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
10
Captains
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
1990 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 Iowa + 6 2 08 4 0
No. 7 Michigan + 6 2 09 3 0
No. 16 Michigan State + 6 2 08 3 1
No. 25 Illinois + 6 2 08 4 0
Ohio State 5 2 17 4 1
Minnesota 5 3 06 5 0
Indiana 3 4 16 5 1
Purdue 1 7 02 9 0
Northwestern 1 7 02 9 0
Wisconsin 0 8 01 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 No. 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 was another 25 years before Iowa made a return trip to the Rose Bowl.