American college football season
1991 Indiana Hoosiers football |
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Copper Bowl champion |
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Copper Bowl, W 24–0 vs. Baylor |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Record | 7–4–1 (5–3 Big Ten) |
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Head coach | - Bill Mallory (8th season)
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Defensive coordinator | Joe Novak (8th season) |
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MVP | Vaughn Dunbar |
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Captain | Mark Hagen, Randy Schneider, Paul Williams |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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Seasons |
1991 Big Ten Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 6 Michigan $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 |
No. 10 Iowa | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
Ohio State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Indiana | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 |
Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Purdue | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
Michigan State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 |
Wisconsin | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Northwestern | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 |
Minnesota | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | | | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1991 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Hoosiers compiled an overall record of 7–4–1 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place the Big Ten. Indiana was invited to the Copper Bowl, where they beat Baylor, 24–0. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.
Vaughn Dunbar set the school record for rushing yards in a single season with 1,805 yards. This record stood until the 2014 season when it was broken by Tevin Coleman with 2,036 yards.[1][2]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | 1:30 pm | at No. 7 Notre Dame* | | | NBC | L 27–49 | 59,075 | |
September 21 | 12:30 pm | Kentucky* | | | ESPN | W 13–10 | 48,994 | [3] |
September 28 | 2:00 pm | at Missouri* | | | | T 27–27 | 42,173 | |
October 5 | 2:00 pm | Michigan State | | - Memorial Stadium
- Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
| | W 31–0 | 46,882 | |
October 12 | 2:00 pm | Northwestern | | - Memorial Stadium
- Bloomington, IN
| | W 44–6 | 44,915 | |
October 19 | 12:30 pm | at No. 4 Michigan | | | ESPN | L 16–24 | 106,097 | |
October 26 | 2:00 pm | at Wisconsin | | | | W 28–20 | 54,052 | |
November 2 | 1:00 pm | Minnesota | | - Memorial Stadium
- Bloomington, IN
| | W 34–8 | 44,095 | |
November 9 | 3:30 pm | at No. 10 Iowa | No. 25 | | ABC | L 21–38 | 70,220 | |
November 16 | 12:30 pm | at No. 19 Ohio State | | | ESPN | L 16–20 | 93,417 | |
November 23 | 1:00 pm | Purdue | | | WTTV | W 24–22 | 51,596 | |
December 31 | 8:00 pm[4] | vs. Baylor* | | | TBS | W 24–0 | 35,751 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
At Notre Dame
Indiana at #7 Notre Dame | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Hoosiers | 3 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 27 | • Fighting Irish | 7 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 49 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | IND | Bonnell 48 yard field goal | IND 3–0 | | 1 | | ND | DuBose 49 yard interception return (Hentrich kick) | ND 7–3 | | 2 | | IND | Green 5 yard run (Bonnell kick) | IND 10–7 | | 2 | | ND | Culver 19 yard run (Hentrich kick) | ND 14–10 | | 2 | | IND | Green 1 yard run (Bonnell kick) | IND 17–14 | | 2 | | ND | Mirer 46 yard run (Hentrich kick) | ND 21–17 | | 2 | | ND | T. Brooks 13 yard run (Hentrich kick) | ND 28–17 | | 3 | | IND | Bonnell 29 yard field goal | ND 28–20 | | 3 | | ND | Mirer 6 yard run (Hentrich kick) | ND 35–20 | | 3 | | ND | I. Smith 58 yard pass from Mirer (Hentrich kick) | ND 42–20 | | 4 | | IND | Walker 5 yard pass from Green (Bonnell kick) | ND 42–27 | | 4 | | ND | Mirer 1 yard run (Hentrich kick) | ND 49–27 | |
At Iowa
#25 Indiana at #10 Iowa | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Hoosiers | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 21 | • Hawkeyes | 21 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 38 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 5:54 | Iowa | Mike Saunders 1-yard pass from Jim Hartlieb (Skillett kick) | Iowa 7–0 | | 1 | 5:09 | Iowa | Saunders 14-yard run (Skillett kick) | Iowa 14-0 | | 1 | 2:37 | Iowa | Saunders 19-yard run (Skillett kick) | Iowa 21-0 | | 2 | 10:28 | Iowa | Jeff Skillett 26-yard field goal | Iowa 24-0 | | 2 | 4:46 | Indiana | Thomas Lewis 24-yard pass from Trent Green (kick failed) | Iowa 24-6 | | 2 | 0:26 | Iowa | Danan Hughes 26-yard pass from Hartlieb | Iowa 31-6 | | 3 | 11:27 | Indiana | Bonnell 33-yard field goal | Iowa 31–9 | | 3 | 8:17 | Iowa | Saunders 7-yard run (Skillett kick) | Iowa 38-9 | | 4 | 13:44 | Indiana | Lewis 11-yard pass from Trent Green (run failed) | Iowa 38-15 | | 4 | 10:39 | Indiana | Vaughn Dunbar 11-yard run (run failed) | Iowa 38–21 | |
Purdue
External videos |
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1991 Purdue at Indiana – TV broadcast |
Vs. Baylor (Copper Bowl)
Roster
1991 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | 5 | Scott Bonnell | Jr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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After the season
NFL Draft
The following Hoosiers were selected in the 1992 NFL Draft after the season.[9]
Awards and honors
References
- ^ "Tevin Coleman reaches 2,000 yards". Associated Press. November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- ^ Huguenin, Mike (October 8, 2014). "NFL scouts taking notice of hyperproductive Tevin Coleman". NFL.com. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- ^ "Hoosier TD at 1:52 mark beats Wildcats". The Kokomo Tribune. September 22, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "31 Dec 1991, 14 - Hattiesburg American at". Newspapers.com. December 31, 1991. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- ^ "1991 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "1991 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 16. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "1991 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ "FWAA All-America" (PDF). sportswriter.net. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
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