2000 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

American college football season

2000 Iowa Hawkeyes football

Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–9 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kirk Ferentz (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ken O'Keefe (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Norm Parker (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
MVP	Kevin Kasper LeVar Woods
Captain	Jason Baker A. J. Blazek Anthony Herron Kevin Kasper LeVar Woods
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium
Seasons← 1999 2001 →

2000 Big Ten Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 13 Purdue $+	6	–	2	8	–	4
Northwestern +	6	–	2	8	–	4
No. 11 Michigan +	6	–	2	9	–	3
Ohio State	5	–	3	8	–	4
No. 23 Wisconsin	4	–	4	9	–	4
Minnesota	4	–	4	6	–	6
Penn State	4	–	4	5	–	7
Iowa	3	–	5	3	–	9
Illinois	2	–	6	5	–	6
Michigan State	2	–	6	5	–	6
Indiana	2	–	6	3	–	8

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the second season for head coach Kirk Ferentz.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 26	1:00 pm	vs. No. 8 Kansas State*	Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO (Eddie Robinson Classic)	FSN	L 7–27	77,148
September 9	1:00 pm	Western Michigan*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		L 21–27	55,650
September 16	11:00 am	Iowa State*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy)	ESPN+	L 14–24	70,397
September 23	2:30 pm	at No. 1 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ABC	L 13–42	78,070
September 30	6:00 pm	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPN+	L 33–45	31,225
October 7	11:00 am	Michigan State	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPN+	W 21–16	63,920
October 14	1:05 pm	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL		L 0–31	62,639
October 21	11:00 am	No. 14 Ohio State	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPN+	L 10–38	60,495
October 28	11:00 am	Wisconsin	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 7–13	62,560
November 4	11:00 am	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ESPN+	W 26–23	95,437
November 11	11:00 am	No. 12 Northwestern	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPN+	W 27–17	54,345
November 18	2:30 pm	at Minnesota	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale)	ESPN+	L 24–27	54,387
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

2000 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`16`	Jon Beutjer	Fr
QB	`4`	Kyle McCann	Jr
QB	`18`	Scott Mullen	Sr
RB	`45`	Jonathan Babineaux	Fr
RB	`46`	Ladell Betts	Jr
RB	`40`	Edgar Cervantes	Fr
RB	`15`	Robbie Crockett	Jr
RB	`34`	Aaron Greving	Fr
RB	`29`	Jermelle Lewis	Fr
RB	`32`	Siaka Massaquoi	Fr
RB	`45`	Henry Pollio	Sr
RB	`2`	Fred Russell	Fr
WR	`88`	Ryan Barton	Sr
WR	`9`	Maurice Brown	Fr
WR	`3`	Kahlil Hill	Jr
WR	`87`	Kevin Kasper	Sr
WR	`13`	Ramon Ochoa	Fr
WR	`6`	Chris Oliver	Jr
TE	`85`	Robert Gallery	Fr
TE	`35`	Erik Jensen	Fr
TE	`83`	Kyle Trippeer	Sr
OL	`77`	Sam Aiello	Fr
OL	`52`	A. J. Blazek
OL	`74`	Alonzo Cunningham	Jr
OL	`70`	Andy Lightfoot	So
OL	`72`	Bruce Nelson	So
OL	`73`	David Porter	So
OL	`56`	Eric Steinbach	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL	`90`	Jared Clauss	Fr
DL	`94`	Colin Cole	So
DL	`99`	Anthony Herron	Sr
DL	`48`	Howard Hodges	Fr
DL	`54`	Aaron Kampman	Jr
DL	`91`	Jerry Montgomery	Jr
DL	`92`	Derrick Pickens	Jr
LB	`51`	Fred Barr	So
LB	`44`	Dallas Clark	Fr
LB	`37`	Derrick Davison	Sr
LB	`39`	Mike Dolezal	Jr
LB	`50`	George Lewis	Fr
LB	`30`	Roger Meyer	Jr
LB	`42`	Grant Steen	Fr
LB	`97`	LeVar Woods	Sr
LB	`53`	Kevin Worthy	Fr
DB	`8`	Mikkel Brown	Jr
DB	`1`	Tim Dodge	So
DB	`10`	Shane Hall	Jr
DB	`14`	Ryan Hansen	Jr
DB	`25`	Derek Pagel	So
DB	`27`	Robbertto Rickards	Jr
DB	`33`	Bob Sanders	Fr
DB	`19`	Benny Sapp	Fr
DB	`21`	Matt Stockdale	Jr
DB	`26`	Jeff Buch	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`95`	Nate Kaeding	Fr
K	`24`	Greg McLaughlin	Sr
P	`7`	Jason Baker	Sr

Head coach

Kirk Ferentz

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Ken O'Keefe– Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Norm Parker – Defensive Coordinator
Joe Philbin – Offensive line
Carl Jackson – Running backs
Eric Johnson – Tight ends
Lester Erb – Wide receivers/Special teams
Ron Aiken – Defensive line
Bret Bielema – Linebackers
Phil Parker – Secondary
Reese Morgan – Recruiting Coordinator
Chris Doyle – Strength and Conditioning
Bill Ennis-Inge – Graduate assistant/Recruiting coordinator
Jon McLaughlin – Graduate Assistant

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

vs. No. 8 Kansas State

Iowa vs. No. 8 Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	0	0	7	0	7
• No. 8 Wildcats	10	7	0	10	27

Date: August 26
Location: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Game attendance: 77,148
Television network: FSN

Scoring summary

1	11:32	KSU	David Allen 1-yard run (Jamie Rheem kick)	KSU 7–0

1	3:35	KSU	Jamie Rheem 24-yard field goal	KSU 10–0

2	0:19	KSU	Quincy Morgan 4-yard pass from Jonathan Beasley (Jamie Rheem kick)	KSU 17–0

3	7:59	Iowa	Ladell Betts 1-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick)	KSU 17–7

4	5:03	KSU	Jonathan Beasley 8-yard run (Jamie Rheem kick)	KSU 24–7

4	1:38	KSU	Jamie Rheem 39-yard field goal	KSU 27–7

Western Michigan

Iowa State

at No. 1 Nebraska

Iowa at No. 1 Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	7	6	0	0	13
• No. 1 Cornhuskers	7	14	7	14	42

Date: September 23
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 78,070
TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough and Ed Cunningham

Scoring summary

1	11:05	Iowa	Kevin Kasper 29-yard pass from Scott Mullen (Nate Kaeding kick)	Iowa 7–0

1	7:40	Neb	Matt Davison 31-yard pass from Eric Crouch (Josh Brown kick)	Tied 7–7

2	11:01	Neb	Tracey Wistrom 12-yard pass from Eric Crouch (Josh Brown kick)	Neb 14–7

2	8:40	Iowa	Nate Kaeding 40-yard field goal	Neb 14–10

2	1:44	Iowa	Nate Kaeding 39-yard field goal	Neb 14–13

2	0:00	Neb	Matt Davison 43-yard pass from Eric Crouch (Josh Brown kick)	Neb 21–13

3	11:25	Neb	Tracey Wistrom 10-yard pass from Eric Crouch (Josh Brown kick)	Neb 28–13

4	1:27	Neb	Tracey Wistrom 4-yard pass from Eric Crouch (Josh Brown kick)	Neb 35–13

4	0:55	Neb	Troy Watchorn 39-yard interception return (Josh Brown kick)	Neb 42–13

Despite being 42-point underdogs, Iowa marched for a touchdown on their opening possession to take a 7-0 lead. Later in the first half, the Hawkeyes closed within 14-13 after Nate Kaeding's second field goal. Nebraska stretched the margin with a long touchdown pass on the final play of the first half and two touchdowns in the final 1:27 of the game.

Indiana

Michigan State

Michigan State at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	9	7	0	16
• Hawkeyes	7	0	7	7	21

Date: October 7
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
Game attendance: 63,920
Television network: ESPN+

Scoring summary

1	7:28	Iowa	Ladell Betts 4-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick)	Iowa 7–0

2	13:15	MSU	McCoy 2-yard pass from Van Dyke (kick failed)	Iowa 7–6

2	0:08	MSU	Schaefer 23-yard field goal	MSU 9–7

3	1:22	MSU	TJ Duckett 32-yard run (Schaefer kick)	MSU 16–7

3	1:02	Iowa	Kahlil Hill 90-yard kickoff return (Kaeding kick)	MSU 16–14

4	2:47	Iowa	Kevin Kasper 43-yard pass from Jon Beutjer (Kaeding kick)	Iowa 21–16

The Hawkeyes snapped a 13-game losing streak in capturing Coach Ferentz's first Big Ten win.

Illinois

No. 14 Ohio State

Wisconsin

Wisconsin at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Badgers	3	10	0	0	13
Hawkeyes	0	0	7	0	7

Date: October 28
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
Game attendance: 62,560
Television network: ESPN+

Scoring summary

1	7:17	Wis	Pisetsky 46-yard field goal	Wis 3–0

2	12:56	Wis	Pisetsky 32-yard field goal	Wis 6–0

2	7:55	Wis	Michael Bennett 1-yard run (Pisetsky kick)	Wis 13–0

3	2:09	Iowa	Kahlil Hill 7-yard pass from Kyle McCann (Kaeding kick)	Wis 13–7

at Penn State

Iowa at Penn State

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
• Hawkeyes	7	6	0	3	7	3	26
Nittany Lions	0	3	3	10	7	0	23

Date: November 4
Location: Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania
Game attendance: 95,437

Scoring summary

1	IOWA	Hill 6-yard pass from McCann (Kaeding kick)	Iowa 7–0

2	IOWA	Kaeding 48-yard field goal	Iowa 10–0

2	IOWA	Kaeding 49-yard field goal	Iowa 13–0

2	PSU	Primanti 42-yard field goal	Iowa 13–3

3	PSU	Primanti 32-yard field goal	Iowa 13–6

4	PSU	J Gilmore 2-yard pass from Casey (Primanti kick)	Tie 13–13

4	IOWA	Kaeding 46-yard field goal	Iowa 16–13

4	PSU	Primanti 28-yard field goal	Tie 16–16

OT	PSU	Casey 6-yard run (Primanti kick)	Penn St 23–16

OT	IOWA	Betts 11-yard run (Kaeding kick)	Tie 23–23

2OT	IOWA	Kaeding 26-yard field goal	Iowa 26–23

This was the first of five consecutive Hawkeye victories (and 8 of 9) in the series.

No. 12 Northwestern

No. 12 Northwestern at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Wildcats	0	3	7	7	17
• Hawkeyes	3	10	7	7	27

Date: November 11
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
Game attendance: 54,345
TV announcers (ESPN+): Wayne Larrivee, Randy Wright, and Chris Miller

Scoring summary

1	1:20	Iowa	Nate Kaeding 42-yard field goal	Iowa 3–0

2	9:28	NW	Long 34-yard field goal	Tied 3–3

2	4:11	Iowa	Nate Kaeding 46-yard field goal	Iowa 6–3

2	0:35	Iowa	Kahlil Hill 11-yard pass from Kyle McCann (G McLaughlin kick)	Iowa 13–3

3	10:13	Iowa	Kevin Kasper 42-yard pass from Kyle McCann (Kaeding kick)	Iowa 20–3

3	1:59	NW	Kustok 1-yard run (Long kick)	Iowa 20–10

4	6:58	Iowa	Kyle McCann 1-yard run (Kaeding kick)	Iowa 27–10

4		NW	Schweighardt 10-yard pass from Kustok (Long kick)	Iowa 27–17

The Hawkeyes never trailed in knocking off the #12/#18 Wildcats. It was the first time in three years that Iowa had won consecutive games.

at Minnesota

Awards and honors

Team players in the 2001 NFL Draft

Main article: 2001 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club	Ref
Kevin Kasper	Wide Receiver	6	190	Denver Broncos

References

"Iowa vs. Kansas State". USA Today. August 26, 2000. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
"Western Michigan vs. Iowa". USA Today. September 9, 2000. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
"Iowa State vs. Iowa". USA Today. September 16, 2000. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
"Iowa vs. Nebraska". USA Today. September 23, 2000. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
"Iowa vs. Indiana". USA Today. September 30, 2000. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
"Michigan State vs. Iowa". USA Today. October 7, 2000. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
"Iowa vs. Illinois". USA Today. October 14, 2000. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
"Ohio State vs. Iowa". USA Today. October 21, 2000. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
"Wisconsin vs. Iowa". USA Today. October 28, 2000. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
"Iowa vs. Penn State". USA Today. November 4, 2000. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
"Northwestern vs. Iowa". USA Today. November 11, 2000. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
"Iowa vs. Minnesota". USA Today. November 18, 2000. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
"2001 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com.

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