1999 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1999 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–10 (0–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKen O'Keefe (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorNorm Parker (1st season)
Base defense4–3
MVPLadell Betts
Matt Bowen
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
(Capacity: 70,397)
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Wisconsin $   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 7 Michigan State   6 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 5 Michigan %   6 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 11 Penn State   5 – 3     10 – 3  
No. 18 Minnesota   5 – 3     8 – 4  
No. 24 Illinois   4 – 4     8 – 4  
No. 25 Purdue   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Ohio State   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Indiana   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Northwestern   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Iowa   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the first season for new head coach Kirk Ferentz, who replaced Hayden Fry who retired at the end of the 1998 season.[1] The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 411:00 amNo. 5 Nebraska*
ABCL 7–4270,397
September 116:00 pmat Iowa State*
FSNL 10–1750,402
September 185:15 pmNorthern Illinois*
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
ESPN+W 24–063,478
October 211:00 amat No. 14 Michigan State
ESPN+L 3–4973,629
October 911:00 amNo. 2 Penn State
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
ESPN+L 7–3166,398
October 1611:00 amat Northwestern
ESPN+L 21–2333,962
October 231:00 pmIndianadagger
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
L 31–3863,777
October 3011:00 amat No. 21 Ohio State
ESPN+L 11–4193,561
November 61:00 pmIllinois
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
L 24–4061,350
November 132:30 pmat No. 9 Wisconsin
ABCL 3–4179,404
November 2011:00 amNo. 17 Minnesota
ESPN+L 21–2555,386
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

1999 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 4 Kyle McCann So
QB 18 Scott Mullen Jr
QB 13 Randy Reiners Sr
RB 46 Ladell Betts So
RB 15 Robbie Crockett So
RB 31 Rob Thein Sr
WR 88 Ryan Barton Jr
WR 3 Kahlil Hill So
WR 87 Kevin Kasper Jr
WR 6 Chris Oliver So
WR 5 Bashir Yamini Sr
TE 80 Zeron Flemister Sr
TE 35 Erik Jensen Fr
TE 83 Kyle Trippeer Jr
TE 86 Austin Wheatley Sr
OL 52 A.J. Blazek Jr
OL   Jay Bickford Sr
OL 74 Alonzo Cunningham So
OL 67 Chad Deal Sr
OL 78 Robert Gallery Fr
OL 72 Bruce Nelson  Fr
OL 56 Eric Steinbach Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 91 Jerry Montgomery So
LB 44 Dallas Clark Fr
LB 54 Aaron Kampman So
LB 56 Vernon Rollins Sr
LB 97 LeVar Woods Jr
DB 9 Matt Bowen Sr
DB 8 Mikkel Brown
DB 2 Tarig Holman Sr
DB 21 Matt Stockdale So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 17 Tim Douglas Sr
P 7 Jason Baker Jr


Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Nebraska

Nebraska at Iowa
1 234Total
• No. 5 Cornhuskers 0 71421 42
Hawkeyes 0 007 7
Scoring summary
27:54NebEric Crouch 28-yard run (Josh Brown kick)Neb 7–0
311:14NebApplegate 47-yard pass from Bobby Newcombe (Brown kick)Neb 14–0
38:46NebNewcombe 1-yard run (Brown kick)Neb 21–0
414:56NebNewcombe 5-yard run (Brown kick)Neb 28–0
49:43NebCrouch 6-yard run (Brown kick)Neb 35–0
45:14NebCrouch 21-yard run (Brown kick)Neb 42–0
42:30IowaTim Dodge 10-yard blocked punt return (Douglas kick)Neb 42–7
See also: 1999 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry

[2] [3]

At Iowa State

Iowa at Iowa State
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 073 10
• Cyclones 14 003 17
Scoring summary
110:36ISUDarren Davis 11-yard run (McKnight kick)ISU 7–0
13:33ISUDamien Groce 80-yard pass from Sage Rosenfels (McKnight kick)ISU 14–0
39:07IowaRobbie Crockett 1-yard run (Douglas kick)ISU 14–7
412:32ISUMike McKnight 39-yard field goalISU 17–7
46:36IowaTim Douglas 47-yard field goalISU 17–7
See also: 1999 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry

[4]

Northern Illinois

No. Illinois at Iowa
1 234Total
Huskies 0 000 0
• Hawkeyes 0 3021 24
Scoring summary
22:30IowaTim Douglas 46-yard field goalIowa 3–0
413:10IowaRandy Reiners 2-yard run (Douglas kick)Iowa 10–0
49:59IowaLeVar Woods 87-yard blocked field goal return (Douglas kick)Iowa 17–0
47:03IowaLadell Betts 10-yard run (Douglas kick)Iowa 24–0
See also: 1999 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The win over the Huskies marked Kirk Ferentz's first victory as head coach at Iowa.[5]

At Michigan State

Iowa at Michigan State
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 030 3
• No. 14 Spartans 21 14140 49
Scoring summary
112:01MSUPlaxico Burress 32-yard pass from Burke (Edinger kick)MSU 7–0
16:42MSUBurress 10-yard pass from Burke (Edinger kick)MSU 14–0
13:31MSUScott 20-yard pass from Burke (Edinger kick)MSU 21–0
211:11MSUBaker 2-yard pass from Burke (Edinger kick)MSU 28–0
26:17MSUBurress 10-yard pass from Van Dyke (Edinger kick)MSU 35–0
313:10IowaTim Douglas 30-yard field goalMSU 35–3
310:07MSUHaygood 35-yard pass from Van Dyke (Edinger kick)MSU 42–3
38:15MSUHenry 70-yard punt return (Edinger kick)MSU 49–3
See also: 1999 Michigan State Spartans football team

[6]

Penn State

Penn State at Iowa
1 234Total
• No. 2 Nittany Lions 7 7710 31
Hawkeyes 0 070 7
Scoring summary
17:19PSUDrummond 68-yard run (Forney kick)PSU 7–0
20:09PSUCasey 6-yard run (Forney kick)PSU 14–0
39:31IowaRob Thein 40-yard pass from Randy Reiners (Douglas kick)PSU 14–7
34:36PSUMcCoo 47-yard run (Forney kick)PSU 21–7
410:05PSUHarris 10-yard run (Forney kick)PSU 28–7
44:23PSUForney 26-yard field goalPSU 31–7
See also: 1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

[7]

At Northwestern

Iowa at Northwestern
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 0147 21
• Wildcats 3 1307 23
Scoring summary
18:57NWTim Long 25-yard field goalNW 3–0
214:52NWTim Long 25 yard-field goalNW 6–0
29:14NWTim Long 28 yard-field goalNW 9–0
21:57NWTeddy Johnson 21-yard pass from Zak Kustok (Long kick)NW 16–0
312:13IowaRandy Reiners 3-yard run (Douglas kick)NW 16–7
33:18IowaScott Mullen 2-yard run (Douglas kick)NW 16–14
411:13IowaLadell Betts 74-yard run (Douglas kick)Iowa 21–16
40:04NWZak Kustok 2 yard run (Long kick)NW 23–21
See also: 1999 Northwestern Wildcats football team

[8] [9]

Indiana

Indiana at Iowa
1 234Total
• Hoosiers 7 17140 38
Hawkeyes 0 14710 31
See also: 1999 Indiana Hoosiers football team

[10]

At Ohio State

Iowa at Ohio State
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 8 030 11
• No. 21 Buckeyes 7 14146 41
See also: 1999 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

[11]

Illinois

Illinois at Iowa
1 234Total
• Fighting Illini 6 101014 40
Hawkeyes 3 777 24
See also: 1999 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

[12]

At Wisconsin

Iowa at Wisconsin
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 300 3
• No. 9 Badgers 13 1477 41
See also: 1999 Wisconsin Badgers football team

[13]

Minnesota

Minnesota at Iowa
1 234Total
• No. 18 Golden Gophers 7 3510 25
Hawkeyes 0 2100 21
See also: 1999 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

[14]

Awards and honors

See also: 1999 All-Big Ten Conference football team

Team players in the 2000 NFL Draft

Main article: 2000 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club Ref
Austin Wheatley Tight end 5 158 New Orleans Saints [15]
Matt Bowen Defensive back 6 198 St. Louis Rams [15]

References

  1. ^ "Ferentz to follow Fry" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 3, 1998. p. 1A. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  2. ^ "Nebraska 42, Iowa 7". UPI. September 4, 1999. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "Hawks out of Huskers' league" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 7, 1999. p. 1B. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "State of Embarrassment" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 13, 1999. p. 1B. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  5. ^ "Runaway Betts" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 20, 1999. p. 1B. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  6. ^ "Can it get worse?" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 4, 1999. p. 1B. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  7. ^ "Hawkeye heartbeat" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 11, 1999. p. 1B. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  8. ^ "Iowa vs. Northwestern". USA Today. October 16, 1999. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  9. ^ "Wildcats deliver late blow" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 18, 1999. p. 1B. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  10. ^ "Once again, so very close" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 25, 1999. p. 1B. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  11. ^ "Hawks still slipping" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 1, 1999. p. 1B. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  12. ^ "Familiar fate for Hawks" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 8, 1999. p. 1B. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  13. ^ "Dayne plows Iowa, earns honor" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 15, 1999. p. 1B. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  14. ^ "Iowa lead fizzles, Gophers escape" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 22, 1999. p. 1B. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  15. ^ a b "2000 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com.