1998 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1998 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1998 record 3–8 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach Hayden Fry (20th season)
Offensive coordinator Don Patterson (7th season)
Defensive coordinator Bob Elliott (3rd season)
MVP Jared DeVries
Derek Rose
Captain Michael Burger
Jared DeVries
Matt Hughes
Derek Rose
Home stadium Kinnick Stadium
(Capacity: 70,397)
1998 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 2 Ohio State %+  7 –1     11 –1  
No. 6 Wisconsin $+  7 –1     11 –1  
No. 12 Michigan +  7 –1     10 –3  
No. 24 Purdue  6 –2     9 –4  
No. 17 Penn State  5 –3     9 –3  
Michigan State  4 –4     6 –6  
Minnesota  2 –6     5 –6  
Indiana  2 –6     4 –7  
Illinois  2 –6     3 –8  
Iowa  2 –6     3 –8  
Northwestern  0 –8     3 –9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Kinnick Stadium and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The 1998 season marked the 20th and final season for legendary coach Hayden Fry[1].

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 11:30 AM Central Michigan* Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ESPN+ W 38–0   58,920
September 12 11:00 AM Iowa State* Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy) ESPN2 L 9–27   70,397
September 19 9:00 PM at No. 17 Arizona* Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ FSN L 11–35   52,634
September 26 11:00 AM at Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL ESPN W 37–14   44,245
October 3 2:30 PM No. 25 Michigan Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ABC L 9–12   70,397
October 10 11:00 AM Northwesterndagger Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ESPN W 26–24   70,397
October 17 11:00 AM at Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN ESPN+ L 7–14   36,598
October 24 2:30 PM No. 8 Wisconsin Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Rivalry) ABC L 0–31   70,397
October 31 1:00 PM at Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN L 14–36   50,443
November 14 2:30 PM No. 7 Ohio State Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ABC L 14–45   69,473
November 21 1:30 PM at Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale) L 7–49   50,640
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Roster

1998 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 46 Ladell Betts Fr
FB 85 Michael Burger Sr
OL 74 Alonzo Cunningham Fr
OL 67 Chad Deal Jr
TE 80 Zeron Flemister Jr
WR 3 Kahlil Hill Fr
WR 87 Kevin Kasper So
QB 4 Kyle McCann  Fr
QB 18 Scott Mullen So
OL 72 Bruce Nelson Fr
WR 6 Chris Oliver Fr
QB 13 Randy Reiners Jr
TE Austin Wheatley Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 9 Matt Bowen Jr
DL 94 Jared DeVries Sr
DE 54 Aaron Kampman Fr
DL 91 Jerry Montgomery Fr
LB 97 LeVar Woods So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 7 Jason Baker So
K 17 Tim Douglas Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

Central Michigan

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1994 W 52–21

Iowa State

Overall record Last meeting Result
33–12 1997 W 63–20

[2]

Illinois

Iowa at Illinois
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 0 27100 37
Fighting Illini 0 0014 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
23–35–2 1997 W 38–10

Northwestern

Northwestern at Iowa
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 1077 24
• Hawkeyes 14 309 26
Overall record Last meeting Result
41–17–3 1997 L 14–15

[3]

Minnesota

Overall record Last meeting Result
34–55–2 1997 W 31–0

Postseason awards

  • Jared DeVries - Consensus First-team All-American (Defensive Tackle)

Team players in the 1999 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Jared DeVriesDefensive Tackle370Detroit Lions
Eric ThigpenDefensive Back6200Atlanta Falcons

[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Fry says goodbye" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 24, 1998. p. 1A. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  2. ↑ "The Cyclone State" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 14, 1998. p. 1B. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Reiners takes back the reins" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 12, 1998. p. 1B. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  4. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1999.htm
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