1998 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Season — Schedule, Stats, Results

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Season Snapshot 1998 at a glance

1998 Iowa Football

3-8

Overall

2-6

Big Ten

Hayden Fry

Head coach

By the Numbers

Shutouts

Central Michigan

Yards per game

267

average total offense per game

Yards allowed per game

398

what the defense gave up on average

Power rating

-3.6

Simple Rating System — #70 nationally

Memorable Games

Highest score

vs Central Michigan on Sep 5

Best defensive game

held them to 0

vs Central Michigan (38-0)

Closest game

2-point win

vs Northwestern (26-24)

Biggest win

by 38

vs Central Michigan (38-0)

Rankings & Streaks

Home record

2-4

at Carver / Kinnick / home court

Road record

1-4

true road games (excludes neutral sites)

Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers

FEATURED GAME

Beat Illinois

37 vs 14

at Illinois · Sep 26, 1998

Wire-to-wire control — won by 23

Signature Wins

BLOWOUT WIN

Beat Central Michigan

38 vs 0

home vs Central Michigan · Sep 5, 1998

Wire-to-wire control — won by 38

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

VS HEARTLAND TROPHY

Faced Wisconsin

0 vs 31

home vs Wisconsin · Oct 24, 1998

Trophy game came up just short

HEARTBREAKER

Lost by 3 to Michigan

9 vs 12

home vs Michigan · Oct 3, 1998

Lost by just 3 in the final minutes

VS A TOP TEAM

Faced #7 Ohio State

14 vs 45

home vs Ohio State · Nov 14, 1998

Tough matchup against #7

Compare This Team

See how the 1998 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.

1998 Schedule 11 games

Date	Opponent	Score
Sep 5	Home Central Michigan	38–0	W
Sep 12	Home Iowa State	9–27	L
Sep 19	Away (16) Arizona	11–35	L
Sep 26	Away Illinois	37–14	W
Oct 3	Home (25) Michigan	9–12	L
Oct 10	Home Northwestern	26–24	W
Oct 17	Away Indiana	7–14	L
Oct 24	Home (9) Wisconsin	0–31	L
Oct 31	Away Purdue	14–36	L
Nov 14	Home (7) Ohio State	14–45	L
Nov 21	Away Minnesota	7–49	L

Team & Player Stats

Numbers in plain English. Switch to Advanced to see every column. Full stat tables — passing rates, splits, game-by-game breakdowns.

Per-Game Averages

Points per game

15.6 vs 26.1

Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.

-10.5 points per game

Total yards

266.9 vs 398.5

How many yards Iowa moved the ball, versus how many they let the other team move.

-131.6 difference per game

Pass yards

185.9 vs 211.6

Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.

-25.7 difference per game

Rush yards

81.0 vs 186.9

Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.

-105.9 difference per game

First downs

15.5 vs 19.3

A first down means a fresh set of four tries — earning more is good.

-3.8 difference per game

Turnovers

2.0 vs 2.2

Times Iowa lost the ball (lower is better) versus times the defense took it back (higher is better).

-0.2 difference per game

Top Performers

Quarterback

Kyle McCann

1,179 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, 5 interceptions (8 games).

Lead rusher

Ladell Betts

679 rushing yards, 5 touchdowns over 11 games.

Lead receiver

Kahlil Hill

35 catches, 432 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns.

Top tackler

D.J. Johnson

0 total tackles, — sacks, 1 interceptions.

Team Stats per Game

Stat

Offense

Defense

Diff

Pass Cmp

13.9

14.4

-0.5

Pass Att

27.5

26.8

+0.7

Pass Cmp %

50.5

53.6

-3.1

Pass Yds

185.9

211.6

-25.7

Pass TD

0.5

1.3

-0.8

Rush Att

36.9

43.1

-6.2

Rush Yds

81.0

186.9

-105.9

Rush Y/A

2.2

4.3

-2.1

Rush TD

0.8

2.0

-1.2

Plays

64.5

69.9

-5.4

Total Yds

266.9

398.5

-131.6

Yds/Play

4.1

5.7

-1.6

1st Downs

15.5

19.3

-3.8

Penalties

6.5

8.0

-1.5

Penalty Yds

54.5

68.7

-14.2

Fumbles

0.6

1.1

-0.5

Interceptions

1.4

1.1

+0.3

Turnovers

2.0

2.2

-0.2

Splits

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	6.0	2.0	4.0	185.3	59.3	244.7	1.2
Road	5.0	1.0	4.0	186.6	107.0	293.6	3.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	6.0	2.0	4.0	186.0	178.5	364.5	1.8
Road	5.0	1.0	4.0	242.4	197.0	439.4	2.6

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	8.0	0.0	8.0	172.9	67.9	240.8	2.1
Win	3.0	3.0	0.0	220.7	116.0	336.7	1.7

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	8.0	0.0	8.0	205.1	232.4	437.5	2.1
Win	3.0	3.0	0.0	229.0	65.7	294.7	2.3

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
November	2.0	0.0	2.0	147.0	53.5	200.5	2.5
October	5.0	1.0	4.0	143.2	97.6	240.8	2.2
September	4.0	2.0	2.0	258.8	74.0	332.8	1.5

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
November	2.0	0.0	2.0	255.5	308.5	564.0	2.0
October	5.0	1.0	4.0	194.0	176.6	370.6	2.0
September	4.0	2.0	2.0	211.8	139.0	350.8	2.5

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Saturday	11.0	3.0	8.0	185.9	81.0	266.9	2.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Saturday	11.0	3.0	8.0	211.6	186.9	398.5	2.2

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big 12	1.0	0.0	1.0	229.0	42.0	271.0	0.0
Big Ten	8.0	2.0	6.0	143.6	93.3	236.9	2.1
MAC	1.0	1.0	0.0	274.0	75.0	349.0	3.0
Pac-10	1.0	0.0	1.0	393.0	28.0	421.0	2.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big 12	1.0	0.0	1.0	125.0	254.0	379.0	0.0
Big Ten	8.0	2.0	6.0	215.8	197.0	412.8	2.3
MAC	1.0	1.0	0.0	192.0	35.0	227.0	3.0
Pac-10	1.0	0.0	1.0	285.0	191.0	476.0	3.0

Player Stats

Passing

Player	G	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate
Kyle McCannQB	8	86	159	54.1	1,179	2	5	7.4	6.2	13.7	147.4	114.2
Randy ReinersQB	5	37	86	43.0	521	3	6	6.1	3.6	14.1	104.2	91.5
Scott MullenQB	8	27	54	50.0	311	1	4	5.8	2.8	11.5	38.9	89.7
Ladell BettsRB	11	1	1	100.0	23	0	0	23.0	23.0	23.0	2.1	293.2
Rob TheinRB	11	1	1	100.0	8	0	0	8.0	8.0	8.0	0.7	167.2
Jason BakerP	11	1	1	100.0	3	0	0	3.0	3.0	3.0	0.3	125.2
Bashir YaminiWR	11	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	0.0	0.0

Rushing & Receiving

Player	G	Rushing					Receiving					Scrimmage
		Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Y/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Y/G	Plays	Yds	TD
Ladell BettsRB	11	188	679	3.6	5	61.7	20	259	13.0	0	23.5	208	938	5
Kahlil HillWR	11	1	6	6.0	0	0.5	35	432	12.3	2	39.3	36	438	2
Bashir YaminiWR	11	1	11	11.0	0	1.0	31	317	10.2	0	28.8	32	328	0
Ryan BartonWR	11	1	-6	-6.0	0	-0.5	16	310	19.4	0	28.2	17	304	0
Kevin KasperWR	11	0	0	—	0	0.0	14	281	20.1	1	25.5	14	281	1
Rob TheinRB	11	45	163	3.6	0	14.8	2	12	6.0	0	1.1	47	175	0
Austin WheatleyTE	11	0	0	—	0	0.0	9	137	15.2	0	12.5	9	137	0
Robbie CrockettRB	6	7	57	8.1	2	9.5	1	18	18.0	0	3.0	8	75	2
Chris OliverWR	11	0	0	—	0	0.0	3	73	24.3	2	6.6	3	73	2
Trevor BollersRB	11	16	44	2.8	0	4.0	1	25	25.0	0	2.3	17	69	0
Zeron FlemisterTE	5	0	0	—	0	0.0	5	69	13.8	1	13.8	5	69	1
Michael BurgerRB	11	12	44	3.7	0	4.0	5	23	4.6	0	2.1	17	67	0
Jed DullTE	7	0	0	—	0	0.0	6	50	8.3	0	7.1	6	50	0
Jeremy AllenRB	11	4	40	10.0	0	3.6	1	3	3.0	0	0.3	5	43	0
Doug MillerRB	10	13	30	2.3	0	3.0	0	0	—	0	0.0	13	30	0
Kyle TrippeerTE	11	0	0	—	0	0.0	3	28	9.3	0	2.5	3	28	0
Randy ReinersQB	5	44	5	0.1	0	1.0	1	8	8.0	0	1.6	45	13	0
Carlos HonoreRB	1	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1.0	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	-1	0
Scott MullenQB	8	19	-7	-0.4	1	-0.9	0	0	—	0	0.0	19	-7	1
Kyle McCannQB	8	54	-175	-3.2	1	-21.9	0	0	—	0	0.0	54	-175	1

Defense & Fumbles

Player	G	Solo	Ast	Comb	TFL	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	PD	FR	FF
D.J. JohnsonDB	11	—	—	—	—	—	1	73	0	—	—	—
Eric ThigpenDB	10	—	—	—	—	—	3	17	0	—	—	—
Jeff KramerDL	11	—	—	—	—	—	1	11	0	—	—	—
Joe SlatteryDB	11	—	—	—	—	—	1	47	1	—	—	—
Matt BowenDB	11	—	—	—	—	—	2	0	0	—	—	—
Raj ClarkLB	8	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	0	—	—	—
Tarig HolmanDB	11	—	—	—	—	—	3	0	0	—	—	—

Kick & Punt Returns

Player	G	Kick Returns				Punt Returns				APYd
		Ret	Yds	Avg	TD	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Kahlil HillWR	11	18	465	25.8	1	10	177	17.7	2	1,080
Tarig HolmanDB	11	1	17	17.0	0	6	65	10.8	0	82
Matt StockdaleDB	11	5	61	12.2	0	0	0	—	0	61
Doug MillerRB	10	5	60	12.0	0	0	0	—	0	90
Chris OliverWR	11	1	11	11.0	0	0	0	—	0	84
Kyle TrippeerTE	11	1	7	7.0	0	0	0	—	0	35

Kicking & Punting

Player	G	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	Pts	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Jason BakerP	11	0	0	—	0	0	—	0	76	3,023	39.8
Zach BromertK	11	18	18	100.0	4	5	80.0	30	—	—	—
Tim DouglasK	11	0	0	—	6	11	54.5	18	—	—	—

Scoring

Player	G	Rush	Rec	PR	KR	Int	FR	Oth	TD	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Sfty	Pts	Pts/G
Ladell BettsRB	11	5	0	0	0	0	—	—	5	0	0	0	0	—	30	2.7
Kahlil HillWR	11	0	2	2	1	0	—	—	5	0	0	0	0	—	30	2.7
Zach BromertK	11	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	0	18	18	4	5	—	30	2.7
Tim DouglasK	11	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	0	0	0	6	11	—	18	1.6
Chris OliverWR	11	0	2	0	0	0	—	—	2	0	0	0	0	—	12	1.1
Robbie CrockettRB	6	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	2	0	0	0	0	—	12	2.0
Zeron FlemisterTE	5	0	1	0	0	0	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	—	6	1.2
Scott MullenQB	8	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	—	6	0.8
Kevin KasperWR	11	0	1	0	0	0	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	—	6	0.5
Joe SlatteryDB	11	0	0	0	0	1	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	—	6	0.5
Kyle McCannQB	8	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	—	6	0.8

Game Logs

Date	Opp	Rslt	Passing						Rushing			Total			Penalties		TO
			Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	Rate	Att	Yds	TD	Plays	Yds	Y/P	No	Yds	FL	Int	TO
Sep 5	Central Michigan	W 38–0	12	24	274	1	11.4	151.3	43	75	2	67	349	5.2	—	—	2	1	3
Sep 12	Iowa State	L 9–27	19	30	229	0	7.6	127.5	25	42	1	55	271	4.9	—	—	0	0	0
Sep 19	@ Arizona	L 11–35	26	48	393	1	8.2	121.5	27	28	0	75	421	5.6	—	—	0	2	2
Sep 26	@ Illinois	W 37–14	8	22	139	1	6.3	95.3	43	151	1	65	290	4.5	—	—	0	1	1
Oct 3	Michigan	L 9–12	9	16	93	0	5.8	105.1	35	66	0	51	159	3.1	—	—	1	0	1
Oct 10	Northwestern	W 26–24	17	30	249	2	8.3	141.7	44	122	1	74	371	5.0	—	—	0	1	1
Oct 17	@ Indiana	L 7–14	9	21	108	1	5.1	73.2	49	172	0	70	280	4.0	—	—	0	3	3
Oct 24	Wisconsin	L 0–31	10	24	108	0	4.5	79.5	30	30	0	54	138	2.6	—	—	1	0	1
Oct 31	@ Purdue	L 14–36	16	30	158	0	5.3	84.2	28	98	1	58	256	4.4	—	—	3	2	5
Nov 14	Ohio State	L 14–45	16	31	159	0	5.1	88.2	41	21	2	72	180	2.5	—	—	0	1	1
Nov 21	@ Minnesota	L 7–49	11	27	135	0	5.0	53.1	41	86	1	68	221	3.3	—	—	0	4	4

1998 Roster 32 players

Player	Class	Pos	Season summary
D.J. Johnson	—	DB
Eric Thigpen	—	DB
Joe Slattery	—	DB
Matt Bowen	—	DB
Matt Stockdale	—	DB
Bart Palmer	—	DL
Jared Devries*	—	DL
Jeff Kramer	—	DL
Tim Douglas	—	K
Zach Bromert	—	K
Raj Clark	—	LB
Jason Baker	—	P
Kyle McCann	—	QB	86 Cmp, 159 Att, 1179 Yds, 2 TD
Randy Reiners	—	QB	37 Cmp, 86 Att, 521 Yds, 3 TD
Scott Mullen	—	QB	27 Cmp, 54 Att, 311 Yds, 1 TD
Carlos Honore	—	RB	1 Att, -1 Yds, -1.0 Avg
Doug Miller	—	RB	13 Att, 30 Yds, 2.3 Avg
Jeremy Allen	—	RB	4 Att, 40 Yds, 10.0 Avg
Ladell Betts	—	RB	188 Att, 679 Yds, 3.6 Avg
Michael Burger	—	RB	12 Att, 44 Yds, 3.7 Avg
Robbie Crockett	—	RB	7 Att, 57 Yds, 8.1 Avg
Rob Thein	—	RB	45 Att, 163 Yds, 3.6 Avg
Trevor Bollers	—	RB	16 Att, 44 Yds, 2.8 Avg
Austin Wheatley	—	TE	9 Rec, 137 Yds, 15.2 Avg
Jed Dull	—	TE	6 Rec, 50 Yds, 8.3 Avg
Kyle Trippeer	—	TE	3 Rec, 28 Yds, 9.3 Avg
Zeron Flemister	—	TE	5 Rec, 69 Yds, 13.8 Avg
Bashir Yamini	—	WR	31 Rec, 317 Yds, 10.2 Avg
Chris Oliver	—	WR	3 Rec, 73 Yds, 24.3 Avg
Kahlil Hill	—	WR	35 Rec, 432 Yds, 12.3 Avg
Kevin Kasper	—	WR	14 Rec, 281 Yds, 20.1 Avg
Ryan Barton	—	WR	16 Rec, 310 Yds, 19.4 Avg

History Library

Chapters of Iowa football history

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Greatest Iowa Teams

Season	Record	AP Final	Coach	Bowl
1922	7-0	—	Howard Jones	—
1921	7-0	—	Howard Jones	—
1956	9-1	#3	Forest Evashevski	Won — Rose Bowl
1960	8-1	#3	Forest Evashevski	—
1899	8-0-1	—	Alden Knipe	—
1900	7-0-1	—	Alden Knipe	—
2015	12-2	#9	Kirk Ferentz	Lost — Rose Bowl
2009	11-2	#7	Kirk Ferentz	Won — Orange Bowl
2002	11-2	#8	Kirk Ferentz	Lost — Orange Bowl
1991	10-1-1	#10	Hayden Fry	Tied — Holiday Bowl

Iowa Bowl Games

Season	Bowl	Result	Score	Opponent
2025	ReliaQuest Bowl	Won	34-27	vanderbilt
2024	Music City Bowl	Lost	24-27	missouri
2023	Citrus Bowl	Lost	0-35	tennessee
2022	Music City Bowl	Won	21-0	kentucky
2021	Citrus Bowl	Lost	17-20	kentucky
2019	Holiday Bowl	Won	49-24	southern-california
2018	Outback Bowl	Won	27-22	mississippi-state
2017	Pinstripe Bowl	Won	27-20	boston-college
2016	Outback Bowl	Lost	3-30	florida
2015	Rose Bowl	Lost	16-45	stanford
2014	TaxSlayer Bowl	Lost	28-45	tennessee
2013	Outback Bowl	Lost	14-21	louisiana-state
2011	Insight Bowl	Lost	14-31	oklahoma
2010	Insight Bowl	Won	27-24	missouri
2009	Orange Bowl	Won	24-14	georgia-tech
2008	Outback Bowl	Won	31-10	south-carolina
2006	Alamo Bowl	Lost	24-26	texas
2005	Outback Bowl	Lost	24-31	florida
2004	Capital One Bowl	Won	30-25	louisiana-state
2003	Outback Bowl	Won	37-17	florida
2002	Orange Bowl	Lost	17-38	southern-california
2001	Alamo Bowl	Won	19-16	texas-tech
1997	Sun Bowl	Lost	7-17	arizona-state
1996	Alamo Bowl	Won	27-0	texas-tech
1995	Sun Bowl	Won	38-18	washington
1993	Alamo Bowl	Lost	3-37	california
1991	Holiday Bowl	Tied	13-13	brigham-young
1990	Rose Bowl	Lost	34-46	washington
1988	Peach Bowl	Lost	23-28	north-carolina-state
1987	Holiday Bowl	Won	20-19	wyoming
1986	Holiday Bowl	Won	39-38	san-diego-state
1985	Rose Bowl	Lost	28-45	ucla
1984	Freedom Bowl	Won	55-17	texas
1983	Gator Bowl	Lost	6-14	florida
1982	Peach Bowl	Won	28-22	tennessee
1981	Rose Bowl	Lost	0-28	washington
1958	Rose Bowl	Won	38-12	california
1956	Rose Bowl	Won	35-19	oregon-state

Iowa Rivalries

Trophy	Opponent	W-L-T	Years
Cy-Hawk Trophy	Iowa State	47-21	1899–2025
Floyd of Rosedale	Minnesota	54-61-2	1901–2025
Heartland Trophy	Wisconsin	47-48-2	1906–2025
Heroes Trophy	Nebraska	19-26-1	1903–2025

All-time numbers will fill in as historical Iowa schedules are imported.

Best Iowa Defenses

Season	Pts allowed/G	National rank	Record
1899	0.6	#1	8-0
1900	1.5	#3	7-0
1910	2.1	#18	5-2
1929	3.5	#10	4-2
1918	4.0	#14	6-2
1922	4.7	#23	7-0
1935	4.9	#14	4-2
1914	5.1	#21	4-3
1921	5.1	#22	7-0
1928	5.2	#22	6-2

All-Time Single-Season Leaders

Passing yards

Player	Season	Passing
Chuck Hartlieb	1988	3,310
James Vandenberg	2011	3,022
Ricky Stanzi	2010	3,004
Chuck Long	1985	2,978
Nathan Stanley	2019	2,951

Rushing yards

Player	Season	Rushing
Shonn Greene	2008	1,850
Tavian Banks	1997	1,639
Kaleb Johnson	2024	1,537
Marcus Coker	2011	1,384
Fred Russell	2003	1,355

Receiving yards

Player	Season	Receiving
Marvin McNutt	2011	1,315
Keith Chappelle	1980	1,037
Kevin Kasper	2000	1,010
Quinn Early	1987	978
Maurice Brown	2002	966

Tackles

Player	Season	Tackles
Jay Higgins	2023	171
Abdul Hodge	2005	158
Chad Greenway	2005	156
Pat Angerer	2009	145
Jack Campbell	2021	143

AP Poll History

Season	Final AP rank
2025	#17
2023	#24
2021	#23
2020	#16
2019	#15
2018	#25
2015	#9
2009	#7
2008	#20
2004	#8
2003	#8
2002	#8
1996	#18
1995	#25
1991	#10
1990	#18
1987	#16
1986	#16
1985	#10
1984	#16
1983	#14
1981	#18
1960	#3
1958	#2
1957	#6
1956	#3
1953	#9
1939	#9

Updated Jun 1, 5:30 AM

Football History

Season Snapshot 1998 at a glance

1998 Iowa Football

By the Numbers

Memorable Games

Rankings & Streaks

Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers

Beat Illinois

Signature Wins

Beat Central Michigan

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

Faced Wisconsin

Lost by 3 to Michigan

Faced #7 Ohio State

Compare This Team

1998 Schedule 11 games

Team & Player Stats

Per-Game Averages

Top Performers

Team Stats per Game

Splits

Offense

Defense

Offense

Defense

Offense

Defense

Offense

Defense

Offense

Defense

Player Stats

Passing

Rushing & Receiving

Defense & Fumbles

Kick & Punt Returns

Kicking & Punting

Scoring

Game Logs

1998 Roster 32 players

1998 AP Poll Movement

Greatest Teams

Bowl Games

Rivalries

Best Defenses

Player Leaders

AP Poll History

Greatest Iowa Teams

Iowa Bowl Games

Iowa Rivalries

Best Iowa Defenses

All-Time Single-Season Leaders

Passing yards

Rushing yards

Receiving yards

Tackles

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