1998 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1998 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
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

1998 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	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 coach Hayden Fry.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	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. 16 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	Northwestern	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. 9 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 Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

1998 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class 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 RB 31 Rob Thein Jr TE 86 Austin Wheatley Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class 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. # Name Class P 7 Jason Baker So K 38 Zach Bromert Sr K 17 Tim Douglas Jr	Head coach Hayden Fry Coordinators/assistant coaches Don Patterson – Offensive Coordinator Bob Elliott – Defensive Coordinator Chuck Long – Quarterbacks Bret Bielema – Linebackers Bill Ennis-Inge – Graduate assistant/Recruiting coordinator Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Central Michigan

Central Michigan at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total Chippewas 0 0 0 0 0 • Hawkeyes 7 0 28 3 38 Date: September 5 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa Game start: 11:35 a.m. CDT Game attendance: 58,920 Referee: B. LeMonnier Television network: ESPN+ Source: Box Score^[permanent dead link]

Scoring summary 1 13:27 Iowa Kahlil Hill 62-yard punt return (Bromert kick) Iowa 7-0 3 14:47 Iowa Kahlil Hill 88-yard kickoff return (Bromert kick) Iowa 14-0 3 8:36 Iowa Ladell Betts 23-yard run (Bromert kick) Iowa 21-0 3 1:29 Iowa Ladell Betts 40-yard run (Bromert kick) Iowa 28-0 3 0:00 Iowa Chris Oliver 22-yard pass from Kyle McCann (Bromert kick) Iowa 35-0 4 11:21 Iowa Zach Bromert 33-yard field goal Iowa 38-0

See also: 1998 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

Iowa State

Iowa State at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total • Cyclones 10 10 7 0 27 Hawkeyes 3 0 6 0 9 Date: September 12 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa Game start: 11:10 a.m. CDT Game attendance: 70,397 Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C), Clear and sunny, Wind SW 5 mph (8.0 km/h) Television network: ESPN2 Source: Box Score^[permanent dead link]

Scoring summary 1 12:18 ISU Darren Davis 12-yard run (Kohl kick) ISU 7-0 1 5:00 ISU Jamie Kohl 28-yard field goal ISU 10-0 1 0:16 Iowa Tim Douglas 48-yard field goal ISU 10-3 2 10:21 ISU Joe Parmentier 1-yard run (Kohl kick) ISU 17-3 2 0:02 ISU Jamie Kohl 24-yard field goal ISU 20-3 3 12:57 ISU Joe Parmentier 1-yard run (Kohl kick) Iowa 27-3 3 6:03 Iowa Ladell Betts 4-yard run (pass failed) ISU 27-9

See also: 1998 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Cy-Hawk Trophy

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At Arizona

Iowa at Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total Hawkeyes 3 0 0 8 11 • No. 16 Wildcats 7 7 7 14 35 Date: September 19 Location: Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ Game start: 7:22 pm Elapsed time: 3:26 Game attendance: 52,634 Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C), clear and dark, Wind W 9 mph (14 km/h) Referee: Jim Springer Source: Box Score^[permanent dead link]

Scoring summary 1 4:21 Ariz Trung Candidate 1-yard run (McDonald kick) Iowa 3-0 1 0:00 Iowa Tim Douglas 40-yard field goal Ariz 7-3 2 8:23 Ariz Trung Candidate 38-yard run (McDonald kick) Ariz 14-3 3 5:25 Ariz Kelvin Eafon 2-yard run (McDonald kick) Ariz 21-3 4 13:01 Ariz Dennis Northcutt 44-yard pass from Keith Smith (McDonald kick) Ariz 28-3 4 7:38 Ariz Kelvin Eafon 2-yard run (McDonald kick) Ariz 35-3 4 0:14 Iowa Chris Oliver 24-yard pass from Scott Mullen (Mullen run) Ariz 35-11

See also: 1998 Arizona Wildcats football team

At Illinois

Iowa at Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total • Hawkeyes 0 27 10 0 37 Fighting Illini 0 0 0 14 14 Date: September 26 Location: Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL Game attendance: 44,245 Source: Box Score and Game Story

Scoring summary 2 14:13 Iowa Tim Douglas 51-yard field goal Iowa 3-0 2 10:52 Iowa Ladell Betts 4-yard run (Bromert kick) Iowa 10-0 2 9:42 Iowa Kahlil Hill 57-yard punt return (Bromert kick) Iowa 17-0 2 2:43 Iowa Slattery 47-yard interception return (Bromert kick) Iowa 24-0 2 0:00 Iowa Tim Douglas 58-yard field goal Iowa 27-0 3 11:53 Iowa Hill 51-yard pass from McCann (Bromert kick) Iowa 34-0 3 4:52 Iowa Tim Douglas 51-yard field goal Iowa 37-0 4 7:35 Illinois Harvey 25-yard run (Rackers kick) Iowa 37-7 4 3:22 Illinois Kittner 1-yard run (Rackers kick) Iowa 37-14

See also: 1998 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Tim Douglas kicked three field goals from beyond 50 yards, including a school-record 58-yard field goal.

Michigan

Michigan at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 25 Wolverines 7 0 0 5 12 Hawkeyes 0 9 0 0 9 Date: October 3 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT Game attendance: 70,397 Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), Rain and drizzle, Wind E 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h) Referee: B. LeMonnier Source: Box Score^[permanent dead link]

Scoring summary 1 8:40 Mich Tai Streets 14-yard pass from Tom Brady (Feely kick) Mich 7-0 2 12:29 Iowa Tim Douglas 49-yard field goal Mich 7-3 2 6:47 Iowa Zach Bromert 29-yard field goal Mich 7-6 2 00:15 Iowa Zach Bromert 28-yard field goal Iowa 9-7 4 8:19 Mich Jay Feely 22-yard field goal Mich 10-9 4 0:39 Mich Anthony Jordan safety Mich 12-9

See also: 1998 Michigan Wolverines football team

Northwestern

Northwestern at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 10 7 7 24 • Hawkeyes 14 3 0 9 26 Date: October 10 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa Game start: 11:10 AM CDT Elapsed time: 3:35 Game attendance: 70,397 Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), Sunny, Wind S 10–12 mph (16–19 km/h) Referee: D. Witvoet Television network: ESPN2 Source: Box Score^[permanent dead link]

Scoring summary 1 5:26 Iowa Kahlil Hill 23-yard pass from Randy Reiners (Bromert kick) Iowa 7-0 1 1:18 Iowa Ladell Betts 2-yard run (Bromert kick) Iowa 14-0 2 8:18 Iowa Zach Bromert 27-yard field goal Iowa 17-0 2 5:16 NW Damien Anderson 1-yard run (Gowins kick) Iowa 17-7 2 0:57 NW Brian Gowins 30-yard field goal Iowa 17-10 3 0:19 NW D'Wayne Bates 66-yard pass from Gavin Hoffman (Gowins kick) Tied 17-17 4 13:43 Iowa Safety Iowa 19-17 4 11:04 Iowa Kevin Kasper 49-yard pass from Randy Reiners (Bromert kick) Iowa 26-17 4 1:13 NW John Burden 25-yard pass from Gavin Hoffman (Gowins kick) Iowa 26-24

See also: 1998 Northwestern Wildcats football team

This would end up being Hayden Fry's last win at Iowa. He remained Iowa's all-time wins leader until surpassed by Kirk Ferentz almost 20 year's later.

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At Indiana

Iowa at Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total Hawkeyes 0 0 7 0 7 • Hoosiers 0 0 0 14 14 Date: October 17 Location: Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN Game start: 11:10 am Elapsed time: 3:05 Game attendance: 36,598 Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), Sunny, mild, Wind SW 10–15 mph (16–24 km/h) Referee: J. Teitz Source: Box Score^[permanent dead link]

Scoring summary 3 10:31 Iowa Zeron Flemister 11-yard pass from Randy Reiners (Bromert kick) Iowa 7-0 4 8:40 Indiana Chris Gall 1-yard run (Payne kick) Tied 7-7 4 0:41 Indiana Antwaan Randle El 8-yard run (Payne kick) Indiana 14-7

See also: 1998 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 9 Badgers 7 3 12 9 31 Hawkeyes 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 24 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT Game attendance: 70,397 Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), Mostly sunny, Wind SE 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h) Referee: S. Newman Source: Box Score^[permanent dead link]

Scoring summary 1 3:29 Wis Ron Dayne 2-yard run (Davenport kick) Wisconsin 7-0 2 4:53 Wis Matt Davenport 38-yard field goal Wisconsin 10-0 3 6:51 Wis Safety Wisconsin 12-0 3 3:34 Wis Matt Davenport 21-yard field goal Wisconsin 15-0 3 0:08 Wis Mike Samuel 14-yard run (Davenport kick) Wisconsin 22-0 4 8:57 Wis Matt Davenport 26-yard field goal Wisconsin 25-0 4 0:26 Wis Eddie Faulkner 1-yard run (kick failed) Wisconsin 31-0

See also: 1998 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry

Purdue

Iowa at Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total Hawkeyes 0 0 0 14 14 • Boilermakers 7 12 10 7 36 Date: October 31 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN Game start: 1:00 pm Elapsed time: 2:54 Game attendance: 50,443 Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), Cloudy/Halloweenish, Wind NE 5 mph (8.0 km/h) Referee: Dick Honig Source: Box Score^[permanent dead link]

Scoring summary 1 6:16 Pur Tim Stratton 14-yard pass from Drew Brees (Dorsch kick) Purdue 7-0 2 7:02 Pur Randall Lane 33-yard pass from Drew Brees (kick failed) Purdue 13-0 2 5:20 Pur Isaac Jones 9-yard pass from Drew Brees (Brees rush failed) Purdue 19-0 3 8:57 Pur Travis Dorsch 30-yard field goal Purdue 22-0 3 5:36 Pur Tim Stratton 2-yard pass from Drew Brees (Dorsch kick) Purdue 29-0 4 6:56 Iowa Eric Thigpen 29-yard fumble return (Bromert kick) Purdue 29-7 4 3:09 Pur Robert Tolbert 40-yard pass from David Edgerton (Dorsch kick) Purdue 36-7 4 1:28 Iowa Robbie Crockett 30-yard run (Bromert kick) Purdue 36-14

See also: 1998 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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Ohio State

Ohio State at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 7 Buckeyes 14 14 7 10 45 Hawkeyes 7 7 0 0 14 Date: November 14 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST Game attendance: 69,473 Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), Clear skies, Wind NW 17–20 mph (27–32 km/h) Referee: J. Teitz Television network: ABC Source: Box Score^[permanent dead link]

Scoring summary 1 8:32 Iowa Scott Mullen 11-yard run (Bromert kick) Iowa 7-0 1 8:16 OSU Joe Montgomery 80-yard run (Stultz kick) Tied 7-7 1 0:06 OSU David Boston 54-yard pass from Joe Germaine (Stultz kick) OSU 14-7 2 13:49 OSU Mike Collins 22-yard interception return (Stultz kick) OSU 21-7 2 2:24 Iowa Kyle McCann 13-yard run (Bromert kick) OSU 21-14 2 0:27 OSU David Boston 17-yard pass from Joe Germaine (Stultz kick) OSU 28-14 3 4:33 OSU Matt Keller 16-yard pass from Joe Germaine (Stultz kick) OSU 35-14 4 13:10 OSU Dan Stultz 27-yard field goal OSU 38-14 4 5:09 OSU Jamar Martin 10-yard run (Stultz kick) OSU 45-14

See also: 1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Minnesota

Iowa at Minnesota

1 2 3 4 Total Hawkeyes 0 0 0 7 7 • Golden Gophers 0 21 21 7 49 Date: November 21 Location: Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN Game start: 1:35 pm CST Elapsed time: 3:10 Game attendance: 50,640 Game weather: Indoors Referee: D. Lipski Source: Box Score^[permanent dead link]

Scoring summary 2 8:08 Minn Billy Cockerham 6-yard run (Bailey kick) Minnesota 7-0 2 3:09 Minn Thomas Hamner 56-yard run (Bailey kick) Minnesota 14-0 2 1:44 Minn Luke Leverson 28-yard pass from Billy Cockerham (Bailey kick) Minnesota 21-0 3 9:53 Minn Luke Leverson 27-yard pass from Billy Cockerham (Bailey kick) Minnesota 28-0 3 9:26 Minn Billy Cockerham 5-yard run (Bailey kick) Minnesota 35-0 3 7:35 Minn Byron Evans 5-yard run (Bailey kick) Minnesota 42-0 4 5:32 Minn A. Henderson 34-yard run (Bailey kick) Minnesota 49-0 4 0:45 Iowa Robbie Crockett 1-yard run (Douglas kick) Minnesota 49-7

See also: 1998 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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Postseason awards

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

See also: 1998 College Football All-America Team and 1998 All-Big Ten Conference football team

Team players in the 1999 NFL draft

Main article: 1999 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Jared DeVries	Defensive tackle	3	70	Detroit Lions
Eric Thigpen	Defensive back	6	200	Atlanta Falcons

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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. Ecker, Jim (October 18, 1998). "Just too much Randle El". The Gazette. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Iowa vs. Purdue". USA Today. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
6. "ISU passes, Iowa fails final". Des Moines Register via newspapers.com. November 22, 1998. p. 21. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
7. Layden, Tim (November 30, 1998). "Winning Effort in a Losing Cause". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
8. "1999 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.