9/28/1991 (1991-1992)

Kinnick Stadium [Iowa City, Iowa]

#9 Iowa vs Northern Illinois #9 Iowa Hawkeyes Football vs Northern Illinois on 9/28/1991 - HawkeyeRecap.com

W 58 - 7

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Head Coach: Hayden Fry
Attendance: 70,220
Start Time: 1:00 pm CST

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The Hawkeyes rolled up 577 yards of total offense in a tune-up game before next week's matchup vs Michigan. Three different QBs threw touchdowns, 10 receivers caught passes for a total of 367 yards and seven running backs rushed for 190 yards.

The defense tied a team record with 14 tackles for loss, including 6 sacks, and held the Huskies to 223 yards of offense. They also scored a touchdown when Leroy Smith recovered a fumble in the NIU end zone.

Three running backs and three receivers scored touchdowns. Sophomore Kenny Jones caught two passes, both scoring strikes from backup quarterbacks Jim Hartlieb and Paul Burmeister. Starter Matt Rodgers threw for 258 yards on 14-for-23 passing. He hit Mike Martens and Danan Hughes for 8- and 15-yard touchdowns respectively.

1 2 3 4 F

Iowa 7 24 7 20 58

Northern Illinois 0 0 0 7 7

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Statistics	Iowa	Northern Illinois
Total First Downs	30	13
Rushing Attempts	47	44
Rushing Yards	210	123
Rushing TDs	3	0
Yards per Rush	4.5	2.8
Passes Completed	20	7
Passes Attempts	32	17
Pass Completion %	62.5%	41.2%
Passing TDs	4	1
Passing Yards	367	100
Passing Yards per Completion	18.4	14.3
Passing Yards per Attempt	11.5	5.9
Touchdowns	7	1
Total Plays	79	61
% of Rushing Plays	59.5%	72.1%
% of Passing Plays	40.5%	27.9%
Total Offense	577	223
Yards per Play	7.3	3.7
Lost Fumbles	0	2
Interceptions	0	1
Turnovers	0	3
Penalties	6	2
Penalty Yards	65	28
Yards per Penalty	10.8	14.0
Possession Time	31:14	28:46

9/28/1991 (1991-1992) Kinnick Stadium [Iowa City, Iowa]

Kinnick Stadium [Iowa City, Iowa]