1999 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

American college football season

1999 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	1–10 (0–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kirk Ferentz (1st season)
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
v t e
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. The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	11:00 am	No. 5 Nebraska*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa	ABC	L 7–42	70,397
September 11	6:00 pm	at Iowa State*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy)	FSN	L 10–17	50,402
September 18	5:15 pm	Northern Illinois*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa	ESPN+	W 24–0	63,478
October 2	11:00 am	at No. 14 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, Michigan	ESPN+	L 3–49	73,629
October 9	11:00 am	No. 2 Penn State	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa	ESPN+	L 7–31	66,398
October 16	11:00 am	at Northwestern	Ryan Field Evanston, Illinois	ESPN+	L 21–23	33,962
October 23	1:00 pm	Indiana	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa		L 31–38	63,777
October 30	11:00 am	at No. 21 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio	ESPN+	L 11–41	93,561
November 6	1:00 pm	Illinois	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa		L 24–40	61,350
November 13	2:30 pm	at No. 9 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wisconsin (rivalry)	ABC	L 3–41	79,404
November 20	11:00 am	No. 17 Minnesota	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa (Battle for the Floyd of Rosedale)	ESPN+	L 21–25	55,386
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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

Kirk Ferentz

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Ken O'Keefe – Offensive Coordinator
Norm Parker – Defensive Coordinator
Joe Philbin – Offensive line
Chuck Long – Quarterbacks
Carl Jackson – Running backs
Pat Flaherty – Tight ends/Special teams
Ron Aiken – Defensive line
Bret Bielema – Linebackers
Phil Parker – Defensive backs
Bill Ennis-Inge – Graduate assistant/Recruiting coordinator

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries

Nebraska

Nebraska at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 5 Cornhuskers	0	7	14	21	42
Hawkeyes	0	0	0	7	7

Date: September 4
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
Game start: 11:00 AM CDT
Game attendance: 70,397
Game weather: 92 °F (33 °C), Sunny
TV announcers (ABC): Roger Twibell, Bob Griese

Scoring summary

2	7:54	Neb	Eric Crouch 28-yard run (Josh Brown kick)	Neb 7–0

3	11:14	Neb	Applegate 47-yard pass from Bobby Newcombe (Brown kick)	Neb 14–0

3	8:46	Neb	Newcombe 1-yard run (Brown kick)	Neb 21–0

4	14:56	Neb	Newcombe 5-yard run (Brown kick)	Neb 28–0

4	9:43	Neb	Crouch 6-yard run (Brown kick)	Neb 35–0

4	5:14	Neb	Crouch 21-yard run (Brown kick)	Neb 42–0

4	2:30	Iowa	Tim Dodge 10-yard blocked punt return (Douglas kick)	Neb 42–7

At Iowa State

Iowa at Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	0	0	7	3	10
• Cyclones	14	0	0	3	17

Date: September 11
Location: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 50,402
Television network: FSN

Scoring summary

1	10:36	ISU	Darren Davis 11-yard run (McKnight kick)	ISU 7–0

1	3:33	ISU	Damien Groce 80-yard pass from Sage Rosenfels (McKnight kick)	ISU 14–0

3	9:07	Iowa	Robbie Crockett 1-yard run (Douglas kick)	ISU 14–7

4	12:32	ISU	Mike McKnight 39-yard field goal	ISU 17–7

4	6:36	Iowa	Tim Douglas 47-yard field goal	ISU 17–7

Northern Illinois

No. Illinois at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	0	0	0
• Hawkeyes	0	3	0	21	24

Date: September 18
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
Game start: 5:15 PM CDT
Game attendance: 63,478
Television network: ESPN+

Scoring summary

2	2:30	Iowa	Tim Douglas 46-yard field goal	Iowa 3–0

4	13:10	Iowa	Randy Reiners 2-yard run (Douglas kick)	Iowa 10–0

4	9:59	Iowa	LeVar Woods 87-yard blocked field goal return (Douglas kick)	Iowa 17–0

4	7:03	Iowa	Ladell 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.

At Michigan State

Iowa at Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	0	0	3	0	3
• No. 14 Spartans	21	14	14	0	49

Date: October 2
Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan
Game start: 11:00 AM EDT
Game attendance: 73,629
Television network: ESPN+

Scoring summary

1	12:01	MSU	Plaxico Burress 32-yard pass from Burke (Edinger kick)	MSU 7–0

1	6:42	MSU	Burress 10-yard pass from Burke (Edinger kick)	MSU 14–0

1	3:31	MSU	Scott 20-yard pass from Burke (Edinger kick)	MSU 21–0

2	11:11	MSU	Baker 2-yard pass from Burke (Edinger kick)	MSU 28–0

2	6:17	MSU	Burress 10-yard pass from Van Dyke (Edinger kick)	MSU 35–0

3	13:10	Iowa	Tim Douglas 30-yard field goal	MSU 35–3

3	10:07	MSU	Haygood 35-yard pass from Van Dyke (Edinger kick)	MSU 42–3

3	8:15	MSU	Henry 70-yard punt return (Edinger kick)	MSU 49–3

Penn State

Penn State at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 2 Nittany Lions	7	7	7	10	31
Hawkeyes	0	0	7	0	7

Date: October 9
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
Game start: 11:00 AM CDT
Game attendance: 66,398
Television network: ESPN+

Scoring summary

1	7:19	PSU	Drummond 68-yard run (Forney kick)	PSU 7–0

2	0:09	PSU	Casey 6-yard run (Forney kick)	PSU 14–0

3	9:31	Iowa	Rob Thein 40-yard pass from Randy Reiners (Douglas kick)	PSU 14–7

3	4:36	PSU	McCoo 47-yard run (Forney kick)	PSU 21–7

4	10:05	PSU	Harris 10-yard run (Forney kick)	PSU 28–7

4	4:23	PSU	Forney 26-yard field goal	PSU 31–7

At Northwestern

Iowa at Northwestern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	0	0	14	7	21
• Wildcats	3	13	0	7	23

Date: October 16
Location: Ryan Field, Evanston, Illinois
Game start: 11:00 AM CDT
Game attendance: 33,962
Television network: ESPN+

Scoring summary

1	8:57	NW	Tim Long 25-yard field goal	NW 3–0

2	14:52	NW	Tim Long 25 yard-field goal	NW 6–0

2	9:14	NW	Tim Long 28 yard-field goal	NW 9–0

2	1:57	NW	Teddy Johnson 21-yard pass from Zak Kustok (Long kick)	NW 16–0

3	12:13	Iowa	Randy Reiners 3-yard run (Douglas kick)	NW 16–7

3	3:18	Iowa	Scott Mullen 2-yard run (Douglas kick)	NW 16–14

4	11:13	Iowa	Ladell Betts 74-yard run (Douglas kick)	Iowa 21–16

4	0:04	NW	Zak Kustok 2 yard run (Long kick)	NW 23–21

Indiana

Indiana at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hoosiers	7	17	14	0	38
Hawkeyes	0	14	7	10	31

Date: October 23
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
Game start: 11:00 AM CDT
Game attendance: 63,777

At Ohio State

Iowa at Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	8	0	3	0	11
• No. 21 Buckeyes	7	14	14	6	41

Date: October 30
Location: Ryan Field, Evanston, Illinois
Game start: 11:00 AM CDT
Game attendance: 93,561
Television network: ESPN+

Illinois

Illinois at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Fighting Illini	6	10	10	14	40
Hawkeyes	3	7	7	7	24

Date: November 6
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
Game start: 1:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 61,350

At Wisconsin

Iowa at Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	0	3	0	0	3
• No. 9 Badgers	13	14	7	7	41

Date: November 13
Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
Game start: 2:30 PM CST
Game attendance: 79,404
Television network: ABC

Minnesota

Minnesota at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 18 Golden Gophers	7	3	5	10	25
Hawkeyes	0	21	0	0	21

Date: November 20
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
Game start: 11:00 AM CDT
Game attendance: 55,386
Television network: ESPN+

Awards and honors

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
Matt Bowen	Defensive back	6	198	St. Louis Rams

References

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

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