2001 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

2001 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Alamo Bowl Champions
Alamo Bowl, W 19–16 vs. Texas Tech
Conference Big Ten Conference
2001 record 7–5 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Kirk Ferentz (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Ken O'Keefe (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator Norm Parker (3rd year)
MVP Ladell Betts
MVP Bob Sanders
Home stadium Kinnick Stadium
(Capacity: 70,397)
2001 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#12 Illinois $   7 – 1         10 – 2  
#20 Michigan   6 – 2         8 – 4  
Ohio State   5 – 3         7 – 5  
Iowa   4 – 4         7 – 5  
Purdue   4 – 4         6 – 6  
Penn State   4 – 4         5 – 6  
Indiana   4 – 4         5 – 6  
Michigan State   3 – 5         7 – 5  
Wisconsin   3 – 5         5 – 7  
Minnesota   2 – 6         4 – 7  
Northwestern   2 – 6         4 – 7  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa and the Iowa Hawkeyes football program during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Kirk Ferentz, the Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

Leading up to the season

Previous season

Iowa opened the 2000 season with five straight losses, adding to a losing streak that totaled 13 games when the Hawkeyes lost to Indiana on September 30, 2000. However, the streak came to an end a week later, when the Hawks defeated Michigan State, 21–16, giving Ferentz his first ever Big Ten win as head coach at Iowa.[1] Following a three-game losing streak, the Hawkeyes traveled to State College, Pennsylvania, for a game against Penn State. The Hawks won the game, 26–23, and followed it up the next week with another win, this time over Northwestern. The 27–17 victory gave Iowa a two-game winning streak, something that had not occurred for the Hawkeyes since the 1997 season.[2] Iowa finished the season with a 27–24 loss on November 18, 2000, against Minnesota.

Season outlook

2001 was marked as a potential turning point for the Hawkeyes, a year in which a bowl berth was entirely possible. The Hawks returned two potential starters at quarterback in Kyle McCann and Jon Beutjer,[3] and even received playing time from junior college transfer Brad Banks during the season.[4] Ladell Betts and Kahlil Hill came back for their senior seasons at the running back and wide receiver positions respectively.[3] Hill would go on win the Mosi Tatupu Award following the completion of the season.[5]

On defense, the Hawkeyes looked to improve on their rushing defense numbers from the previous season. In 2000, Iowa gave up 194.3 yards rushing, ninth in the Big Ten. Aaron Kampman returned for his senior season on the defensive line, while fellow senior Mike Dolezal looked to replace LeVar Woods and Derrick Davison at linebacker. Iowa's passing defense in 2000 allowed 247 yards passing a game, tenth in the Big Ten. It was thought that added experience in that area would help improve that aspect of Iowa's defense.[3]

The special teams returned Hill and sophomore Nate Kaeding, who hit 14-of-22 field goals and 20-of-20 extra points during his freshman season. In 2000, Hill finished second in the Big Ten with a 27.2-yard kickoff return average. Hill was also named to the first-team all-Big Ten team by the Sporting News for his 2000 performances.[3]

Season

Schedule

Iowa's schedule did not include Big Ten teams Ohio State and Illinois in 2001.[6] [7]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 11:00 AM Kent State* Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ESPN+ W 51–0   56,091
September 8 11:00 AM Miami University* Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ESPN+ W 44–19   58,291
September 29 11:00 AM Penn State Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ESPN W 24–18   69,422
October 6 11:00 AM at #18 Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ESPN L 14–23   58,888
October 13 11:00 AM at Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ESPN2 L 28–31   73,680
October 20 11:00 AM Indiana Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ESPN+ W 42–28   68,295
October 27 2:30 PM #8 Michigan Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ABC L 26–32   70,397
November 3 11:00 AM at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Rivalry) ESPN+ L 28–34   79,421
November 10 11:00 AM at Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL ESPN+ W 59–16   36,458
November 17 12:00 PM Minnesota Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Battle for the Floyd of Rosedale) W 42–24   65,491
November 24 11:30 AM at Iowa State* Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy) FSN L 14–17   51,042
December 29 2:30 PM vs. Texas Tech* Alamodome • San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl) ESPN W 19–16   65,232
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Roster

The following is the roster from Iowa's 2001 season.[8]

 Quarterback

  • 4 Kyle McCann – Senior
  • 5 David Raih – Sophomore
  • 7 Brad Banks – Junior
  • 14 Dan Katt – Freshman
  • 16 Matt Bohnet – Freshman

 Running back

  • 2 Fred Russell – Sophomore
  • 15 Robbie Crockett – Senior
  • 23 Marcus Schnoor – Freshman
  • 25 Kevin Sherlock – Freshman
  • 29 Jermelle Lewis – Freshman
  • 32 Siaka Massaquoi – Junior
  • 34 Aaron Greving – Sophomore
  • 36 Scott Rathke – Senior
  • 40 Edgar Cervantes – Sophomore
  • 43 Aaron Mickens – Freshman
  • 45 Jonathan Babineaux – Sophomore
  • 46 Ladell Betts – Senior
  • 47 Jeremy Allen – Senior

 Wide receiver

  • 1 Tim Dodge – Senior
  • 3 Kahlil Hill – Senior
  • 6 Chris Oliver – Senior
  • 8 C.J. Jones – Junior
  • 11 Joseph Walker – Freshman
  • 13 Ramon Ochoa – Sophomore
  • 17 Ryan Donahue – Freshman
  • 20 Mike Swim – Freshman
  • 22 Dan Williams – Junior
  • 27 Jordan Lickteig – Freshman
  • 83 Kahari Stewart – Freshman
  • 84 Matt Melloy – Freshman
  • 85 Darius Butler – Freshman
  • 86 Warren Holloway – Freshman

 Tight End

  • 22 Christopher Burhans – Freshman
  • 35 Erik Jensen – Sophomore
  • 44 Dallas Clark – Junior
  • 56 Eric Steinbach – Junior
  • 80 John Morscheise – Junior
  • 81 Tony Jackson – Freshman
  • 82 Ben Gates – Freshman
  • 87 C.J. Barkema – Freshman
  • 89 Andy Thorn – Freshman
  

Offensive line

  • 53 Will Lack – Junior
  • 55 Adam Densmore – Sophomore
  • 57 Brian Meidlinger – Sophomore
  • 58 Blake Larsen – Freshman
  • 59 Ben Cronin – Freshman
  • 61 Brian Ferentz – Freshman
  • 64 Pete Traynor – Junior
  • 65 Ben Sobieski – Senior
  • 66 Kody Asmus – Freshman
  • 66 Erik Chinander – Junior
  • 68 Jacob Bowers – Freshman
  • 69 Peter McMahon – Freshman
  • 70 Andy Lightfoot – Junior
  • 71 Eric Rothwell – Sophomore
  • 72 Bruce Nelson – Junior
  • 73 David Porter – Senior
  • 74 Alonzo Cunningham – Senior
  • 75 Kory Borchers – Sophomore
  • 76 Jason Hoveland – Junior
  • 77 Sam Aiello – Sophomore
  • 78 Robert Gallery – Sophomore

Defensive line

  • 28 Cody O'Hare – Senior
  • 48 Howard Hodges – Sophomore
  • 54 Aaron Kampman – Senior
  • 58 Scott Webb – Junior
  • 59 John Mickelson – Freshman
  • 60 Tyler Luebke – Sophomore
  • 67 Joseph Uselman – Senior
  • 69 Marshall Freeman – Freshman
  • 74 Carl Freeman – Freshman
  • 78 Orinpheo Payne – Sophomore
  • 79 Kelvin Bell – Freshman
  • 90 Jared Clauss – Sophomore
  • 91 Jerry Montgomery – Senior
  • 92 Derrick Pickens – Senior
  • 93 Jory Helms – Sophomore
  • 94 Colin Cole – Junior
  • 96 John Traynor – Sophomore
  • 97 Fabian Dodd – Freshman
  • 98 Derreck Robinson – Freshman
  • 99 Lee Gray – Freshman
  

Linebacker

  • 30 Roger Meyer – Senior
  • 31 Matt Roth – Freshman
  • 38 Matt Neubauer – Freshman
  • 39 Mike Dolezal – Senior
  • 42 Grant Steen – Sophomore
  • 50 George Lewis – Sophomore
  • 51 Fred Barr – Junior
  • 52 Jacob Gancarczyk – Freshman 
  • 52 Abdul Hodge – Freshman
  • 53 Kevin Worthy – Sophomore
  • 57 Tom Revak – Freshman

Defensive back

  • 4 Scott Boleyn – Junior
  • 5 D.J. Johnson – Junior
  • 10 Shane Hall – Senior
  • 11 Ed Hinkle – Freshman
  • 12 Marqueas McLaurin – Junior
  • 14 Adolphus Shelton – Freshman
  • 17 Aramis Haralson – Freshman
  • 18 Chad Greenway – Freshman
  • 19 Benny Sapp – Sophomore
  • 20 Chris Smith – Sophomore
  • 21 Matt Stockdale – Senior
  • 25 Derek Pagel – Junior
  • 26 Antwan Allen – Freshman
  • 27 Jamire Roberts – Junior
  • 33 Bob Sanders – Sophomore
  • 36 Chigozie Ejiasi – Freshman
  • 37 Sean Considine – Freshman
  • 49 Mike Follett – Freshman

Place Kicker

Punter

  • 16 Clint Hinderaker – Junior
  • 28 David Bradley – Freshman
  • 91 John Gallery – Freshman
Sources: SI.com 2001 football roster

Game notes

Kent State

Kent State at Iowa
1 234Total
Golden Flashes 0 000 0
• Hawkeyes 10 131414 51

Opening the season on September 1, 2001, the Hawkeyes defeated the Kent State Golden Flashes, 51–0, in front of 56,091 fans at Kinnick Stadium.[9][10] The win was Iowa's first in a season opener under Ferentz,[11] and it improved the Hawkeyes' record in season openers to 80–31–2.[9]

On offense, Betts ran for 99 yards, while fellow running back Aaron Greving scored three touchdowns. In total, Iowa ran for 331 yards, which compared favorably to the 113 yards for Kent State.[9] Jeremy Allen and Fred Russell also contributed, with 73 and 46 rushing yards respectively.[10] Allen also scored the first touchdown of his career during the game, on a 14-yard run during the first quarter.[11] Defensively, the Hawkeyes held Kent State to 13 first downs and 203 total offensive yards. Iowa held the Golden Flashes to 90 yards passing; Kent State quarterback Jeff Valentino completed 3 of his 13 passes for 35 yards before being taken out of the game. McCann and Banks threw for 165 and 71 yards respectively, while Dallas Clark led the Hawks in receiving, with five catches for 84 yards.[9][10] The loss was Kent State's sixth straight, dating back to the previous season.[9]

For Iowa, the win capped a week in which Beutjer, a possible starter at quarterback, left the team. Beutjer cited feeling "betrayed" by Iowa coaches, and Iowa player Bruce Nelson said that it would not "disrupt what we’ve got going." Following the game, Ferentz noted that practice on the Thursday before the game was the best in his tenure at Iowa, while Kent State head coach Dean Pees expressed disappointment in his team's performance.[11] The next week, Kent State ended their six-game losing streak with a 38–17 victory over Bucknell.

[12]

Miami University

Miami (Ohio) at Iowa
1 234Total
RedHawks 0 0136 19
• Hawkeyes 17 7200 44

[13]

Penn State

Penn State at Iowa
1 234Total
Nittany Lions 0 567 18
• Hawkeyes 7 1403 24

[14] [15]

Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes 7 0 7 0 14
Boilermakers 7 6 0 10 23

[16]

Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes 0 21 0 7 28
Spartans 14 14 0 3 31

[17]

Indiana

Indiana at Iowa
1 234Total
Hoosiers 7 1407 28
• Hawkeyes 21 777 42

Ladell Betts ran for 172 yards and a touchdown, and Kahlil Hill had 93 yards receiving and two touchdowns in the Hawkeye victory over Indiana.

[18] [19]

Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolverines 0 7 14 11 32
Hawkeyes 0 10 10 6 26

[20]

Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes 0 14 14 0 28
Badgers 10 17 7 0 34

[21]

Northwestern

Iowa at Northwestern
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 21 10280 59
Wildcats 7 027 16

[22] [23]

Minnesota

Minnesota at Iowa
Battle for Floyd of Rosedale
1 234Total
Golden Gophers 0 3714 24
• Hawkeyes 21 7140 42

The Hawkeyes closed out their home schedule at 5-1 by blasting Minnesota. Iowa led 21-0 after the first quarter, 28-3 at half, and 42-10 after three quarters before cruising to the 18 point win. Kyle McCann threw 3 TD passes and ran for a TD.

After losing three straight in the series, this was the first of five consecutive wins for the Hawks over the Gophers.

[24]

Iowa State

Iowa at Iowa State
Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 0140 14
• Cyclones 7 703 17

The annual battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy was scheduled originally for September 15, but due to the September 11 attacks, it was postponed or canceled like all sporting events planned for that weekend. The game was rescheduled for November 24, which turned out to be a natural fit since many other major rivalries were played that weekend.

The Cyclones scored a touchdown in each of the first two quarters to head into halftime with a 14–0 lead. Iowa responded finally in the third quarter with two touchdowns of their own.

The final scoring play of the game came early in the fourth quarter, with Tony Yelk kicking a 32-yard field goal to put the Cyclones up 17–14. An interception by Adam Runk with 1:37 remaining sealed the game for the Cyclones.

[25]

Texas Tech

Iowa vs. Texas Tech
Alamo Bowl
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 3 736 19
Red Raiders 0 376 16

Backup RB Aaron Greving ran for 115 yards and a touchdown and Nate Kaeding kicked four field goals, including the game-winner from 47 yards with 44 seconds remaining. The Hawkeyes earned their first bowl win under Kirk Ferentz and first since shutting out Texas Tech in the 1996 Alamo Bowl. The victory served as a springboard for the memorable 2002 season.

[26]

Team players in the 2002 NFL Draft

Main article: 2002 NFL Draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Ladell Betts Running Back 2 56 Washington Redskins
Aaron Kampman Defensive End 5 156 Green Bay Packers
Kahlil Hill Wide Receiver 6 184 Atlanta Falcons

[27]

References

General

  • ESPN College Football Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Game. New York City, New York, United States: ESPN Books. 2005. ISBN 1-4013-3703-1. 

References

  1. ↑ Batterson, Steve. "Iowa 21, Michigan State 16: Kasper, Hill step up as Hawks snap 13-game skid". Hawkmania.com. Retrieved February 16, 2008.
  2. ↑ Batterson, Steve. "Iowa 27, Northwestern 17: Hawkeyes record first back-to-back wins since 1997". Hawkmania.com. Retrieved February 16, 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Iowa Hawkeyes team preview". SI.com. Archived from the original on March 31, 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Player Bio: Brad Banks". HawkeyeSports.com. Archived from the original on February 28, 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Player Bio: Kahlil Hill". HawkeyeSports.com. Retrieved February 17, 2008.
  6. ↑ "NationalChamps.net Iowa Hawkeyes Football 2001 Schedule". NationalChamps.net. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  7. ↑ "2001 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  8. ↑ "2001 Iowa Hawkeyes Roster". Fox Sports. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "Iowa 51, Kent St. 0 game recap". SI.com. Retrieved February 26, 2008.
  10. 1 2 3 "Iowa 51, Kent St. 0 box score". SI.com. Retrieved February 26, 2008.
  11. 1 2 3 Batterson, Steve. "Iowa 51, Kent State 0: Hawks put Beutjer ordeal aside, blank Golden Flashes". Hawkmania.com. Retrieved February 26, 2008.
  12. ↑ "Kent vs. Iowa". USA Today. September 1, 2001. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Miami (Ohio) vs. Iowa". USA Today. September 8, 2001. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Penn State vs. Iowa". USA Today. September 29, 2001. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Iowa 24, Penn State 18". Los Angeles Times. September 30, 2001. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Iowa vs. Purdue". USA Today. October 6, 2001. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Iowa vs. Michigan State". USA Today. October 13, 2001. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Indiana vs. Iowa". USA Today. October 20, 2001. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Iowa 42, Indiana 28". Los Angeles Times. October 21, 2001. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Michigan vs. Iowa". USA Today. October 27, 2001. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Iowa vs. Wisconsin". USA Today. November 3, 2001. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Iowa vs. Northwestern". USA Today. November 10, 2001. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Iowa turns back the clock on NU". Chicago Tribune. November 11, 2001. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Minnesota vs. Iowa". USA Today. November 17, 2001. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Iowa vs. Iowa State". USA Today. November 24, 2001. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Iowa vs. Texas Tech". USA Today. December 29, 2001. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  27. ↑ "2002 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
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