The 1991 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team was coached by Hayden Fry and played their home games at Kinnick Stadium.

Schedule

Roster

Rankings

Game summaries

Hawaii

This game was essentially over at halftime as Iowa cruised to start the season 1-0.

At Iowa State

Iowa had little trouble getting their ninth consecutive victory in this in-state rivalry contest.

Northern Illinois

No. 7 Michigan

In the 1991 Big Ten opener, the Hawkeyes led 18–7 midway through the second quarter, but could not stop the Michigan ground game as the Wolverines rolled up 371 yards rushing on 50 attempts. This game essentially decided the conference championship as both teams won the remainder of their Big Ten games. Prior to kickoff, 1957 Outland Trophy winner Alex Karras was presented with a plaque from the College Football Hall of Fame.

At Wisconsin

No. 13 Illinois

The Hawkeyes ended up having a happy homecoming in a game where they were outplayed in the first half in this top 15 showdown.

At Purdue

At No. 13 Ohio State

The Hawkeyes played without decals on their helmets in honor of the fallen from an on-campus shooting the day before. Leroy Smith recorded a school-record 5 sacks in the road victory over the Buckeyes.

No. 25 Indiana

Mike Saunders became the fifth Iowa player to score four touchdowns in a game, tying the school record. The Iowa defense forced four interceptions from Indiana quarterback Trent Green.

At Northwestern

Minnesota

The Hawkeyes closed the regular season with a win in the snow, giving Coach Fry his 100th victory at Iowa.

Vs. BYU (Holiday Bowl)

Postseason awards

After the season

NFL Draft

The following Hawkeyes were selected in the 1992 NFL draft after the season.