1991 Indiana Hoosiers football team

American college football season

1991 Indiana Hoosiers football
Copper Bowl champion
Copper Bowl, W 24–0 vs. Baylor
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–4–1 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Bill Mallory (8th season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Novak (8th season)
MVPVaughn Dunbar
CaptainMark Hagen, Randy Schneider, Paul Williams
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 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
  • $ – Conference champion
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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 71:30 pmat No. 7 Notre Dame*NBCL 27–4959,075
September 2112:30 pmKentucky*
ESPNW 13–1048,994[3]
September 282:00 pmat Missouri*T 27–2742,173
October 52:00 pmMichigan State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
W 31–046,882
October 122:00 pmNorthwesterndagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 44–644,915
October 1912:30 pmat No. 4 MichiganESPNL 16–24106,097
October 262:00 pmat WisconsinW 28–2054,052
November 21:00 pmMinnesota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 34–844,095
November 93:30 pmat No. 10 IowaNo. 25ABCL 21–3870,220
November 1612:30 pmat No. 19 Ohio StateESPNL 16–2093,417
November 231:00 pmPurdue
WTTVW 24–2251,596
December 318:00 pm[4]vs. Baylor*TBSW 24–035,751
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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 234Total
Hoosiers 3 1437 27
• Fighting Irish 7 21147 49
Scoring summary
1INDBonnell 48 yard field goalIND 3–0
1NDDuBose 49 yard interception return (Hentrich kick)ND 7–3
2INDGreen 5 yard run (Bonnell kick)IND 10–7
2NDCulver 19 yard run (Hentrich kick)ND 14–10
2INDGreen 1 yard run (Bonnell kick)IND 17–14
2NDMirer 46 yard run (Hentrich kick)ND 21–17
2NDT. Brooks 13 yard run (Hentrich kick)ND 28–17
3INDBonnell 29 yard field goalND 28–20
3NDMirer 6 yard run (Hentrich kick)ND 35–20
3NDI. Smith 58 yard pass from Mirer (Hentrich kick)ND 42–20
4INDWalker 5 yard pass from Green (Bonnell kick)ND 42–27
4NDMirer 1 yard run (Hentrich kick)ND 49–27

At Iowa

#25 Indiana at #10 Iowa
1 234Total
Hoosiers 0 6312 21
• Hawkeyes 21 1070 38
Scoring summary
15:54IowaMike Saunders 1-yard pass from Jim Hartlieb (Skillett kick)Iowa 7–0
15:09IowaSaunders 14-yard run (Skillett kick)Iowa 14-0
12:37IowaSaunders 19-yard run (Skillett kick)Iowa 21-0
210:28IowaJeff Skillett 26-yard field goalIowa 24-0
24:46IndianaThomas Lewis 24-yard pass from Trent Green (kick failed)Iowa 24-6
20:26IowaDanan Hughes 26-yard pass from HartliebIowa 31-6
311:27IndianaBonnell 33-yard field goalIowa 31–9
38:17IowaSaunders 7-yard run (Skillett kick)Iowa 38-9
413:44IndianaLewis 11-yard pass from Trent Green (run failed)Iowa 38-15
410:39IndianaVaughn Dunbar 11-yard run (run failed)Iowa 38–21

Purdue

External videos
video icon 1991 Purdue at Indiana – TV broadcast

Vs. Baylor (Copper Bowl)

Roster

1991 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 26 Vaughn Dunbar Sr
QB 12 Trent Green Jr
OT Shawn Harper Sr
WR 8 Thomas Lewis So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 5 Scott Bonnell Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

After the season

NFL Draft

The following Hoosiers were selected in the 1992 NFL Draft after the season.[9]

Round Pick Player Position NFL team
1 21 Vaughn Dunbar Running back New Orleans Saints
4 87 Shawn Harper Tackle Los Angeles Rams

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Tevin Coleman reaches 2,000 yards". Associated Press. November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  2. ^ Huguenin, Mike (October 8, 2014). "NFL scouts taking notice of hyperproductive Tevin Coleman". NFL.com. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  3. ^ "Hoosier TD at 1:52 mark beats Wildcats". The Kokomo Tribune. September 22, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "31 Dec 1991, 14 - Hattiesburg American at". Newspapers.com. December 31, 1991. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  5. ^ "1991 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "1991 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  7. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 16. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  8. ^ "1991 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  9. ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  10. ^ "FWAA All-America" (PDF). sportswriter.net. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
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