# 1989 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 16 | 1:05 pm | Oregon* | No. 24 | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, Iowa | | L 6–44 | 67,700 |
| September 23 | 12:10 pm | at Iowa State* | | Cyclone StadiumAmes, Iowa (Cy-Hawk Trophy) | | W 31–21 | 54,458 |
| September 30 | 1:05 pm | Tulsa* | | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, Iowa | | W 30–22 | 67,700 |
| October 7 | 1:05 pm | No. 24 Michigan State | | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, Iowa | | L 14–17 | 67,700 |
| October 14 | 1:00 pm | at Wisconsin | | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, Wisconsin | | W 31–24 | 62,402 |
| October 21 | 2:30 pm | No. 5 Michigan | | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, Iowa | ABC | L 12–26 | 67,700 |
| October 28 | 1:00 pm | at Northwestern | | Dyche StadiumEvanston, Illinois | | W 35–22 | 36,312 |
| November 4 | 2:30 pm | No. 8 Illinois | | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, Iowa | ABC | L 7–31 | 67,700 |
| November 11 | 11:30 am | at Ohio State | | Ohio StadiumColumbus, Ohio | ESPN | L 0–28 | 89,536 |
| November 18 | 2:00 pm | at Purdue | | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, Indiana | | W 24–0 | 31,963 |
| November 25 | 1:05 pm | Minnesota | | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale) | | L 7–43 | 67,700 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### At Iowa State

The Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones for the seventh consecutive time.

### At Wisconsin

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

### At Ohio State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio St | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
* Date: November 11
* Game time: 12:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Overcast, 52 °F (11 °C)
* Game attendance: 89,536
* Referee: Jerry Hendrickson
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
OSU – Scottie Graham 3-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 7:18. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 3:54.
Second quarter
OSU – Jeff Graham 8-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 12:24. Ohio St 14–0. Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 5:44.
Third quarter
OSU – Scottie Graham 9-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 6:35. Ohio St 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 2:14.
Fourth quarter
OSU – Dante Lee 1-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 10:51. Ohio St 28–0. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 7:42.
Top passers
IOWA – Matt Rodgers – 15/33, 201 yards
OSU – Greg Frey – 11/19, 168 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
IOWA – Richard Bass – 6 rushes, 30 yards
OSU – Dante Lee – 13 rushes, 99 yards, TD
Top receivers
IOWA – Travis Watkins – 4 receptions, 69 yards
OSU – Jeff Graham – 3 receptions, 70 yards, TD :

### Minnesota

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Minnesota | 7 | | | 30 | 37 |
| Iowa | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
* Date: November 25, 1989
* Game time: 1:05 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 67,700
* TV: None
* Worst conference loss since 1980 vs. Purdue
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Minnesota | Passing | | |
| Minnesota | Rushing | Darrell Thompson | 122 Yds |
| Minnesota | Receiving | | |
| Iowa | Passing | | |
| Iowa | Rushing | Nick Bell | 19 Rush, 133 Yds |
| Iowa | Receiving | | |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | MINN | IOWA |
| 1 | | | | | Minnesota | Chris Gaiters 14-yard touchdown reception from Darrell Thompson, Brent Berglund kick good | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | | | | | Iowa | Mike Saunders 12-yard touchdown reception from Matt Rodgers, kick good | | 7 |
| 4 | | | | | Minnesota | Marquel Fleetwood 22-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass failed | 19 | 7 |
| 4 | | | | | Minnesota | 39-yard field goal by Brent Berglund | 22 | 7 |
| 4 | 8:45 | | | | Minnesota | Interception returned 30 yards for touchdown by Eddie Miles, kick good | 29 | 7 |
| 4 | 4:42 | | | | Minnesota | James King 5-yard touchdown run, kick good | 36 | 7 |
| 4 | | 4 | | | Minnesota | Marcus Evans 1-yard touchdown run, kick good | 43 | 7 |
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## Team players in the 1990 NFL Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Bill Anderson | Center | 7 | 176 | Chicago Bears |
| Brad Quast | Linebacker | 10 | 251 | New York Jets |