1999 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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1999 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record1–10 (0–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Ken O'Keefe (1st season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Norm Parker (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
MVP Ladell Betts
Matt Bowen
Home stadium Kinnick Stadium
(Capacity: 70,397)
Seasons
←  1998
2000  →
1999 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 411:00 amNo. 5 Nebraska *
 ABC L 7–4270,397
September 116:00 pmat Iowa State *
 FSN L 10–1750,402
September 185:15 pm Northern 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 pm Indiana Dagger-14-plain.png
  • 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 pm Illinois
  • 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
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

1999 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 4Kyle McCannSo
QB 18Scott MullenJr
QB 13Randy ReinersSr
RB 46 Ladell Betts So
RB 15Robbie CrockettSo
RB 31Rob TheinSr
WR 88Ryan BartonJr
WR 3 Kahlil Hill So
WR 87 Kevin Kasper Jr
WR 6Chris OliverSo
WR 5Bashir YaminiSr
TE 80 Zeron Flemister Sr
TE 35 Erik Jensen Fr
TE 83Kyle TrippeerJr
TE 86 Austin Wheatley Sr
OL 52A.J. BlazekJr
OL  Jay BickfordSr
OL 74Alonzo CunninghamSo
OL 67Chad DealSr
OL 78 Robert Gallery Fr
OL 72 Bruce Nelson Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 56 Eric Steinbach Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 91 Jerry Montgomery So
LB 44 Dallas Clark Fr
LB 54 Aaron Kampman So
LB 56Vernon RollinsSr
LB 97 LeVar Woods Jr
DB 9 Matt Bowen Sr
DB 8Mikkel Brown
DB 2Tarig HolmanSr
DB 21Matt StockdaleSo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 17Tim DouglasSr
P 7 Jason Baker Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Game summaries

Nebraska

Nebraska at Iowa
1234Total
•No. 5 Cornhuskers07142142
Hawkeyes00077
Scoring summary
27:54Neb Eric 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

[2] [3]

At Iowa State

Iowa at Iowa State
1234Total
Hawkeyes007310
•Cyclones1400317
Scoring summary
110:36ISU Darren 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

[4]

Northern Illinois

No. Illinois at Iowa
1234Total
Huskies00000
•Hawkeyes0302124
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

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

At Michigan State

Iowa at Michigan State
1234Total
Hawkeyes00303
•No. 14 Spartans211414049
Scoring summary
112:01MSU Plaxico 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

[6]

Penn State

Penn State at Iowa
1234Total
•No. 2 Nittany Lions7771031
Hawkeyes00707
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

[7]

At Northwestern

Iowa at Northwestern
1234Total
Hawkeyes0014721
•Wildcats3130723
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
411:13Iowa Ladell Betts 74-yard run (Douglas kick)Iowa 21–16
40:04NWZak Kustok 2 yard run (Long kick)NW 23–21

[8] [9]

Indiana

Indiana at Iowa
1234Total
•Hoosiers71714038
Hawkeyes01471031

[10]

At Ohio State

Iowa at Ohio State
1234Total
Hawkeyes803011
•No. 21 Buckeyes71414641

[11]

Illinois

Illinois at Iowa
1234Total
•Fighting Illini610101440
Hawkeyes377724

[12]

At Wisconsin

Iowa at Wisconsin
1234Total
Hawkeyes03003
•No. 9 Badgers13147741

[13]

Minnesota

Minnesota at Iowa
1234Total
•No. 18 Golden Gophers7351025
Hawkeyes0210021

[14]

Awards and honors

Team players in the 2000 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL clubRef
Austin Wheatley Tight end5158 New Orleans Saints [15]
Matt Bowen Defensive back6198 St. Louis Rams [15]

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  3. ↑ "Hawks out of Huskers' league" (PDF). The Daily Iowan . September 7, 1999. p. 1B. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
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  6. ↑ "Can it get worse?" (PDF). The Daily Iowan . October 4, 1999. p. 1B. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
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