1998 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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1998 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Don Patterson (7th season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Elliott (3rd season)
MVP Jared DeVries
Derek Rose
CaptainMichael Burger
Jared DeVries
Matt Hughes
Derek Rose
Home stadium Kinnick Stadium
Seasons
←  1997
1999  →
1998 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Ohio State  %+  7 –1   11 –1  
No. 6 Wisconsin $+  7 –1   11 –1  
No. 12 Michigan +  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 24 Purdue  6 –2   9 –4  
No. 17 Penn State  5 –3   9 –3  
Michigan State  4 –4   6 –6  
Minnesota  2 –6   5 –6  
Indiana  2 –6   4 –7  
Illinois  2 –6   3 –8  
Iowa  2 –6   3 –8  
Northwestern  0 –8   3 –9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Kinnick Stadium and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The 1998 season marked the 20th and final season for coach Hayden Fry. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 511:30 am Central Michigan *
 ESPN+ W 38–058,920
September 1211:00 am Iowa State *
 ESPN2 L 9–2770,397
September 199:00 pmat No. 16 Arizona *
 FSN L 11–3552,634
September 2611:00 amat Illinois
ESPN W 37–1444,245
October 32:30 pmNo. 25 Michigan
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
 ABC L 9–1270,397
October 1011:00 am Northwestern Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ESPNW 26–2470,397
October 1711:00 amat Indiana
ESPN+L 7–1436,598
October 242:30 pmNo. 9 Wisconsin
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
ABCL 0–3170,397
October 311:00 pmat Purdue
L 14–3650,443
November 142:30 pmNo. 7 Ohio State
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ABCL 14–4569,473
November 211:30 pmat Minnesota
L 7–4950,640
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

1998 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 46 Ladell Betts Fr
FB 85Michael BurgerSr
OL 74Alonzo CunninghamFr
OL 67Chad DealJr
TE 80 Zeron Flemister Jr
WR 3 Kahlil Hill Fr
WR 87 Kevin Kasper So
QB 4Kyle McCann Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 18Scott MullenSo
OL 72 Bruce Nelson Fr
WR 6Chris OliverFr
QB 13Randy ReinersJr
RB 31Rob TheinJr
TE 86 Austin Wheatley Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 9 Matt Bowen Jr
DL 94 Jared DeVries Sr
DE 54 Aaron Kampman Fr
DL 91 Jerry Montgomery Fr
LB 97 LeVar Woods So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 7 Jason Baker So
K 38Zach BromertSr
K 17Tim DouglasJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Game summaries

Central Michigan

Central Michigan at Iowa
1234Total
Chippewas00000
•Hawkeyes7028338
Scoring summary
113:27IowaKahlil Hill 62-yard punt return (Bromert kick)Iowa 7-0
314:47IowaKahlil Hill 88-yard kickoff return (Bromert kick)Iowa 14-0
38:36IowaLadell Betts 23-yard run (Bromert kick)Iowa 21-0
31:29IowaLadell Betts 40-yard run (Bromert kick)Iowa 28-0
30:00IowaChris Oliver 22-yard pass from Kyle McCann (Bromert kick)Iowa 35-0
411:21IowaZach Bromert 33-yard field goalIowa 38-0

Iowa State

Iowa State at Iowa
1234Total
•Cyclones10107027
Hawkeyes30609
  • Date: September 12
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Game start: 11:10 a.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 70,397
  • Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C), Clear and sunny, Wind SW 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
  • Television network: ESPN2
Scoring summary
112:18ISU Darren Davis 12-yard run (Kohl kick)ISU 7-0
15:00ISUJamie Kohl 28-yard field goalISU 10-0
10:16IowaTim Douglas 48-yard field goalISU 10-3
210:21ISUJoe Parmentier 1-yard run (Kohl kick)ISU 17-3
20:02ISUJamie Kohl 24-yard field goalISU 20-3
312:57ISUJoe Parmentier 1-yard run (Kohl kick)Iowa 27-3
36:03IowaLadell Betts 4-yard run (pass failed)ISU 27-9

[2]

At Arizona

Iowa at Arizona
1234Total
Hawkeyes300811
•No. 16 Wildcats7771435
  • Date: September 19
  • Location: Arizona Stadium
    Tucson, AZ
  • Game start: 7:22 pm
  • Elapsed time: 3:26
  • Game attendance: 52,634
  • Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C), clear and dark, Wind W 9 mph (14 km/h)
  • Referee: Jim Springer
Scoring summary
14:21Ariz Trung Candidate 1-yard run (McDonald kick)Iowa 3-0
10:00IowaTim Douglas 40-yard field goalAriz 7-3
28:23ArizTrung Candidate 38-yard run (McDonald kick)Ariz 14-3
35:25ArizKelvin Eafon 2-yard run (McDonald kick)Ariz 21-3
413:01Ariz Dennis Northcutt 44-yard pass from Keith Smith (McDonald kick)Ariz 28-3
47:38ArizKelvin Eafon 2-yard run (McDonald kick)Ariz 35-3
40:14IowaChris Oliver 24-yard pass from Scott Mullen (Mullen run)Ariz 35-11

At Illinois

Iowa at Illinois
1234Total
•Hawkeyes02710037
Fighting Illini0001414
Scoring summary
214:13IowaTim Douglas 51-yard field goalIowa 3-0
210:52IowaLadell Betts 4-yard run (Bromert kick)Iowa 10-0
29:42IowaKahlil Hill 57-yard punt return (Bromert kick)Iowa 17-0
22:43IowaSlattery 47-yard interception return (Bromert kick)Iowa 24-0
20:00IowaTim Douglas 58-yard field goalIowa 27-0
311:53IowaHill 51-yard pass from McCann (Bromert kick)Iowa 34-0
34:52IowaTim Douglas 51-yard field goalIowa 37-0
47:35IllinoisHarvey 25-yard run (Rackers kick)Iowa 37-7
43:22Illinois Kittner 1-yard run (Rackers kick)Iowa 37-14

Tim Douglas kicked three field goals from beyond 50 yards, including a school-record 58-yard field goal.

Michigan

Michigan at Iowa
1234Total
•No. 25 Wolverines700512
Hawkeyes09009
  • Date: October 3
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 70,397
  • Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), Rain and drizzle, Wind E 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h)
  • Referee: B. LeMonnier
Scoring summary
18:40Mich Tai Streets 14-yard pass from Tom Brady (Feely kick)Mich 7-0
212:29IowaTim Douglas 49-yard field goalMich 7-3
26:47IowaZach Bromert 29-yard field goalMich 7-6
200:15IowaZach Bromert 28-yard field goalIowa 9-7
48:19MichJay Feely 22-yard field goalMich 10-9
40:39MichAnthony Jordan safetyMich 12-9

Northwestern

Northwestern at Iowa
1234Total
Wildcats0107724
•Hawkeyes1430926
  • Date: October 10
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Game start: 11:10 AM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:35
  • Game attendance: 70,397
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), Sunny, Wind S 10–12 mph (16–19 km/h)
  • Referee: D. Witvoet
  • Television network: ESPN2
Scoring summary
15:26IowaKahlil Hill 23-yard pass from Randy Reiners (Bromert kick)Iowa 7-0
11:18IowaLadell Betts 2-yard run (Bromert kick)Iowa 14-0
28:18IowaZach Bromert 27-yard field goalIowa 17-0
25:16NW Damien Anderson 1-yard run (Gowins kick)Iowa 17-7
20:57NWBrian Gowins 30-yard field goalIowa 17-10
30:19NW D'Wayne Bates 66-yard pass from Gavin Hoffman (Gowins kick)Tied 17-17
413:43IowaSafetyIowa 19-17
411:04IowaKevin Kasper 49-yard pass from Randy Reiners (Bromert kick)Iowa 26-17
41:13NWJohn Burden 25-yard pass from Gavin Hoffman (Gowins kick)Iowa 26-24

This would end up being Hayden Fry's last win at Iowa. He remained Iowa's all-time wins leader until surpassed by Kirk Ferentz almost 20 year's later.

[3]

At Indiana

Iowa at Indiana
1234Total
Hawkeyes00707
•Hoosiers0001414
  • Date: October 17
  • Location: Memorial Stadium
    Bloomington, IN
  • Game start: 11:10 am
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 36,598
  • Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), Sunny, mild, Wind SW 10–15 mph (16–24 km/h)
  • Referee: J. Teitz
Scoring summary
310:31IowaZeron Flemister 11-yard pass from Randy Reiners (Bromert kick)Iowa 7-0
48:40IndianaChris Gall 1-yard run (Payne kick)Tied 7-7
40:41Indiana Antwaan Randle El 8-yard run (Payne kick)Indiana 14-7

[4]

Wisconsin

Wisconsin at Iowa
1234Total
•No. 9 Badgers7312931
Hawkeyes00000
  • Date: October 24
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 70,397
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), Mostly sunny, Wind SE 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h)
  • Referee: S. Newman
Scoring summary
13:29Wis Ron Dayne 2-yard run (Davenport kick)Wisconsin 7-0
24:53WisMatt Davenport 38-yard field goalWisconsin 10-0
36:51WisSafetyWisconsin 12-0
33:34WisMatt Davenport 21-yard field goalWisconsin 15-0
30:08WisMike Samuel 14-yard run (Davenport kick)Wisconsin 22-0
48:57WisMatt Davenport 26-yard field goalWisconsin 25-0
40:26WisEddie Faulkner 1-yard run (kick failed)Wisconsin 31-0

Purdue

Iowa at Purdue
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Hawkeyes0001414
•Boilermakers71210736
  • Date: October 31
  • Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
  • Game start: 1:00 pm
  • Elapsed time: 2:54
  • Game attendance: 50,443
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), Cloudy/Halloweenish, Wind NE 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
  • Referee: Dick Honig
Scoring summary
16:16Pur Tim Stratton 14-yard pass from Drew Brees (Dorsch kick)Purdue 7-0
27:02PurRandall Lane 33-yard pass from Drew Brees (kick failed)Purdue 13-0
25:20PurIsaac Jones 9-yard pass from Drew Brees (Brees rush failed)Purdue 19-0
38:57Pur Travis Dorsch 30-yard field goalPurdue 22-0
35:36PurTim Stratton 2-yard pass from Drew Brees (Dorsch kick)Purdue 29-0
46:56IowaEric Thigpen 29-yard fumble return (Bromert kick)Purdue 29-7
43:09PurRobert Tolbert 40-yard pass from David Edgerton (Dorsch kick)Purdue 36-7
41:28IowaRobbie Crockett 30-yard run (Bromert kick)Purdue 36-14

[5]

Ohio State

Ohio State at Iowa
1234Total
•No. 7 Buckeyes141471045
Hawkeyes770014
  • Date: November 14
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 69,473
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), Clear skies, Wind NW 17–20 mph (27–32 km/h)
  • Referee: J. Teitz
  • Television network: ABC
Scoring summary
18:32IowaScott Mullen 11-yard run (Bromert kick)Iowa 7-0
18:16OSUJoe Montgomery 80-yard run (Stultz kick)Tied 7-7
10:06OSU David Boston 54-yard pass from Joe Germaine (Stultz kick)OSU 14-7
213:49OSUMike Collins 22-yard interception return (Stultz kick)OSU 21-7
22:24IowaKyle McCann 13-yard run (Bromert kick)OSU 21-14
20:27OSUDavid Boston 17-yard pass from Joe Germaine (Stultz kick)OSU 28-14
34:33OSUMatt Keller 16-yard pass from Joe Germaine (Stultz kick)OSU 35-14
413:10OSUDan Stultz 27-yard field goalOSU 38-14
45:09OSUJamar Martin 10-yard run (Stultz kick)OSU 45-14

Minnesota

Iowa at Minnesota
1234Total
Hawkeyes00077
•Golden Gophers02121749
  • Date: November 21
  • Location: Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN
  • Game start: 1:35 pm CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 50,640
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Referee: D. Lipski
Scoring summary
28:08MinnBilly Cockerham 6-yard run (Bailey kick)Minnesota 7-0
23:09MinnThomas Hamner 56-yard run (Bailey kick)Minnesota 14-0
21:44MinnLuke Leverson 28-yard pass from Billy Cockerham (Bailey kick)Minnesota 21-0
39:53MinnLuke Leverson 27-yard pass from Billy Cockerham (Bailey kick)Minnesota 28-0
39:26MinnBilly Cockerham 5-yard run (Bailey kick)Minnesota 35-0
37:35MinnByron Evans 5-yard run (Bailey kick)Minnesota 42-0
45:32MinnA. Henderson 34-yard run (Bailey kick)Minnesota 49-0
40:45IowaRobbie Crockett 1-yard run (Douglas kick)Minnesota 49-7

[6] [7]

Postseason awards

Team players in the 1999 NFL draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Jared DeVries Defensive tackle370 Detroit Lions
Eric ThigpenDefensive back6200 Atlanta Falcons

[8]

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The 1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by first-year head coach Tom Davis and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 30–5 overall and 14–4 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. The Hawkeyes won their first 18 games and ascended to the first #1 ranking in school history in late January. The 30 overall wins and 14 conference wins remain single-season school records. Iowa received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #2 seed in the West Region. After defeating Santa Clara in the first round, UTEP in the second round, and Oklahoma in a thrilling Sweet Sixteen matchup, they lost to #1 UNLV in the West Regional Final, 84–81.

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