2000 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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.

2000 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–9 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKen O'Keefe (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorNorm Parker (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
MVPKevin Kasper
LeVar Woods
CaptainJason Baker
A. J. Blazek
Anthony Herron
Kevin Kasper
LeVar Woods
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 261:00 pmvs. No. 8 Kansas State*FSNL 7–2777,148
September 91:00 pmWestern Michigan*L 21–2755,650
September 1611:00 amIowa State*
ESPN+L 14–2470,397
September 232:30 pmat No. 1 Nebraska*ABCL 13–4278,070
September 306:00 pmat IndianaESPN+L 33–4531,225
October 711:00 amMichigan State 
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ESPN+W 21–1663,920
October 141:05 pmat IllinoisL 0–3162,639
October 2111:00 amNo. 14 Ohio State
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ESPN+L 10–3860,495
October 2811:00 amWisconsin
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
ESPN+L 7–1362,560
November 411:00 amat Penn StateESPN+W 26–23 2OT95,437
November 1111:00 amNo. 12 Northwestern
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ESPN+W 27–1754,345
November 182:30 pmat MinnesotaESPN+L 24–2754,387
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

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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
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

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vs. No. 8 Kansas State

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Iowa vs. No. 8 Kansas State
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 070 7
No. 8 Wildcats 10 7010 27

[1]

Western Michigan

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[2]

Iowa State

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[3]

at No. 1 Nebraska

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Iowa at No. 1 Nebraska
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 7 600 13
No. 1 Cornhuskers 7 14714 42

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.[4]

Indiana

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[5]

Michigan State

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Michigan State at Iowa
1 234Total
Spartans 0 970 16
Hawkeyes 7 077 21

The Hawkeyes snapped a 13-game losing streak in capturing Coach Ferentz's first Big Ten win.[6]

Illinois

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[7]

No. 14 Ohio State

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[8]

Wisconsin

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Wisconsin at Iowa
1 234Total
Badgers 3 1000 13
Hawkeyes 0 070 7

[9]

at Penn State

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Iowa at Penn State
1 234OT2OTTotal
Hawkeyes 7 60373 26
Nittany Lions 0 331070 23

This was the first of five consecutive Hawkeye victories (and 8 of 9) in the series.[10]

No. 12 Northwestern

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No. 12 Northwestern at Iowa
1 234Total
No. 12 Wildcats 0 377 17
Hawkeyes 3 1077 27

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.[11]

at Minnesota

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[12]

Awards and honors

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Team players in the 2001 NFL Draft

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club Ref
Kevin Kasper Wide Receiver 6 190 Denver Broncos [13]

References

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  1. ^ "Iowa vs. Kansas State". USA Today. August 26, 2000. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "Western Michigan vs. Iowa". USA Today. September 9, 2000. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  3. ^ "Iowa State vs. Iowa". USA Today. September 16, 2000. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  4. ^ "Iowa vs. Nebraska". USA Today. September 23, 2000. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  5. ^ "Iowa vs. Indiana". USA Today. September 30, 2000. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  6. ^ "Michigan State vs. Iowa". USA Today. October 7, 2000. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  7. ^ "Iowa vs. Illinois". USA Today. October 14, 2000. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  8. ^ "Ohio State vs. Iowa". USA Today. October 21, 2000. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  9. ^ "Wisconsin vs. Iowa". USA Today. October 28, 2000. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  10. ^ "Iowa vs. Penn State". USA Today. November 4, 2000. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  11. ^ "Northwestern vs. Iowa". USA Today. November 11, 2000. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  12. ^ "Iowa vs. Minnesota". USA Today. November 18, 2000. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  13. ^ "2001 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com.