa: Robinson 9, Diaco 5, Ennis-lnge 5, Hilgenbeg 5. Ohio State: Bellisari 8, Winfield 7, Kelly 7. Iowa Game Summaries 1995 Illinois at Iowa Nov. 4,1995 m ma Illinois 26,Iowa 7 Tot iV< 3rd 4th ' Score by Quarters: 1st 2nd -* 0 7 0 0 7 Iowa 26 •wjv-: Illinois 3 7 6 10 I GAME RECAP: • its third consecu- mssmi Unable to get the running game on track, Iowa suffered * » tive loss at the hands of Illinois by a score of 26-7. After falling behind 3-0 in the first quarter. Matt Sherman hooked up with Tim Dwight for a 12- mi. second period to take a 7-3 lead. That yard touchdown pass early in the i would be the last score for Iowa, as the Illinois defense would take charge, A' limiting Iowa to just 20 yards rushing for the day, including only four in the second half. Illinois scored a touchdown with 2:35 remaining in the first \ half to take the lead for good. Illinois scored two touchdowns and a field 2%. goal in the second half and shut down the Iowa offense to cap the 19-point win. Matt Sherman threw for 223 yards in the game, but hurled four final quarter interceptions. The inability to stop the run was again Iowa achilles heel as the Mini rushed for 244 yards, including 152 in the second half. Scott Slutzker (84), led the Hawkeyes in receiving with eight Linebacker Bobby Diaco led the team with 13 tackles, including three catchesfor63yardsagainst Illinois. tackles for loss.
SCORING: ILL Scheuplein, 24 FG IA Dwight, 12 pass from Sherman (Bromert kick) Game MVP's ILL Cushing, 5 pass from Johnson (Scheuplein kick) Offense. Scott Slutzker ILL Harvard, 35 run (Weaver rush failed) Defense .....Bobby Diaco ILL Scheuplein, 19 FG Tom Knight ILL Douthard, 3 run (Scheuplein kick) Special Teams ...... Dwight Tim Attendance: 70, 397 Offensive Hustle ...... Scott Slutzker .....Casey Wiegmann ILL TEAM STATISTICS IOWA Defensive Hustle Bobby Diaco 17 First downs 15 Offense Scout . Chad Deal 55-244 Team Rushes-yards 26-20 Defense Scout ...... Wise Team L.J. 60 Passing yards 223 ...... 304 Total offense 243 16-5-1 Passes 42-22-5 5-44.8 Punts-average 4-42.5 Hayden 0-0 Fumbles-lost 0-0 Said, 4-46 Penalties-yards 5-55 33:11 Possession time 26:49 "They're smart young men. They know we INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING- Iowa: Shaw 23-38. Illinois: Holcombe 24-102, didn't play well, we 78, Harvard 4-55. Douthard 20- didn't deserve to win. PASSING- Iowa: Sherman 42-22-5-223. Illinois: Johnson 10-5-0-60. Illinois had the best foot¬ Illinois: ball team, and it's that simple." 1995 Iowa GameSummaries Nov. 11.1995 Iowa at Northwestern Dyche Stadium Northwestern 31, Iowa 20
Score by Quarters: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Tot O Iowa 0 20 0 0 20 \\ Northwestern 3 14 7 7 31 I.U GAME RECAP: Iowa lost it's fourth straight to fifth ranked Northwestern, 31-20. After falling behind 3-0 in the first quarter, on a 50-yard field goal by Northwest¬ ern kicker Brian Gowins, the Hawkcyes scored three second quarter touchdowns to take a 20-17 halftime lead. In the third quarter. Northwest¬ ern took the ball on the opening drive and scored on a three-yard run by Darnell Autry. In the fourth quarter, Northwestern’s Hudhaifa Ismacli returned an Iowa fumble 3 1 yards for a touchdown to seal the victory. The k final stats didn’t reflect the outcome as Iowa recorded more first downs, rushing and passing yards than did Northwestern. Despite the loss, Sedrick rushed for 135 yards and became Iowa's si Shaw all-time leading rusher with 2,653 yards. Tom Knight returned his second interception for a touchdown this year, and Vemon Rollins had recorded 1 7 tackles, including three for a Sedrick Shaw (5). was the game's leading rusher with 135yards loss. andone touchdown.
SCORING: NW Gowins, 50 FG I Shaw, 1 run (Bromert kick) I Knight. 28 interception return (Bromert kick) Game MVP's NW Drexler, 21 pass from Schnur (Gowins kick) Offense Sedrick Shaw NW Musso. 60 punt return (Gowins kick) Scott Slutzker (Bromert kick) ...... I Slutzker, 39 pass from Sherman Defense .... Vemon Rollins (Gowins kick) NW Autry, 3 run Offensive Hustle Mike Burger NW fumble return (Gowins kick) Ismaeli, 31 Offensive Hustle ...... Casey Wiegmann 49, Attendance: 256 Defensive Hustle Jared DeVries IOWA Offense Scout Team ...... John Wilder NW TEAM STATISTICS Defense Scout Team Tariq Holman downs 18 ...... 11 First 38-134 Rushes-yards 50-186 ...... 82 Passing yards 158 188 Total offense 303 12-6-1 Passes 24-16-1 Hayden Said, 6-40.8 Punts-average 6-37.3 3-1 Fumbles-lost 0-0 "The did what they've 4-46 Penalties-yards 5-34 25:05 Possession time 34:55 been doing all year, they way win. INDIVIDUAL LEADERS found a to Like RUSHING- Iowa: Shaw 38-135, Burger 6-30, Dwight 1-7. Northwestern: Autry 32-110, Bates 1-16. I've always said, the
PASSING- Iowa: Sherman 23-16-1-158. Northwestern: Schnur 12-6-1- longer you beat people, 82 the more the odds are in RECEIVING- Iowa: Slutzker 5-86, Price 3-12. Northwestern: Beazley 2-34, Bates 2-37. their favor." TACKLES- Iowa: Rollins 17, LaFleur 7, Mulherin 6, Diaco 6. North¬ western: Fitzgerald 11, Ray 8, Scharf 8. Game Summaries 1995Iowa at Wisconsin Nov. 18.1995 Iowa I Iowa Wisconsin33, 20 TÿWE %ii 4th Tot Score by Quarters: 1st 2nd 3rd 9 33 V Iowa 7 17 0 wr-k iffc. 6 20 Wisconsin 0 7 7 i iV GAME RECAP: z Mired in a four-game losing streak, Iowa got back on the winning track. defeating Wisconsin 33-20. The win improved Iowa's record to 6-4 on the year and kept Hawkeye bowl hopes alive. The Hawkeyes jumped out early, scoring on their first possession when Matt Sherman passed three A. yards to Mike Burger. Sedrick Shaw would add touchdown runs of one % and seven yards in the second quarter as Iowa’s posted a 21-0 lead. Kv * Wisconsin got on the board late in the second quarter on a 45-yard touch¬ 35, % down pass from Darrell Bevell to Michael London. Hawkeye kicker Brion F* Hurley kicked a 50-yard field goal with 15 seconds left in the half to push the lead to 24-7. In the second half as the Badgers put 13 straight points on the board to cut Iowa's lead to 24-20. A holding penalty against the Badgers in their own endzone resulted in a safety. In the game, Shaw Two of Iowa's leading ladders. Bill Ennis-Inge (9) andBobby rushed for 214 yards and became Iowa’s most productive rusher for one Diaco (45). helped limit the Wisconsin groundgame toa minus IS season with 1,304 yards. yards.
SCORING: i Burger, 3 pass from Sherman (Bromert kick) I Shaw, 7 run (Bromert kick) Game MVP's I Shaw, 1 run (Bromert kick) Offense Mike GotT W London, 45 pass from Bevell (Hall kick) ...... Sedrick Shaw I Hurley, 50 FG Defense Tom Knight W Nyquist, 1 pass from Bevell (Hall kick) Special Teams ...... Tim Dwight W Stecker, 2 run (Hall kick failed) ...... Brion Hurley I Safety, holding in endzone Offensive Hustle Mike Burger I Shaw, 4 run (Bromert kick) Scott Slutzker Attendance: 78, 907 ...... Defensive Hustle .. Bill Ennis-Inge Offense Scout Team Austin Wheatley WIS TEAM STATISTICS IOWA Defense Scout Team Ryan Loftin 22 First downs 28 20-27 Rushes-yards 62-310 ...... 352 Passing yards 177 334 Total offense 453 Hayden 51-35-4 Passes 25-12-0 Said, 4-35.3 Punts-average 6-35.2 0-0 Fumbles-lost 2-1 "I would have to classify 7-60 Penalties-yards 8-81 24:21 Possession time 35:39 this as one of my top- INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING- Iowa: Shaw 41-214, Burger 8-30, Shakoor 7-28 five victories of all time. Stecker 13-25. Wisconsin: Had we lost, PASSING- Iowa: Sherman we would 25-12-0-177. Wisconsin: Bevell 51-35-4-352. RECEIVING- Iowa: Burger 4-44, have been out of the Dwight 3-69, 3-SS u/ic Nyquist Odems Sm: 13-140. London 6-87. Hayes 5-60, Stecter 5-22 bowl picture.” TACKLES- Iowa: Diaco 12, Knight 11, Ennis-IngeB 7. 18, Unverzagt 14, Taylor 10. Wisconsin-sconsin.; Monty 1995 Iowa SummariesGame ]Vov. 25, 1995 Minnesota at Iowa Kinnick Stadium Iowa 45, Minnesota 3
Score by Quarters: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Tot IH Minnesota 0 0 3 0 3 ate, M3? Iowa 7 10 7 21 45 ;v GAME RECAP: ilfr Iowa jumped to an early lead and didn't look back, defeating Minnesota 45-3 and locking up a berth in the Sun Bowl. Matt Sherman hooked up with Tim Dwight for a pair of early touchdowns. The Hawkeyes led 17-0 at * the half. Minnesota took the opening kick of the second half and drove 43 yards before settling for a field goal to cut the lead to 14. The Hawkeyes answered on their next possession, with a 66-yard drive that was capped by Damani Shakoor scoring his first touchdown as a Hawkeye from 13 yards $ out. Iowa scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns on runs by Mike Burger and Shakoor along with a 17-yard pass from backup quarterback Ryan m Driscoll to Richard Willock. The high-powered Gopher offense was held to 12 first downs and 25 yards rushing. Iowa defensive back Plez Atkins had two interceptions, to raise his season total to six. Freshman defensive Senior running back DamaniShakoor (2) sparked the Hawkeye tackle Jared DeVries recorded a team-high ten tackles while Matt Sherman offense, rushingfor 91yardsand two touchdowns. threw for 240 yards (17 for 21).
SCORING: 1 Dwight, 10 pass from Sherman (Bromert kick) 1 Dwight, 14 pass from Sherman (Bromert kick) Game MVP's I Bromert, 25 FG Offense . Tim Dwight M Chalberg, 24 FG Matt Sherman I Shakoor, (Bromert kick) ...... 13 run Defense Plez Atkins I Burger, 2 run (Bromert kick) ...... Jared DeVries I Shakoor, 2 run (Bromert kick) Bill Ennis-lnge I Willock, 17 pass from Driscoll (Bromert kick) Special Teams Matt Hughes Attendance: 65, 794 ...... Nick Gallery Offensive Hustle . IOWA Damani Shakoor MIN TEAM STATISTICS Casey Wiegmann 12 First downs 25 Defensive Hustle Chris Jackson 27-25 Rushes-yards 45-182 262 Scout Team Offense ...... Epenesa Epenesa 192 Passing yards Scout Team Defense Trevor Boilers 217 Total offense 444 23-19-0 ..... 34-21-3 Passes 6-41.0 Punts-average 3-40.7 1-1 Fumbles-Iost 2-1 Hayden Said, 6-64 Penalties-yards 6-47 27:25 Possession time 32:35 "I never lost faith. Our INDIVIDUAL LEADERS guys kept the faith last RUSHING- Iowa: Shakoor 16-91. Shaw 15-38, Burger 7-32. Minnesota: Darkins 16-64. year, they kept the faith PASSING- Iowa: Sherman 21-17-0-240, Driscoll 2-2-0-17. Minnesota: Fortunately, Sauter 34-21-3-192. this year.
RECEIVING- Iowa: Dwight 8-147, Odems 3-30. Minnesota: Levine 10- thousands of our fans 74' Thelwell 6-96. kept the faith too.” TACKLES- Iowa: DeVries 10, Diaco 9, Robinson 7. Minnesota. 1 loath I0- P- Williams 10, D. Williams 9, Jordan 9. Iowa Hawk Iowa Plnyÿr ProfHes
Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TDs Lng 5.0 23 PLEZ ATKINS Freshman 6 30 0 13 - - 4.5 0 DB, 6-0, 180, Sophomore Sophomore 2 9 6 8 39 4.9 0 13 Bartlett, TX (Bartlett HS) Career Avg. Returns KO Yds. TD Lng Honors - All-BigTen honorable mention by voteof leaguecoaches 28 638 22.8 0 60 - and Freshman and league media . . . defensive MVP vs. New Mexico State Sophomore 5 97 19.4 0 21 Minnesota . . . ranks fifth nationally and leads the Big Ten in pass Career 33 735 22.3 0 60 interceptions with six. 1995 - - Started first eight games of the season and nine games overall ...did not play at Northwestern due to injury and did not start 49 GEORGE BENNETT Wisconsin, the game against the Badgers . . . - - at but played most of 6-1, 235, Senior returned two interceptions for touchdowns, including 31-yard return DE, vs. Northern Iowa and 23-yard return vs. New Mexico State . . . tied Miami, FL (Miami Beach HS) school record with two interceptions in win at Michigan State and two in win over Minnesota ... 29 tackles, 10 assists and seven pass 1995 - - Started seven games, including last three after injury to Eric break-ups for the season . . . three tackles, including two for loss, vs. Hilgenberg ... 14 solo tackles and six assists...five tackles for loss Northern Iowa . . . eight tackles and a pass break-up at Iowa State . . for minus 21 yards, and two pass break-ups .. . pass interception and . six tackles to go with two interceptions at Michigan State . . . five return of three yards vs. Penn State set up Iowa’s go-ahead score vs. tackles vs. Indiana ... fivesolostops, including one for loss,vs. Penn the Nittany Lions . . . three tackles, including two for loss, at Iowa State . . . four solo stops and one assists and four pass break-ups to State . . . four tackles, including three solos, at Ohio State . . . four go with two interceptions vs. Minnesota . . . two interceptions vs. tackles in win over Minnesota .. . three tackles at Wisconsin. Minnesota came within three plays . . . after the first interception his fumble was recovered by Minnesota for a first down ... on second Defense Solo Ast. Total T/Loss Sacks Int down he intercepted another pass and returned it 37 yards. Freshman 5 0 5 0/0 0/0 0 Sophomore 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total PBU I-Yd-TD Fum Junior 29 26 55 1/1 0/0 0 Freshman 9 4 13 4 1-0-0 1 Senior 14 6 20 5/21 1/0 1 Sophomore 29 10 39 7 6-97-2 0 Career 49 32 81 6/22 1/0 1 Career 38 14 52 11 7-97-2 1 66 - - LLOYD BICKHAM 22 - - TAVIAN BANKS DL, 6-3, 270, Senior RB, 5-11, 190, Sophomore Chicago, IL (Robeson HS) Bettendorf, IA (Bettendorf HS) Honors - - Defensive hustle award vs. Iowa State and New Mexico Honors - - Offensive Hustle award vs. New Mexico State. State. 1995 Suffered broken left arm in win - - over Indiana in fifth game 1995 - - One of four co-captains . . . started all 11 games at nose of the season and did not return toaction until final game...53 rushes guard ... 23 solo stops and 20 assists ... nine tackles for minus 26 for 278 yards and two TDs . . . also had two catches for nine yards yards and four QB sacks for minus 12 yards . . . three tackles vs. . . five kickoff returns for 97 yards, a 19.4 average 27 ... yards on Northern Iowa . . . five tackles, including a QB sack, at Iowa State four carries in win over Minnesota ... 70 yards on 14 .. rushes vs. four tackles vs. Minnesota . . . three tackles and a pass break-upvs. Northern Iowa and three KO returns for 56 yards ... nine carries for New MexicoState...six solosand threeassists vs. Indiana, including 33 yards at Iowa State with a five-yard touchdown run . . . best day two tackles for loss . . . five solo stops vs. Penn State ... four tackles of career vs. New Mexico State with 136 yards and one TD on 19 vs. Illinois . . . four stops two for loss, at carries scorecameon athree-yard run and at Northwestern, including he returned two kickoffs . . 4 yards ... orthwestem . two tackles for-11 yards at Wisconsin. for 1 14 yards on six carries at Michigan State ... had six yard reception vs. Indiana before injury forced him out of action. pBl Defense Solo Ast. Total T/Loss Sacks Freshman No statistics Rushing Att Yds. Avg. TDs Lng Sophomore 1 9 9 18 1/7 :s Freshman 35 7.3 5 38 Junior 0 10 8 18 1/1 0/0 Sophomore 53 278 5.3 2 41 Senior 1 22 17 9/26 4/12 Career 88 535 6.1 7 41 Career 39 2 41 34 75 11/34 6/20 Iowa Haw Iowa Player Profiles BROMERT 38--ZACH 4 - - R1CCHARD CARTER 5-10, 180, Freshman PK, WR, 6-0, 185, Sophomore (Catholic HS) Pensacola, FL Passaic, NJ (Passaic HS)
“8 action in all game, bn, had no stam . . . has seven KIC sconrf g . p garT>e. TenH<”Tkin P Tu MZVS:ZSaKreceptions for 106 yards ... one catch for 1 1 yards vs. New Mexico oine earn as a recrui e wa -on 1995 - - ... is the only true for first career reception . . . two catches for 34 yards vs. Minnesota to play for Iowa tins season . . . ranks freshman sixth in the Big Ten ...onecatch for 1 8 yards at Michigan State . . . onecatch for20yards, scoringat5.2 points pergame .. in kick . ranks third on team in scoring his longest reception of the season, at Ohio State ... one 14 yard with 47 points ... did not dress for first two games, and in fact had i reception vs. Illinois ... one catch for nine yards at Northwestern. not been in the Kinnick Stadium dressing room prior to dressing for his first game vs. New Mexico State . . . made all eight PAT attempts Receiving No. Yds. Avg. Tds Lng in first college game vs. New Mexico State ... for the season made Freshman No receptions 32 of 33 PATs and five of six field goals . . . made 22 straight PATs Sophomore 7 106 15.1 0 20 before missing after a bad snap at Northwestern . . . currently holds string of 10 straight successful PATs . . . made first four field goal attempts before missing vs. Minnesota ... ended regular season with 47 - - BRETT CHAMBERS 25-yarder against the Gophers ... longest field goal of 37 yards came DE, 6-3, 225, Junior in win at Michigan State. Council Bluffs, IA (Treynor HS)
Scoring FGs Lng PATs Points 1995 - Saw limited action in 1 1 games with no starts and played Freshman 5-6 37 32-33 47 - on special teams... 11 solos and one assist ... three tackles for minus 18 yards and four QB sack for minus 22 yards . . . four solo tackles and two QB sacks for minus nine yards vs. Minnesota ... one tackle 85 - MIKE BURGER for minus four yards vs. Northern Iowa ... two tackles vs. Penn State FB, 6-3, 229, Freshman-RS and Ohio State . . . three tackles, including a sack for nine yards, vs. Harlan, IA (Harlan HS) Illinois.
Solo Ast. Total Honors Academic All-Big Ten . . . offensive hustle award vs. Defense T/Loss Sacks PBU - - Freshman No Statistics Northwestern and Wisconsin. Sophomore 6 4 10 1/3 0/0 0 . . 1995 - - Moved to fullback from tight end at start of fall practice Junior II I 12 3/18 4/22 0 started final twogames after Rodney Filer was injured ...28 rushing Career 17 5 22 4/21 5/31 0 attempts for 1 14 yards and one TD with a long of 1 1 at Northwestern eight receptions for 102 yards and two TDs, including a long of 25 yards vs. New Mexico State . . . also recorded two tackles on 30 - - BILLY COATS special State and teams . . . three carries for 12 yards vs. New Mexico DB, 5-11, 185, Junior two receptions 10 yards on four rushed for 35 yards and a score ... Prairie, TX (Lamar HS) at Michigan State ... six carries for 30 yards and two receptions for Grand 23 yards at Northwestern ... 30 yards on eight rushes and four 1995 Played in nine games with two starts . . . eight solo tackles receptions for 44 yards and a score at Wisconsin . . . scored Iowa s - - and six assists ... two pass break-ups and one recovered fumble . . first TD on a three-yard reception . . . seven carries for 32 yards vs. started vs. Northern Iowa and had two tackles . . . missed Iowa State Minnesota, including a two-yard TD. game with injury ...started vs. New Mexico Stateand had six tackles break-up . . . recovered a fumble at the Iowa six-yard line Rushing Att. Avg. TDs Lng and a pass Yds. Michigan State and also had a pass break-up Freshman 28 114 4.1 I 11 in fourth quarterofwin at . . . four tackles at Ohio State. Receiving No. Yds. Avg. IDs Lng Int. Fum. Freshman 8 102 12.8 2 25 Defense Solo Ast Total PBU Freshman 4 2 6 1 0/0 0 Sophomore 31 8 39 4 1/0 0 Junior 8 6 14 2 0/0 I Career 43 16 59 7 1/0 1 Iowa Hawkeyes Inwn Plover Profiles
15 - - KERRY COOKS 45 - - BOBBY DIACO DB, 6-0, 185, Sophomore LB, 6-2, 235, Senior (Cedar Irving, TX (Nimitz HS) Cedar Grove, NJ Grove HS)
All-Big Ten second team by vote of league 1995 Played in 1 1 games with no starts . . . nine solo stops and Honors - - coaches and - - Player six assists while also seeing action on special teams . . . two tackles league media ... Big Ten Defensive of the Week vs. Indiana Iowa, at Iowa State and vs. Illinois ... three tackles and a pass break-up vs. defensive MVP vs. Northern Indiana and Illinois and New Mexico State . . . three solos and two assists vs. Indiana ... a defensive hustle award vs. Illinois. solo stop vs. Minnesota. 1995 -- Started every game in each of last two seasons (22 straight) ... 128 tackles this season ranks 14th for a single season ... 328 Defense Solo Ast. Total I-Yds-TD Fum. career tackles rankes eighth on all-time list . . . ranks fourth in Big Freshman 14 5 19 1-27-0 1-51-1 Ten in tackles at 11.6 per game ... 26 tackles (10 solos, 16 assists) Sophomore 9 6 15 0-0-0 0-0-0 vs. Indiana ties second best for a single game at Iowa . . . also caused Career 23 II 34 1-27-0 1-51-1 and recovered fumble vs. Hoosiers and had one pass break-up . . . 16 tackles, including seven solos and three for loss, vs. Illinois . . . 14 tackles and a pass interception in win at Wisconsin ... 12 tackles, 78 - - IAN DAVIS includingeight solos, vs. Penn State... 12 tackles and a pass break-up OL, 6-7, 295, Junior at Iowa State . . . eight tackles at Michigan State and Northwestern . Pekin, IL (Community' HS) .. seven tackles at Ohio State ... six stops vs. New Mexico State . . . defensive MVP vs. Northern Iowa, Indiana and Illinois . . . 10 stops 1995 - - Saw action in the offensive line as a back-up guard . . . vs. Northern Iowa . . . nine tackles in win over Minnesota ... 10 or earned starting position at offensive guard in season opening win over more tackles 18times in career... one of two married players on the Northern Iowa . . . member of offensive line that led the way for squad. average of 191.3 yards rushing and 225 yards passing per game. Defense Solo Ast. Total T/Loss Sacks PBU Freshman 19 16 35 0/0 0/0 I Sophomore 27 22 49 0/0 2/4 I 94 - - JARED DEVRIES Junior 67 49 116 4/8 1/9 4 DL, 6-4, 260, Freshman-RS Senior 59 69 128 9/16 0/0 3 Aplington, IA (Aplington-Parkersburg HS) Career 172 156 328 13/24 3/13 9
Honors - - Defensive MVP vs. Minnesota and defensive hustle award vs. Northwestern . . . tied for third in Big Ten in QB sacks 7 - - RYAN DRISCOLL (11-83) and is sixth in tackles for loss (18-95). QB, 6-4, 220, Junior 1995 - - Started all 11 games at defensive tackle . . . ranks sixth on Cedar Rapids, IA (Linn-Mar HS) team in total tackles with 51, including 23 solos and 28 assists . . . leads team in tackles for loss with 18 for minus 95 yards . .. tied for 1995 - - Played in all games as holder on PATs and field goals and team lead with 11 QB sacks for 83 yards . . . also had two pass has seen limited action as No. two quarterback . . . completed six of break-ups ... six tackles, including three QB sacks, in first college 1 1 passes for 67 yards and one touchdown . . . completed four of game vs. Northern Iowa . . . two QB sacks in win at Iowa State . . . seven passes for 45 yards vs. New Mexico State . . completed both pass break-ups came against New Mexico State and Michigan State . pass attempts vs. Minnesota for 22 yards, including a 17-yard scoring . . . four tackles vs. Indiana . . . four tackles and two QB sacks vs. strike ... ran for two-point conversion in 22-13 win over Indiana on Penn State . . . four stops vs. Ohio State . . . nine tackles, including fake PAT. two for loss, vs. Illinois . . . four tackles and one sack at Wisconsin . . . seven solo tackles and three assists vs. Minnesota, including four Passing Att. Int tackles for loss and two QB sacks. Comp. Pet. Yds. TD Freshman Injured, did not see game action Sophomore 154 78 .507 1,018 3 8 Defense Solo Ast. Total T/Loss Sacks Junior 1 1 6 .546 67 1 0 Freshman 23 28 51 18/95 11/83 8 Career 165 84 .509 1,085 4 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa Player Profiles
6..TIM DWIGHT Punt Returns No. Yds. Avg. TD Lng. \VR, 5-9, 190, Sophomore Freshman 13 161 12.4 0 42 Sophomore City, IA (City HS) 13 106 8.2 0 52 Iowa Career 26 267 I0J 0 52 Honors - - Offensive MVP vs. Northern Iowa, Indiana and Minne¬ MVP vs. sota.. special teams Northern Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin 9 - - BILL ENNIS-INGE .offensive hustle award vs. Michigan State and OhioState . . . ranks DE, 6-5, 245, Junior fourth in Big Ten in receiving yards per game (70.6), fifth in catches per game (3.9), ninth in kickoff returns (19.4) and 1 1th in scoring Kirkwood, MO (Kirkwood HS) (6.0). 1995--Started lOof 1 1 gamesat wide receiver afterplaying running Honors-- Defensive MVP vs. Minnesota ...defensive hustle award back in 1994 as a true freshman . . . leads team in receptions and vs. Northern Iowa, Ohio State and Wisconsin . . . tied for third in Big receiving yards with 43 catches for 776 yards . . . nine receiving Ten in QB sacks (11-70) and is seventh in tackles for loss (16-110). 1995 touchdowns ranks second best ever for a single season (Quinn Early - - Started every game at defensive end . . . fifth on team in had 10 in 1987) ... 776 receiving yards ranks eighth best in a single tackles with 52, including 33 solos and 19 assists ... 16 tackles for loss season and 43 catches ties for 15th in a single season . . . second on for minus 110 yards and 1 1 QB sacks for minus 70 yards . . . forced and . . team with 66 points, which ties for 14th best in a season . . . rushed recovered one fumble and has one pass break-up . two of three tackles QB . seven times for 1 1 1 yards and twoscores... leads team in punt returns vs. Northern Iowa were sacks . . five stops vs. Iowa State, tackles, (13-106-8.2 avg.) and kickoff returns (21-407-19.4 avg.) . . . averag¬ New Mexico State and Illinois ...six including five solos and two for loss, at Michigan State tackles vs. ing 127.3 all-purpose yards per game and also totaled seven tackles .. . seven Indiana . . four stops and a sack vs. Penn State . . . five tackles, on kickoff and punt teams ... has Iowa’s longest pass reception, . includingtwosacksforminus30yards,at OhioState...seven tackles longest run from scrimmage, longest punt return and longest kickoff and a pass break-up at Northwestern . .. five tackles vs. Minnesota, return this season . . . three catches for 88 yards and a touchdown including four for minus 26 yards . .. forced and recovered a fumble and three rushes for 38 yards and a score vs. Northern Iowa . . . also on one of his two QB sacks vs. Gophers. had two punt returns for 65 yards ...49 yards on two kickoff returns two along with at Iowa State . . . five catches for 88 yards and scores Defense Solo Ast. Total T/Loss Sacks Fum a 16-yard punt return vs. New Mexico State ... 115 yards and one Freshman 1 I 2 0/0 0/0 0 score on six catches at Michigan State . . . four catches for 56 yards Sophomore 26 22 48 4/14 2/10 1 vs. Indiana and three rushes for 66 yards vs. Indiana . . . scored on a Junior 33 19 52 16/110 11/70 I 56-yard run on Iowa’s first drive ... six catches for 94 yards and a Career 60 42 102 20/124 13/80 2 score vs. Penn State... threecatches for74 yards, including a 55-yard touchdown at Ohio State ... set Iowa record for kickoff returns in a game with nine at Ohio State, gaining 143 yards .. . three catches for 34 - - RODNEY FILER 69 yards at Wisconsin and two kickoff returns for 36 yards . . . eight FB, 6-2, 225, Junior receptions for 147 yards and two scores vs. Minnesota, including Waco, TX (University HS) scoring receptions of 10and 1 4 yards for Iowa’s first twotouchdowns also had two kickoff returns for 50 yards. Honors - - Offensive MVP vs. Iowa State. 1995 - - Started first nine games before suffering injury on first play Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TD Lng which ended his season . . . rushed 37 times Freshman of game at Northwestern for 249 yards and three scores, an average of 6.7 yards per carry . . . Sophomore 43 776 18.1 9 55 had eight receptions for 117 yards ... best game of career came Career 43 776 18.1 9 55 also at Iowa State when he rushed nine times for 1 13 yards and one score, Iowa the lead for good just before halftime Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Lng a one-yard run that gave one-yard run vs. New Freshman 13 58 5.3 1 31 ... 61 yards on six carries and scored on a Sophomore 7 111 15.9 2 56 Mexico State ... two catches for 29 yards vs. Penn State. Career 20 169 8.5 3 56 Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Lng K° Returns No. Yds. Avg. TD Lng Freshman 3 7 2.3 0 freshman 14 278 19.9 0 35 Sophomore 7 5 0.7 0 ‘'ophomore 21 407 19.4 0 40 Junior 37 249 6.7 3 52 52 Career 35 685 19.6 0 40 Career 47 261 5.6 3 Iowa Hawk Inu'ti Player Profiles. 26- -ED GIBSON 46 - - NICK GALLERY DB, 5-10, 180, Sophomore P/TE, 6-4, 239, Junior Davenport, IA (Assumption HS) Masonville, IA (East Buchanan HS) raKsffssggs:
table and returned it 67 ytuds Indiana. Ohio State and Minnesota. ISU to stop pole*, tackles vs. New Mexico 1995 12 of 36 punts have been at least 50 yatds. . .career-best scoring drive... two State and Ohio State. -- solos, of 75 vards vs. Indiana pinning Hoosiersat five-yard line in defensive . . five tackles, including four at Northwestern ... seven tackles, battle . . . opponents have started inside the 20 following 12 Gallery including six solos, and a pass break-up at Wisconsin. punts . . . averaged 59 yards on two punts, with long of 64, vs. Ast, Northern Iowa . . . 47.7 average on three punts at Iowa State with a Defense Solo Total T/Loss Fum 0 I 0/0 long of 54 . . . only punt vs. New Mexico State carried 53 yards . . . Freshman 1 0-0 Sophomore 20 12 32 1/6 44.7 average on three kicks at Michigan State, including a 62-yarder 1-67 Career 21 12 33 1/6 1-67 . . punted eight times for 44.5 average vs. Indiana, including a career-best 75-yard effort . . . averaged 51.8yards on six puntsat Ohio State, including back-to-back kicksof71 and 70yards... alsochased down a bad snap in the endzone and punted on the run to avert Ohio 79 - - MIKE GOFF State points . . . one punt for 47 yards vs. Illinois . . . 43.5 average on OL, 6-6, 290, Sophomore two punts at Wisconsin . . . 46.5 average on two kicks in win over Peru, IL (LaSalle-Peru HS) Minnesota, both being downed inside the Gopher 20. Honors--Offensive MVP vs. Wisconsin and offensive hustle award Punting No. Yds. Avg. Lng Blk vs. Indiana. Freshman 58 2,416 41.7 70 0 1995 Sophomore 41 1,668 40.7 57 1 -- Started 10 games at right guard ... key memberof offensive Junior 36 1,643 45.6 75 line that led the way for average of 191.3 yards rushing and 225.3 Career 135 5,727 42.4 75 2 yards passing per game.
18 - DAMON GIBSON 36 - - AARON GRANQUIST \VR, 5-9, 180, Sophomore FB, 6-4, 230, Junior Houston, TX (Forest Brook HS) Osage, IA (Osage HS)
1 995 - Played in 10 games with - no starts . . . four catches for 61 Honors - - Academic All-Big Ten yards . . returned five kickoffs for 98 yards, with a long of 33 yards 1995 - - Played extensively on special teams and is No. 2 fullback first catch of career was for seven yards vs. Indiana . . . two kickoff following injury to previous starter Rodney Filer . . . gained 1 1 yards 33'yarder "0ne ra,ch °n nve “"ipts special teams. for 40 yards , « ,Ud"’8 raShinS recorded two tackles on Its?at Ohio State is his career longest . . .rltwo catches for 14 - - yards in win over Minnesota.
Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TD Lng Freshman Sophomore 4 61 15.3 0 40
KO Returns No. Yds. Avg. TD Lng Freshman Sophomore 5 98 19.6 0 33 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa Player Profile 1..WILLIE GUY 28 - - JASON HOUSE 195, Senior \VR, 6*1, DE, 6-3, 225, Sophomore (East HS) Memphis, TN Iowa City, IA (City HS) Played in 1 1 games and started three times . 1995 - - . . 19 catches 1995 - - Played extensively on special teams while seeing limited and one touchdown, with a long for 273 yards of41 ... 17 yards on action at defensive end...sixsolotacklesand oneassist on theseason returns 73 yards on two three punt ... catches vs. Northern Iowa . . . two solo tackles vs. Indiana and two solo tackles vs. Minnesota. one 13 yard reception at Iowa State . . . three catches for 69 yards vs. New Mexico State .. . career-high four catches at Ohio State, good including a two-yard for 38 yards, scoring reception .. . four catches 37 MATT HUGHES for 54 yards vs. Illinois. - - LB, 6-3, 235, Freshman-RS Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TD Lng Eastland, TX (Eastland HS) Freshman Sophomore 10 186 18.6 37 Honors - - Academic All-Big Ten . . . special teams MVP vs. New Junior 7 108 15.4 1 27 Mexico State and Minnesota. Senior 19 273 14.4 1 41 1995 Played extensively on special teams while seeing limited 36 567 15.8 - - Career 3 41 action at linebacker . . . listed as second team linebacker in final two games ... 13 solo tackles and five assists . . . three tackles for minus yardage . . . two solos and two assists vs. New Mexico State . . . two 48 - - ERIC HILGENBERG solostops vs. Indiana...threesolotacklesand oneassist at Wisconsin DE. 6-2, 230, Senior . .. two solos and one assist vs. Minnesota. Prior Lake, MN (Lakeville HS) Honors - - Academic All-Big Ten. 20--BRION HURLEY 1995 -- Started five games at defensive end . .. suffered broken left P/PK, 6-3, 214, Junior leg in first half vs. Northwestern and missed remainder of the season Iowa City', IA (City HS) 18 solo stops and six assists... 10 tackles for minus 37 yards and eight QB sacks for minus 34 yards . . . one pass break-up . . . three Honors - - Special teams MVP vs. Wisconsin. tackles, one QB sack and a pass break-up vs. Northern Iowa . . . two 1995 - - Shared time in Iowa's kicking game, including kickoffs, tackles, both for loss, at Iowa State before suffering seperated shoul¬ PATs. field goalsand punts ... has punted 1 1 times for a 35.8average der. which forced him to miss New Mexico State game . . . saw very and a long of 48 yards . . . five of 1 1 punts have been downed inside limited action at Michigan State due to shoulder injury . . three the opponent 20 ...48 yard punt, longest of career, came in win over tackles vs. Indiana . . . returned to starting line-up vs. Penn State . . . Indiana . . . made two of five field goals, those coming from 50 yards four solo tackles and one assist at Ohio State, including three QB in wins at Michigan State and Wisconsin ... the 50-yarders are his sacks ... eight tackles and two assists vs. Illinois, including two QB career longest and tie as the fifth longest field goals in Iowa history . sacks. made four of six PATs, with one of the misses being blocked.
Defense Solo Ast. Total T/Loss Sacks PBH Placements PAT FG Lng Pts Freshman Freshman 2-2 I-l 42 5 Sophomore Missed season with knee injury Sophomore 23-26 2-5 32 29 Junior 4 3 7 0/0 0/0 0 Junior 4-6 2-5 50 10 Senior 18 6 24 10/37 8/34 I Career 29-34 5-11 50 44 Totals 22 9 31 10/37 8/34 1 Punting No. Yds. Avg. Lng Blk Freshman 8 285 35.6 47 0 Sophomore Junior II 394 35.8 48 0 Career 19 679 35.7 48 0 Iowa fmvfl Player Profiles
win . . . returned interception 28 yards for touchdown at Northwestern 27 - - CHRIS JACKSON ... two tackles for minus seven yards . . caused a fumble, recovered DB, 6-2, 200, Senior one fumble and broke up seven passes...had three tacklesand caused Houston, TX (Wcstbury HS) a fumble and recovered it at Michigan State . . . seven tackles, three assists and two pass break-ups to go with interception vs. Indiana Honors-- All-Big Ten honorable mention by voteof league coaches . four solo tackles, a pass break-up and an interception vs. Illinois . . defensive hustle award vs. Michigan State, Penn State and 1 0 solo tackles and one assist at Wisconsin ... pass interception and Minnesota. five yard return stopped final Badger scoring threat in 33-20 win at 1995 - - One of four co-captains . . . started all 1 1 games at strong Wisconsin. safety . . . ranks fourth in team in tackles with 60, including 36 solo stops... has three tackles for loss, one fumble recovery and four pass Defense Solo Ast. Total PBU Int-Yds-TD break-ups . . . seven solos and two assists vs. Northern Iowa, along Freshman 15 3 18 0 1-34-0 with one pass break-up and a recovered fumble . . . eight tackles and Sophomore 10 2 12 1 1-21-0 a break-up at Iowa State ... six tackles and a break-up at Michigan Junior 29 6 35 7 4-102-2 II 65 8 6-157-2 State . . . eight tackles and a break-up vs. Indiana ... 10 tackles, Career 54 including nine solo stops, vs. Penn State ...six tackles vs. Illinois. Defense Solo Ast. Total PBU Int. 81 - - CHRIS KNIPPER Freshman 4 2 6 1 0-0 TE, 6-5, 241, Freshman-RS Sophomore 25 18 43 2 1-0 Junior 41 13 54 2 0-0 Dycrsville, IA (Beckman IIS) Senior 36 24 60 4 0-0 Career 106 57 163 9 1-0 1995 - - Played extensively on special teams while seeing limited action at tight end . . . had one kickoff return for eight yards ... has totaled four tackles on special teams . . . has no receptions. 90 - - ARON KLEIN DL, 6-4, 270, Freshman-RS Appleton, \VI (West HS) 57 - - AARON KOOIKER OL, 6-5, 285, Senior Honors - - Academic All-Big Ten. Marengo, IA (Sioux Center HS) 1995-- Played in 10 games with no starts at defensive tackle...six solo tackles and six assists . . . two tackles for minus yardage .. two . 1995 - Started all 1 1 games at right tackle . . . member of offensive tackles vs. Northern Iowa . . . three stops in win over New - Mexico line that led the way for average of 191.3 yards rushing and 225.3 State . . . two tackles, including one for loss, at Ohio State . . two . yards passing per game . . . one of two married players on the squad. solo stops and an assist at Wisconsin, including one for minus yardage. 55 Defense Solo Ast. Total T/Loss Sacks - - JON LAFLEUR Freshman 6 6 12 2/3 0/0 DL, 6-3, 275, Sophomore Jefferson, SD (Sioux City Heelan HS) 8 TOM KNIGHT - - 1995 - - Started final 10 games at tackle ... 28 solo stops and 15 DB, 5-11,190, Junior assists .. nine tackles for minus yardageand twoQB sacks . forced Marlton, NJ (Cherokee HS) two fumbles and has three pass break-ups ...seven tackles and a pass break-up vs. Northern Iowa . . . three tackles, a caused fumble and a pass Honors - - Defensive MVP vs. Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin break‘uP a* Iowa State . . . five tackles, including two for loss. 30(13pass defensive hustle award vs. Indiana . . . ranks seventh in Big Ten with break'uP vs. Indiana . .. five tackles vs. Penn State ... four four interceptions. teckles vs. Illinois . .. seven tackles at Northwestern. 1995 - - Missed first two games of season while recovering from injurs .. . returned toaction in third game andstarted finaleight games Defense Solo Ast. Total T/Loss Sacks PBl of season ...29 solo tackles and six assists .. . four Freshman 29 22 51 3/9 1/6 0 interceptions for Sophomore 3 102 yards and two touchdowns . . . returned 28 15 43 9/20 14 interception 60 yards for 3 Career 57 37 94 12/29 3/10 a touchdown in the fourth quarter vs. Indiana, securing a 22-13 Iowa Iowa Haw Iowa Player Profiles
33..J.P. LANGE 41 - - MARCUS MONTGOMERY l)B.6-L 180. Sophomore LB, 6-2, 234, Senior Hartland, WI (Arrowhead US) Walnut, CA (Mt. Sac JC)
Played extensively on special teams . . . eight I9Q5 - solo tackles 1995 - Played in 10 games with no starts . used often in passing - fumble. - and fourassists . .. forced one . .joined the team as a walk-on situations . . . totaled 15 solo tackles and seven assists . had one two tackles vs. New Mexico State . .. three tackles vs. Ohio State pass break-upand one interception . . . three tackles vs. Northern Iowa caused a fumble on a kickoff vs. the Buckeyes ... two tackles at . .. five solo stops vs. New Mexico State . . had a pass break-up and Wisconsin and two stops vs. Minnesota. interception vs. the Aggies, returning the interception eight yards . four tackles at Michigan State, including three solos . threetackles Defense Solo Ast. Total Fum. at Ohio State and Illinois. Freshman 8 4 12 1 Sophomore Defense Solo Ast Total PBt' lnt-Yds.-TD Senior 22 7 22 1 1-8-0 68 - - JEREMY MCKINNEY OL, 6-6, 285, Sophomore 29 - - MICK MULHER1N Brighton, CO (Horizon HS) DB, 6-2, 195, Senior Marion, IA (Linn-Mar HS) Honors - - Offensive hustle award vs. New Mexico State. 1995 - - Started five games at left tackle and played both tackle 1995-- Play ed in all 1 1 gamesand started twice...isan experienced positions throughout the season . . . member of offensive line that led veteran of special teams play . . . five solo tackles in first career start the way for average of 191.3 yards rushing and 25.3 yards passing vs. Illinois . . . two solo tackles and four assists at Northwestern per game . . . play ed defensive tackle as a true freshman in 1994. two tackles at Wisconsin . . . three tackles and a pass break-up vs. New Mexico State . . . three tackles and a forced fumble at OhioState . . . three tackles in win over Minnesota. 92 -MARK MITCHELL LB, Defense Solo Ast. Total PBl Int. 6-2, 230, Junior Freshman 1 5 6 0 0 Iowa City, 1A (City HS) Sophomore 8 3 11 0 0 Junior 11 3 14 0 0 1995 Saw extensive action on special teams while also playing Senior 21 5 26 1 0 - - 41 16 1 A as a reserve linebacker .. . eight solo tackles and six assists . .. also Career had one pass break-up . . . three tackles vs. Northern Iowa . . . four solo tackles and three assists in win over New Mexico State . . . also had a pass break-up vs. the Aggies . . . two tackles in win over Minnesota.
Defense Solo Ast. Total PBl Freshman Sophomore 2 6 8 0 Junior 8 6 14 1 Career 10 12 22 1 Iowo( Howk Invn Plaver Profiles PURDY 10 DEMOSESNEEDS ODEMS, III 69 - - MATT - - 285, Senior WR, 5-10, 180, Junior OL, 6-3, Falls, IA (Cedar Falls HS) Austin, TX (LBJ) Cedar All-Big Ten second team by vote of league Honors -- Offensive MVP vs. OhioState .. . offensive hustle award Honors - - coaches and vs. Indiana. league media. co-captains . . . started all 1 1 games 1995-- Played in nine games with eight starts ... missed two games 1 995 -- One of four this season with leg injury and played sparingly in two others while recovering and has 35 career starts . . . named Outstanding Offensive Lineman . . . 18 catches for 322 yards and one touchdown . . . three catches for vs. Iowa State, New Mexico State and Ohio State . . . member of 72yards in win at Iowa State ...onecatch for 19yardsvs. Penn State, offensive line that led the way for an average of 191.3 yards rushing scoring Iowa’s first touchdown ... had best day of career at Ohio and 225.3 yards passing per game. State with five catches for 1 10 yards . . . three catches for 55 yards in win at Wisconsin ... 30 yards on three catches vs. Minnesota. 63 - - BILL REARDON Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TD Lng OL, 6-3, 265, Junior Freshman 12 151 12.6 1 37 Sophomore 7 190 27.1 3 51 Chicago, IL (Loyola Academy) Junior 18 322 17.9 1 33 Career 37 663 17.9 5 51 1995 --Saw action as deep snapper on punts and placements while being listed as No. 2 center . . . member of offensive line that led the way for average of 191.3 yards rushing per game and 225.3 yards 99 - - JON ORTLIEB passing oper game . . . joined team as a walk-on and earned top spot DL, 6-3, 260, Junior as long snapper. Boca Raton, FL (Boca Raton HS)
1995 - - Played in seven games with one start ... 12 tackles on the 61 - - MATT REISCHL season, including one for minus five yards . . . also had one pass OL, 6-5, 285, Freshman-RS break-up...twotackles in only start vs. Northern Iowa... five assists Greendale, WI (Greendale HS) in win at Iowa State . .. pass break-up came in win over New Mexico State . . . two tackles vs. Indiana and Ohio State . . . tackle for loss Honors Academic All-Big came against the Buckeyes. - - Ten. 1995 - - Listed as second team left tackle throughout the season .. member of offensive Defense Solo Ast. Total T/Loss PBU line that led the way for average of 191.3 yards Freshman rushing and 225.3 yards passing per game . . . also saw action on Sophomore 6 8 14 1/3 I special teams. Junior 1 11 12 1/5 1 Career 7 19 26 2/8 2 3 - - DAMIEN ROBINSON DB, 6-2, 205, 89 DEREK PRICE Junior - - Dallas, TX (Hillcrest TE, 6-3, 247, Senior HS) Tempe, AZ (Mesa JC) Honors - - Tied for 22nd nationally with five interceptions .. •tied for second in the Big Ten with five interceptions. 1995 Played in 10 games with two starts ... used as -- second tight 1995 - - Played in all 1 1 games and started nine times . . injury end in short-yardage .. . injured in Iowa State game and missed New limited his play to just special teams in twogames ...second on team Mexico State game . . . four catches for 36 yards one ... catch for 24 and second in Big Ten in pass interceptions with five for 60 yards . yards at Ohio State . . . three catches for 12 yards at Northwestern. five interceptions also ranks 22nd (tie) nationally . . . five intercep¬ tions ranks 8th on intercep¬ Receiving No. Iowa’s single season list . . . eight career Yds. Avg. TD Lng tions is tied for Junior 2 19 9.5 12th best career total at Iowa . . . tied school record 0 11 held by 43 third Senior 4 36 9.0 0 24 others with two interceptions in win at Wisconsin ... on team Career 6 55 9.2 0 24 in tackles after moving from comerback to safety this season • 49 solo tackles and 23 assists . . . leads team with eight pass Iowa Haw Iowa Player Pmfihÿ one fumble . . . four solo tackles vs. caused Northern Iowa 61 TED SERAMA six tackles and an interception at Iowa State . . . five tackles and -- vs. New Mexico State . . . three pass OL, 6-4, 295, Junior a forced fumble break-ups at Michigan State ... 11 solo tackles and six assists in win over Indiana Sauk Village, IL (Bloom Trail HS) led team with 14 tackles vs. Penn State, including 1 1 solos interception at Ohio . Honors nine tackles and an State . . four tackles, three - - Academic All-Big Ten. pass break-ups and two interceptions at Wisconsin . .. seven tackles, 1995 - - Listed as second team offensive tackle throughout the pass break-up and one interception vs. Minnesota. season and saw action on special teams . . . member of offensive line that led the way foran averageof 191.2yards mshingand 225.3yards Defense Solo Ast Total PBU Int.-Yds-TD passing per game. Freshman 30 16 46 1 2-37-0 Sophomore 37 21 58 6 1-0-0 Junior 49 23 72 8 5-60-0 2 DAMANI SHAKOOR 116 60 176 15 8-97-9 - - Career RB, 5-9, 190, Senior Calumet City, IL (Gordon Tech HS) 56 -VERNON ROLLINS Honors Offensive hustle award vs. Minnesota. LB, 6-3, 235, Freshman-RS - - 1995 -- Listed as No. 2 running back over second half of season . . Hackensack, NJ (Hackensack HS) . 31 carries for 157 yards and two touchdowns while also seeing action on special teams ... six carries for 35 yards, including a long Honors - - Defensive MVP vs. Northwestern. run of 12 yards, vs. New Mexico State . . . moved up to second team 1995 --Started all 11 games at linebacker . . . ranks second on team after Tavian Banks suffered broken arm in fifth game vs. Indiana . . in tackles with 38 solo stops and 54 assists . . . also has six tackles for . 28 yards on seven carries in win at Wisconsin ... bestgameof career minus 12 yards, one caused fumble, one recovered fumble and two against Minnesota with 16 attempts for 91 yards . . . scored touch¬ pass break-ups . . . seven tackles vs. Northern Iowa, New Mexico downs on runs of 13 and two yards against the Gophers . . . also a State and Penn State... 10 solostops and seven assists at Northwest¬ member of Iowa track team. ern, including three for loss ... eight tackles in win at Wisconsin . . nine stops at Iowa State . . . eight tackles, a caused fumble and a Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TDs Lng recovered fumble vs. Michigan State ... 18 stops vs. Indiana, Freshman Sophomore 6 32 5.3 0 16 including 13 assists. Junior 2 7 3.5 0 6 Senior 31 157 5.1 2 15 Sacks Fum Defense Solo Ast Total T/Loss Career 39 196 5.0 2 16 Freshman 38 54 92 6/12 1/4 2
17 - TODD ROMANO 1*K» 6-2, 195, Senior 'Vest Palm Beach, FL (Cardinal Newman HS)
Honors - - Academic All-Big Ten. during 1995-- Shared time handling kickoffs, PATs and field goals the year, being used mostly on kickoffs . . . currently ranks 19th in career scoring with 98 points . . . made only field goal attempt of the Season, a 3 1-yarder in win at Iowa State.
Scoring FGs Lng PATs Points Fr«hman 5-8 47 13-14 28 10-20 53 19-22 49 Junior 2-5 38 12-14 18 Senior 1-1 31 0-2 3 Career 18-34 53 44-52 98 Iowa Hawkeyes iÿvn Plaver Profiles
12 MATT SHERMAN 5 SEDRICK SHAW - - - - QB, 6-3, 207, Sophomore RB, 6-1, 195, Junior St. Ansgar, IA (St. Ansgar HS) Austin, TX (LBJ HS) Honors--ABC-TV Player of the Game vs. Honors All-Big Ten honorable mention by vote of league Penn State - - MVP vs. Penn State and Minnesota . . . 3lsive coaches . . . offensive MVP vs. Iowa State. Michigan State. Ohio ranks !7th nat- efficiency ( 140.0) and 34th in total State, Northwestern and Wisconsin . . . offensive hustle award vs. passing offense (205 6)°nally in the Big Ten in passing eflficiencyand Mnl Penn State and OhioState... ranks 16th nationally in rushing(1 22.0). second third in totaloff games . . 33rd in scoring (7.8) and 36th in all-purpose yards (134.5) . . . ranks 1995-- Started all 1 1 . completed 159of 271 passes fifth in the Big Ten in rushing and scoring and seventh in all-purpose for 2,41 1 yards, with 14 TDs and 14 interceptions . - 2 411®? yards. ranks 6th best for a single season at Iowa and his 3,147 career rank 5th all-time .. . career totals include 191 1995 Started every game at running back . . . career leader in of 330 (.579) wit}) 2o - - 6 interceptions . .completed 7 rushing attempts (592)and yards(2,905)...set single season records TDs and 1 . 1 of 21 passes for 240 yards vs. Minnesota .21 for attempts (295) and yards (1,342) and set record for carries in a and two scores ... of 28 for 374 yards and two game with 42 attempts at Michigan State . . . rushed for over 100 scores vs. Penn State ... the 374 yards vs. Penn State is the eighth yards seven times in 1995 and 12 times in career . . . only Iowa best single-game total at Iowa ... 1 1 of 21 passes for 230 yards vs running back to gain over 1,000 yards in more than one season (he Northern Iowa... 1 1 of 13completions for217yardsand threescores had 1,002 in 1994) ... 86 points this season ranks fifth for single vs. New Mexico State ...213 yards and one touchdown on 13 of 26 season and 146 career points ranks sixth for career . . . 250 yards at Michigan State . . . ABC-TV Player of the Game vs. Penn State. rushing at Michigan State is second best ever at Iowa ... 214 yards and three TDs on 41 carries at Wisconsin ... only Iowa player to rush Passing Att. Comp. Pet. Yds. TDs Int for over 200 yards in a game more than once ... 178 yards on 32 Freshman 42 59 .712 736 6 2 carries at Iowa State ... 135 yards and one TD on 38 attempts at Sophomore 159 271 .587 2,411 14 14 Northwestern ...30 rushes for 1 11 yards and three TDs at OhioState Career 191 330 .579 3,147 20 16 . . . 20 carries for 102 yards vs. New Mexico State and 15 attempts for 102 yards vs. Northern Iowa while seeing limited action in lopsided wins ... 93 yards rushing and 65 yards receiving vs. Penn 84 - - SCOTT SLUTZKER State . . . also has 15 receptions for 138 yards. TE, 6-5, 249, Senior Hasbrouck Heights, NJ (Hasbrouck Heights HS) Rushing Att Yds. Avg. TD Lng Freshman 127 561 4.4 2 22 All-Big Ten Sophomore 170 1,002 5.9 7 80 Honors-- All-Big Ten first team by Football News ... Junior 295 1,342 4.6 14 27 second team by vote of league coaches and league media . . •ESPN Career 592 2,905 4.9 23 80 Player of the Game vs. Illinois . . . offensive MVP vs. Penn State. Illinois and Northwestern . . . offensive hustle award vs. Iowa State. Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TD Lng New Mexico State, Michigan State, Penn State, Illinois and Wiscon¬ Freshman 14 115 8.2 0 21 sin ... 12th in the Big Ten in catches per game (3.2) and 13th in yards Sophomore 7 100 14.3 1 46 both per game (46.3) . . . ranks first among Big Ten tight ends in Junior 15 138 9.2 0 37 in categories . . . receiving yards and I Career 36 353 9.8 1 46 ranks fifth nationally in catches among nations tight ends. .c 1995--35 catches for509yardsand onetouchdown . . U95 receiving yards ranks 17th in careerreceiving yards, third best amoÿ Iowa tight ends . . . eight catches for 167 yards vs. Penn »*• the 167 yards single game an ranking seventh best at Iowa for a ..five ever for a tight end . . . eight catches for 63 yards vs. IH‘nols receptions for 86 yards and a touchdown at Northwestern.
Lng Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TDs Freshman Sophomore 29 10.6 2 25 307 45 Junior 27 379 14.0 2 39 Senior 35 509 14.5 I 45 Career 91 1,195 13.1 5 Iowa Hawkeyes Inwo Player Profiles Honors Earned in 1995 ROSS VERBA PLEZ ATKINS ol„t>4. 285, Junior All-Big Ten honorable mention by league coaches IA (Dowling) All-Big Ten honorable mention by league West lies Moines. media ..offensive hustle award vs, Michigan State. BOBBY DIACO UQHQ($ All-Big Ten .. first fivegamesofseason and six gamesoverall after second team by league coaches •oos started All-Big by injury during second half of the season . . . missed Ten second team by league media Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week vs. Indiana ijbKS gainst Penn State and Ohio State after being injured in w in 'u„ injured again at Northwestern and play ed but did not NICK GALLERY in final twogames .. member ofoffensive line that led the way All-Big Ten first team by Football News jjj,avengeof 191..' yards rushing and 225.3 yards passing per game All-Big Ten first team by league media has started 22 times in career .. . moved front tight end to tackle All-Big Ten first team by league coaches a freshman. * AT&T Long Distance Award for punting vs. Northern Iowa AT&T Long Distance Award for punting vs. Ohio State
D-CASEY WIEGMANN CHRIS JACKSON OL, 6-2, 285, Senior All-Big Ten honorable mention by league coaches Parkersburg.1A (Parkersburg HS) MATT PURDY Honors-- All-BigTen honorable mention by voteof leaguecoaches All-Big Ten second team by league media league media . . . offensive MVP vs. Indiana . . . offensive hustle All-Big Ten honorable mention by league coaches jwardvs. Northern Iowa. Illinois, Northwestern and Minnesota. W5 One of four co-captains .. . started every game this season SEDRICK SHAW - - All-Big Ten honorable mention by league coaches ad has 26 career starts at center ... Iowa'sOutstanding Lineman vs. Indiana and Ohio State . . . member of offensive line that led the way SHERMAN tor 1913 yards rushing and 225.3 yards passing per game. MATT ABC-TV Player of the Game vs. Penn State
25 SCOTT SLUTZKF.R - - RICHARD WILLOCK All-Big Ten first team by Football News "R.6-2, 190, Sophomore All-Big Ten second team by league coaches Chicago, 1L (Leo HS) All-Big Ten second team by league media ESPN Player of the Game vs. Illinois - - Has seen limited action as reserve wide receiver in all 1 1 -'rncs "hile also play ing on special teams . . . two catches for 29 CASEY WIEGMANN by league coaches '3r'k I '-yard scoring reception in final game vs. Minnesota . All-Big Ten honorable mention mention by league media one catch for 12 y ards in win over New Mexico State All-Big Ten honorable 'ÿed solo tackles and four assists while play ing on special Academic All-Big Ten
No. Avg. TDs Lng Ads. Trevor Boilers Matt Reischl s°Photnorif 2 29 14.5 1 17 Michael Burger Todd Romano Aaron Granquist Derek Rose Kory Hauser Ted Serama Eric Hilgenberg JeffWesthoff Matt Hughes John Wilder Zdzienicki Aaron Klein Chris QUAD CITY TIMES, Nov. 19, 1995 More records more punishment
feigning modesty to he regarded as a "team Shaw does his thing niaverlayer, he is a better actor than he is a foot- nail pilayer. once more for Hawkeyes “I never want to put myself ahead of my By Craig Cooper teammates.” he saia after tottering into the QUAD-CITY media room. "The only thing that means any¬ TIMES thing to me is winning football games. M ADISON, \\ is. Sedrick Shaw is not a "When we play well as an offense, I have physical runner. He —said so himself Saturday holes to run through.nrou Our offensive line was after breaking two Iowa single-season records. blocking well the whole afternoon. You can That was a good thing for Wisconsin. say the same thine about the receivers and If Shaw was physical, he might have rushed (fullback) Michael Burger.” for 250 yards instead of just 214, which is Shaw did do a little on his own. what he had in Iowa s important 53-20 victory Despite being bothered bv a hamstring o>er the Badgers in chilly Camp Randall injury and other aches and pains, Shaw Stadium danced around tackles and several times car- Shaw ran around ried several defensive players along for a five- W isconsin players. yard ride. He set up his first of his three touch- through them, and once dow ns by hurdling over a pile at the line of clean over four or five of y w scrimmage, and also scored lowas insurance them He says he isn't a j "Ji touchdown with 5 minutes, 36 seconds left on physical hack but he car- / v il a4-vardrun. ried 41 times, know ing "this league has a lot of excellent running that there wasn't much JM backs. You can be a pretty good back in this left to back him up. league and not get recognized, but he’s defi- "Even after he got Shaw nitely right up there with the rest of them.” banged up late in the Wisconsin coach Barry Alvarez said of Shaw. game, he didn't want to come off the field,” But Shaw savs he is not a power runner. Iowa coach Hayden Fry viid. “We finally had “This ma\ be the only time I'll say this, but to make him come out of the game.” I'm not a physical running back.” Shaw said. Shaw broke Iowa's career rushing record "I'm more of an instinctive back. last week against Northwestern with two "I go where there aren't defensive guys. It’s games left in his junior season. On Saturday. like a moving maze playing running back. You the meek running kick broke Iowa's single- trv to pick \our way through it. You can’t sit season record b\ reaching 1.304 yards with a back waiting for things to open up for you." game to pla\ and surpassed the single-season Shaw, who said he would vote tor Ohio record with 280 carries. State’s Eddie George for the Heisman Trophy It w a> his second game of 200 or more \ards if he had a vote, may be a candidate himself this season, making him the first Haw keye next season. He said Saturday in his best hack to e\cr reach 200 twice in one season. Arnold Schwarzenegger impression, "I II be Shaw ne\er seems to know w hat records he back." is close to setting. If he really keeps up with ‘Tm having too much fun not to come back. how close he is getting to records and is only College is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. RAPIDS CEDAR GAZETTE, Oct. 19, 1995
Sherman’s
key stat: “But people don’t understand, pll summer," he said. “1 want to that was a whole different team show people I’m still a good we year,” losses had last he said a quarterback and I can still No little defensively. “There’s dif¬ throw and do the things I’ve quarterback ferent types of games we’re play¬ always done my whole career.” Iowa ing in now.” A big day would be nice, but 7-0 as a starter Coach Hayden Fry made the not vital. running game his top priority up By Jim Ecker “I shouldn't get caught in on offense this year. He said the stats, because that’s the last Gazette sportswriter Sherman has done a “super” job CITY Matt Sher¬ of the worries." he said. “Win¬ IOWA directing the club, especially for ning important thing is stumped.— is the most man a sophomore. and that’s what we’re doing this His passes don’t have the “He’s doing what we want to year. accuracy is off a same zip. His do right now,” Fry said. "We’re keep up I don't home-run balls float “If we that little. His trying to protect the football. care if we re 12-and-0 and I at times. “We’re trying to keep from throw for only 100 yards a game. "No, I’m not throwing as playing giveaway, because we That’s fine. I’U take it.” well, and I can’t explain it,” he have a pretty good defense, Penn State Coach Joe Paterno said Tuesday afternoon we’ve got a pretty decent kick¬ has been impressed with Sher¬ "There’s nothing wrong with ing game, we’ve got a pretty man. arm, nothing running game. my and there’s good When we “He’s very poised. He makes wrong with my head.” need Matt, we’ll use him.” plays in the clutch,” Paterno There’s also nothing wrong The Big Ten statistics support said. “He’s very careful with the with his won-loss record as Fry’s argument. The Hawkeyes football. He’s very intelligent. Iowa's starting quarterback are tied for second in turnover He makes the right choices for 7-0, including 5-0 this year— margin. They lead the league in them and he’« a winner.” They the heading into Saturday’s game scoring defense. lead The Hawkeyes might rushing Nick throw against Penn State. league in offense. ball Saturday, especial¬ top punter. the more Sherman has respectable Gallery is the ly if tailback Sedrick Shaw is numbers this season. He's Why throw a lot? not 100 percent. Sherman is completed 53 of 95 passes (55.8 “I’ll say this: If we wanted to ready. percent) for 905 yards and five throw the ball 50 or 60 times, he “I still have great confidence touchdowns. He’s thrown 77 could do it.” Fry said. in myself and my teammates straight passes without an in¬ Sherman wants to throw for and my abilities,” he said. terception. but hasn’t wowed 300 yards and five TDs, just like “We’re just going to keep work¬ anybody with his arm. any quarterback would. ing and plugging away and He looked sensational last “I’ve been dreaming about it things will be OK." November when he became the top quarterback for the last two games of the season. •Game 1: He hit 19 of 24 Passes for 331 yards and three TDs in a 49-13 win over North¬ western. •Game 2: He clicked on 14 ot 20 throws for 258 yards and two TDs in a wild. 49-42 win at Minnesota. He even caught a touchdown pass from Tim Dwight in that game. THE DAILY IOWAN, 8-24-95 finds his niche as go-to guy Slutzker agree he quarterback Ryan Driscoll Scott because he’s Mike Triplett else, throw it to has earned that kind of recogni- make the catch and he’s the The Daily Iowan going to "I want the ball all tion. going to make some extra yards. has its share of time. I want the ball in “Even though I do have confi¬ Iowa’s offense He has the desire in his heart to be is game-breakers, but when it comes situations you dence in everyone, I think Scott the very best.” pressure make the big play,” Driscoll to a first-down or goal-to-go situa¬ caught 56 passes for — apt to Slutzker know, no time left on the says. “He’s very talented, he’s a tion, one man fits the bill. 686 yards and four touchdowns " big target and he’s a gamer. “When you need the tough yards, during the last two seasons. He clock. very I look at Scott in the huddle and he “I think last year in my six was second on the team with 27 Slutzker, Hawkeye leading says, ‘Give me the ball.’ That’s the junior despite an Scott games, Scott was the receptions as a playing. I kind of person he is and that’s the ankle injury that kept him from tight end receiver when I was kind of receiver he’s going to be,” catching a pass during a four-game loved using that tight end and he’s are expected from him. At least one rarely Hawkeye quarterback Matt Sher¬ stretch in which he missed two a great target who very man says of senior tight end Scott publication, Athlon Football, lists drops it. He’s clutch.” games. 249-pounder as its Slutzker. per¬ the 6-foot-5, Slutzker is certainly pleased But Slutzker says he is 100 tight end. “He might be the third or fourth cent healthy now and big things third-team all-America option, but if you can’t find anyone Both Sherman and back-up
Slutzker is prepared to earn a myself. But if the call doesn’t go to uI’m going to try and lead these spot among college football elites. me, I have complete confidence in guys by actions,” with the notoriety he’s received, The 1993 he says. “People co-winner of Iowa’s Mr. the other guys on the field as well.” say ‘Actions speak but also knows that he needs to Hustle Award says louder than under pressure Slutzker is very words’ and perform. is where he excels. aware of his I think that really teammates. He says that even applies on the football field. “It feels good to get that kind of “I want the ball all the time. I though personal accolades are nice, “A lot of the recognition, but it really doesn’t want the ball in pressure situa- the underclassmen real¬ team comes first in his mind. ly have got a lot of mean anything until the season’s tions you know, no time left on And as talent and I look over to one of the more experienced at it as my job to try tell you the truth,” Slutzker the clock,”— he admits. “I want the players, he and lead them says. realizes that one of his because I’ve got a winning ball because I have confidence in roles is that of a attitude team leader. and I know what it takes to win.” QUAD CITY TIMES, Nov. 9, 1995 Dwight anything but shy
He does it all on the field for Iowa If only quarterback Matt Dwight said he expects the frus¬ Sherman knew what Dwight was trations of both teams to come out Craig Coopar By trying to do on every play. before Saturday’s game. The QUAD-CITY TIMES_ “Tim is having a very good sea¬ Hawkeyes are mad about losing IOWA CITY Tim Dwight is a son. He is learning where he needs three straight and being on the verge lot of things. Quick,— strong for his to be, although sometimes I’m not of missing out on a bow l spot after a sire and touigh arc appropriate exactly sure where he’s going to 5-0 start and the Wildcats are mad descriptions. be.” Sherman said. "He’s so enthu¬ because they still don't believe they Shv he isn’t. siastic that sometimes he will make arc receiving the respect they The Iowa sophomore receiver a move to get open but I won’t spot deserve. hasn't exactly been overlooked in him. "It will probably be a tough, phvs- the Hawkeye offense. He is first on "Recently. I've probably made ical game. Maybe both teams should the team in receiving, second in some mistakes by not staying with wear throwback’ jerseys. It should scoring and leads the team in punt our receivers longer. I'll take a look be the type of game I really like but and kickoff returns. and they’ll look covered and I’ll go when it starts, everything which has Even with all that activity. off them when I might have been been said all week will be forgotten." though. Dwight able to wait a half second and see Dwight said. "It will just be football still would like that they are open.” then.” to get the ball Dw ight might seem the ty pe to go Dwight will be one of several for¬ on every play. off a little about the comments mer City High preps in the game. play every piay Northwestern players were making The Hawks also have backup place on offense and earlier this week about the kicker Brion Hurlev and backup defense, and Hawkeyes and their alleged tenden¬ linebacker Mark Mitchell and carry out the cy to run up the score in recent Northwestern has former Little water, which he meetings. Instead, he said he under- Hawk quarterback Chris Hamdorf, Dwight did once last season in a stood the confident talk of the &game, giving Iow a coach Hay den Northwestern play ers. Fry another great story for his "They deserve io feel pretty good repertoire. about this season." Dwight said of “I guess I'm like most football the 8*1 W ildcats. “They beat all the play ers. I want the ball.” he said this top dogs in the Big Ten. plus Notre week. "Sometimes. I wish 1 was still Dame. They should be feeling pretty a running back but Sedrick Shaw is a confident. great back. He has the w heels and “But though we’ve been all even of the tools, so I'm better off down for the last three weeks, we "here I am.” can still play football, too. We're 5-3 The Hawkeyes also are a better and we haven't play ed good football tram with Dwight in the receiving in a couple weeks but I think this «*ps. He has caught 31 passes for "S team is motivated again. yards and seven touchdowns “We got a lot out in the open on and has scored two more touch¬ No one is real downs Monday in a meetir r running the ball. happy about how things have gone was an outstanding every¬ “tghh-«k the past three weeks. I think school running back at Iowa still believes w e are v ity High, one on this team ranks in the top 10 in the capable of playing some great foot¬ *n “i several categories. ball. think this or season has gone well “I think what's happened in the mr I’ve learned a lot about play we've gotten S - three losses is that receiver, cspcciallv reading away from some of the things we did tS* Dwight said "As I've in the first five games.” i games as a receiver. negun to figure out w hat defens- *Agoing to do.” IOWA CITY PRESS CITIZEN, 9-9-95 Heart of the Hawks Purdy, Wiegmann lead high-powered ottense By Steve Riley 7he Prrss-Cilizen Anyone who ever doubled Matt hfotr Park* ami Recreation department. against Northern low* Purdy could be a leader only With w alkie talkie in hand, the "There were about 280 kids there When they were elected cap tains needed to see him in charge of the h-root 3. 295-pound Iowa football and I liad to get them all going in before the spring game in Hcrshcy's Youth Track and Field offensive guard answered all tire right direction. Inn it went April, it marked the first time in Meet last June at City High questions and directed traffic real well.” Where is iht softball thron? cooly and cIlWtcMly As offensive captains, il will be Hon feist did I rwt f Where cum / "That was a true experience," the job of left guard Purdy and his
roann as the starter He was Purdy wants to do it in aÿkay injured for five games in the that shows what he and theother middle of the season So in two Hawkeycs are made of seasons Iowa is V - 9-5-1 with "1 want to go out as a role Wiegmann as the Starter They model for my teammates and coach Hayden Fry's 17 seasons at arc 3-6-0 without him. younger kids, he said "I'm Iowa that two offensive linemen if 's small wonder these guys someone who didn't have every received the honor. commanded the respect of thing. I'm obviously not 6-6 I’m It is ironic that for all the B'cir teammates 6-2. hut I leave everything on the speedy athletes who will carry the They have done it in different field.” footbail for Iowa this season, the *•>*' leaders are two old sen- “Both of them are great leaders The prototype offensive line offensive n,an ,s iors from northern Iowa who can m their own right,” said running about 6-7 and 290. Purdy barely break 5 seconds over 40 back Sednek Shaw, who ben and Wiegmann regard themselves varjs, efited from their blocking to rush as bnemen from the old school really great honor, es- for 1 ,004 yards last -It's a season...... y . . peciallv with all the talent we "Casey is more of a leader bv Unrn,l 'c,.be. * on this offense." Wieg- example - just go out there and “ l,he “ 1 hale Iÿ-K* mk1'- 1 don.°t 1 1 can mann. from Parkersburg, said work Purdy will talk about it think 1 m m The honor was earned W icg more, hut he'll hack it up and ' ’ ,"ÿ*es *"y'ÿ*ere-. and Purdy were part of one show what he's made of." troublel1Kl being 6-. But 1 have' to mann 10 of the best offensive lines in Said Slutrker "Casey 's real usc) nW advantage I'm short and 1 Can ' Hawkeye history last season quiet and methodically goes about un<*cr Pÿpic Thev paved the way for 2,431 his business Purdy's a little hit Wiegmann looks around him yards rushing the third best more vocal." and sees younger linemen like total for a Hawkeye— team They Trial is evident after interviews Matt Redman 16-7, 290). Matt allowed only 10 sacks with the two t . , seniors. Interviewing Reischl (6-5, 285), Jcrcnn
Bobby Diaco and tight end hacker more than to lead the Hawkeycs can teach were named hon , them iiiHHSScott Slutrker m the Bie Ten i i . .... enable mention) As a sophomore, the ' * S°’ Rore Bowl m their K K i s a Purdv wa. second-team all Big - TheS"?final who are big and strong, but ?U>* -ren ' ' matter of teaching them the little of ,hm£s' Wiegmann said Its In games Wiegmann started last c V™. cÿ'c season, the Hawkevcs were 5-2-1 semorf LiV hasn'1 no* a maUcr of MZe- l, s a ma,tcr hecn to , " He sat out wuh injur,ev ,n the ,B°Vv1' P‘,rd> of heart ' tca follow other games The v car before, the Uv u r . . 'Jttporum to The Hawkeycs hope to Hawkcves were 4 3 with Wicg- . vvam 10 be known as their hcan to the Rvvsc Bowl this season. IOWA CITY PRESS CITIZEN, Nov. 25, 1995 Wiegmann a winner Center sweeps defenders off their feet
“He’s got great speed," said been ay Steve Riley same thing. They have co-captain Matt Purdy. Wieg- friends since sharing a dormitory ptf Press-Citizen mann’s best friend on the team Shaw comes sprinting across room as freshmen. Purdy and Next time Sedrick and fellow three-year starter. “I two of¬ on a sweep play, notice the Iowa Hawkeye Wiegmann are the first field linemen on the same team has pulled from his spot on the offensive line kid with him; fensive who ajways it’s either to share captain duties since 1956, the play. him or I who has to go io lead on that when tackle Dick Deasy and cen¬ The great Green Bay Packers of Vince Lombardi (pulling block). He usually calls ter Don Suchy were the team popularized the power sweep, and a guard himself, which is great for me. usually Jerry Kramer led the blocking. That —is I’ve got an easier captains. block. together through way sweeps are run—by most teams. “He’s got to sprint “We’ve been the out there in thin," Fhirdy said. “I Not at Iowa. That blocker typically is senior the flat and pick up thick and some line¬ inside and out and he center Casey Wiegmann. backer who’s on a dead sprint." know him and out. It is That tells something of the athletic ability and More often than not, Wieg¬ knows me inside experience of Wiegmann, a 6-foot-2, 285-pound mann makes a block that springs co-captain from Parkersburg. Shaw. He has 91 knockdown going to be different next year if I "He makes the blocking calls," coach Hayden blocks (the equivalent of an ace in get a chance to play in the pros Fry said. “If he wants to pull, he’s got control of tennis) this season. He anchors a not to be next to him." it. He can tell the other guy to block his man and line that has helped Shaw to an The two veterans have at least he'll go. Iowa-record 1,304 yards this one game left together. Wieg¬ "Very few teams do that, but I’ve done that all season and 2,867 career yards. mann said Fry doesn’t need to my life with my centers. I’ve always tried to put Iowa’s offensive averages of give him a motivational speech my best football player at centdr. He’s got to be my 28.5 points and 413.8 yards a about the importance of today’s smartest football player." game both rank ninth in school game: If the Hawkeyes beat Not only is Wiegmann the Hawkeyes’ best and history with a chance to get even Minnesota, they will go to one of three bowl games (Sun, Liberty better today against a Minnesota or Independence). brightest, but Fry ranks him with the top centers he team ranked last in the Big Ten in “We know the job to be has coached at Iowa and he has coached three defense. NFL draftees at center (Joel Hilgenberg, Bill Wiegmann’s presence picks up done,” Wiegmann Anderson and Mike —Devlin). Wiegmann may be the Hawks, that is clear. Iowa is said. “We don’t really care fetter than Devlin, the two-time all-Big Ten center 15-9-1 the last three years with what happens after Saturday; it’s what has got Wiegmann as the starting center to be who plays in the offensive line for done on Saturday (that we and 2-6 without him. care about).” •fe Buffalo Bills, Fry said. them through a four- He led And if they go 'He’s every bit as good as game losing streak this season in to a bowl, he uixe wants to go out a winner. Devlin and probably fas- his own rock-steady way. ler- Fry said. “This is something us seniors would like,” iegmann is overwhelmed to “He got on us a little more Wiegmann said. * compared to usual,” sophomore quarter¬ “It’s nothing too big. But we I0,| a man he calls his than back Matt Sherman said. “But haven’t gone to the Rose Bowl, 30 lose and any bowl game win would ‘‘Mil, honor.” he said. he’s very cool and doesn’t be 6 He knows if we keep nice.” Years usta,ned here for four his temper. gamp He, knew a lot about the working, things will work out. 3|?d how il should be He’s always very positive and P>aved paid off X • for him.” upbeat.” pay off for Wiegmann often lends Sherman WCann.Sh°Uld his acute intuition and vast fe's'noÿ greatly surprised if knowledge of the Hawkeye of¬ g0lntheNF|OHthr t0p Centers to fense. Wieema V draft-” Fry said. “He’s so knowledgeable about S '95'second speed offense,” Sherman said. °LVer40 yard n the *fe ows hlm to get to questions, I’ll °f corned C?Car “Whenever I have Shaw’s w linebackers out what do you think wUl vSrkT And he'll tell me. He makes my job a lot easier. Left guard Purdy can say the The Quad City Times Friday, September 8, 1995
A Purdy special game for Hawkeye Iowa would have to be considered a “Hopefully, everyone knows that we can't Iowa guard lines up heavy favorite in its season opener (1:05 look past these guys or we could get beat." p.m., Kinnick Stadium), but Iowa State’s The game probably will be more emotional against hometown team fans probably thought the Cyclones were and important for Purdy than for a player the favorite in 1992 and 1994 in Cyclone from outside the state. No matter what hap- By Craig Cooper Stadium. Northern Iowa won both games, pens Saturday, he'll hear about the outcome QUAD-CITY TIMES “UNI is a quality Division I-AA team. We when he goes home. IOWA CITY Matt Purdy expects Iowa's have to go out and play against them like we “I was nly home a couple weekends over game with Northern Iowa on Saturday to be are playing against Ohio State or Penn the summer. to visit my folks but you can’t — ’ "special.’’ State," said Purdy, a former all-state football help but here some talk from people about the Not embarrassing, devastating, shocking, " player and state champi- game,” he said. “I just kind of let the talk go, just “special.” on wrestler at Cedar and, hopefully, our actions will speak for us.” In other words, the Iowa offensive guard is Fa**s j**®*1, S Northern Iowa players Jason Hamrock (a at backup running back) and Chris Clapp (a no< planning to be par. of another ambush I a„d pla> Uke we're * tackle) were Purdy’s teammates at the hands of Northern Iowa, a Division I-AA 4 . * in starting program that is 5-5 since 1985 when it steps k * Cedar Falls. The Tigers played their home They Ire a top-10 team games in the Dome. The Dome was no longer up in competition. ggk jM in their division.” has beaten Iowa a novelty by the time Purdy was picking a Terry Allen’s program g|pÿl Purdy, one of the college. twice in the ‘90s, a fact with which State Purdy Hawks’ offensive cap¬ Purdy is familiar. tains along with center “1 kind of wanted to get away from Cedar obviously real special game for Casey Wiegmann, Falls. I’m not sure 1 ever really considered "This is a said Iowa,” me, Falls boy,” Purdy said this of upsets were Northern Purdy explained. “I saw being a Cedar the first weekend football a school week. Northern Iowa is located in Cedar message for a lot of teams, the that (UND as being another high g00d game Falls. “I know everything about them. I have Hawkeyes among them. for me. the team and high school oppo¬ goes up and domi¬ “I spent a lot of time sweating in that friends on “When Northwestern every w eekend expe¬ nents on the team. Dame, you’ve got to open your Dome. It was kind of an nates Notre me in the Dome. That was¬ I’ve been Purdy said. “Northwestern came out rience for playing “I know coach Allen fairly well. eyes,” n't w hat I was looking for.” telling everyone on the team about Northern and played a great football game. That’s Iowa.” something we can use as a motivational factor. More college football: 5S IOWA CITY PRESS CITIZEN, Oct. 12 Diaco earns Big Ten defense honor By Steve Riley Ten Player back,” said. “We always have The Press-Citizen of the Week on de¬ he fense Monday. the attitude and mentality that it’s A couple of Jersey guys helped Iowa allowed a season-high 235 our game to win.” save Iowa’s football team from its yards rushing to the Hoosiers, but Iowa's next game Saturday first loss Saturday. Diaco will take it. against Penn State likely— will be Junior cornerback Tom Knight “Defensively, we did a good its toughest test. But— Diaco, who from Marlton. N.J. clinched the job,” he said. “People were say¬ grew up wanting to be a Penn 22-13 win over Indiana with an ing ‘ugly win,' but it’s still a State linebacker, relishes the interception and 60-yard return for win.” chance. a touchdown with 4:36 remaining Knight said the defense ”1 can’t wait until Saturday,” in the game. which ranks fourth in the nation —in he said. “I remember last year Senior linebacker Bobby Diaco scoring defense, 12.8 points a going up there, and I was very from Cedar Grove, N.J. made 26 game is mentally tough. enthused about playing them tackles, deflected a pass and “Even— if you’re out there and and I’m even more enthused about— forced and recovered a fumble. up 20 points, it’s still the defense’s having them in Kinnick. It’s going For his effort, he was named Big job to not let the team come to be the biggest test to date.
“I think a lot of it has come with experience Ennis-Inge said his confidence and things like that,” Bickham said. “But he’s received a boost when Iowa of¬ UI’s Ennis-Inge been playing some good football these past four fensive line coach Frank Verducci games, and I hope he can keep it up.” called him into his office for a Ennis-Inge said his teammates specifically meeting shortly after last season. makes a name Bickham and defensive back Damien— Robinson “Coach Verducci of all people,' — deserve much of the credit for his sudden an offensive coach, pulled me into improvement. They had faith in him when few his office at the end of last season others did — such as last season when Iowa and told me some of the things for himself finished ranked near the bottom of the Big Ten that I should expect of myself,” in run defense. By Pat Ennis-Inge said. “He told me that Harty if I believed in myself, I could The coming at me, do Press-Citizen “Plays that were anything I wanted.” wasn’t making.” Ennis-Inge Lntil this season, most 1 What seems to be another fac¬ football the thing “And then those guys, being notable about Ennis- said. tor in his improvement is Iowa defensive end Bill brothers, really pulled me to Iowa’s Inge was his unusual last _____name. my new 5-2 defense, which allows the side and put me in check. •t was a fact that caused Ennis-Inge to start from a stand¬ gfeai told me some of the things concern •They ing position. He now among his expected from me." relies more Peers. They were not they on quickness than strength. about Ennis-Inge came to Iowa in i° el a Intend and teammate “I come out there knowing that me an 1992 with a reputation as a great „ underachiever. He also excelled in bas¬ I’m going to make a play.” was like, ‘Bill, you’ve athlete. Ennis-Inge ketball and track and field in high said. ,much abilit> and too ILL la ent not be school. Ennis-Inge said his attitude has eood Play'ng Among the honors listed under ‘°r-° rubbed off on his teammates. That Lloyd Ripbu nose gnand in the Iowa Ennis-lngc’s name was apparent last iustl:ÿkham.said- “So we guide are a time of Saturday when on bim football media Iowa held Michigan State to 31 °n hjm' and stayed in the 100-meter 11.1 seconds rushing yards in a 21-7 victory at dash and a 35-inch vertical leap. Seems numbers, considering East Lansing. Mich. Ennis-Inge Remarkable It arguably was Ennis-Inge’s his size. from Kirkÿ a h'ÿ001'4’ 245-pound junior was recruited best game as a Haw keye. He had Ennis-Inge. who six tackles, including five un¬ • Mo.. bas been one of the most S11 ’ Miami at a lime when the °n a by assisted stops. The HawkeÿnSeS surPrtsing Iowa defense. Hurricanes were the elite NCAA % are 4~ÿ and ranked second in the program, Ten aJCS tbe Division I lootball 8*nie apain.'T' heading into Saturday’s a rare package of size and ndiana at brought knnis.inS Kinnick Stadium. to Iowa’s defense. And ,s fourth on 19 speed the team with with it came expectations, which Iowa’s own ‘Rudy5 boots his way into Hawkeye hearts just by said Bromert. “I don’t know who By He became a crowd favorite KEVIN EVANS PAT. That kick was wouldn’t be in front of 70,000, being a Courier Sports Editor hitting his first worth one fist in the air from the walk-on. But I came out with a posi- | newest Hawkeye, and by the time he tive attitude. (Fellow kickers Brion) kicked the 29-yard field goal, both Hurley and (Todd) Romano are great A star was bom here Saturday after¬ had my back (covered) noon. fists went skyward. guys. They this The field goal drew a standing ova- week when I got a chance. There’s no In a game filled with muscular 300- feelings, they’re great guys.” pounders, strong-armed quarterbacks tion from the crowd. bad and fleet-footed runners, a 5-10, 180- “That was great,” he said. “It was the When he saw the problems Hurley pound, walk-on freshman placekicker best feeling I’ve ever had.” and Romano had at Iowa State, was the star at Kinnick Stadium. As a walk-on, Bromert didn’t get to Bromert hoped he might get a chance Meet Zach Bromert. That’s what report to the team until school started, to show what he could do. many of his teammates have had to do He missed some of the early-season “I felt I might get suited up to back the last couple of days. time that allows new players to mix up those guys, then I had great week “1 didn’t know who he was the first with the old. of practice, and I guess the coaches couple days of practice,” said quarter¬ “I guess I’m on a first-name basis had a lot of confidence in me.” back Matt Sherman. “That little tiny with them now,” he said of his team- Bromert was both all-state and all¬ guy ... nobody knew his name or his mates. “Really, I’m still learning who American after his junior season in position.” some of them are.” high school, but as a senior he didn’t They all know it now. One person who knew him from the get very many opportunities to kick Bromert put on a Hawkeye uniform start was Iowa coach Hayden Fry. and therefore drew little attention. for the first time Saturday and came “Actually, he knew my first and last He turned down financial offers within one kick of matching the Iowa name and where I was from the first from smaller schools to become a record for extra points in a game. He day,” said Bromert. “That was a cool Hawkeye, something his father had hit on eight straight, then added a field day’’ always hoped for. His dad grew up in goal to the delight of 63,721 fens, not And so was Saturday. Carroll, and he has an uncle who lives including his Iowa teammates and “Everything went well for me in Iowa City coaching staff. today,” he said, standing on a couch so His name wasn’t even in the Iowa “My name is Zach Bromert from he could be seen among all the micro- program Saturday, so many Hawkeye Pensacola, Fla.,” he said to the assem¬ phones. I ve been hitting everything fans left the stadium wondering just bled media after the game. “I’m a true since I ve been here think I had the who No. 38 is. freshman and I guess now I’m a Lord on my side today.”— The nickname ‘Rudy’ is after Notre Hawkeye.” One of the things that Fry likes Dame’s Rudy Ruettiger, a walk-on kicking game has And how. The klcker 15 Ws makeup, who waited his entire career just to get been a problem off and on for years at n!weLsthave He in j j,s nicknamed him in for one play before graduating. Iowa, and the last time out against to* type of disposi- and there were three missed tinnÿ t5iat wrote a book about his experience Iowa State S Very much with' that ,ater movie. extra points and one missed field goal. in himJif Fr7- ,He became a hit Bromert wasn’t at Cyclone Stadium Bromer‘ for that one. He was still in Iowa City, w£“name s,icks; watching the game on television. He also wasn’t in uniform for the opener ™w«Sttgat lnSide' 'he * against Northern Iowa. On the first one I was real nervous,” Ditto Fry and the Hawkeye fans. IOWA CITY PRESS CITIZEN, 4-20-95 Fry compares Rollins to great UI linebackers By Pat Harty pounder from Hackensack. N.J. career was put on hold for 2Kh The Press-Citizen “He's very similar to Larry and years because of academic defi¬ Melvin and Derby. ciencies. on Hayden Fry’s report, Based "If you just watch them in their Rollins, could not be following conclusion could be who the drills or practice or whatever, reached for comment, also had to from Wednesday's drawn spring they just have that natural ability . overcome academic and medical press conference. football . . something that you don’t really problems in his first season at all-time Iowa’s winningest coach.” Iowa. He nearly transferred to football coach either forgot about Fry said the only thing Rollins Syracuse he was declared ordeal, after the Willie Guy or he truly lacks at this stage of his college ineligible by UI officials last fall. believes that Vernon Rollins is on career is game experience. The But now Fry said Rollins is the verge of stardom. former USA Today First-team all- healthy, eligible and eager to help American Fry said Rollins has a chance to was withheld from a defense in need of assistance. be the best freshman linebacker competition last season. Iowa finished ninth in the Big Ten "He still has to prove himself rushing defense last season, he has coached in 17 seasons at in in a game.” Fry said. "There’s a giving an average of 220 yards Iowa. That includes former two- up big play football." Fry said. time first-team all-state running Rollins has impressed more back, has stood out in practice. than Fry this spring. His willing- Dwight is listed as the No. 2 ness to learn has earned the re- wingback behind Guy heading spect of upperclassmen such as into Saturday’s game. Taking on blockers and getting senior nose guard Lloyd Bick- nd of them. Stepping over guys ham. He s really adjusted well •hat are trying to block him. "He loves playing football," moving from the backfield to when he hits the ball carrier, the Bickham said. "But on the other wide receiver." Fry said. "He way he makes the tackle. The hand, he’s mature and he listens, will be everywhere that we can way he drops on pass defense. When I have something to say or put him. The little guy gets mad it people can block him and so Chris Webb or Jon LaFIcur or we don’t put him out there. orth. But the other guys who have Vernon doesn’t stay any of just had team of Tim locked.' Fry Vernon listens. "If you said. played. Dwights, you could darn near Rollins' reputation "He’s very approachable, and I as a fierce have a national championship.” hitter surfaced last season. He like that. He never gave me the reportedly gave concussions to impression he thinks he s better ,Wo players in practice, including than anyone else. Dwight moved to receiver with Jormer starting fullback Kent When Fry was not praising the hope of earning more playing Kahl Rollins he probably was com- time. The 5-10, 185-poundcr saw on FD said Rollins is mature pliment’ing City High graduate most of h.s action special en°ugh to handle the pressure that Tim Dwight, who switched from teams last season c°mes with hisVeputation. running back to receiver this "It’s coming along. Dwight ,hat s ,hc “I don’t think Vernon pays any spring said- .“,’m m ,here\So d,iention to it. He just loves to Fry said Dwight, a former two- most importam part WATERLOO COURIER Tuesday, August 29, 1995 In the spoilW Iowa’s Jackson relishes role as leader, captain about his problems,” Jackson said. “I IOWA CITY (AP) — Welcome to IT told him he ought to stick out things life under the magnifying glass, a there’s always going to be semtinized, ana¬ because place where you’re obstacles in life. Just like on lyzed and, depending on the Saturday. Each time is an obstacle to viewpoint, viiificd or idolized. So as what you want to accomplish. I Chris Jackson heard about life a that.” University of r ® told him things like football player at the stayed and is expect¬ Iowa the day he reported as a * Montgomery 1991. Assistant coach ed to be a key figure in the freshman in this Bobby Elliott sat down with Jackson Hawkeyes’defense season. at what and the other new defensive backs Jackson also is pretty good and offered this warning: Keep in he does on the field. line because someone's watching. The 6-foot-2, 190-pounder started “He said the Iowa Hawkeyes are M the first three games of his sort of like Iowa’s NFL team and sophomore season at free safety everything you do, people want to before being set back by an injury. know what you’re doing,” Jackson He started five games last season, tackles, said. “Some people love you, some Chris Jackson played in all 11 and made 54 people hate you. That’s just how the including three for a loss. world is.” university’s summer sports camps. Jackson also forced a fumble and Elliott is no longer on the Iowa His teammates obviously think a lot broke up two passes. At the end of staff. He resigned this summer to of his actions because they voted him the year, he was voted co-winner of become director of the U of I Aumni a captain. the Mr. Hustle Award on defense. Association. But his words stuck “I believe it’s important not only to “He will step up to the line and with Jackson, now a senior and a co¬ be a leader on the field but off the smack you,” Iowa coach Hayden Fry captain. field as well,” he said. “Especially said. “That’s what you need in a Like it or not, athletes often are with the way some people in society defensive back. He’s not afraid to put held to higher standards than other look at football players in college. his nose in there.” students. Jackson has no problem Some people are always trying to And if it gets bloodied on occasion, with that. find something bad on football play¬ well, that’s the way life is on defense. “It’s really not unfair,” he said. ers. I believe if you give younger “I think as a defensive player, I “Life’s not fair. I think it’s pretty players good examples off the field it have something to prove every time I good because it makes you a better will carry over on the field.” touch the field,” Jackson said. “1 have person to begin with if you always Last year, Jackson found himself to prove to myself and to the fans know that you have someone watch¬ playing the role of counselor to a that I can stop the opponent’s ing. teammate. offease.” “Just like little kids. It you always Linebacker Marcus "Tex” Jackson is expected to start at have it in your mind that a little kid is Montgomery was going through .1_ strong safety this season. He’ll also watching you and that he’ll do every¬ difficult time after he was declared sec action at free safety from time to thing you do, it’ll make you a better ineligible for the 1994 season. He time. person because you’ll be controlling had thought everything was OK and of them already, not doing things that “I’ve played both yourself and are was warming up for the season open¬ matter,” he said. “The er so it doesn’t wrong.” with Central Michigan when he strong safety, proven to be more only difference is that Jackson has than was pulled aside and told he couldn’t you action, which I talk. For the last three summers, play. get a little more just like. matter, as long as he has worked as a counselor at the “I But it doesn’t used to live with Tex. We talked I’m out there.” IOWA CITY PRESS CITIZEN, P-3-95 Windy City wisdom Bickham draws on life lessons in batde against injuries By Pat Harty pound defensive lineman, has Bickham, who will be a fifth- The Press-Citizen missed more than half of his year senior, was back home in Growing up in playing career at Iowa because Chicago on Tuesday represent¬ CHICAGO of injuries to one of Chicago’s— toughest his elbow, shoul¬ ing Iowa at the Big Ten football neighborhoods taught Lloyd der and leg. His inability to stay news conference. But the plush to “ healthy caused Bickham to ballroom at the downtown Bickham “ question his watch his future as an NCAA Marriott Hotel was a long way at all Division I football player. from his southside Englewood back But it never made him quit. times. neighborhood. Playing Because all he had to do was His presence in a suit and tie football at remind himself of those less showed how far Bickham has Univer¬ fortunate. come since he enrolled at Iowa the Bickham sity of Iowa grew up in an en- in the fall of 1991. He was vironment that fosters attend the con- has taught failure asked to news and broken he is a team him to ap¬ dreams. Random ference because HI violence and drugs made living captain. preciate the y in his neighborhood seem more He said his family was a rest of his body. Bickham like a game of Russian Roulette. great benefit to him growing “I learned that you don’t take “On the streets of Chicago up. because I had both anything for granted.” Bickham where I grew up, you can’t take “I think “It’s the same thing on the it for granted because you never of my parents at home, and a lot said. of my friends didn’t through field. You can't take being out know when some maniac will granted because the come along and maybe want to high school, that really helped there for have,” me,” Bickham said. “My pops play could be your last. take something that you next just got really kept me in line. Because I’ve learned that from the in¬ Bickham said. “You’ve I’ve had.’’ to be real cautious and think juries that it.” Bickham, a 6-foot-3, 270- about things before you do V “If they get into a fight, you Iowa coach Hayden Fry he had been in Chicago for get into a fight.” praised Bickham for being resi¬ twenty-some years and he knew Bickham’s status as a Big Ten lient. Fry knows that being the streets.” football player has made him a injured can be a lonely and In Bickham's neighborhood, celebrity in his neighborhood. frustrating experience for any the streets were filled with He is somebody the people can athlete. hopelessness. More kids be¬ rally behind. “When you have a major came criminals than college “I think it feels good to the injury, as an athlete you think football players. people in the neighborhood to it’s the end of world,” Fry said. “I thank God all the time see me back and doing well,” “You don’t really know at the because there’s just so many Bickham said. time if you’re ever going to other ways that I could have For Bickham, it just feels play again. been brought up,” Bickham good to be healthy. He still “So rehabing and going to said. “So many other things dreams of playing professional classes and making your grades could have happened. But they football despite having little when your buddies are out there didn’t. success in college. playing on Saturday is depress¬ "So all I can do is his immediate goals are ing.” ful.” be thank¬ But to avoid injuries and a fourth Fry said it takes a special Bickham is up front when consecutive non-winning sea¬ person to endure what Bickham talking about his childhood son has at Iowa. friends. The fact that some be¬ Bickham broke his ankle in “He’s one of the most sur- longed to gangs was something fourth game last season prising leaders that we’ve ever he the the learned to accept. against Oregon. He- missed had,” Fry said. “He is so . "My enthusiastic and positive. m friends were involved con¬ that kind of stuff, and I was final seven games, which “He’s an inspirational type of with them a lot,” tributed to Iowa’s defensive guy- And that’s the reason his "I Bickham said. rushed for "' wasn’t really involved in it. woes. Opponents teammates voted him a cap¬ But you’ve got yardage than the Hawk- tain.” friends and you more last want to be loyal to them. eyes in seven of 11 games season. WATERLOO COURIER Friday, August 18, 1995 • . DeVries finds niche g | as defensive tackle : / . -)f out;’ Sggf. By SEAN HYLTON straightened + 9 ** Courier Sports Writer Since then, DeVries has grown to . A J 260 pounds and impressed the mm IOWA CITY coaching staff. He was listed as first- Jared DeVries was plagued by an *eam on the right side, but Chris Webb is expected to rehabilitate and y identity crisis of a football nature. .r-'. The former Aplington-Parkersburg reclaim ,SP°1' Dories, however, ; m star fullback, who had given up the is still in a battle with Jon LaFleur ball to plav defense at the University *°ÿ/ÿÿavrÿn8 ro*e on kft side. im (We) have a great relationship of Iowa, was still attending defen¬ -r sive end meetings and I think we’re very, very honest,” kind said Austin. “I i v " last fall. >v \m - But sheer size and of told him how I f I * V# first-year defensive "It was hand to gain felt. It’s a position line coach John weight. he might have been Austin had planned that much able to play one a different destiny. more year, but he YOU jUSl 63t was going to con¬ After all, the 6-foot- . 4. 230-pound red- constantly. It was tinue growing. shirt freshman still Eventually he had a lot of growing just job, would have out¬ a that's grown it. In our sit¬ to do. A uation, we had a (Austin) ;'• V “Coach what it was. It was there and told me I was mov¬ need we’re just awfully ing to defensive tough." i that he ' tackle, but I was still happy - decided to come t.r going to the defen¬ — Jared DeVries join us. sive end meetings could only BRANDON POLLOCK / Courier Staff Photographer and stuff. He finally end “If I 260-pounddefensive or six more starting for the Hawkeyes this fall. aside and find five Jared DeVries could see action as a defensive tackle pulled me that type of ‘You’ve to of same said got tall, like stay at this weight ster a defensive line that struggled a “It definitely was a factor. We can’t Finally felt kid lean and could run “I’ll probably get this in your mind.’ I — for now and then they want me to year ago. An indication of how blame (all of the team’s) poor play like if I was going to be a defeasive that.” DeVries’ weight gains have come move to 275. I’m not in a big huny. porous the front line was? Only two on the defense. tackle, I’d better work hard at it. here, maybe I can gain linemen were among the top seven Despite being the only freshman (to play much faster than expected. He was a Now that I’m “I wasn’t really hoping as an all- five pounds a year and be at 280 on the final tackle chart graduat- listed on the first team, Austin s not defensive end), but initially I didn’t relatively light 215 pounds state defensive end on the Falcons’ when I’m a senior” ed Parker WiJdcman and— Webb, surprised at DeVries progress. know what they were going to put state championship team his senior “He had a great spring,’’ praised DeVries said much of the blame “He’s got a great work ethic and me at. Orach had talked to me but 1 Austin, remembering DeVries' four falls on injuries. he came from a great high school wasn’t yet that 1 was yeax, convinced * that in spring game “He’ll “We lost Lloyd (Bickham) and program up there at Apltnglon-Park V>e a defensive tacktc so 1 It was hard to gain much sacks the play going to admitted. “You an awful lot this fall. We re looking Chris couldn't play for 3-4 games, ershurg with Coach (Ed) Thomas v/em v» that meeting. weight," DeVries \\v*A constantly just a job. a Urt of out of Jared " he was kind of hummed up wc I'm MM excited MM nil /get tn/f fr>r “Hui \V»e neM «lay ihty me just cal li was for things fust KOI V/IMI »« WM ll WM niu)i Of Vric GALLERY’S SAVING KICKS There is little concern about the team. He's like Tim Dwight; he wants rash of blocked or shanked punts to do anything he can to help Us t hat have been a large part of Iowa win." Thunder football blooper tapes following the There is no sec ret to Gallery's suc¬ years Roby was rewriting the record cess. Length, he said, has little to do iarok between 1979 and 1982. with how much force he whips his Gallery has led the nation all right leg. It’s all in thesweet spot. returns season but finally averages enough “I just try to hit the ball with a cer¬ kicks a game to make it official. tain spot of my foot, near my big toe. The junior entersSaturday's 11:35 each time." he said. “1 try to hit a to Iowa’s a m. game against Illinois at Kinniek certain spot on the left side of the Stadium with an average of 47.1 ball, and when 1 do. it usually spirals yards on 26 kicks, but distance has not been as much a problem as find¬ down the field. Sometimes I’ll hit a punting ing enough work. wobbler, but that’s not always bad. Sometimes when you hit a Gallery averaged 53.2 yards a wobbler, it bounces and rolls a long ways end By RANDY PETERSON punt during Iowa's three non-confer¬ over end.” ence games but kicked only six Hu,isn.it SIAM WHITM* High and long is the perfect punt. l imes. It took an average of 3.0 punts An ideal return, from the game qualify standpoint a to in the national sta¬ of the punt team, is Iowa City, la. Iowa football tistics. no more than 8 fans don’t put —hands their yards under normal circumstances. their over finally eyes like they used to when assis¬ He qualified for the list Most of his punts go to the left be¬ an punting six hollers “punt team” from after times for an aver¬ cause “it’s the natural swing of my tant coach age of 51.8 yards Saturday thesideline. against leg.” strength coach Paul Longo OhioState. “I’m just out there having fun," When "Nick’s been doing great job," utters those once-feared words, usu¬ a of¬ Gallery said. play. fensive guard Matt Purdy said. “He’s Iowa has not had punter finish ally just before a third-down gotten a what sud¬ us out of a lot of bad situa¬ fans now are treated to tions. When denly has turned into a strength of we come off the field after a tough three-play series, he the season as the nation's leader the team. up and punts since Roby in 1981 and 1982. He av¬ punter Nick Gal¬ comes the ball 70 yards They squirm as down the field. eraged 49.8 yards a kick, an NCAA lery his final word of encourage¬ It makes you feel gets better about not going record, in 1981, and 48.1 in 1982. ment from Coach Hayden Fry before out and exe¬ cuting the way we resupposed Roby has played 13 professional trotting onto the field, but they don't to." Gallery had punts of 70 yards, a seasons, currently for Tampa. Fry get up and leave when it becomes ob¬ bouncer, said Gallery has professional poten¬ Hawkeyes will face anoth¬ and a 71-yarder. a bomb. vious the against theHuckcyes. tial. too. er fourth-and-long situation deep in “Definitely. Gosh, yeah," Fry said. their end of the field. “He’s not bad kickoff, field-goal Sure, may be occasional He pulled a there an also off one of the great and extra-point guy. either. He’s ca¬ flub, have been noth¬ escape but so far there acts of the season. He ran pable of doing it all. but we’ve just ing the four punts that were down high like a snap in the end zone. been concentratingon punting." blocked in 1990 or the three that picked up the ball and stuck an arm were blocked in 1992. Punting situa¬ to the ground to keep from falling tions have been safely in the hands, before getting off a 6-yard punt to er, right foot of Gallery Thunder- the Iowa 32-yard line. foot ii. — It was ntled a team punt, and the He is no Thunderfoot 1 that was only way he got the ball out of the Reggie Roby but who is?— end zone was because of his athleti¬ The big thing— about Gallery is con¬ cism, Fry said. sistency. Fry said. "He practices at tight end every “He's the best thing since Reggie.' day." Fry said. "He gets in a few Fry said without hesitating to recall plays there and he's on the kickoff former punters Scott Fisher. Jim Ihysak. Mark Adams and Gary Kos- irubala. "He’s no Reggie, but who is?" DES MOINES REGISTER, MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1995. Hawkeyes’ defense hammering down early season accolades season. By RANDY PETERSON “I found out a long time ago that REGISTER STAFFWHITKH you can never get too high over a Ho-hum, Hawkeyes „ win and you never get too low over a break into top 25 Things are going so well for Iowa loss » Brashier said. defensive coordinator Bill Brashier Nevertheless, it’s quite a turn- Iowa has broken into the that he nearly broke into a wide around from last season, when Iowa ranks of the rated football smile lateSaturday afternoon. was routed, 40-18, at Oregon. The teams, but it’s not a big deal to wide receiver Tim Dwight Almost. ( Ducks had only 279 offensive yards, He is a happy man; don’t misread but Brashier took the loss hard. The Hawkeyes are ranked his lack of emotion. His once-ques- ‘Tve been coaching a long time, 23rd this week by the Associat¬ tionable defense has become an but that game probably did as much ed Press and 22nd in the USA asset, not a liability, as it was last to me as far as a loss is concerned,” Today/Cable News Network season. Brashier said. “(Oregon) ended up coaches’ poll. In defense of the Iowa offense, it being a good football team, but I It is the first time Iowa has hasn’t been bad, either. Sedrick thought we didn’t play very good. I been ranked since it was No. 23 Shaw is nearing the school’s career thought I made a lot of mistakes, too. in September 1992. rushing record. It was just one of those down, down “I don’t think it’s a big deal to It is hard for Iowa coaches and games.” us,” Dwight said. fans to find reasons to complain. The Saturday was one of those up, up Iowa hosts Indiana Saturday Hawkeyes are 1-0 in the Big Ten games for Brashier. He just didn’t at Kinnick Stadium. Conference and 4-0 overall and show it much. Randy Peterson ranked 23rd this week by the Associ¬— “We’ve just got a bunch of kids — ated Press. who have decided that they were go- Most observers expected Iowa to mg to play as hard as theycould pos- Brashier made it more difficult for have an explosive offense with sibiy play,” Brashier said. If you lowestopponents to run wide by us- Shaw, Tavian Banks, fullback Rod- piay hard every time, you ve got ?.ÿe.re ney Filer, quarterback Matt Sher- pretty good chance. not real quick, but we’ve man, fleet receivers, a veteran line came up with g got a lot of heart,’’said defensive left The defense who leads and tight end Scott Slutzker, who piays against the y Jared DevrieSi was named to some preseason all- a fumbleSpartansÿby M taÿ gix tackIes for losses. Coats recovered question American teams. Renaud at the Iow*ÿya™£”® m preseason we were On defense, it was a different quarter and Plez Atkimsm Rs That’s what we used as our fourth throughout the summer story. But the fact that it has played cepted a pass in the end zone with motivationmot well is a major reason Iowa enters minutes to winterconditioning. We jUSt less than 3 prove something. As we Saturday’s homecoming game at “We’ve been able to <»me up needed to 12:05 p.m. with ” keep going, we’ll build confidence. at Kinnick Stadium some big, tug Play stronger.” its best record since the 1986 team If you can ma Our defense is getting Brashier said. mSe Michigan Nick Saban, opened with five victories. that, then you ve g State coach plays like whQ the In Iowa’s 21-Y victory Saturday at last was defensive chance.” Tpn of the Cleveland Michigan State, the Spartans gained ranks second in the big coordinator only i0wa Rrowns had words of praise for 31 yards rushing. That was the in rushing defense, aHowmg a - lowest rushing game, lowa a Brashje;.s troops. total against Iowa age of 91.3 yards a g00d job moving since Cincinnati managed just 23 rushing yards per g do a yards lowed 219.6 ar0und,” Saban said. in the first game of the 1990 last season. IOWA CITY PRESS CITIZEN, 8-18-95 Texans call Iowa hidden jewel Fry established a tradition of allegations bringing in standouts from Texas By Bryce Miller Iowa after all the Miami,” Hutchings said. like Merton Hanks, Melvin Foster The Press-Citizen about Smith. “After reading the newspapers and Robert And Fry Odessa in Photographers jockeyed for and watching TV, I realized I played at high school position Saturday as Iowa’s eight wanted more of a family en¬ and Baylor in college before add¬ freshman football players from vironment.” ing coaching stops at SMU and Texas teased cameras at Hawkeye Paul Moten Kinnick North Texas State. media day. Stadium attracted the 6-4, 220- But the 66-year-old never has When shutters popped, the pound defensive end from DeS- waded so deeply into the Texas group added a unique signature. oto. But University Hospitals talent pool while at Iowa. Each player held out a hand across the street cemented the Fry credits recent recruiting with the pinkie and forefinger success in Texas to coaching ties extended to form what appeared (Brashier and Don Patterson also to be horns adorning the head of a decision. the state) and and re¬ come from the steer. Iowa City should take “I really like science of the Southwest Confer¬ notice. search chemistry a lot,” Moten demise has one of the best ence. The influx of Lone Star talent said. “Iowa Fry gave the could make the symbol an infor¬ research hospitals in the The fact first to a athlete mal greeting around town. country.” scholarship black at a Jerry “It means Texas,” linebacker Tariq Peterson The 6-3, major college — Levias at prospect Brandon Phearse said. 225-pound linebacker —from Cop¬ SMU in the 1960s — also paid Eighteen of the 116 players on peras Cove finished with 102 dividends in the mind of the the Iowa roster hail from the Hawkeye coach. of the eight Texas freshmen home of oil wells, the Alamo and tackles last season. Six cowboys. “Iowa’s got first-class facilities are black. The rundown of Texas fresh- and I liked the idea of playing in “We’ve always recruited well Texas,” men: the Big Ten,” Peterson said. in Fry said. “We took Corey Brown The 6- Brandon Phearse The full advantage of the breakup of foot-2, 265-pound —defensive Blue Chip all-American stands— 6- the Southwest Conference. The lineman recorded 114 tackles and 3 and 225 pounds after turning in Big Ten is more famous than the seven sacks as a senior at Wil- 80 tackles, five sacks and three Big 12 (born out of the breakup). lowridge High School in Houston. interceptions as a senior. The Big 12 hasn't fired a shot yet. “My defensive line coach (at “People said, ‘Why Iowa?’ ” “And I think black coaches and Willowridge) played for coach Phearse said. “I said, ‘You’ve athletes remember about (Hayden) Fry at North Texas just got to see it.’ They say (Levias).” State,” Brown said. “He told me people here follow the Hawkeyes The atmosphere on campus also coach Fry is a class act.” like people in Texas follow the lured recruits. Raj Clark Besides help¬ Dallas Cowboys. Some talked in amazement ing the football —team, the 6-2, “Now I believe about older teammates who park 225-pound linebacker from it.” Bay- D Shalor Pryor downtown without locking car town is considering joining Originally the from Eastland, doors. on the Hawkeye track team. the hometown— of Others commented Fry, defensive friendly nature of people in the “I might throw the shot put if coordinator Bill Brashier and redshirt freshman community. Matt Hughes, the 6-4, “I’m no place everything goes well, but I 280-pound sure there’s offensive lineman that’s perfect,” “But haven’t talked to the coaches,” finished his Clark said. career at Stephenville. this is as close to perfect as it can Clark said. Pryor plans Cory Hutchings The to add to a tattoo get.” collection that includes a lizard on SuperPrep all-American from his right will add 6-3, forearm. Longview his 190- “I pound frame to the defensive already know I want to get a Hutchings committed Hawkeye on my arm,” Pryor backfield. said. Miami before deciding to “Being a Hawkeye is al¬ to ready a switch to Iowa. part of me.” “I didn’t even hesitate calling Evan Warden The 6-4, -10-pound linebacker- same endured the barrage of questions about choosing Iowa. tdd me nothingnÿHEVeryu°dy there’s but com up here ” Wardell said. ‘They know just don’t what it’s reilb hke ” OF THE VOICE HAWKEYES, Nov. 29, 1995 W'tÿf±bril}™l‘2!”l™Led to others' to ,hanks ,or in and have-nots 8IVI> Protection opened Something 8ÿ some , the next-to-smallest sports good holes lor the running I school in the con- I u,wkeye backs in the ference which has a very ® ,iV.,hall team whacked old second hall after having a LMIAIKATI . , I limited local seemingly -v*l 11 i -UsJ recruiting base You want better nnesota and earned a bowl tough tune in that department in the *ÿ than team faded first 30 Fry? Who’ Where’Get real* n'’u men's basketball minutes Sednck Shaw was obvi- on but still had ouslv hurting, so - Now. to the bowl game with h,li'7n,sh against Duke it was great to see me Washington in Alaska, the unknown *' 'ÿ/tournament Damani Shakcxir come in and rtf’ It mav strike vou, as it me, a S01” team, under new run for 91 big yards does as ' basketball in the second half IBj •>(ÿ funny, but not very, that the «’wne’) its Prairie after five years sixth tie Lee, won on the varsity with place team In the Big Ten is sent to «’*fh against good competi- almost no gameaction. It was good, play the rSsic won to see too co-champion of the Pac-10 Dan Gable s wrestlers Tavian Banks shake off a few cob- Doesn’t seem right to me U?htSnH webs 1L 9 ti<,nano»rs out in cowboy country with 27 yards on just fourcarries It came about because theSun Bowl ,h7en7nyt vouch for this, bull Both looked much quicker than Shaw got the third selection from the Pac- of Rosedale was Saturday, which \tE2TM sirfStFloyd stows what fresh legs Igf v Hÿ’", K.VtaU Saturday night dur- can mean. 10n title, but Oregon,rT. which finished AL GRADY SÿSKSSSS has nevCT better to see him rifle a touchdoÿ*" BSS33HH Iting season In 23 yeats snows of the toss to Richard OÿnÿeaviriTlowa mtt,*ÿ l led the wind-swept Willock, showing he * Michigan State had its first winning Washington R nor his pig pen may have some rust, but hasn’t lost in five years and Katies, only its So "reward" for wall*Hawks took care of that m a histouch. 12th in the Ust 25 years, during which Iota's a good sea¬ s„n may be more like punishment tic wavSaturday, especially on defense hme it has had six different coaches Iowa may be the widest underdog in Gophers came mto NOW, HERE are some thoughts * Illinois (5-5-11 again missed a rvnot-so-Golden any game, and is averaging 24 points a game in not directly related to the game with winning season and has had if it soundly rtie came only 11 beaten we will again hear from a few Btc Ten play- but giving up 40.so >• Minnesota...... I found this item interest- winning seasons in the last 24 years that win beensurprising had the ingin last week's As noted, ermes Fry can't a bowl game wouldn't have Chicago Tribune by • this will be Iowa s 12th But hey, the played something like last year's writer Andrew bow game under Huskies are no super ware Bagnato: Fry That s more team. They can be The Metrodome, bowl games (8) beaten. Hawks JO-12 dannybrook in the "If Iowa and Illinois close the season than Indiana or have to lose (1 ) nothing and a great deal bv the Hawks. with victories Saturday, they'll each be Michigan State 1 or Northwestern to (2) Maybe they'll surprise us all Instead, theimproving Hawkeye 4-4 in Big Ten play and have six victo- or Purdue (5) or Wisconsin (8) or in El Paso. Minnesota (5) have to, Hrtmse shut the Gophers down, and ries over Division 1A opponents. ever been and Grady, one the stale's most rec- equals Illinois' (12). . of about out. It was the fewest "Because the Fighting Illini all-time total ogmzed sportswriters. has written about reints oven up by an Iowa team drubbed the Hawkeyes by 19 points * in a row, Ohio UlatUrt smce1944 He served as ,eForÿlÿthyearwiU NOT be See aflTwin in Iowa Citv over the on Nov. 4 in Iowa City, Illinois going to the Rose sports editor and sports columnist at the inhere two vears aeo, meaning that deserves to be ahead of Iowa in the , . , Iowa City Press Citizen from 1951 fo . “,wd‘-8W’ SSSE&S&ronly one in its last three. Conversely, "Bowl officials love the Hawkeyes it was the fewest points scored by the because their fans flock to bowls. In Gophers in their last 18 games, since 1993, some 20,000 lowans attended being shut oul at Kansas State 35-0 the Alamo Bowl in San early last season. Antonio....Illinois' hunt for a bowl Minnesota, despite its poor record, spot is difficult because its fan follow- came into the game as the third best ing isn't nearly as strong as the offensive team in the conference, just Hawkeyes'..." behind Ohio State and Penn State, Now, for those few Iowa fansout averaging 415 yards per game. But the there who have expressed opinions by Gophers totaled just 217 yards in the letters to the editor or to radio call-in game to Iowa's 444, and 60 of shows in recent weeks that Hayden Minnesota's yards came against Iowa Fry is over the hill, getting too old, in the final three minutes. has lost his touch, should resign or be The Gophers totaled only 25 net fired, take a good look at these facts, yards rushing. If you add that to the please: nunus18 which Wisconsin accumu- •Iowa has just finished its 13tn ated last week, it means Iowa's final year in the last 15 under Fry with a tw°foes totaled just seven net yards season or better. In 10 of those on the ground between them. Might years Iowa has won seven games or that be some sort of record, and isn't more. the same defense we were all •Iowa's teams almost always get wv much concerned better lale in the season, posting a the * about before season? November record of 14 wins and just Offensively, 1thought Matt three losses in the last five seasons. bhennan was about as good as you •This will be Iowa's 12th bowl Stt.1think it was his best game game in the last 15 years. Vtt as a Hawkeye. He hit 17 of 21 pass Then consider these items from fel- f°r an 81 percent completion rivals: J‘en’Pfe' low conference come near to Purdue, despite a big season-end- ”tacephon throwing an • and did some nifty ball ing win over Indiana, just completed something which is some- its 11th straight losing season. overlooked . Minnesota had its fifth straight was pretty much the losing season, and its best record in game from Iowa's offen- the last 28 years is 7-4. in the first half, catch- Wisconsin, 10-1-1 ttvo years ago • Alvarez, Passes for 106 yards, two of under miracle worker Barry to heln°r touchdovvtts and another one finished 4-5-2 and stays home. a2ach Bromert field •Indiana, 84 two years age *s and Becoming more and more an unbelievable 0-8 in the Big Ten home ZlT°[a b'S P4 Performer and averaged jus. 34,000 for seven - 8*TSo,,h„»,™ had, Iowa Hawkeye Football Iowa Bowl Records Individual Records Team Records Rushing Rushing Attempts 19, Mike Saunders (’91 Holiday) Attempts 55 (’59 Rose) 19, Rick Bayless (’86 Holiday) Yards 429 (’59 Rose) Yards 194, Bob Jeter ('59 Rose) TDs. 5 (’59 Rose) TDs .2, Willie Fleming (’59 Rose) 2, Collins Hagler(’57 Rose) 2, Nick Bell (’91 Rose) Passing 2, Matt Rodgers (’91 Rose) Attempts 51 ('88 Peach) 2, Mike Saunders (’91 Holiday) Comp 30 (’84 Freedom) 30 ('88 Peach) Yards 469 (’84 Freedom) Passing TDs. 6 (’84 Freedom) Attempts 51, Chuck Hartlieb (’88 Peach) Comp .30, Chuck Hartlieb (’88 Peach) Yards .461, Chuck Long (’84 Freedom) Total Offense TDs .6, Chuck Long (’84 Freedom) Plays 81 (’84 Freedom) Yards 560 (’84 Freedom) Total Offense Plays .56 by Chuck Hartlieb (’88 Peach) Scoring Yards .481 by Chuck Long ('84 Freedom) TDs 7 (’84 Freedom) TDs .6 by Chuck Long (’84 Freedom) PATs 7 (’84 Freedom) FGs 2 on three occasions Points... 55 (’84 Freedom) Receiving Catches .... .1 1 by Ronnie Harmon (’86 Rose) Yards . 168 by Dave Moritz (’82 Peach) TDs .2 on three occasions Iowa Bowl Results Scoring Won 6, Lost 6, Tied 1 TDs .2 on eight occasions PATs.... .7 by Tom Nichol (’84 Freedom) 1957 Rose: Iowa 35, Oregon State 19 FGs .2 on three occasions 1959 Rose: Iowa 38. 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