2000 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Season — Schedule, Stats, Results

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2000 Iowa Football

3-9

Overall

3-5

Big Ten

Kirk Ferentz

Head coach

By the Numbers

Yards per game

306

average total offense per game

Yards allowed per game

441

what the defense gave up on average

Power rating

-2.4

Simple Rating System — #74 nationally

Memorable Games

Highest score

vs Indiana on Sep 30

Best defensive game

held them to 13

vs Wisconsin (7-13)

Closest game

3-point win

vs Penn State (26-23)

Biggest win

by 10

vs (12) Northwestern (27-17)

Rankings & Streaks

Longest win streak

consecutive wins during the season

Home record

2-4

at Carver / Kinnick / home court

Road record

1-5

true road games (excludes neutral sites)

Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers

FEATURED GAME

Beat #12 Northwestern

27 vs 17

home vs Northwestern · Nov 11, 2000

Took down #12 at home

Signature Wins

ROAD WIN

Beat Penn State

26 vs 23

at Penn State · Nov 4, 2000

Quality road victory

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

VS HEROES GAME

Faced Nebraska

13 vs 42

at Nebraska · Sep 23, 2000

Trophy game came up just short

VS FLOYD OF ROSEDALE

Faced Minnesota

24 vs 27

at Minnesota · Nov 18, 2000

Trophy game came up just short

VS HEARTLAND TROPHY

Faced Wisconsin

7 vs 13

home vs Wisconsin · Oct 28, 2000

Trophy game came up just short

Compare This Team

See how the 2000 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.

2000 Schedule 12 games

Date	Opponent	Score
Aug 26	Away (8) Kansas State	7–27	L
Sep 9	Home Western Michigan	21–27	L
Sep 16	Home Iowa State	14–24	L
Sep 23	Away (1) Nebraska	13–42	L
Sep 30	Away Indiana	33–45	L
Oct 7	Home Michigan State	21–16	W
Oct 14	Away Illinois	0–31	L
Oct 21	Home (14) Ohio State	10–38	L
Oct 28	Home Wisconsin	7–13	L
Nov 4	Away Penn State	26–23	W
Nov 11	Home (12) Northwestern	27–17	W
Nov 18	Away Minnesota	24–27	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

16.9 vs 27.5

Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.

-10.6 points per game

Total yards

305.8 vs 440.9

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

-135.1 difference per game

Pass yards

215.0 vs 246.7

Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.

-31.7 difference per game

Rush yards

90.8 vs 194.3

Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.

-103.5 difference per game

First downs

16.7 vs 21.9

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

-5.2 difference per game

Turnovers

1.7 vs 1.4

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

+0.3 difference per game

Top Performers

Quarterback

Scott Mullen

877 passing yards, 5 touchdowns, 4 interceptions (4 games).

Lead rusher

Ladell Betts

1,090 rushing yards, 5 touchdowns over 12 games.

Lead receiver

Kevin Kasper

82 catches, 1,010 receiving yards, 7 touchdowns.

Top tackler

Aaron Kampman

0 total tackles, — sacks, 1 interceptions.

Team Stats per Game

Stat

Offense

Defense

Diff

Pass Cmp

19.2

18.0

+1.2

Pass Att

33.7

31.8

+1.9

Pass Cmp %

56.9

56.7

+0.2

Pass Yds

215.0

246.7

-31.7

Pass TD

1.3

1.8

-0.5

Rush Att

33.7

43.4

-9.7

Rush Yds

90.8

194.3

-103.5

Rush Y/A

2.7

4.5

-1.8

Rush TD

0.5

1.4

-0.9

Plays

67.3

75.2

-7.9

Total Yds

305.8

440.9

-135.1

Yds/Play

4.5

5.9

-1.4

1st Downs

16.7

21.9

-5.2

Penalties

6.5

6.1

+0.4

Penalty Yds

54.3

53.8

+0.5

Fumbles

0.8

0.7

+0.1

Interceptions

0.9

0.8

+0.1

Turnovers

1.7

1.4

+0.3

Splits

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	6.0	2.0	4.0	216.7	71.2	287.8	1.5
Road	6.0	1.0	5.0	213.3	110.5	323.8	1.8

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	6.0	2.0	4.0	265.2	157.7	422.8	1.3
Road	6.0	1.0	5.0	228.2	230.8	459.0	1.5

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	9.0	0.0	9.0	216.9	82.2	299.1	1.9
Win	3.0	3.0	0.0	209.3	116.7	326.0	1.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	9.0	0.0	9.0	247.8	198.2	446.0	1.6
Win	3.0	3.0	0.0	243.3	182.3	425.7	1.0

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
August	1.0	0.0	1.0	76.0	80.0	156.0	1.0
November	3.0	2.0	1.0	213.7	133.7	347.3	1.0
October	4.0	1.0	3.0	170.5	67.0	237.5	2.5
September	4.0	0.0	4.0	295.3	85.3	380.5	1.5

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
August	1.0	0.0	1.0	250.0	178.0	428.0	3.0
November	3.0	2.0	1.0	283.0	134.3	417.3	0.7
October	4.0	1.0	3.0	264.5	170.3	434.8	1.8
September	4.0	0.0	4.0	200.8	267.3	468.0	1.3

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Saturday	12.0	3.0	9.0	215.0	90.8	305.8	1.7

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Saturday	12.0	3.0	9.0	246.7	194.3	440.9	1.4

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big 12	3.0	0.0	3.0	187.7	73.3	261.0	1.3
Big Ten	8.0	3.0	5.0	212.9	102.6	315.5	1.8
MAC	1.0	0.0	1.0	314.0	49.0	363.0	2.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big 12	3.0	0.0	3.0	216.0	251.7	467.7	1.7
Big Ten	8.0	3.0	5.0	252.3	189.6	441.9	1.3
MAC	1.0	0.0	1.0	294.0	59.0	353.0	2.0

Player Stats

Passing

Player	G	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate
Scott MullenQB	4	74	141	52.5	877	5	4	6.2	5.7	11.9	219.3	110.8
Kyle McCannQB	6	79	136	58.1	862	5	4	6.3	5.8	10.9	143.7	117.6
Jon BeutjerQB	4	77	125	61.6	841	6	3	6.7	6.6	10.9	210.3	129.2
Jason BakerP	12	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	12	233	1,090	4.7	5	90.8	17	111	6.5	0	9.3	250	1,201	5
Kevin KasperWR	12	1	-11	-11.0	0	-0.9	82	1,010	12.3	7	84.2	83	999	7
Kahlil HillWR	12	1	3	3.0	0	0.3	58	619	10.7	5	51.6	59	622	5
Ryan BartonWR	12	0	0	—	0	0.0	18	272	15.1	1	22.7	18	272	1
Chris OliverWR	12	0	0	—	0	0.0	10	206	20.6	2	17.2	10	206	2
Kyle TrippeerTE	12	0	0	—	0	0.0	19	188	9.9	0	15.7	19	188	0
Jeremy AllenRB	9	34	135	4.0	0	15.0	9	34	3.8	0	3.8	43	169	0
Henry PollioRB	12	3	13	4.3	0	1.1	8	55	6.9	0	4.6	11	68	0
Erik JensenTE	8	0	0	—	0	0.0	2	37	18.5	1	4.6	2	37	1
Robert Gallery*TE	11	0	0	—	0	0.0	3	32	10.7	0	2.9	3	32	0
Robbie CrockettRB	8	7	22	3.1	0	2.8	0	0	—	0	0.0	7	22	0
Jonathan BabineauxRB	11	1	4	4.0	0	0.4	2	12	6.0	0	1.1	3	16	0
Siaka MassaquoiRB	6	3	6	2.0	0	1.0	1	4	4.0	0	0.7	4	10	0
Kyle McCannQB	6	56	-23	-0.4	1	-3.8	0	0	—	0	0.0	56	-23	1
Scott MullenQB	4	32	-55	-1.7	0	-13.8	0	0	—	0	0.0	32	-55	0
Jon BeutjerQB	4	31	-70	-2.3	0	-17.5	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	32	-70	0

Defense & Fumbles

Player	G	Solo	Ast	Comb	TFL	Sk	Int	Yds	PD	FF
Aaron KampmanDL	12	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	—	—
Fred BarrLB	11	—	—	—	—	—	1	14	—	—
Levar WoodsLB	12	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	—	—
Ryan HansenDB	12	—	—	—	—	—	3	58	—	—
Shane HallDB	10	—	—	—	—	—	1	8	—	—
Tim DodgeDB	12	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—

Kick & Punt Returns

Player	G	Kick Returns				Punt Returns				APYd
		Ret	Yds	Avg	TD	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Kahlil HillWR	12	25	680	27.2	1	16	153	9.6	0	1,455
Tim DodgeDB	12	12	298	24.8	0	0	0	—	0	300
Chris OliverWR	12	3	80	26.7	0	5	33	6.6	0	319
Fred RussellRB	12	4	55	13.8	0	0	0	—	0	55
Ramon OchoaWR	12	2	36	18.0	0	0	0	—	0	36
Robbertto RickardsDB	12	0	0	—	0	1	22	22.0	0	22
Jonathan BabineauxRB	11	4	22	5.5	0	0	0	—	0	38
Mikkel BrownDB	12	0	0	—	0	1	0	0.0	0	0

Kicking & Punting

Player	G	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	Pts	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Jason BakerP	12	0	0	—	0	0	—	0	74	3,145	42.5
Nate KaedingP	12	20	20	100.0	14	22	63.6	62	0	0	—
Greg McLaughlinK	12	1	1	100.0	0	0	—	1	0	0	—

Scoring

Player	G	Rush	Rec	KR	Oth	TD	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	2PM	Pts	Pts/G
Nate KaedingP	12	0	0	0	—	0	20	20	14	22	0	62	5.2
Kevin KasperWR	12	0	7	0	—	7	0	0	0	0	1	44	3.7
Kahlil HillWR	12	0	5	1	—	6	0	0	0	0	0	36	3.0
Ladell BettsRB	12	5	0	0	—	5	0	0	0	0	0	30	2.5
Chris OliverWR	12	0	2	0	—	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	1.0
Kyle McCannQB	6	1	0	0	—	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	1.0
Erik JensenTE	8	0	1	0	—	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.8
Ryan BartonWR	12	0	1	0	—	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Greg McLaughlinK	12	0	0	0	—	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0.1

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
Aug 26	@ Kansas State	L 7–27	10	26	76	0	2.9	55.3	30	80	1	56	156	2.8	7	52	0	1	1
Sep 9	Western Michigan	L 21–27	23	34	314	2	9.2	164.6	31	49	0	65	363	5.6	2	21	2	0	2
Sep 16	Iowa State	L 14–24	22	41	235	2	5.7	113.0	28	93	0	69	328	4.8	5	60	0	1	1
Sep 23	@ Nebraska	L 13–42	19	40	252	1	6.3	98.7	31	47	0	71	299	4.2	7	57	0	2	2
Sep 30	@ Indiana	L 33–45	30	47	380	4	8.1	159.8	34	152	0	81	532	6.6	6	70	1	0	1
Oct 7	Michigan State	W 21–16	17	25	146	1	5.8	130.3	37	85	1	62	231	3.7	6	63	2	0	2
Oct 14	@ Illinois	L 0–31	18	34	181	0	5.3	85.9	32	86	0	66	267	4.0	9	60	2	2	4
Oct 21	Ohio State	L 10–38	22	42	233	1	5.5	102.1	39	13	0	81	246	3.0	7	58	1	1	2
Oct 28	Wisconsin	L 7–13	13	27	122	1	4.5	83.5	24	84	0	51	206	4.0	6	42	0	2	2
Nov 4	@ Penn State	W 26–23	25	37	232	1	6.3	123.8	44	162	1	81	394	4.9	7	49	0	1	1
Nov 11	Northwestern	W 27–17	17	27	250	2	9.3	165.2	40	103	1	67	353	5.3	9	54	0	0	0
Nov 18	@ Minnesota	L 24–27	14	24	159	1	6.6	119.4	34	136	2	58	295	5.1	7	66	1	1	2

2000 Roster 30 players

Player	Class	Pos	Season summary
Mikkel Brown	JR	DB
Robbertto Rickards	SR	DB
Ryan Hansen	SR	DB
Shane Hall	JR	DB
Tim Dodge	JR	DB
Aaron Kampman	—	DL
Greg McLaughlin	SR	K
Fred Barr	SO	LB
Levar Woods	SR	LB
Sam Aiello	—	OL
Jason Baker	SR	P
Nate Kaeding	FR	P
Jon Beutjer	FR	QB	77 Cmp, 125 Att, 841 Yds, 6 TD
Kyle McCann	JR	QB	79 Cmp, 136 Att, 862 Yds, 5 TD
Scott Mullen	SR	QB	74 Cmp, 141 Att, 877 Yds, 5 TD
Fred Russell	FR	RB
Henry Pollio	SR	RB	8 Rec, 55 Yds, 6.9 Avg
Jeremy Allen	JR	RB	34 Att, 135 Yds, 4.0 Avg
Jonathan Babineaux	—	RB	2 Rec, 12 Yds, 6.0 Avg
Ladell Betts	JR	RB	233 Att, 1090 Yds, 4.7 Avg
Robbie Crockett	JR	RB	7 Att, 22 Yds, 3.1 Avg
Siaka Massaquoi	SO	RB	3 Att, 6 Yds, 2.0 Avg
Erik Jensen	—	TE	2 Rec, 37 Yds, 18.5 Avg
Kyle Trippeer	SR	TE	19 Rec, 188 Yds, 9.9 Avg
Robert Gallery*	FR	TE	3 Rec, 32 Yds, 10.7 Avg
Chris Oliver	JR	WR	10 Rec, 206 Yds, 20.6 Avg
Kahlil Hill	JR	WR	58 Rec, 619 Yds, 10.7 Avg
Kevin Kasper	SR	WR	82 Rec, 1010 Yds, 12.3 Avg
Ramon Ochoa	FR	WR
Ryan Barton	SR	WR	18 Rec, 272 Yds, 15.1 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 2000 at a glance

2000 Iowa Football

By the Numbers

Memorable Games

Rankings & Streaks

Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers

Beat #12 Northwestern

Signature Wins

Beat Penn State

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

Faced Nebraska

Faced Minnesota

Faced Wisconsin

Compare This Team

2000 Schedule 12 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

2000 Roster 30 players

2000 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