American college football season
The 1998 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Kinnick Stadium and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The 1998 season marked the 20th and final season for coach Hayden Fry.[1]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 11:30 am | Central Michigan* | | ESPN+ | W 38–0 | 58,920 |
September 12 | 11:00 am | Iowa State* | | ESPN2 | L 9–27 | 70,397 |
September 19 | 9:00 pm | at No. 16 Arizona* | | FSN | L 11–35 | 52,634 |
September 26 | 11:00 am | at Illinois | | ESPN | W 37–14 | 44,245 |
October 3 | 2:30 pm | No. 25 Michigan | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| ABC | L 9–12 | 70,397 |
October 10 | 11:00 am | Northwestern![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| ESPN | W 26–24 | 70,397 |
October 17 | 11:00 am | at Indiana | | ESPN+ | L 7–14 | 36,598 |
October 24 | 2:30 pm | No. 9 Wisconsin | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
| ABC | L 0–31 | 70,397 |
October 31 | 1:00 pm | at Purdue | | | L 14–36 | 50,443 |
November 14 | 2:30 pm | No. 7 Ohio State | - Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| ABC | L 14–45 | 69,473 |
November 21 | 1:30 pm | at Minnesota | | | L 7–49 | 50,640 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Roster
1998 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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P
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7
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Jason Baker
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So
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K
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38
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Zach Bromert
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Sr
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K
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17
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Tim Douglas
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Jr
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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Game summaries
Central Michigan
Central Michigan at Iowa
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Chippewas |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
• Hawkeyes |
7 |
0 | 28 | 3 |
38 |
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Iowa State
Iowa State at Iowa
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Cyclones |
10 |
10 | 7 | 0 |
27 |
Hawkeyes |
3 |
0 | 6 | 0 |
9 |
- Date: September 12
- Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
- Game start: 11:10 a.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 70,397
- Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C), Clear and sunny, Wind SW 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
- Television network: ESPN2
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At Arizona
Iowa at Arizona
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hawkeyes |
3 |
0 | 0 | 8 |
11 |
• No. 16 Wildcats |
7 |
7 | 7 | 14 |
35 |
- Date: September 19
- Location: Arizona Stadium
Tucson, AZ - Game start: 7:22 pm
- Elapsed time: 3:26
- Game attendance: 52,634
- Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C), clear and dark, Wind W 9 mph (14 km/h)
- Referee: Jim Springer
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At Illinois
Iowa at Illinois
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Hawkeyes |
0 |
27 | 10 | 0 |
37 |
Fighting Illini |
0 |
0 | 0 | 14 |
14 |
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Tim Douglas kicked three field goals from beyond 50 yards, including a school-record 58-yard field goal.
Michigan
Michigan at Iowa
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• No. 25 Wolverines |
7 |
0 | 0 | 5 |
12 |
Hawkeyes |
0 |
9 | 0 | 0 |
9 |
- Date: October 3
- Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
- Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 70,397
- Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), Rain and drizzle, Wind E 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h)
- Referee: B. LeMonnier
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Northwestern
Northwestern at Iowa
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wildcats |
0 |
10 | 7 | 7 |
24 |
• Hawkeyes |
14 |
3 | 0 | 9 |
26 |
- Date: October 10
- Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
- Game start: 11:10 AM CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:35
- Game attendance: 70,397
- Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), Sunny, Wind S 10–12 mph (16–19 km/h)
- Referee: D. Witvoet
- Television network: ESPN2
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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.
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At Indiana
Iowa at Indiana
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hawkeyes |
0 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
7 |
• Hoosiers |
0 |
0 | 0 | 14 |
14 |
- Date: October 17
- Location: Memorial Stadium
Bloomington, IN - Game start: 11:10 am
- Elapsed time: 3:05
- Game attendance: 36,598
- Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), Sunny, mild, Wind SW 10–15 mph (16–24 km/h)
- Referee: J. Teitz
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin at Iowa
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• No. 9 Badgers |
7 |
3 | 12 | 9 |
31 |
Hawkeyes |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
- Date: October 24
- Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
- Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 70,397
- Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), Mostly sunny, Wind SE 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h)
- Referee: S. Newman
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Purdue
Iowa at Purdue
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hawkeyes |
0 |
0 | 0 | 14 |
14 |
• Boilermakers |
7 |
12 | 10 | 7 |
36 |
- Date: October 31
- Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
- Game start: 1:00 pm
- Elapsed time: 2:54
- Game attendance: 50,443
- Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), Cloudy/Halloweenish, Wind NE 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
- Referee: Dick Honig
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Ohio State
Ohio State at Iowa
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• No. 7 Buckeyes |
14 |
14 | 7 | 10 |
45 |
Hawkeyes |
7 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
14 |
- Date: November 14
- Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
- Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 69,473
- Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), Clear skies, Wind NW 17–20 mph (27–32 km/h)
- Referee: J. Teitz
- Television network: ABC
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Minnesota
Iowa at Minnesota
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hawkeyes |
0 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
7 |
• Golden Gophers |
0 |
21 | 21 | 7 |
49 |
- Date: November 21
- Location: Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN
- Game start: 1:35 pm CST
- Elapsed time: 3:10
- Game attendance: 50,640
- Game weather: Indoors
- Referee: D. Lipski
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Postseason awards
- Jared DeVries - Consensus First-team All-American (Defensive Tackle)
Team players in the 1999 NFL draft
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References
- ^ "Fry says goodbye" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 24, 1998. p. 1A. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^ "The Cyclone State" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 14, 1998. p. 1B. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ "Reiners takes back the reins" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 12, 1998. p. 1B. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
- ^ Ecker, Jim (October 18, 1998). "Just too much Randle El". The Gazette. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Iowa vs. Purdue". USA Today. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ "ISU passes, Iowa fails final". Des Moines Register via newspapers.com. November 22, 1998. p. 21. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- ^ Layden, Tim (November 30, 1998). "Winning Effort in a Losing Cause". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- ^ "1999 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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