1990 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1990 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Big Ten co-champion
Rose Bowl, L 34–46 vs. Washington
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 18
Record8–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCarl Jackson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Brashier (12th season)
MVP
CaptainGreg Aegerter
Merton Hanks
Jim Johnson
Tony Stewart
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
(Capacity: 70,220)
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Michigan + 6 2 0 9 3 0
No. 16 Michigan State + 6 2 0 8 3 1
No. 25 Illinois + 6 2 0 8 4 0
No. 18 Iowa + 6 2 0 8 4 0
Ohio State 5 2 1 7 4 1
Minnesota 5 3 0 6 5 0
Indiana 3 4 1 6 5 1
Northwestern 1 7 0 2 9 0
Purdue 1 7 0 2 9 0
Wisconsin 0 8 0 1 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium and were led by legendary coach Hayden Fry.

After starting 7–1 and rising to #6 in the polls, Iowa finished the season with an 8–4 record (6–2 Big Ten), winning a four-way tie for the Big Ten Conference championship by defeating the three other teams atop the conference standings – Michigan, Michigan State, and Illinois – in their respective head-to-head matchups. The Hawkeyes earned their third trip to Pasadena in ten years, but fell behind early in the 1991 Rose Bowl and lost 46–34 to the Washington Huskies. It would be another 25 years before Iowa would make a return trip to the Rose Bowl.

  1. ^ The University of Iowa Athletic Communications. "University of Iowa Football 2011 Media Fact Book: IOWA MVPs" (PDF). The University of Iowa Athletic Communications. p. 145. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "Iowa football team names 10 co-winners of MVP award" (PDF). UPI. December 8, 1990. Retrieved October 9, 2017.