1999 Iowa Hawkeyes football team explained

Year:	1999
Team:	Iowa Hawkeyes
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:	Big Ten
Record:	1 - 10
Conf Record:	0 - 8
Hc Year:	1st
Oc Year:	1st
Dc Year:	1st
Stadium:	Kinnick Stadium (Capacity: 70,397)

The 1999 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the first season for new head coach Kirk Ferentz, who replaced Hayden Fry who retired at the end of the 1998 season.^[1] The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

Game summaries

Nebraska

See also: 1999 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry.

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At Iowa State

See also: 1999 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry.

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Northern Illinois

See also: 1999 Northern Illinois Huskies football team.

The win over the Huskies marked Kirk Ferentz's first victory as head coach at Iowa.^[5]

At Michigan State

See also: 1999 Michigan State Spartans football team.

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Penn State

See also: 1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team.

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At Northwestern

See also: 1999 Northwestern Wildcats football team.

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Indiana

See also: 1999 Indiana Hoosiers football team.

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At Ohio State

See also: 1999 Ohio State Buckeyes football team.

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Illinois

See also: 1999 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.

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At Wisconsin

See also: 1999 Wisconsin Badgers football team.

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Minnesota

See also: 1999 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team.

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Awards and honors

See also: 1999 All-Big Ten Conference football team.

Team players in the 2000 NFL Draft

See main article: 2000 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club	Ref
	Tight end	5	158		^[15]
	Defensive back	6	198

Notes and References

1. News: Ferentz to follow Fry . 1A . . December 3, 1998 . December 3, 2017 .
2. Web site: Nebraska 42, Iowa 7 . . September 4, 1999 . January 21, 2018.
3. News: Hawks out of Huskers' league . . 1B . September 7, 1999 . January 21, 2018.
4. News: State of Embarrassment . . 1B . September 13, 1999 . January 21, 2018 .
5. News: Runaway Betts . . 1B . September 20, 1999 . January 21, 2018.
6. News: Can it get worse? . . 1B . October 4, 1999 . January 21, 2018 .
7. News: Hawkeye heartbeat . . 1B . October 11, 1999 . January 21, 2018.
8. Web site: Iowa vs. Northwestern . . October 16, 1999 . January 21, 2018.
9. News: Wildcats deliver late blow . . 1B . October 18, 1999 . January 21, 2018.
10. News: Once again, so very close . . 1B . October 25, 1999 . January 21, 2018.
11. News: Hawks still slipping . . 1B . November 1, 1999 . January 21, 2018.
12. News: Familiar fate for Hawks . . 1B . November 8, 1999 . January 21, 2018.
13. News: Dayne plows Iowa, earns honor . . 1B . November 15, 1999 . January 21, 2018 .
14. News: Iowa lead fizzles, Gophers escape . . 1B . November 22, 1999 . January 21, 2018.
15. Web site: pro-football-reference.com. 2000 NFL Draft.