1999 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1999
| team = Iowa Hawkeyes
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Big Ten Conference
| short_conf = Big Ten
| record = 1–10
| conf_record = 0–8
| head_coach = Kirk Ferentz
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach = Ken O'Keefe
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme = Pro-style
| def_coach = Norm Parker
| dc_year = 1st
| def_scheme = 4–3
| mvp = Ladell Betts
| mvp2 = Matt Bowen
| captain = Matt Bowen
| captain2 = Scott Pospisil
| captain3 = Randy Reiners
| captain4 = Travis Senters
| captain5 = Rob Thein
| stadium = Kinnick Stadium
}}
{{1999 Big Ten Conference football standings}}
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. Led by first-year head coach Kirk Ferentz, the Hawkeyes compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–11 in conference play, placing last out of 11 teams in the Big Ten. The team played home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.
Ferentz who replaced Hayden Fry, who retired after the 1998 season.{{cite news | title=Ferentz to follow Fry | url=http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1998/di1998-12-03.pdf | page=1A | newspaper=The Daily Iowan | date=December 3, 1998 | access-date=December 3, 2017 }} The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1999
| poll = AP
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 4
| time = 11:00 am
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Kinnick Stadium
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| tv = ABC
| score = 7–42
| attend = 70,397
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 11
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Iowa State
| site_stadium = Jack Trice Stadium
| site_cityst = Ames, IA
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = FSN
| score = 10–17
| attend = 50,402
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| time = 5:15 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Northern Illinois
| site_stadium = Kinnick Stadium
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| tv = ESPN Plus
| score = 24–0
| attend = 63,478
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| time = 11:00 am
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Michigan State
| opprank = 14
| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium
| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI
| tv = ESPN Plus
| score = 3–49
| attend = 73,629
| source = {{cite news|title=Perfect Showdown: MSU moves to 5-0 in dominant fashion|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|author=Larry Lage|date=October 3, 1999|pages=1D, 2D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-perfect-showdown/167474499/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| time = 11:00 am
| w/l = l
| opponent = Penn State
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Kinnick Stadium
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| tv = ESPN Plus
| score = 7–31
| attend = 66,398
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| time = 11:00 am
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Northwestern
| site_stadium = Ryan Field
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| tv = ESPN Plus
| score = 21–23
| attend = 33,962
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Indiana
| site_stadium = Kinnick Stadium
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| tv =
| score = 31–38
| attend = 63,777
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| time = 11:00 am
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Ohio State
| opprank = 21
| site_stadium = Ohio Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| tv = ESPN Plus
| score = 11–41
| attend = 93,561
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Illinois
| site_stadium = Kinnick Stadium
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| tv =
| score = 24–40
| attend = 61,350
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| time = 2:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Wisconsin
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = ABC
| score = 3–41
| attend = 79,404
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 20
| time = 11:00 am
| w/l = l
| opponent = Minnesota
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Kinnick Stadium
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = ESPN Plus
| score = 21–25
| attend = 55,386
}}
}}
Game summaries
=Nebraska=
{{AFB game box start
| Title = Nebraska at Iowa
| Visitor = No. 5 Cornhuskers
| Host = Hawkeyes
| V1 = 0| V2 = 7| V3 = 14| V4 = 21
| H1 = 0| H2 = 0| H3 = 0| H4 = 7
| Date = September 4
| Location = Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
| StartTime = 11:00 AM
| TimeZone = CDT
| Attendance = 70,397
| Weather = {{convert|92|F}}, Sunny
| TVAnnouncers = Roger Twibell, Bob Griese
| TVStation = ABC
}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |FirstEntry=yes|Quarter=2 |Time=7:54 |Team=Neb |Event=Eric Crouch 28-yard run (Josh Brown kick) |Score=Neb 7–0}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=3 |Time=11:14 |Team=Neb |Event=Applegate 47-yard pass from Bobby Newcombe (Brown kick) |Score=Neb 14–0}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=3 |Time=8:46 |Team=Neb |Event=Newcombe 1-yard run (Brown kick) |Score=Neb 21–0}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=4 |Time=14:56 |Team=Neb |Event=Newcombe 5-yard run (Brown kick) |Score=Neb 28–0}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=4 |Time=9:43 |Team=Neb |Event=Crouch 6-yard run (Brown kick) |Score=Neb 35–0}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=4 |Time=5:14 |Team=Neb |Event=Crouch 21-yard run (Brown kick) |Score=Neb 42–0}}
{{AFB game box scoring entry |Quarter=4 |Time=2:30 |Team=Iowa |Event=Tim Dodge 10-yard blocked punt return (Douglas kick) |Score=Neb 42–7 |LastEntry=yes}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{see also|1999 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry}}
{{cite web| title=Nebraska 42, Iowa 7 |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1999/09/04/Nebraska-42-Iowa-7/7156936417600/ | publisher=UPI | date=September 4, 1999 | access-date=January 21, 2018}}
{{cite news| title=Hawks out of Huskers' league |url=http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1999/di1999-09-07.pdf | newspaper=The Daily Iowan | page=1B | date=September 7, 1999 | access-date=January 21, 2018}}
{{Clear}}
=At Iowa State=
{{AFB game box start
| Title = Iowa at Iowa State
| Visitor = Hawkeyes
| Host = Cyclones
| V1 = 0| V2 = 0| V3 = 7| V4 = 3
| H1 = 14| H2 = 0| H3 = 0| H4 = 3
| Date = September 11
| Location = Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa
| StartTime = 6:00 PM
| TimeZone = CDT
| Attendance = 50,402
| TVAnnouncers =
| TVStation = FSN
}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry=yes|Quarter=1 |Time=10:36 |Team=ISU |Event=Darren Davis 11-yard run (McKnight kick) |Score=ISU 7–0}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=1 |Time=3:33 |Team=ISU |Event=Damien Groce 80-yard pass from Sage Rosenfels (McKnight kick) |Score=ISU 14–0}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time=9:07 |Team=Iowa |Event=Robbie Crockett 1-yard run (Douglas kick) |Score=ISU 14–7}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time=12:32 |Team=ISU |Event=Mike McKnight 39-yard field goal |Score=ISU 17–7}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time=6:36 |Team=Iowa |Event=Tim Douglas 47-yard field goal |Score=ISU 17–7 |LastEntry=yes}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{see also|1999 Iowa State Cyclones football team|Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry}}
{{cite news | title=State of Embarrassment | url=http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1999/di1999-09-13.pdf | newspaper=The Daily Iowan | page=1B | date=September 13, 1999 | access-date=January 21, 2018 }}
{{Clear}}
=Northern Illinois=
{{AFB game box start
| Title = No. Illinois at Iowa
| Visitor = Huskies
| Host = Hawkeyes
| V1 = 0| V2 = 0| V3 = 0| V4 = 0
| H1 = 0| H2 = 3| H3 = 0| H4 = 21
| Date = September 18
| Location = Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
| StartTime = 5:15 PM
| TimeZone = CDT
| Attendance = 63,478
| Weather =
| TVAnnouncers =
| TVStation = ESPN Plus
}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry=yes|Quarter=2 |Time=2:30 |Team=Iowa |Event=Tim Douglas 46-yard field goal |Score=Iowa 3–0}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time=13:10 |Team=Iowa |Event=Randy Reiners 2-yard run (Douglas kick) |Score=Iowa 10–0}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time=9:59 |Team=Iowa |Event=LeVar Woods 87-yard blocked field goal return (Douglas kick) |Score=Iowa 17–0}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time=7:03 |Team=Iowa |Event=Ladell Betts 10-yard run (Douglas kick) |Score=Iowa 24–0 |LastEntry=yes}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{see also|1999 Northern Illinois Huskies football team}}
The win over the Huskies marked Kirk Ferentz's first victory as head coach at Iowa.{{cite news| title=Runaway Betts |url=http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1999/di1999-09-20.pdf | newspaper=The Daily Iowan | page=1B | date=September 20, 1999 | access-date=January 21, 2018}}
{{Clear}}
=At Michigan State=
{{AFB game box start
| Title = Iowa at Michigan State
| Visitor = Hawkeyes
| Host = No. 14 Spartans
| V1 = 0| V2 = 0| V3 = 3| V4 = 0
| H1 = 21| H2 = 14| H3 = 14| H4 = 0
| Date = October 2
| Location = Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan
| StartTime = 11:00 AM
| TimeZone = EDT
| Attendance = 73,629
| TVAnnouncers =
| TVStation = ESPN Plus
}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry=yes|Quarter=1 |Time=12:01 |Team=MSU |Event=Plaxico Burress 32-yard pass from Burke (Edinger kick) |Score=MSU 7–0}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=1 |Time=6:42 |Team=MSU |Event=Burress 10-yard pass from Burke (Edinger kick) |Score=MSU 14–0}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=1 |Time=3:31 |Team=MSU |Event=Scott 20-yard pass from Burke (Edinger kick) |Score=MSU 21–0}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time=11:11 |Team=MSU |Event=Baker 2-yard pass from Burke (Edinger kick) |Score=MSU 28–0}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time=6:17 |Team=MSU |Event=Burress 10-yard pass from Van Dyke (Edinger kick) |Score=MSU 35–0}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time=13:10 |Team=Iowa |Event=Tim Douglas 30-yard field goal |Score=MSU 35–3}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time=10:07 |Team=MSU |Event=Haygood 35-yard pass from Van Dyke (Edinger kick) |Score=MSU 42–3}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time=8:15 |Team=MSU |Event=Henry 70-yard punt return (Edinger kick) |Score=MSU 49–3 |LastEntry=yes}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{see also|1999 Michigan State Spartans football team}}
{{cite news | title=Can it get worse? | url=http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1999/di1999-10-04.pdf | newspaper=The Daily Iowan | page=1B | date=October 4, 1999 | access-date=January 21, 2018 }}
{{Clear}}
=Penn State=
{{AFB game box start
| Title = Penn State at Iowa
| Visitor = No. 2 Nittany Lions
| Host = Hawkeyes
| V1 = 7| V2 = 7| V3 = 7| V4 = 10
| H1 = 0| H2 = 0| H3 = 7| H4 = 0
| Date = October 9
| Location = Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
| StartTime = 11:00 AM
| TimeZone = CDT
| Attendance = 66,398
| Weather =
| TVAnnouncers =
| TVStation = ESPN Plus
}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry=yes|Quarter=1 |Time=7:19 |Team=PSU |Event=Drummond 68-yard run (Forney kick) |Score=PSU 7–0}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time=0:09 |Team=PSU |Event=Casey 6-yard run (Forney kick) |Score=PSU 14–0}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time=9:31 |Team=Iowa |Event=Rob Thein 40-yard pass from Randy Reiners (Douglas kick) |Score=PSU 14–7}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time=4:36 |Team=PSU |Event=McCoo 47-yard run (Forney kick) |Score=PSU 21–7}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time=10:05 |Team=PSU |Event=Harris 10-yard run (Forney kick) |Score=PSU 28–7}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time=4:23 |Team=PSU |Event=Forney 26-yard field goal |Score=PSU 31–7 |LastEntry=yes}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{see also|1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team}}
{{cite news| title=Hawkeye heartbeat |url=http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1999/di1999-10-11.pdf | newspaper=The Daily Iowan | page=1B | date=October 11, 1999 | access-date=January 21, 2018}}
{{Clear}}
=At Northwestern=
{{AFB game box start
|Title=Iowa at Northwestern
|Visitor=Hawkeyes
|V1=0 |V2=0 |V3=14 |V4=7
|Host=Wildcats
|H1=3 |H2=13 |H3=0 |H4=7
|Date=October 16
|Location=Ryan Field, Evanston, Illinois
|StartTime=11:00 AM
|TimeZone=CDT
|ElapsedTime=
|Attendance=33,962
|Weather=
|Referee=
|TVAnnouncers=
|TVStation=ESPN Plus
}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry=yes |Quarter=1 |Time=8:57 |Team=NW |Event=Tim Long 25-yard field goal |Score=NW 3–0}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time=14:52 |Team=NW |Event=Tim Long 25 yard-field goal |Score=NW 6–0}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time=9:14 |Team=NW |Event=Tim Long 28 yard-field goal |Score=NW 9–0}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time=1:57 |Team=NW |Event=Teddy Johnson 21-yard pass from Zak Kustok (Long kick) |Score=NW 16–0}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time=12:13 |Team=Iowa |Event=Randy Reiners 3-yard run (Douglas kick) |Score=NW 16–7}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time=3:18 |Team=Iowa |Event=Scott Mullen 2-yard run (Douglas kick) |Score=NW 16–14}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time=11:13 |Team=Iowa |Event= Ladell Betts 74-yard run (Douglas kick) |Score=Iowa 21–16}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time=0:04 |Team=NW |Event=Zak Kustok 2 yard run (Long kick) |Score=NW 23–21|LastEntry=yes}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{see also|1999 Northwestern Wildcats football team}}
{{cite web| title=Iowa vs. Northwestern |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores99/99289/99289433.htm | publisher=USA Today | date=October 16, 1999 | access-date=January 21, 2018}}
{{cite news| title=Wildcats deliver late blow |url=http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1999/di1999-10-18.pdf | newspaper=The Daily Iowan | page=1B | date=October 18, 1999 | access-date=January 21, 2018}}
{{Clear}}
=Indiana=
{{AFB game box start
| Title = Indiana at Iowa
| Visitor = Hoosiers
| Host = Hawkeyes
| V1 = 7| V2 = 17| V3 = 14| V4 = 0
| H1 = 0| H2 = 14| H3 = 7| H4 = 10
| Date = October 23
| Location = Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
| StartTime = 11:00 AM
| TimeZone = CDT
| Attendance = 63,777
| Weather =
| TVAnnouncers =
| TVStation =
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{see also|1999 Indiana Hoosiers football team}}
{{cite news| title=Once again, so very close |url=http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1999/di1999-10-25.pdf | newspaper=The Daily Iowan | page=1B | date=October 25, 1999 | access-date=January 21, 2018}}
{{Clear}}
=At Ohio State=
{{AFB game box start
|Title=Iowa at Ohio State
|Visitor=Hawkeyes
|V1=8 |V2=0 |V3=3 |V4=0
|Host=No. 21 Buckeyes
|H1=7 |H2=14 |H3=14 |H4=6
|Date=October 30
|Location=Ryan Field, Evanston, Illinois
|StartTime=11:00 AM
|TimeZone=CDT
|ElapsedTime=
|Attendance=93,561
|Weather=
|Referee=
|TVAnnouncers=
|TVStation=ESPN Plus
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{see also|1999 Ohio State Buckeyes football team}}
{{cite news| title=Hawks still slipping |url=http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1999/di1999-11-01.pdf | newspaper=The Daily Iowan | page=1B | date=November 1, 1999 | access-date=January 21, 2018}}
{{Clear}}
=Illinois=
{{AFB game box start
| Title = Illinois at Iowa
| Visitor = Fighting Illini
| Host = Hawkeyes
| V1 = 6| V2 = 10| V3 = 10| V4 = 14
| H1 = 3| H2 = 7| H3 = 7| H4 = 7
| Date = November 6
| Location = Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
| StartTime = 1:00 PM
| TimeZone = CDT
| Attendance = 61,350
| Weather =
| TVAnnouncers =
| TVStation =
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{see also|1999 Illinois Fighting Illini football team}}
{{cite news| title=Familiar fate for Hawks |url=http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1999/di1999-11-08.pdf | newspaper=The Daily Iowan | page=1B | date=November 8, 1999 | access-date=January 21, 2018}}
{{Clear}}
=At Wisconsin=
{{AFB game box start
| Title = Iowa at Wisconsin
| Visitor = Hawkeyes
| Host = No. 9 Badgers
| V1 = 0| V2 = 3| V3 = 0| V4 = 0
| H1 = 13| H2 = 14| H3 = 7| H4 = 7
| Date = November 13
| Location = Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
| StartTime = 2:30 PM
| TimeZone = CST
| Attendance = 79,404
| TVAnnouncers =
| TVStation = ABC
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{see also|1999 Wisconsin Badgers football team}}
{{cite news | title=Dayne plows Iowa, earns honor | url=http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1999/di1999-11-15.pdf | newspaper=The Daily Iowan | page=1B | date=November 15, 1999 | access-date=January 21, 2018 }}
{{Clear}}
=Minnesota=
{{AFB game box start
| Title = Minnesota at Iowa
| Visitor = No. 18 Golden Gophers
| Host = Hawkeyes
| V1 = 7| V2 = 3| V3 = 5| V4 = 10
| H1 = 0| H2 = 21| H3 = 0| H4 = 0
| Date = November 20
| Location = Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
| StartTime = 11:00 AM
| TimeZone = CDT
| Attendance = 55,386
| Weather =
| TVAnnouncers =
| TVStation = ESPN Plus
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{see also|1999 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team}}
{{cite news| title=Iowa lead fizzles, Gophers escape |url=http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1999/di1999-11-22.pdf | newspaper=The Daily Iowan | page=1B | date=November 22, 1999 | access-date=January 21, 2018}}
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Roster
{{American football roster/Header
| year = 1999
| team = Iowa Hawkeyes
| teamcolors = f
| offensive_players =
{{American football roster/Player|num=4|class=SO|first=Kyle|last=McCann|pos=QB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=18|class=JR|first=Scott|last=Mullen|pos=QB}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=15|class=So|first=Robbie|last=Crockett|pos=RB}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=88|class=Jr|first=Ryan|last=Barton|pos=WR}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=87|class=Jr|first=Kevin|last=Kasper|pos=WR|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=6|class=So|first=Chris|last=Oliver|pos=WR}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=67|class=Sr|first=Chad|last=Deal|pos=OL}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=56|class=Fr|first=Eric|last=Steinbach|pos=OL|link=y}}
| defensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=91|class=So|first=Jerry|last=Montgomery|pos=DL|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=44|class=Fr|first=Dallas|last=Clark|pos=LB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=54|class=So|first=Aaron|last=Kampman|pos=LB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=56|class=Sr|first=Vernon|last=Rollins|pos=LB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=97|class=JR|first=LeVar|last=Woods|pos=LB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=9|class=Sr|first=Matt|last=Bowen|pos=DB|link=y|dab=Matt Bowen (American football)}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=8|class= |first=Mikkel|last=Brown|pos=DB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=2|class=Sr|first=Tarig|last=Holman|pos=DB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=21|class=So|first=Matt|last=Stockdale|pos=DB}}
| special_teams_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=17|class=Sr|first=Tim|last=Douglas|pos=K}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=7|class=Jr|first=Jason|last=Baker|pos=P|link=y}}
}}
{{American football roster/Footer
| head_coach = *Kirk Ferentz
| asst_coach =
- 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
| accessdate=
}}
Awards and honors
{{see also|1999 All-Big Ten Conference football team}}
Team players in the 2000 NFL draft
{{main|2000 NFL draft}}
| class="wikitable" width="80%" | |||||
| align="center" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Iowa Hawkeyes|color=white}}"
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club | Ref |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | Tight end | 5 | 158 | New Orleans Saints | {{cite web|website=pro-football-reference.com|title=2000 NFL Draft|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2000/draft.htm}} |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | Defensive back | 6 | 198 | St. Louis Rams | |
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