1999 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Season — Schedule, Stats, Results

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Season Snapshot 1999 at a glance

1999 Iowa Football

1-10

Overall

0-8

Big Ten

Kirk Ferentz

Head coach

By the Numbers

Shutouts

Northern Illinois

Yards per game

300

average total offense per game

Yards allowed per game

463

what the defense gave up on average

Power rating

-5.5

Simple Rating System — #85 nationally

Memorable Games

Highest score

vs Indiana on Oct 23

Best defensive game

held them to 0

vs Northern Illinois (24-0)

Closest game

2-point loss

vs Northwestern (21-23)

Biggest win

by 24

vs Northern Illinois (24-0)

Rankings & Streaks

Home record

1-5

at Carver / Kinnick / home court

Road record

0-5

true road games (excludes neutral sites)

Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers

FEATURED GAME

Beat Northern Illinois

24 vs 0

home vs Northern Illinois · Sep 18, 1999

Wire-to-wire control — won by 24

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

VS FLOYD OF ROSEDALE

Faced Minnesota

21 vs 25

home vs Minnesota · Nov 20, 1999

Trophy game came up just short

VS HEROES GAME

Faced Nebraska

7 vs 42

home vs Nebraska · Sep 4, 1999

Trophy game came up just short

VS HEARTLAND TROPHY

Faced Wisconsin

3 vs 41

at Wisconsin · Nov 13, 1999

Trophy game came up just short

Compare This Team

See how the 1999 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.

1999 Schedule 11 games

Date	Opponent	Score
Sep 4	Home (5) Nebraska	7–42	L
Sep 11	Away Iowa State	10–17	L
Sep 18	Home Northern Illinois	24–0	W
Oct 2	Away (14) Michigan State	3–49	L
Oct 9	Home (2) Penn State	7–31	L
Oct 16	Away Northwestern	21–23	L
Oct 23	Home Indiana	31–38	L
Oct 30	Away (21) Ohio State	11–41	L
Nov 6	Home Illinois	24–40	L
Nov 13	Away (9) Wisconsin	3–41	L
Nov 20	Home (17) Minnesota	21–25	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

14.7 vs 31.5

Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.

-16.8 points per game

Total yards

300.3 vs 463.4

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

-163.1 difference per game

Pass yards

206.8 vs 218.1

Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.

-11.3 difference per game

Rush yards

93.5 vs 245.3

Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.

-151.8 difference per game

First downs

16.1 vs 23.0

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

-6.9 difference per game

Turnovers

1.5 vs 1.1

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

+0.4 difference per game

Top Performers

Quarterback

Scott Mullen

1,415 passing yards, 5 touchdowns, 7 interceptions (9 games).

Lead rusher

Ladell Betts

857 rushing yards, 5 touchdowns over 11 games.

Lead receiver

Kevin Kasper

60 catches, 664 receiving yards, 3 touchdowns.

Top tackler

Matt Bowen

0 total tackles, — sacks, 1 interceptions.

Team Stats per Game

Stat

Offense

Defense

Diff

Pass Cmp

18.4

15.2

+3.2

Pass Att

34.2

26.9

+7.3

Pass Cmp %

53.7

56.4

-2.7

Pass Yds

206.8

218.1

-11.3

Pass TD

0.5

2.1

-1.6

Rush Att

30.8

49.5

-18.7

Rush Yds

93.5

245.3

-151.8

Rush Y/A

3.0

5.0

-2.0

Rush TD

1.1

1.8

-0.7

Plays

65.0

76.5

-11.5

Total Yds

300.3

463.4

-163.1

Yds/Play

4.6

6.1

-1.5

1st Downs

16.1

23.0

-6.9

Penalties

5.4

6.3

-0.9

Penalty Yds

41.0

59.6

-18.6

Fumbles

0.7

0.5

+0.2

Interceptions

0.8

0.5

+0.3

Turnovers

1.5

1.1

+0.4

Splits

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	6.0	1.0	5.0	241.7	109.0	350.7	1.8
Road	5.0	0.0	5.0	165.0	74.8	239.8	1.2

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	6.0	1.0	5.0	216.3	226.2	442.5	1.3
Road	5.0	0.0	5.0	220.2	268.2	488.4	0.8

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	10.0	0.0	10.0	213.0	83.6	296.6	1.6
Win	1.0	1.0	0.0	145.0	192.0	337.0	1.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	10.0	0.0	10.0	218.5	259.1	477.6	1.1
Win	1.0	1.0	0.0	214.0	107.0	321.0	1.0

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
November	3.0	0.0	3.0	235.3	115.7	351.0	1.7
October	5.0	0.0	5.0	228.8	74.0	302.8	1.6
September	3.0	1.0	2.0	141.7	103.7	245.3	1.3

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
November	3.0	0.0	3.0	222.0	290.7	512.7	0.3
October	5.0	0.0	5.0	237.8	212.4	450.2	1.0
September	3.0	1.0	2.0	181.3	254.7	436.0	2.0

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Saturday	11.0	1.0	10.0	206.8	93.5	300.3	1.5

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Saturday	11.0	1.0	10.0	218.1	245.3	463.4	1.1

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big 12	2.0	0.0	2.0	140.0	59.5	199.5	1.5
Big Ten	8.0	0.0	8.0	231.3	89.6	320.9	1.6
MAC	1.0	1.0	0.0	145.0	192.0	337.0	1.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big 12	2.0	0.0	2.0	165.0	328.5	493.5	2.5
Big Ten	8.0	0.0	8.0	231.9	241.8	473.6	0.8
MAC	1.0	1.0	0.0	214.0	107.0	321.0	1.0

Player Stats

Passing

Player	G	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate
Scott MullenQB	9	126	226	55.8	1,415	5	7	6.3	5.3	11.2	157.2	109.5
Randy ReinersQB	4	51	93	54.8	580	1	1	6.2	6.0	11.4	145.0	108.6
Kyle McCannQB	4	25	56	44.6	280	0	1	5.0	4.2	11.2	70.0	83.1

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	189	857	4.5	5	77.9	20	195	9.8	1	17.7	209	1,052	6
Kevin KasperWR	10	1	-9	-9.0	0	-0.9	60	664	11.1	3	66.4	61	655	3
Bashir YaminiWR	11	0	0	—	0	0.0	26	348	13.4	1	31.6	26	348	1
Chris OliverWR	11	0	0	—	0	0.0	26	309	11.9	0	28.1	26	309	0
Rob TheinRB	11	19	53	2.8	0	4.8	24	207	8.6	1	18.8	43	260	1
Ryan BartonWR	11	0	0	—	0	0.0	17	223	13.1	0	20.3	17	223	0
Scott MullenQB	9	48	114	2.4	4	12.7	0	0	—	0	0.0	48	114	4
Jeremy AllenRB	11	9	21	2.3	0	1.9	6	85	14.2	0	7.7	15	106	0
Zeron FlemisterTE	7	0	0	—	0	0.0	9	104	11.6	0	14.9	9	104	0
Austin WheatleyTE	11	0	0	—	0	0.0	9	103	11.4	0	9.4	9	103	0
Tim DodgeRB	11	4	-3	-0.8	0	-0.3	3	29	9.7	0	2.6	7	26	0
Robbie CrockettRB	11	17	20	1.2	1	1.8	0	0	—	0	0.0	17	20	1
Randy ReinersQB	4	36	9	0.3	2	2.3	0	0	—	0	0.0	36	9	2
Jed DullTE	11	0	0	—	0	0.0	2	8	4.0	0	0.7	2	8	0
Jason BakerP	11	1	-5	-5.0	0	-0.5	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	-5	0
Kyle McCannQB	4	14	-14	-1.0	0	-3.5	0	0	—	0	0.0	14	-14	0

Defense & Fumbles

Player	G	Solo	Ast	Comb	TFL	Sk	Int	Yds	PD	FR	FF
Matt BowenDB	11	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	—	—	—
Matt StockdaleDB	10	—	—	—	—	—	1	31	—	—	—
Shane HallDB	10	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	—	—	—
Tarig HolmanDB	11	—	—	—	—	—	3	30	—	—	—

Kick & Punt Returns

Player	G	Kick Returns				Punt Returns				APYd
		Ret	Yds	Avg	TD	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Tim DodgeRB	11	25	583	23.3	0	6	63	10.5	1	672
Chris OliverWR	11	11	223	20.3	0	18	147	8.2	0	679
Robbie CrockettRB	11	10	163	16.3	0	0	0	—	0	183
Doug MillerDB	3	0	0	—	0	1	27	27.0	0	27
Ryan BartonWR	11	0	0	—	0	1	10	10.0	0	233

Kicking & Punting

Player	G	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	Pts	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Jason BakerP	11	0	0	—	0	0	—	0	70	2,962	42.3
Jason SproullP	11	0	0	—	0	0	—	0	1	40	40.0
Tim DouglasK	11	19	19	100.0	6	11	54.5	37	—	—	—
Greg McLaughlinK	11	0	0	—	1	2	50.0	3	—	—	—

Scoring

Player	G	Rush	Rec	PR	FR	Oth	TD	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Sfty	Pts	Pts/G
Tim DouglasK	11	0	0	0	—	—	0	19	19	6	11	—	37	3.4
Ladell BettsRB	11	5	1	0	—	—	6	0	0	0	0	—	36	3.3
Scott MullenQB	9	4	0	0	—	—	4	0	0	0	0	—	24	2.7
Kevin KasperWR	10	0	3	0	—	—	3	0	0	0	0	—	18	1.8
Randy ReinersQB	4	2	0	0	—	—	2	0	0	0	0	—	12	3.0
Robbie CrockettRB	11	1	0	0	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	—	6	0.5
Bashir YaminiWR	11	0	1	0	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	—	6	0.5
Rob TheinRB	11	0	1	0	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	—	6	0.5
Tim DodgeRB	11	0	0	1	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	—	6	0.5
Greg McLaughlinK	11	0	0	0	—	—	0	0	0	1	2	—	3	0.3

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 4	Nebraska	L 7–42	11	30	112	0	3.7	61.4	26	57	0	56	169	3.0	—	—	2	1	3
Sep 11	@ Iowa State	L 10–17	14	28	168	0	6.0	100.4	28	62	1	56	230	4.1	—	—	0	0	0
Sep 18	Northern Illinois	W 24–0	13	18	145	0	8.1	139.9	48	192	2	66	337	5.1	—	—	1	0	1
Oct 2	@ Michigan State	L 3–49	9	17	100	0	5.9	102.4	26	7	0	43	107	2.5	—	—	0	0	0
Oct 9	Penn State	L 7–31	18	31	192	1	6.2	120.7	31	48	0	62	240	3.9	—	—	0	0	0
Oct 16	@ Northwestern	L 21–23	11	28	143	0	5.1	75.0	27	136	3	55	279	5.1	—	—	1	1	2
Oct 23	Indiana	L 31–38	36	61	426	0	7.0	111.1	38	126	4	99	552	5.6	—	—	1	2	3
Oct 30	@ Ohio State	L 11–41	29	45	283	1	6.3	111.3	26	53	0	71	336	4.7	—	—	0	3	3
Nov 6	Illinois	L 24–40	19	37	235	1	6.4	108.2	29	154	2	66	389	5.9	—	—	1	1	2
Nov 13	@ Wisconsin	L 3–41	14	30	131	0	4.4	83.3	28	116	0	58	247	4.3	—	—	1	0	1
Nov 20	Minnesota	L 21–25	28	51	340	3	6.7	126.4	32	77	0	83	417	5.0	—	—	1	1	2

1999 Roster 24 players

Player	Class	Pos	Season summary
Doug Miller	—	DB
Matt Bowen	—	DB
Matt Stockdale	—	DB
Shane Hall	—	DB
Bart Palmer	—	DL
Greg McLaughlin	—	K
Tim Douglas	—	K
Jason Baker	—	P
Jason Sproull	—	P
Kyle McCann	—	QB	25 Cmp, 56 Att, 280 Yds, 0 TD
Randy Reiners	—	QB	51 Cmp, 93 Att, 580 Yds, 1 TD
Scott Mullen	—	QB	126 Cmp, 226 Att, 1415 Yds, 5 TD
Jeremy Allen	—	RB	9 Att, 21 Yds, 2.3 Avg
Ladell Betts	—	RB	189 Att, 857 Yds, 4.5 Avg
Robbie Crockett	—	RB	17 Att, 20 Yds, 1.2 Avg
Rob Thein	—	RB	24 Rec, 207 Yds, 8.6 Avg
Tim Dodge	—	RB	4 Att, -3 Yds, -0.8 Avg
Austin Wheatley	—	TE	9 Rec, 103 Yds, 11.4 Avg
Jed Dull	—	TE	2 Rec, 8 Yds, 4.0 Avg
Zeron Flemister	—	TE	9 Rec, 104 Yds, 11.6 Avg
Bashir Yamini	—	WR	26 Rec, 348 Yds, 13.4 Avg
Chris Oliver	—	WR	26 Rec, 309 Yds, 11.9 Avg
Kevin Kasper	—	WR	60 Rec, 664 Yds, 11.1 Avg
Ryan Barton	—	WR	17 Rec, 223 Yds, 13.1 Avg

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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 1999 at a glance

1999 Iowa Football

By the Numbers

Memorable Games

Rankings & Streaks

Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers

Beat Northern Illinois

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

Faced Minnesota

Faced Nebraska

Faced Wisconsin

Compare This Team

1999 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

1999 Roster 24 players

1999 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

AP Poll History