2001 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Season — Schedule, Stats, Results

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Season Snapshot 2001 at a glance

2001 Iowa Football

7-5

Overall

4-4

Big Ten

Bowl

Postseason

Won 19-16 · Alamo Bowl

Kirk Ferentz

Head coach

By the Numbers

Shutouts

Kent State

Yards per game

398

average total offense per game

Yards allowed per game

319

what the defense gave up on average

Power rating

+10.0

Simple Rating System — #22 nationally

Memorable Games

Highest score

vs Northwestern on Nov 10

Best defensive game

held them to 0

vs Kent State (51-0)

Closest game

3-point loss

vs Michigan State (28-31)

Biggest win

by 51

vs Kent State (51-0)

Rankings & Streaks

Longest win streak

consecutive wins during the season

Home record

5-1

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 Texas Tech

19 vs 16

vs Texas Tech (neutral) · Dec 29, 2001

Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, TX) — defining win on the season's biggest stage

Signature Wins

VS FLOYD OF ROSEDALE

Beat Minnesota

42 vs 24

home vs Minnesota · Nov 17, 2001

Kept the Floyd of Rosedale — won by 18

BLOWOUT WIN

Beat Northwestern

59 vs 16

at Northwestern · Nov 10, 2001

Wire-to-wire control — won by 43

BLOWOUT WIN

Beat Kent State

51 vs 0

home vs Kent State · Sep 1, 2001

Wire-to-wire control — won by 51

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

VS CY-HAWK

Faced Iowa State

14 vs 17

at Iowa State · Nov 24, 2001

Trophy game came up just short

VS A TOP TEAM

Faced #8 Michigan

26 vs 32

home vs Michigan · Oct 27, 2001

Tough matchup against #8

VS HEARTLAND TROPHY

Faced Wisconsin

28 vs 34

at Wisconsin · Nov 3, 2001

Trophy game came up just short

Compare This Team

See how the 2001 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.

2001 Schedule 12 games

Date	Opponent	Score
Sep 1	Home Kent State	51–0	W
Sep 8	Home Miami (OH)	44–19	W
Sep 29	Home Penn State	24–18	W
Oct 6	Away (21) Purdue	14–23	L
Oct 13	Away Michigan State	28–31	L
Oct 20	Home Indiana	42–28	W
Oct 27	Home (8) Michigan	26–32	L
Nov 3	Away Wisconsin	28–34	L
Nov 10	Away Northwestern	59–16	W
Nov 17	Home Minnesota	42–24	W
Nov 24	Away Iowa State	14–17	L
Dec 29	Neutral Texas Tech Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, TX)	19–16	W

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

32.6 vs 21.5

Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.

+11.1 points per game

Total yards

398.5 vs 319.3

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

+79.2 difference per game

Pass yards

223.4 vs 198.8

Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.

+24.6 difference per game

Rush yards

175.1 vs 120.5

Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.

+54.6 difference per game

First downs

20.2 vs 17.4

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

+2.8 difference per game

Turnovers

1.9 vs 1.6

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

Kyle McCann

1,867 passing yards, 16 touchdowns, 11 interceptions (11 games).

Lead rusher

Ladell Betts

1,056 rushing yards, 10 touchdowns over 11 games.

Lead receiver

Kahlil Hill

53 catches, 792 receiving yards, 8 touchdowns.

Top tackler

Aaron Kampman

0 total tackles, — sacks, 2 interceptions.

Team Stats per Game

Stat

Offense

Defense

Diff

Pass Cmp

17.4

16.3

+1.1

Pass Att

27.0

29.8

-2.8

Pass Cmp %

64.3

54.6

+9.7

Pass Yds

223.4

198.8

+24.6

Pass TD

1.8

1.3

+0.5

Rush Att

40.4

37.9

+2.5

Rush Yds

175.1

120.5

+54.6

Rush Y/A

4.3

3.2

+1.1

Rush TD

2.5

1.1

+1.4

Plays

67.4

67.7

-0.3

Total Yds

398.5

319.3

+79.2

Yds/Play

5.9

4.7

+1.2

1st Downs

20.2

17.4

+2.8

Penalties

6.6

5.1

+1.5

Penalty Yds

51.7

41.5

+10.2

Fumbles

0.7

0.0

Interceptions

1.2

0.9

+0.3

Turnovers

1.9

1.6

+0.3

Splits

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	6.0	5.0	1.0	233.3	189.0	422.3	1.3
Road	5.0	1.0	4.0	211.4	158.4	369.8	2.6

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	6.0	5.0	1.0	205.8	131.5	337.3	1.7
Road	5.0	1.0	4.0	190.4	107.2	297.6	1.6

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	5.0	0.0	5.0	197.4	114.8	312.2	3.0
Win	6.0	6.0	0.0	245.0	225.3	470.3	1.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	5.0	0.0	5.0	209.8	95.8	305.6	1.6
Win	6.0	6.0	0.0	189.7	141.0	330.7	1.7

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
November	4.0	2.0	2.0	217.3	220.5	437.8	2.0
October	4.0	1.0	3.0	214.3	117.0	331.3	2.5
September	3.0	3.0	0.0	243.7	192.0	435.7	1.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
November	4.0	2.0	2.0	248.5	120.8	369.3	1.3
October	4.0	1.0	3.0	179.8	132.8	312.5	1.8
September	3.0	3.0	0.0	158.0	103.7	261.7	2.0

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Saturday	11.0	6.0	5.0	223.4	175.1	398.5	1.9

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Saturday	11.0	6.0	5.0	198.8	120.5	319.3	1.6

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big 12	1.0	0.0	1.0	145.0	159.0	304.0	3.0
Big Ten	8.0	4.0	4.0	225.8	161.9	387.6	2.0
MAC	2.0	2.0	0.0	253.0	236.0	489.0	1.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big 12	1.0	0.0	1.0	228.0	84.0	312.0	1.0
Big Ten	8.0	4.0	4.0	205.8	120.4	326.1	1.5
MAC	2.0	2.0	0.0	156.5	139.0	295.5	2.5

Player Stats

Passing

Player	G	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate
Kyle McCannQB	11	148	226	65.5	1,867	16	11	8.3	7.5	12.6	169.7	148.5
Brad BanksQB	9	41	68	60.3	582	4	2	8.6	8.4	14.2	64.7	145.7
David BradleyK	11	1	1	100.0	4	0	0	4.0	4.0	4.0	0.4	133.6
David Raih	2	1	1	100.0	4	0	0	4.0	4.0	4.0	2.0	133.6

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	220	1,056	4.8	10	96.0	14	127	9.1	1	11.5	234	1,183	11
Kahlil HillWR	11	2	-6	-3.0	0	-0.5	53	792	14.9	8	72.0	55	786	8
Dallas ClarkTE	11	0	0	—	0	0.0	34	509	15.0	4	46.3	34	509	4
C.J. JonesWR	11	3	16	5.3	0	1.5	34	434	12.8	1	39.5	37	450	1
Jeremy AllenRB	11	45	206	4.6	4	18.7	17	226	13.3	4	20.5	62	432	8
Aaron GrevingRB	11	35	218	6.2	6	19.8	2	2	1.0	0	0.2	37	220	6
Fred RussellRB	8	21	141	6.7	1	17.6	1	28	28.0	0	3.5	22	169	1
Brad BanksQB	9	39	160	4.1	2	17.8	0	0	—	0	0.0	39	160	2
Chris OliverWR	11	0	0	—	0	0.0	18	152	8.4	1	13.8	18	152	1
Tim DodgeWR	11	0	0	—	0	0.0	9	112	12.4	0	10.2	9	112	0
Kyle McCannQB	11	51	52	1.0	3	4.7	0	0	—	0	0.0	51	52	3
Siaka MassaquoiRB	11	13	48	3.7	2	4.4	1	4	4.0	0	0.4	14	52	2
Maurice BrownWR	5	0	0	—	0	0.0	3	42	14.0	0	8.4	3	42	0
Robbie CrockettRB	8	4	36	9.0	0	4.5	0	0	—	0	0.0	4	36	0
Edgar CervantesRB	10	5	20	4.0	0	2.0	1	3	3.0	0	0.3	6	23	0
Erik JensenTE	10	0	0	—	0	0.0	3	22	7.3	1	2.2	3	22	1
Warren HollowayWR	2	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	4	4.0	0	2.0	1	4	0
_ Rathke	5	3	2	0.7	0	0.4	0	0	—	0	0.0	3	2	0
Scott RathkeRB	4	3	2	0.7	0	0.5	0	0	—	0	0.0	3	2	0
David BradleyK	11	1	-7	-7.0	0	-0.6	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	-7	0
Nate KaedingP	11	1	-14	-14.0	0	-1.3	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	-14	0

Defense & Fumbles

Player	G	Solo	Ast	Comb	TFL	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	PD	FF
Aaron KampmanDL	11	—	—	—	—	—	2	14	0	—	—
Benny SappDB	11	—	—	—	—	—	2	0	0	—	—
Bob SandersDB	11	—	—	—	—	—	3	24	0	—	—
Chris SmithDB	11	—	—	—	—	—	1	33	1	—	—
Derek PagelDB	11	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	—	—
Derrick PickensDL	12	—	—	—	—	—	1	9	0	—	—
Grant SteenLB	11	—	—	—	—	—	1	15	0	—	—

Kick & Punt Returns

Player	G	Kick Returns				Punt Returns				APYd
		Ret	Yds	Avg	TD	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Kahlil HillWR	11	12	313	26.1	0	19	226	11.9	0	1,325
C.J. JonesWR	11	12	237	19.8	0	6	164	27.3	1	851
Fred RussellRB	8	7	148	21.1	0	0	0	—	0	317
Chris OliverWR	11	3	44	14.7	0	5	49	9.8	0	245
Tim DodgeWR	11	0	0	—	0	2	27	13.5	0	139
Edgar CervantesRB	10	2	27	13.5	0	0	0	—	0	50
Ladell BettsRB	11	1	9	9.0	0	0	0	—	0	1,192
Jeremy AllenRB	11	1	3	3.0	0	0	0	—	0	435
Dallas ClarkTE	11	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	509

Kicking & Punting

Player	G	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	Pts	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
David BradleyK	11	0	0	—	0	0	—	0	36	1,323	36.8
Nate KaedingP	11	48	49	98.0	8	11	72.7	72	6	246	41.0

Scoring

Player	G	Rush	Rec	PR	Oth	TD	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Pts	Pts/G
Nate KaedingP	11	0	0	0	—	0	48	49	8	11	85	7.7
Ladell BettsRB	11	10	1	0	—	11	0	0	0	0	66	6.0
Kahlil HillWR	11	0	8	0	—	8	0	0	0	0	48	4.4
Jeremy AllenRB	11	4	4	0	—	8	0	0	0	0	48	4.4
Aaron GrevingRB	11	6	0	0	—	6	0	0	0	0	42	3.8
Dallas ClarkTE	11	0	4	0	—	4	0	0	0	0	24	2.2
Kyle McCannQB	11	3	0	0	—	3	0	0	0	0	18	1.6
Siaka MassaquoiRB	11	2	0	0	—	2	0	0	0	0	12	1.1
Brad BanksQB	9	2	0	0	—	2	0	0	0	0	12	1.3
C.J. JonesWR	11	0	1	1	—	2	0	0	0	0	12	1.1
Fred RussellRB	8	1	0	0	—	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.8
Erik JensenTE	10	0	1	0	—	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.6
Chris OliverWR	11	0	1	0	—	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.5

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 1	Kent State	W 51–0	15	22	236	0	10.7	158.3	49	331	6	71	567	8.0	7	60	1	0	1
Sep 8	Miami (OH)	W 44–19	22	32	270	4	8.4	174.6	40	141	1	72	411	5.7	4	35	0	1	1
Sep 29	Penn State	W 24–18	16	25	225	1	9.0	152.8	44	104	2	69	329	4.8	10	94	1	0	1
Oct 6	@ Purdue	L 14–23	22	34	174	2	5.1	115.3	34	33	0	68	207	3.0	6	37	0	2	2
Oct 13	@ Michigan State	L 28–31	22	41	220	1	5.4	87.3	35	144	3	76	364	4.8	11	63	0	4	4
Oct 20	Indiana	W 42–28	13	17	228	3	13.4	235.6	33	226	3	50	454	9.1	1	14	0	1	1
Oct 27	Michigan	L 26–32	20	34	235	1	6.9	114.8	34	65	1	68	300	4.4	10	75	1	2	3
Nov 3	@ Wisconsin	L 28–34	16	34	213	2	6.3	113.2	26	173	2	60	386	6.4	11	81	2	1	3
Nov 10	@ Northwestern	W 59–16	17	24	305	2	12.7	196.8	60	283	6	84	588	7.0	6	45	0	1	1
Nov 17	Minnesota	W 42–24	13	14	206	3	14.7	287.2	53	267	3	67	473	7.1	5	49	1	0	1
Nov 24	@ Iowa State	L 14–17	15	20	145	1	7.3	142.4	36	159	1	56	304	5.4	2	16	2	1	3
Dec 29	vs Texas Tech Alamo Bowl	W 19–16	19	26	161	0	6.2	125.1	44	178	1	70	339	4.8	5	26	0	0	0

2001 Roster 28 players

Player	Class	Pos	Season summary
Benny Sapp	SO	DB
Bob Sanders	SO	DB
Chris Smith	SO	DB
Derek Pagel	JR	DB
Aaron Kampman	SR	DL
Derrick Pickens	—	DL
David Bradley	FR	K
Grant Steen	SO	LB
Nate Kaeding	SO	P
Brad Banks	JR	QB	41 Cmp, 68 Att, 582 Yds, 4 TD
Kyle McCann	SR	QB	148 Cmp, 226 Att, 1867 Yds, 16 TD
Aaron Greving	SO	RB	35 Att, 218 Yds, 6.2 Avg
Edgar Cervantes	SO	RB	5 Att, 20 Yds, 4.0 Avg
Fred Russell	SO	RB	21 Att, 141 Yds, 6.7 Avg
Jeremy Allen	SR	RB	45 Att, 206 Yds, 4.6 Avg
Ladell Betts	SR	RB	220 Att, 1056 Yds, 4.8 Avg
Robbie Crockett	SR	RB	4 Att, 36 Yds, 9.0 Avg
Siaka Massaquoi	JR	RB	13 Att, 48 Yds, 3.7 Avg
Dallas Clark	JR	TE	34 Rec, 509 Yds, 15.0 Avg
Erik Jensen	SO	TE	3 Rec, 22 Yds, 7.3 Avg
Chris Oliver	SR	WR	18 Rec, 152 Yds, 8.4 Avg
C.J. Jones	JR	WR	34 Rec, 434 Yds, 12.8 Avg
Kahlil Hill	SR	WR	53 Rec, 792 Yds, 14.9 Avg
Maurice Brown	SO	WR	3 Rec, 42 Yds, 14.0 Avg
Tim Dodge	SR	WR	9 Rec, 112 Yds, 12.4 Avg
Warren Holloway	FR	WR	1 Rec, 4 Yds, 4.0 Avg
David Raih	—	—
_ Rathke	—	—

History Library

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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 2001 at a glance

2001 Iowa Football

By the Numbers

Memorable Games

Rankings & Streaks

Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers

Beat Texas Tech

Signature Wins

Beat Minnesota

Beat Northwestern

Beat Kent State

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

Faced Iowa State

Faced #8 Michigan

Faced Wisconsin

Compare This Team

2001 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

2001 Roster 28 players

2001 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