Record: 8-4, .667 W-L% (29th of 107) ▪ Rank: 18th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big Ten
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Hayden Fry (8-4)
PS/G: 35.6 (13th of 107) ▪ PA/G: 24.0 (57th of 107)
SRS: 12.89 (17th of 107) ▪ SOS: 5.39 (17th of 107)
Bowl Game: Lost Rose Bowl 46-34 versus Washington
| Pre | 9/4 | 9/11 | 9/18 | 9/25 | 10/2 | 10/9 | 10/16 | 10/23 | 10/30 | 11/6 | 11/13 | 11/20 | 11/27 | 12/4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 15, 1990 | Sat | Iowa | Cincinnati | Ind | W | 63 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 22, 1990 | Sat | Iowa | Iowa State | Big 8 | W | 45 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 29, 1990 | Sat | Iowa | @ | (10) Miami (FL) | Ind | L | 21 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 4 | Oct 6, 1990 | Sat | Iowa | @ | (18) Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 5 | Oct 13, 1990 | Sat | (25) Iowa | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 6 | Oct 20, 1990 | Sat | (22) Iowa | @ | (10) Michigan | Big Ten | W | 24 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 7 | Oct 27, 1990 | Sat | (15) Iowa | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 56 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 8 | Nov 3, 1990 | Sat | (13) Iowa | @ | (5) Illinois | Big Ten | W | 54 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 5 | |
| 9 | Nov 10, 1990 | Sat | (6) Iowa | Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 26 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 10 | Nov 17, 1990 | Sat | (13) Iowa | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 38 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 11 | Nov 24, 1990 | Sat | (13) Iowa | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | L | 24 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 12 | Jan 1, 1991 | Tue | (17) Iowa | N | (8) Washington | Pac-10 | L | 34 | 46 | 8 | 4 | 0 | L 2 | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) |