2000 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 2000 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Kirk Ferentz, the Hawkeyes compiled an overall record of 3–9, including 3–5 in conference play, placing eighth in the Big Ten. The team played home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

2000 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–9 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kirk Ferentz (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ken O'Keefe (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Norm Parker (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
MVPs	Kevin Kasper LeVar Woods
Captains	Jason Baker A. J. Blazek Anthony Herron Kevin Kasper LeVar Woods
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium
Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 11 Michigan +		6	–	2					9	–	3
Northwestern +		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 13 Purdue $+		6	–	2					8	–	4
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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 26	1:00 pm	vs. No. 8 Kansas State*	Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO (Eddie Robinson Classic)	FSN	L 7–27	77,148
September 9	1:00 pm	Western Michigan*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		L 21–27	55,650
September 16	11:00 am	Iowa State*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	ESPN Plus	L 14–24	70,397
September 23	2:30 pm	at No. 1 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ABC	L 13–42	78,070
September 30	6:00 pm	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPN Plus	L 33–45	31,225
October 7	11:00 am	Michigan State	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPN Plus	W 21–16	63,920
October 14	1:05 pm	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL		L 0–31	62,639
October 21	11:00 am	No. 14 Ohio State	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPN Plus	L 10–38	60,495
October 28	11:00 am	Wisconsin	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	ESPN Plus	L 7–13	62,560
November 4	11:00 am	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ESPN Plus	W 26–23 2OT	95,437
November 11	11:00 am	No. 12 Northwestern	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPN Plus	W 27–17	54,345
November 18	2:30 pm	at Minnesota	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	ESPN Plus	L 24–27	54,387
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

vs. No. 8 Kansas State

Iowa vs. No. 8 Kansas State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	0	0	7	0	7
• No. 8 Wildcats	10	7	0	10	27

• Date: August 26
• Location: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
• Game attendance: 77,148
• Television network: FSN

Scoring summary

1	11:32	KSU	David Allen 1-yard run (Jamie Rheem kick)	KSU 7–0
1	3:35	KSU	Jamie Rheem 24-yard field goal	KSU 10–0
2	0:19	KSU	Quincy Morgan 4-yard pass from Jonathan Beasley (Jamie Rheem kick)	KSU 17–0
3	7:59	Iowa	Ladell Betts 1-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick)	KSU 17–7
4	5:03	KSU	Jonathan Beasley 8-yard run (Jamie Rheem kick)	KSU 24–7
4	1:38	KSU	Jamie Rheem 39-yard field goal	KSU 27–7

See also: 2000 Kansas State Wildcats football team and Eddie Robinson Classic

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Western Michigan

See also: 2000 Western Michigan Broncos football team

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Iowa State

See also: 2000 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Cy-Hawk Trophy

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at No. 1 Nebraska

Iowa at No. 1 Nebraska

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	7	6	0	0	13
• No. 1 Cornhuskers	7	14	7	14	42

• Date: September 23
• Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
• Game attendance: 78,070
• TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough and Ed Cunningham

Scoring summary

1	11:05	Iowa	Kevin Kasper 29-yard pass from Scott Mullen (Nate Kaeding kick)	Iowa 7–0
1	7:40	Neb	Matt Davison 31-yard pass from Eric Crouch (Josh Brown kick)	Tied 7–7
2	11:01	Neb	Tracey Wistrom 12-yard pass from Eric Crouch (Josh Brown kick)	Neb 14–7
2	8:40	Iowa	Nate Kaeding 40-yard field goal	Neb 14–10
2	1:44	Iowa	Nate Kaeding 39-yard field goal	Neb 14–13
2	0:00	Neb	Matt Davison 43-yard pass from Eric Crouch (Josh Brown kick)	Neb 21–13
3	11:25	Neb	Tracey Wistrom 10-yard pass from Eric Crouch (Josh Brown kick)	Neb 28–13
4	1:27	Neb	Tracey Wistrom 4-yard pass from Eric Crouch (Josh Brown kick)	Neb 35–13
4	0:55	Neb	Troy Watchorn 39-yard interception return (Josh Brown kick)	Neb 42–13

See also: 2000 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry

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

See also: 2000 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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Michigan State

Michigan State at Iowa

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	9	7	0	16
• Hawkeyes	7	0	7	7	21

• Date: October 7
• Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
• Game attendance: 63,920
• Television network: ESPN Plus

Scoring summary

1	7:28	Iowa	Ladell Betts 4-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick)	Iowa 7–0
2	13:15	MSU	McCoy 2-yard pass from Van Dyke (kick failed)	Iowa 7–6
2	0:08	MSU	Schaefer 23-yard field goal	MSU 9–7
3	1:22	MSU	TJ Duckett 32-yard run (Schaefer kick)	MSU 16–7
3	1:02	Iowa	Kahlil Hill 90-yard kickoff return (Kaeding kick)	MSU 16–14
4	2:47	Iowa	Kevin Kasper 43-yard pass from Jon Beutjer (Kaeding kick)	Iowa 21–16

See also: 2000 Michigan State Spartans football team

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

Illinois

See also: 2000 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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No. 14 Ohio State

See also: 2000 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin at Iowa

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Badgers	3	10	0	0	13
Hawkeyes	0	0	7	0	7

• Date: October 28
• Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
• Game attendance: 62,560
• Television network: ESPN Plus

Scoring summary

1	7:17	Wis	Pisetsky 46-yard field goal	Wis 3–0
2	12:56	Wis	Pisetsky 32-yard field goal	Wis 6–0
2	7:55	Wis	Michael Bennett 1-yard run (Pisetsky kick)	Wis 13–0
3	2:09	Iowa	Kahlil Hill 7-yard pass from Kyle McCann (Kaeding kick)	Wis 13–7

See also: 2000 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry

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at Penn State

Iowa at Penn State

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
• Hawkeyes	7	6	0	3	7	3	26
Nittany Lions	0	3	3	10	7	0	23

• Date: November 4
• Location: Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania
• Game attendance: 95,437

Scoring summary

1		IOWA	Hill 6-yard pass from McCann (Kaeding kick)	Iowa 7–0
2		IOWA	Kaeding 48-yard field goal	Iowa 10–0
2		IOWA	Kaeding 49-yard field goal	Iowa 13–0
2		PSU	Primanti 42-yard field goal	Iowa 13–3
3		PSU	Primanti 32-yard field goal	Iowa 13–6
4		PSU	J Gilmore 2-yard pass from Casey (Primanti kick)	Tie 13–13
4		IOWA	Kaeding 46-yard field goal	Iowa 16–13
4		PSU	Primanti 28-yard field goal	Tie 16–16
OT		PSU	Casey 6-yard run (Primanti kick)	Penn St 23–16
OT		IOWA	Betts 11-yard run (Kaeding kick)	Tie 23–23
2OT		IOWA	Kaeding 26-yard field goal	Iowa 26–23

See also: 2000 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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

No. 12 Northwestern

No. 12 Northwestern at Iowa

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Wildcats	0	3	7	7	17
• Hawkeyes	3	10	7	7	27

• Date: November 11
• Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
• Game attendance: 54,345
• TV announcers (ESPN Plus): Wayne Larrivee, Randy Wright, and Chris Miller

Scoring summary

1	1:20	Iowa	Nate Kaeding 42-yard field goal	Iowa 3–0
2	9:28	NW	Long 34-yard field goal	Tied 3–3
2	4:11	Iowa	Nate Kaeding 46-yard field goal	Iowa 6–3
2	0:35	Iowa	Kahlil Hill 11-yard pass from Kyle McCann (G McLaughlin kick)	Iowa 13–3
3	10:13	Iowa	Kevin Kasper 42-yard pass from Kyle McCann (Kaeding kick)	Iowa 20–3
3	1:59	NW	Kustok 1-yard run (Long kick)	Iowa 20–10
4	6:58	Iowa	Kyle McCann 1-yard run (Kaeding kick)	Iowa 27–10
4		NW	Schweighardt 10-yard pass from Kustok (Long kick)	Iowa 27–17

See also: 2000 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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

See also: 2000 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Floyd of Rosedale

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Roster

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 Kirk Ferentz Coordinators/assistant coaches Ken O'Keefe– Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Norm Parker – Defensive Coordinator Joe Philbin – Offensive line Carl Jackson – Running backs Eric Johnson – Tight ends Lester Erb – Wide receivers/Special teams Ron Aiken – Defensive line Bret Bielema – Linebackers Phil Parker – Secondary Reese Morgan – Recruiting Coordinator Chris Doyle – Strength and Conditioning Bill Ennis-Inge – Graduate assistant/Recruiting coordinator Jon McLaughlin – Graduate Assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Awards and honors

See also: 2000 All-Big Ten Conference football team

Team players in the 2001 NFL draft

Main article: 2001 NFL draft

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