1999 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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.

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	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

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

See also: 1999 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry

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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

See also: 1999 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry

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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

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 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

See also: 1999 Michigan State Spartans football team

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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

See also: 1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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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

See also: 1999 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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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

See also: 1999 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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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+

See also: 1999 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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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

See also: 1999 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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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

See also: 1999 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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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+

See also: 1999 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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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. "2000 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com.