1999 Iowa
1–10 (0–8 Big Ten), coached by Kirk Ferentz. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northern Illinois 24–0Sep 18
By 24 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs 5Nebraska | L 7–42 | 28% |
| Sep 11 | at Iowa State | L 10–17 | 42% |
| Sep 18 | vs Northern Illinois | W 24–0 | 72% |
| Oct 2 | at 14Michigan State | L 3–49 | 18% |
| Oct 9 | vs 2Penn State | L 7–31 | 21% |
| Oct 16 | at Northwestern | L 21–23 | 43% |
| Oct 23 | vs Indiana | L 31–38 | 52% |
| Oct 30 | at 21Ohio State | L 11–41 | 12% |
| Nov 6 | vs Illinois | L 24–40 | 46% |
| Nov 13 | at 9Wisconsin | L 3–41 | 7% |
| Nov 20 | vs 17Minnesota | L 21–25 | 25% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Minnesota 25–21; unranked in the final AP poll; 11th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 129th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
Players on this team
Robert GalleryOffensive tackle
Dallas ClarkTight end
Brad BanksQuarterback
Ladell BettsRunning back- Eric SteinbachOffensive line
- Kevin KasperReceiver
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1999.
- Record
- 1–10
- Conference
- 0–8 11th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 162–347
- Coach
- Kirk Ferentz
- Elo
- 1324 −119 this season
- SP+ rating
- -6.7 No. 80 of 114; offense No. 94, defense No. 63
- SRS
- −6.5 No. 80 of 114 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Ken O’Keefe
- Defensive coordinator
- Norm Parker
- Captains
- Matt Bowen, Scott Pospisil, Randy Reiners, Travis Senters and Rob Thein
- Most valuable player
- Ladell Betts and Matt Bowen
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 2000
The 2000 draft| Rd 5 | Austin Wheatley TE | New Orleans Saints |
| Rd 6 | Matt Bowen DB | St. Louis Rams |
All-Big Ten
2 second teamSecond team
- Ladell BettsRBCoaches-2
Matt BowenDBMedia-2
From Wikipedia’s 1999 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1999 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 7–1 | 10–2 | 4 |
| Michigan State | 6–2 | 10–2 | 7 |
 Michigan | 6–2 | 10–2 | 5 |
| Penn State | 5–3 | 10–3 | 11 |
| Minnesota | 5–3 | 8–4 | 18 |
| Illinois | 4–4 | 8–4 | 24 |
 Purdue | 4–4 | 7–5 | 25 |
| Ohio State | 3–5 | 6–6 | |
| Indiana | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Northwestern | 1–7 | 3–8 | |
 Iowa | 0–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.