1998 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1998 Iowa Hawkeyes football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 3–8 2–6 Hayden Fry 20th Don Patterson 7th Bob Elliott 3rd Jared DeVries Derek Rose Michael Burger Jared DeVries Matt Hughes Derek Rose Kinnick Stadium The 1998 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led Hayden Fry in his 20th and final season as head coach, the Hawkeyes compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a fourth-way tie for seventh in the Big Ten.November 24, 1998 Fry says goodbye https://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1998/di1998-11-24.pdf 1A The Daily Iowan November 6, 2017 The team played home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. Schedule 1998 AP Central September 5 11:30 am w y Central Michigan Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA ESPN Plus 38–0 58,920 Hill's thrills spark Hawks to victory The Des Moines Register September 6, 1998 1D, 4D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16262197/hills_thrills_spark_hawks_to_victory/ Newspapers.com September 12 11:00 am l y Iowa State Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA rivalry ESPN2 9–27 70,397 September 19 9:00 pm l y y Arizona 16 Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ FSN 11–35 52,634 September 26 11:00 am w y Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN 37–14 44,245 October 3 2:30 pm l Michigan 25 Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA ABC 9–12 70,397 October 10 11:00 am w y Northwestern Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA ESPN 26–24 70,397 October 17 11:00 am l y Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN ESPN+ 7–14 36,598 October 24 2:30 pm l Wisconsin 9 Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA rivalry ABC 0–31 70,397 October 31 1:00 pm l y Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN 14–36 50,443 November 14 2:30 pm l Ohio State 7 Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA ABC 14–45 69,473 November 21 1:30 pm l y Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN rivalry 7–49 50,640 Game summaries Central Michigan Central Michigan at Iowa Chippewas Hawkeyes 0 0 0 0 7 0 28 3 September 5 Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa 11:35 a.m. CDT 3:25 58,920 B. LeMonnier ESPN+ yes 1 13:27 Iowa Kahlil Hill 62-yard punt return (Bromert kick) Iowa 7-0 3 14:47 Iowa Kahlil Hill 88-yard kickoff return (Bromert kick) Iowa 14-0 3 8:36 Iowa Ladell Betts 23-yard run (Bromert kick) Iowa 21-0 3 1:29 Iowa Ladell Betts 40-yard run (Bromert kick) Iowa 28-0 3 0:00 Iowa Chris Oliver 22-yard pass from Kyle McCann (Bromert kick) Iowa 35-0 4 11:21 Iowa Zach Bromert 33-yard field goal Iowa 38-0 yes 1998 Central Michigan Chippewas football team Iowa State Iowa State at Iowa Cyclones Hawkeyes 10 10 7 0 3 0 6 0 September 12 Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa 11:10 a.m. CDT 3:15 70,397 88 F, Clear and sunny, Wind SW 5 mph on ESPN2 yes 1 12:18 ISU Darren Davis 12-yard run (Kohl kick) ISU 7-0 1 5:00 ISU Jamie Kohl 28-yard field goal ISU 10-0 1 0:16 Iowa Tim Douglas 48-yard field goal ISU 10-3 2 10:21 ISU Joe Parmentier 1-yard run (Kohl kick) ISU 17-3 2 0:02 ISU Jamie Kohl 24-yard field goal ISU 20-3 3 12:57 ISU Joe Parmentier 1-yard run (Kohl kick) Iowa 27-3 3 6:03 Iowa Ladell Betts 4-yard run (pass failed) ISU 27-9 yes 1998 Iowa State Cyclones football team Cy-Hawk Trophy The Cyclone State https://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1998/di1998-09-14.pdf The Daily Iowan 1B September 14, 1998 July 29, 2018 At Arizona Iowa at Arizona Hawkeyes 3 0 0 8 No. 16 Wildcats 7 7 7 14 September 19 Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ 7:22 pm 3:26 52,634 90 F, clear and dark, Wind W 9 mph on Jim Springer yes 1 4:21 Ariz Trung Candidate 1-yard run (McDonald kick) Iowa 3-0 1 0:00 Iowa Tim Douglas 40-yard field goal Ariz 7-3 2 8:23 Ariz Trung Candidate 38-yard run (McDonald kick) Ariz 14-3 3 5:25 Ariz Kelvin Eafon 2-yard run (McDonald kick) Ariz 21-3 4 13:01 Ariz Dennis Northcutt 44-yard pass from Keith Smith (McDonald kick) Ariz 28-3 4 7:38 Ariz Kelvin Eafon 2-yard run (McDonald kick) Ariz 35-3 4 0:14 Iowa Chris Oliver 24-yard pass from Scott Mullen (Mullen run) Ariz 35-11 yes 1998 Arizona Wildcats football team At Illinois Iowa at Illinois Hawkeyes 0 27 10 0 Fighting Illini 0 0 0 14 September 26 Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL 44,245 yes 2 14:13 Iowa Tim Douglas 51-yard field goal Iowa 3-0 2 10:52 Iowa Ladell Betts 4-yard run (Bromert kick) Iowa 10-0 2 9:42 Iowa Kahlil Hill 57-yard punt return (Bromert kick) Iowa 17-0 2 2:43 Iowa Slattery 47-yard interception return (Bromert kick) Iowa 24-0 2 0:00 Iowa Tim Douglas 58-yard field goal Iowa 27-0 3 11:53 Iowa Hill 51-yard pass from McCann (Bromert kick) Iowa 34-0 3 4:52 Iowa Tim Douglas 51-yard field goal Iowa 37-0 4 7:35 Illinois Harvey 25-yard run (Rackers kick) Iowa 37-7 4 3:22 Illinois Kittner 1-yard run (Rackers kick) Iowa 37-14 yes 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 No. 25 Wolverines Hawkeyes 7 0 0 5 0 9 0 0 October 3 Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa 2:35 p.m. CDT 3:00 70,397 52 F, Rain and drizzle, Wind E 5 - 10 mph on B. LeMonnier yes 1 8:40 Mich Tai Streets 14-yard pass from Tom Brady (Feely kick) Mich 7-0 2 12:29 Iowa Tim Douglas 49-yard field goal Mich 7-3 2 6:47 Iowa Zach Bromert 29-yard field goal Mich 7-6 2 00:15 Iowa Zach Bromert 28-yard field goal Iowa 9-7 4 8:19 Mich Jay Feely 22-yard field goal Mich 10-9 4 0:39 Mich Anthony Jordan safety Mich 12-9 yes 1998 Michigan Wolverines football team Northwestern Northwestern at Iowa Wildcats Hawkeyes 0 10 7 7 14 3 0 9 October 10 Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa 11:10 AM 3:35 CDT 70,397 62 F, Sunny, Wind S 10 - 12 mph on D. Witvoet ESPN2 yes 1 5:26 Iowa Kahlil Hill 23-yard pass from Randy Reiners (Bromert kick) Iowa 7-0 1 1:18 Iowa Ladell Betts 2-yard run (Bromert kick) Iowa 14-0 2 8:18 Iowa Zach Bromert 27-yard field goal Iowa 17-0 2 5:16 NW Damien Anderson 1-yard run (Gowins kick) Iowa 17-7 2 0:57 NW Brian Gowins 30-yard field goal Iowa 17-10 3 0:19 NW D'Wayne Bates 66-yard pass from Gavin Hoffman (Gowins kick) Tied 17-17 4 13:43 Iowa Safety Iowa 19-17 4 11:04 Iowa Kevin Kasper 49-yard pass from Randy Reiners (Bromert kick) Iowa 26-17 4 1:13 NW John Burden 25-yard pass from Gavin Hoffman (Gowins kick) Iowa 26-24 yes 1998 Northwestern Wildcats football team This would end up being Hayden Fry's last win at Iowa. He remained Iowa's all-time wins leader until surpassed by Kirk Ferentz almost 20 year's later. Reiners takes back the reins https://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1998/di1998-10-12.pdf The Daily Iowan 1B October 12, 1998 January 21, 2018 At Indiana Iowa at Indiana Hawkeyes 0 0 7 0 Hoosiers 0 0 0 14 October 17 Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN 11:10 am 3:05 36,598 74 F, Sunny, mild, Wind SW 10 - 15 mph on J. Teitz yes 3 10:31 Iowa Zeron Flemister 11-yard pass from Randy Reiners (Bromert kick) Iowa 7-0 4 8:40 Indiana Chris Gall 1-yard run (Payne kick) Tied 7-7 4 0:41 Indiana Antwaan Randle El 8-yard run (Payne kick) Indiana 14-7 yes 1998 Indiana Hoosiers football team Ecker Jim Just too much Randle El https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110948320/the-gazette/ October 8, 2022 The Gazette October 18, 1998 Newspapers.com Wisconsin Wisconsin at Iowa No. 9 Badgers Hawkeyes 7 3 12 9 0 0 0 0 October 24 Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa 2:35 p.m. CDT 3:05 70,397 63 F, Mostly sunny, Wind SE 5 - 10 mph on S. Newman yes 1 3:29 Wis Ron Dayne 2-yard run (Davenport kick) Wisconsin 7-0 2 4:53 Wis Matt Davenport 38-yard field goal Wisconsin 10-0 3 6:51 Wis Safety Wisconsin 12-0 3 3:34 Wis Matt Davenport 21-yard field goal Wisconsin 15-0 3 0:08 Wis Mike Samuel 14-yard run (Davenport kick) Wisconsin 22-0 4 8:57 Wis Matt Davenport 26-yard field goal Wisconsin 25-0 4 0:26 Wis Eddie Faulkner 1-yard run (kick failed) Wisconsin 31-0 yes 1998 Wisconsin Badgers football team Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry Purdue Iowa at Purdue Hawkeyes 0 0 0 14 Boilermakers 7 12 10 7 October 31 Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN 1:00 pm 2:54 50,443 58 F, Cloudy/Halloweenish, Wind NE 5 mph on Dick Honig yes 1 6:16 Pur Tim Stratton 14-yard pass from Drew Brees (Dorsch kick) Purdue 7-0 2 7:02 Pur Randall Lane 33-yard pass from Drew Brees (kick failed) Purdue 13-0 2 5:20 Pur Isaac Jones 9-yard pass from Drew Brees (Brees rush failed) Purdue 19-0 3 8:57 Pur Travis Dorsch 30-yard field goal Purdue 22-0 3 5:36 Pur Tim Stratton 2-yard pass from Drew Brees (Dorsch kick) Purdue 29-0 4 6:56 Iowa Eric Thigpen 29-yard fumble return (Bromert kick) Purdue 29-7 4 3:09 Pur Robert Tolbert 40-yard pass from David Edgerton (Dorsch kick) Purdue 36-7 4 1:28 Iowa Robbie Crockett 30-yard run (Bromert kick) Purdue 36-14 yes 1998 Purdue Boilermakers football team Iowa vs. Purdue http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores98/98304/98304329.htm USA Today January 1, 2019 Ohio State Ohio State at Iowa No. 7 Buckeyes Hawkeyes 14 14 7 10 7 7 0 0 November 14 Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa 2:35 p.m. CST 3:30 69,473 61 F, Clear skies, Wind NW 17 - 20 mph on J. Teitz ABC yes 1 8:32 Iowa Scott Mullen 11-yard run (Bromert kick) Iowa 7-0 1 8:16 OSU Joe Montgomery 80-yard run (Stultz kick) Tied 7-7 1 0:06 OSU David Boston 54-yard pass from Joe Germaine (Stultz kick) OSU 14-7 2 13:49 OSU Mike Collins 22-yard interception return (Stultz kick) OSU 21-7 2 2:24 Iowa Kyle McCann 13-yard run (Bromert kick) OSU 21-14 2 0:27 OSU David Boston 17-yard pass from Joe Germaine (Stultz kick) OSU 28-14 3 4:33 OSU Matt Keller 16-yard pass from Joe Germaine (Stultz kick) OSU 35-14 4 13:10 OSU Dan Stultz 27-yard field goal OSU 38-14 4 5:09 OSU Jamar Martin 10-yard run (Stultz kick) OSU 45-14 yes 1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team Minnesota Iowa at Minnesota Hawkeyes 0 0 0 7 Golden Gophers 0 21 21 7 November 21 Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN 1:35 pm CST 3:10 50,640 Indoors D. Lipski yes 2 8:08 Minn Billy Cockerham 6-yard run (Bailey kick) Minnesota 7-0 2 3:09 Minn Thomas Hamner 56-yard run (Bailey kick) Minnesota 14-0 2 1:44 Minn Luke Leverson 28-yard pass from Billy Cockerham (Bailey kick) Minnesota 21-0 3 9:53 Minn Luke Leverson 27-yard pass from Billy Cockerham (Bailey kick) Minnesota 28-0 3 9:26 Minn Billy Cockerham 5-yard run (Bailey kick) Minnesota 35-0 3 7:35 Minn Byron Evans 5-yard run (Bailey kick) Minnesota 42-0 4 5:32 Minn A. Henderson 34-yard run (Bailey kick) Minnesota 49-0 4 0:45 Iowa Robbie Crockett 1-yard run (Douglas kick) Minnesota 49-7 yes 1998 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team ISU passes, Iowa fails final https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/130977659/ Des Moines Register via newspapers.com November 22, 1998 November 24, 2019 21Tim Layden Winning Effort in a Losing Cause https://www.si.com/vault/1998/11/30/252647/winning-effort-in-a-losing-cause-jared-devries-passed-up-the-nfl-to-play-his-senior-season-at-struggling-iowa Sports Illustrated November 30, 1998 November 24, 2019 Roster 1998 Iowa Hawkeyes f 46 Fr Ladell Betts RB y 85 Sr Michael Burger FB 74 Fr Alonzo Cunningham OL 67 Jr Chad Deal OL 80 Jr Zeron Flemister TE y 3 Fr Kahlil Hill WR y 87 So Kevin Kasper WR y 4 Fr Kyle McCann QB y 18 So Scott Mullen QB 72 Fr Bruce Nelson OL y Bruce Nelson (American football) 6 Fr Chris Oliver WR 13 Jr Randy Reiners QB 31 Jr Rob Thein RB 86 Jr Austin Wheatley TE y 5 Jr Bashir Yamini WR y 9 Jr Matt Bowen DB y Matt Bowen (American football) 94 Sr Jared DeVries DL y 54 Fr Aaron Kampman DE y 91 Fr Jerry Montgomery DL y 97 So LeVar Woods LB y 7 So Jason Baker P y 38 Sr Zach Bromert K 17 Jr Tim Douglas K *Hayden Fry Don Patterson – Offensive Coordinator Bob Elliott – Defensive Coordinator Chuck Long – Quarterbacks Bret Bielema – Linebackers Bill Ennis-Inge – Graduate assistant/Recruiting coordinator Postseason awards 1998 College Football All-America Team 1998 All-Big Ten Conference football team Jared DeVries: consensus first-team All-American (defensive tackle) Team players in the 1999 NFL draft 1999 NFL draft 2 Iowa Hawkeyes Player Position Round Pick NFL club Jared DeVries Defensive tackle 3 70 Detroit Lions Eric Thigpen Defensive back 6 200 Atlanta Falcons https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1999.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071221231907/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1999.htm 2007-12-21 1999 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com Pro-Football-Reference.com References Iowa Category:Iowa Hawkeyes football seasons Iowa Hawkeyes football