1998 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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]

1998 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1998 record3–8 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Patterson (7th season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Elliott (3rd season)
MVPJared DeVries
Derek Rose
CaptainMichael Burger
Jared DeVries
Matt Hughes
Derek Rose
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
(Capacity: 70,397)
1998 Big Ten Conference 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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 511:30 amCentral Michigan*
ESPN+W 38–058,920
September 1211:00 amIowa State*
ESPN2L 9–2770,397
September 199:00 pmat No. 16 Arizona*
FSNL 11–3552,634
September 2611:00 amat Illinois
ESPNW 37–1444,245
October 32:30 pmNo. 25 Michigan
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ABCL 9–1270,397
October 1011:00 amNorthwestern
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ESPNW 26–2470,397
October 1711:00 amat Indiana
ESPN+L 7–1436,598
October 242:30 pmNo. 9 Wisconsin
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
ABCL 0–3170,397
October 311:00 pmat Purdue
L 14–3650,443
November 142:30 pmNo. 7 Ohio State
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ABCL 14–4569,473
November 211:30 pmat Minnesota
L 7–4950,640
  • *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.#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
RB 31 Rob Thein Jr
TE 86 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 38 Zach Bromert Sr
K 17 Tim Douglas Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

Central Michigan
Central Michigan at Iowa
1 234Total
Chippewas 0 000 0
• Hawkeyes 7 0283 38
See also: 1998 Central Michigan Chippewas football team


Iowa State
Iowa State at Iowa
1 234Total
• Cyclones 10 1070 27
Hawkeyes 3 060 9
See also: 1998 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Cy-Hawk Trophy


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at Arizona
Iowa at Arizona
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 3 008 11
• No. 16 Wildcats 7 7714 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, clear and dark, Wind W 9 mph
  • Referee: Jim Springer
See also: 1998 Arizona Wildcats football team


at Illinois
Iowa at Illinois
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 0 27100 37
Fighting Illini 0 0014 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 234Total
• No. 25 Wolverines 7 005 12
Hawkeyes 0 900 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, Rain and drizzle, Wind E 5-10 mph
  • Referee: B. LeMonnier
See also: 1998 Michigan Wolverines football team


Northwestern
Northwestern at Iowa
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 1077 24
• Hawkeyes 14 309 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, Sunny, Wind S 10-12 mph
  • Referee: D. Witvoet
  • Television network: ESPN2
See also: 1998 Northwestern Wildcats football team


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at Indiana
Iowa at Indiana
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 070 7
• Hoosiers 0 0014 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, Sunny, mild, Wind SW 10-15 mph
  • Referee: J. Teitz
See also: 1998 Indiana Hoosiers football team


Wisconsin
Wisconsin at Iowa
1 234Total
• No. 9 Badgers 7 3129 31
Hawkeyes 0 000 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, Mostly sunny, Wind SE 5-10 mph
  • Referee: S. Newman
See also: 1998 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry


Purdue
Iowa at Purdue
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 0014 14
• Boilermakers 7 12107 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, Cloudy/Halloweenish, Wind NE 5 mph
  • Referee: Dick Honig
See also: 1998 Purdue Boilermakers football team


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Ohio State
Ohio State at Iowa
1 234Total
• No. 7 Buckeyes 14 14710 45
Hawkeyes 7 700 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, Clear skies, Wind NW 17-20 mph
  • Referee: J. Teitz
  • Television network: ABC
See also: 1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team


Minnesota
Iowa at Minnesota
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 007 7
• Golden Gophers 0 21217 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
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
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Jared DeVriesDefensive Tackle370Detroit Lions
Eric ThigpenDefensive Back6200Atlanta 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. "Iowa vs. Purdue". USA Today. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  5. "ISU passes, Iowa fails final". Des Moines Register via newspapers.com. November 22, 1998. p. 21. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  6. Layden, Tim (November 30, 1998). "Winning Effort in a Losing Cause". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  7. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1999.htm
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