# 1998 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 11:30 am | Central Michigan* | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA | ESPN+ | W 38–0 | 58,920 |
| September 12 | 11:00 am | Iowa State* | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy) | ESPN2 | L 9–27 | 70,397 |
| September 19 | 9:00 pm | at No. 16 Arizona* | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ | FSN | L 11–35 | 52,634 |
| September 26 | 11:00 am | at Illinois | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL | ESPN | W 37–14 | 44,245 |
| October 3 | 2:30 pm | No. 25 Michigan | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA | ABC | L 9–12 | 70,397 |
| October 10 | 11:00 am | Northwestern | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA | ESPN | W 26–24 | 70,397 |
| October 17 | 11:00 am | at Indiana | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN | ESPN+ | L 7–14 | 36,598 |
| October 24 | 2:30 pm | No. 9 Wisconsin | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA (rivalry) | ABC | L 0–31 | 70,397 |
| October 31 | 1:00 pm | at Purdue | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | | L 14–36 | 50,443 |
| November 14 | 2:30 pm | No. 7 Ohio State | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA | ABC | L 14–45 | 69,473 |
| November 21 | 1:30 pm | at Minnesota | Hubert H. Humphrey MetrodomeMinneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale) | | L 7–49 | 50,640 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Central Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chippewas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Hawkeyes | 7 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 38 |

### Iowa State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Cyclones | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| Hawkeyes | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |

### At Arizona

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawkeyes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| • No. 16 Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |

### At Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Hawkeyes | 0 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 37 |
| Fighting Illini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Tim Douglas kicked three field goals from beyond 50 yards, including a school-record 58-yard field goal.

### Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 25 Wolverines | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| Hawkeyes | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |

### Northwestern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| • Hawkeyes | 14 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 26 |
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.

### At Indiana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawkeyes | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| • Hoosiers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |

### Wisconsin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 9 Badgers | 7 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 31 |
| Hawkeyes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Purdue

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawkeyes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| • Boilermakers | 7 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 36 |

### Ohio State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 7 Buckeyes | 14 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
| Hawkeyes | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |

### Minnesota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawkeyes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| • Golden Gophers | 0 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 49 |

## Postseason awards

* Jared DeVries - Consensus First-team All-American (Defensive Tackle)

## Team players in the 1999 NFL draft

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Jared DeVries | Defensive tackle | 3 | 70 | Detroit Lions |
| Eric Thigpen | Defensive back | 6 | 200 | Atlanta Falcons |