# 2000 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 2000 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented the Iowa State University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was Dan McCarney's sixth season as head coach. The team captains were Chris Anthony, Ryan Harklau, Reggie Hayward, and Sage Rosenfels. The Cyclones were quarterbacked by Sage Rosenfels. Sage is among many former Cyclones from the 2000 team to make it to the NFL. Others were J. J. Moses, Reggie Hayward, Ennis Haywood, Tony Yelk, Mike Banks, Jordan Carstens, Tyson Smith and James Reed. It was Iowa State's first winning season since 1989, and their first appearance in a bowl game since the 1978 Peach Bowl. The Insight.com Bowl victory was the programs first victory ever in bowl game. Iowa State was picked by the media to finish 5th in the Big 12 North Division. Two players participated in post season bowl games. Sage Rosenfels played in the Senior Bowl and Reggie Hayward played in the Hula Bowl where he won the defensive MVP. Iowa State's nine victories were the most since 1906.

## Schedule

The Ohio game's date and time was changed from August 31 at 7 p.m. to September 2 at 11:30 a.m. The Baylor game was originally scheduled for 1:00 p.m., but was changed to 6:00 p.m. The Nebraska game was originally scheduled for kickoff at 1:00 p.m., it was changed to 2:30 p.m. to accommodate a broadcast on ABC. The Oklahoma State game was originally scheduled for 1:00 p.m. but was changed to 7:00 p.m. The Missouri game time was changed from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. to accommodate a Fox Sports Net cablecast. On December 3 Iowa State announced it would accept a bowl invitation from the Insight.com Bowl.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 11:30 a.m. | Ohio* | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | FSN | W 25–15 | 34,385 |
| September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | UNLV* | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | | W 37–22 | 35,408 |
| September 16 | 11:00 a.m. | at Iowa* | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy) | ESPN | W 24–14 | 70,397 |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at Baylor | Floyd Casey StadiumWaco, TX | | W 31–17 | 31,126 |
| October 7 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 1 Nebraska | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | ABC | L 27–49 | 50,074 |
| October 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at Oklahoma State | Lewis FieldStillwater, OK | | W 33–26 | 41,310 |
| October 21 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas A&M | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | ABC | L 7–30 | 48,931 |
| October 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Missouri | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA (Telephone Trophy) | FSN | W 39–20 | 46,599 |
| November 4 | 11:30 a.m. | at No. 15 Kansas State | KSU StadiumManhattan, KS (rivalry) | FSN | L 10–56 | 50,114 |
| November 11 | 2:30 p.m. | at Colorado | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | FSN | W 35–27 | 46,430 |
| November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Kansas | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | | W 38–17 | 36,725 |
| December 28 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. Pittsburgh* | Bank One BallparkPhoenix, AZ (Insight.com Bowl) | ESPN | W 37–29 | 41,813 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Game 1: vs. Ohio Bobcats

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| Cyclones | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 25 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa
* Date: September 2
* Game time: 11:38 a.m. CDT kickoff
* Game weather: Temperature: 74 Wind: E 5-10 Weather: cloudy and hazy
* Game attendance: 34,385
* Referee: Referee: Don Amicon; Umpire: Sam Dudich; Linesman: Steve Funjanic; Line judge: Mike Dolce; Back judge: Bob Moran; Field judge: Sam Williams; Side judge: Jeff Szink; Scorer: Pope/Shuey
* TV announcers (FSN): Drew Goodman (Play-by-play), Dave Lapham (Color) & Jim Knox (Sideline)

### Game 2: vs. UNLV Rebels

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 6 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 22 |
| Cyclones | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 37 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa
* Date: September 9
* Game time: 1:06 p.m. CDT kickoff
* Game weather: Temperature: 82 Wind: SSW10-15 Weather: Sunny, gusts to 20
* Game attendance: 35,408
* Referee: Referee: Steve Usechek; Umpire: John Davidson; Linesman: Tim Pringle; Line judge: Derick Bowers; Back judge: Randy McAnally; Field judge: Brad Van Vark; Side judge: Freeman Johns; Scorer: Shuey/Pope

### Game 3: @ Iowa Hawkeyes

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cyclones | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Hawkeyes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
* Date: September 16
* Game time: 11:10 a.m. CDT kickoff
* Game weather: Temperature: 70 Wind: N 10-15 Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 70,397
* Referee: Referee: Jon Bible; Umpire: Bob Holliday; Linesman: David Alexander; Line judge: Rusty Weir; Back judge: Mark Johnson; Field judge: Greg Burks; Side judge: Duane Osborne
* TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy (Play-by-play), Todd Christensen (Color) & Dave Ryan (Sideline)

### Game 4: @ Baylor Bears

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cyclones | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Bears | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco, Texas
* Date: September 30
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT kickoff
* Game weather: Temperature: 86 Wind: S 12 Weather: Clear and Sunny
* Game attendance: 31,126
* Referee: Referee: Terry Turlington; Umpire: J. C. Leimbach; Linesman: Fred Hutchinson; Line judge: Steve Stelljes; Back judge: David Ames; Field judge: Terry Porter; Side judge: Freeman Johns; Scorer: Dave Ross

### Game 5: vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cornhuskers | 0 | 13 | 8 | 28 | 49 |
| Cyclones | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa
* Date: October 7
* Game time: 2:35 p.m. CDT kickoff
* Game weather: Temperature: 41 F Wind: N 15-25 Weather: cloudy
* Game attendance: 50,074
* Referee: Referee: Hal Dowden; Umpire: Richard Brown; Linesman: Al Green; Line judge: Roger Rogers; Back judge: Will Weisbrook; Field judge: Brad Horchem; Side judge: Larry Weeks; Scorer: Shuey/Pope
* TV announcers (ABC): Chip Tarkenton (Play-by-play) & Reggie Rivers (Color)

### Game 6: @ Oklahoma State Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cyclones | 6 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 33 |
| Cowboys | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
at Lewis Field, Stillwater, Oklahoma
* Date: October 14
* Game time: 7:05 p.m. CDT kickoff
* Game weather: Temperature: 74 Wind: SSE 8-12 Weather: partly cloudy skies
* Game attendance: 41,310
* Referee: Referee: Steve Usecheck; Umpire: John Davidson; Linesman: Tim Pringle; Line judge: Derick Bowers; Back judge: Randy McAnally; Field judge: Brad Van Vark; Side judge: Phil Laurie; Scorer: Lee Manzer

### Game 7: vs. Texas A&M Aggies

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
| Cyclones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa
* Date: October 21
* Game time: 2:36 p.m. CDT kickoff
* Game weather: Temperature: 75 Wind: SE 10 Weather: Mostly Sunny
* Game attendance: 48,931
* Referee: Referee: Jon Bible; Umpire: Bob Holliday; Linesman: David Alexander; Line judge: Rusty Weir; Back judge: Ron Murphy; Field judge: Greg Burks; Side judge: Freeman Johns; Scorer: Shuey/Pope
* TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (Play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (Color) & Leslie Gudel (Sideline)

### Game 8: vs. Missouri Tigers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Cyclones | 6 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 39 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa
* Date: October 28
* Game time: 6:09 p.m. CDT kickoff
* Game attendance: 46,599
* Referee: Referee: Terry Turlington; Umpire: Joe Darden; Linesman: Fred Hutchinson; Line judge: Steve Stelljes; Back judge: David Ames; Field judge: Terry Porter; Side judge: Tom Walker; Scorer: Shuey/Pope
* TV announcers (FSN): Ron Thulin (Play-by-play), James Lofton (Color) & Eric Clemons (Sideline)

### Game 9: @ Kansas State Wildcats

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cyclones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Wildcats | 21 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
at KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas
* Date: November 4
* Game time: 11:38 a.m. CST kickoff
* Game weather: Temperature: 59 Wind: S 5-15 Weather: Mostly sunny
* Game attendance: 50,114
* Referee: Referee: Jon Bible; Umpire: Bob Holliday; Linesman: David Alexander; Line judge: Gary Brown; Back judge: Ron Murphy; Field judge: Greg Burks; Side judge: Butch Clark
* TV announcers (FSN): Drew Goodman (Play-by-play), Dave Lapham (Color) & Jim Knox (Sideline)

### Game 10: @ Colorado Buffaloes

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cyclones | 3 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 35 |
| Buffaloes | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
at Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado
* Date: November 11
* Game time: 2:35 p.m. CST kickoff
* Game attendance: 46,430
* TV announcers (FSN): Drew Goodman (Play-by-play), Dave Lapham (Color) & Jim Knox (Sideline)

### Game 11: vs. Kansas Jayhawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jayhawks | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Cyclones | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa
* Date: November 18
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT kickoff
* Game weather: Temperature: 28 F Wind: NNW 20-25 Weather: Cloudy WCI: 0
* Game attendance: 36,725
* Referee: Referee: Tom Ahlers, Umpire: Jim Jankowski, Linesman: Tim Pringle, Line judge: Ron Underwood, Back judge: Mike Weir, Field judge: Scott Gaines, Side judge: Duane Osborne, Scorer: Pope/Shuey

### Game 12: vs. Pittsburgh Panthers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 7 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 29 |
| Cyclones | 7 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 37 |
at Bank One Ballpark • Phoenix, Arizona
* Date: December 28
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT kickoff
* Game attendance: 41,813
* TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy (Play-by-play), Todd Christensen (Color) & Dave Ryan (Sideline)

## Personnel
### Roster

On June 30, 2000 FB Robert Lewis was dismissed from the team for violating team rules.
List of signees.
Depth chart
Note: No= Number; Name = Name; Pos = Position; Ht = Height; Wt = Weight; Yr = Year; Hometown = Hometown; * = Letter earned; $^C$ = Captain
| No. | Name | Pos | Ht | Wt | Yr | Hometown (High School/Previous School) |
| 1 | Tyson Smith | LB | 6-4 | 210 | Fr. | Des Moines, Iowa (Dowling) |
| 2 | Ennis Haywood** | RB | 5-11 | 206 | Jr. | Dallas, Texas (Carter) |
| 3 | Bryan Ollie | DB | 5-8 | 178 | Fr.# | Des Moines, Iowa (Dowling) |
| 4 | Derrick Walker* | LB | 6-2 | 235 | Sr. | Houston, Texas (Aldine/Blinn JC) |
| 4 | Sam Holden | DB | 6-3 | 197 | So.# | Manchester, Iowa (West Delaware) |
| 5 | Andrew Moser* | LB | 5-10 | 231 | Jr.# | Guttenberg, Iowa (Guttenberg) |
| 5 | Todd Miller | WR | 5-9 | 160 | Fr. | Mount Pleasant, Iowa (Mount Pleasant) |
| 6 | Carl Gomez*** | P | 6-2 | 198 | Sr. | Miami, Florida (Killian) |
| 6 | JaMaine Billups | RB | 6-0 | 192 | Fr. | Omaha, Nebraska (Central) |
| 7 | Dustin Avey*** | DB | 6-2 | 208 | Sr.# | Ames, Iowa (Ames) |
| 8 | Jamarcus Powers* | DB | 5-8 | 164 | Sr. | La Marque, Texas (La Marque/Blinn JC) |
| 9 | Adam Runk** | DB | 6-2 | 184 | Jr.# | Stillwater, Minnesota (Stillwater) |
| 10 | Johnny Smith III | DB | 5-10 | 170 | Fr.# | Bradenton, Florida (Southeast) |
| 10 | Dan Salmen | QB | 6-1 | 187 | Fr.# | St. Paul, Minnesota (Cretin-Derham Hall) |
| 11 | Steffen Nass | P/PK | 6-3 | 197 | So.# | Clinton, Iowa (Clinton) |
| 11 | Princeton Harris | DB | 6-1 | 207 | Fr. | Friendswood, Texas (Clear Brook) |
| 12 | Joel Washington | DB | 6-1 | 197 | Fr.# | Southfield, Michigan (Southeast) |
| 13 | Julian Cummings | DB | 5-8 | 167 | Fr.# | West Covina, California (Bishop Amat) |
| 13 | Andy Kohler | WR | 6-4 | 185 | Fr. | Ames, Iowa (Ames) |
| 14 | Jesse Arnold | WR | 6-3 | 200 | So. | St. Charles, Iowa (Martensdale-St. MaryÕs) |
| 14 | Tony Yelk | PK | 6-1 | 190 | Fr. | Arlington, Wisconsin (Poynette) |
| 14 | Harold Clewis | DB | 5-10 | 173 | Fr. | Missouri City, Texas (Elkins) |
| 15 | Reggie Hayward***$^C$ | DE | 6-5 | 250 | Sr. | Dolton, Illinois (Thornridge) |
| 15 | Kyle Swenor | QB | 6-2 | 201 | Fr.# | Levering, Michigan (Petoskey) |
| 15 | Cris Love | QB | 6-5 | 200 | Fr. | Round Rock, Texas (Round Rock) |
| 17 | Gerrin Scott | QB | 6-0 | 209 | Fr.# | Denver, Colorado (Thomas Jefferson) |
| 17 | Adam Wagner | WR | 5-9 | 173 | So.# | Ames, Iowa (Ames) |
| 17 | Anthony Forrest | DB | 6-1 | 185 | Fr. | Ft. Worth, Texas (Diamond Hill-Jarvis) |
| 18 | Sage Rosenfels***$^C$ | QB | 6-4 | 221 | Sr.# | Maquoketa, Iowa (Maquoketa) |
| 18 | Marc Timmons | DB | 5-9 | 168 | Fr.# | Bradenton, Florida (Southeast) |
| 19 | Craig Campbell* | WR | 5-11 | 185 | Jr. | Santa Fe Springs, California (Santa Fe/Mt. SAC CC) |
| 20 | Michael Wagner | RB | 5-7 | 182 | Fr.# | West Covina, California (Bishop Amat) |
| 20 | Henry Poullard | DB | 5-11 | 165 | Fr. | La Porte, Texas (La Porte) |
| 21 | Atif Austin* | DB | 5-8 | 180 | So.# | Tarpon Springs, Florida (Tarpon Springs) |
| 21 | Nick Hein | DB | 5-7 | 179 | Sr.# | Monticello, Iowa (Monticello) |
| 22 | Ryan Sloth** | DB | 5-8 | 184 | Sr.# | Belmond, Iowa (Belmond-Klemme) |
| 23 | Stevie Johnson | LB | 6-4 | 225 | Sr. | Beaumont, Mississippi (Perry Central) |
| 24 | Doug Densmore*** | DB | 5-10 | 195 | Sr.# | Sterling, Illinois (Sterling) |
| 25 | Scott Horne | DB | 6-2 | 212 | So. | Vancouver, B.C. (Notre Dame HS/CCH) |
| 26 | Jack Whitver | WR | 5-10 | 180 | Fr.# | Grinnell, Iowa (Grinnell) |
| 27 | Breon Ansley*** | DB | 5-7 | 172 | Sr. | Rowland Heights, California (Bishop Amat) |
| 29 | Jordan Wagner | WR | 6-0 | 186 | Fr.# | Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Linn-Mar) |
| 31 | Mike Banks** | TE | 6-4 | 254 | Jr. | Ogden, Iowa (Ogden) |
| 31 | Clint Bushbaum | DB | 6-0 | 187 | So.# | Rockwell, Iowa (Rockwell-Swaledale) |
| 32 | J.J. Moses** | WR | 5-6 | 170 | Sr. | Waterloo, Iowa (East) |
| 33 | Jedd Moore | LB | 5-11 | 201 | Sr.# | Waterloo, Iowa (Columbus) |
| 33 | Larry Anglin | RB | 5-9 | 190 | Jr. | Compton, California (Gardena/Compton CC) |
| 34 | Royce Hooks | LB | 5-9 | 201 | Fr.# | Jacksonville, Florida (White) |
| 35 | Andrae Rainey | WR | 6-1 | 187 | Jr.# | Waterloo, Iowa (Northern University HS) |
| 35 | Cale Stubbe | LB | 6-3 | 235 | Fr. | Cedar Falls, Iowa (Cedar Falls) |
| 36 | Brett Kellogg | LB | 6-3 | 235 | Fr. | Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Kennedy) |
| 37 | Jamie Burkhead | DB | 6-2 | 191 | Sr. | Bellflower, Ca (St.John Bosco) |
| 38 | Curt Schroeder | LB | 6-0 | 203 | Jr.# | Camanche, Iowa (Camanche) |
| 39 | Matt Grosserode | FB | 5-10 | 210 | Fr. | Lincoln, Nebraska (Pius X) |
| 40 | Brent Nash | LB | 5-11 | 225 | Fr. | Beverly Hills, California (Beverly Hills) |
| 41 | Ab Turner** | LB | 6-0 | 220 | Sr.# | Denver, Colorado (Jefferson/Grossmont) |
| 42 | Frank Garcia | FB | 5-9 | 225 | Fr.# | North Bay Village, Florida (Edward Pace) |
| 42 | Nick Linder | DB/WR | 5-10 | 181 | Fr.# | Iowa City, Iowa (City) |
| 43 | Sean Manatt | DB | 5-10 | 181 | So.# | Ames, Iowa (Ames) |
| 43 | Ryan Corcoran | RB | 5-10 | 200 | Fr. | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| 44 | Ryan Harklau***$^C$ | DL | 6-4 | 280 | Sr.# | Humboldt, Iowa (Humboldt) |
| 45 | Joe Woodley | FB | 5-10 | 233 | Fr.# | West Des Moines, Iowa (Valley) |
| 46 | Matt Word* | LB | 5-11 | 235 | So. | Miami, Florida (Southridge) |
| 47 | Chris Whitaker* | LB | 5-11 | 235 | So. | East St. Louis, Illinois (Althoff) |
| 48 | Justin Eilers | LB | 6-2 | 225 | Jr. | Boise, Idaho (Nampa/Butte JC) |
| 49 | Eric Weiford** | DE/LB | 5-11 | 215 | Sr.# | Oelwein, Iowa (Oelwein) |
| 51 | Andy Leaders | LB | 6-3 | 225 | Fr. | Omaha, Nebraska (Millard West) |
| 52 | James Reed*** | DL | 6-0 | 285 | Sr.# | Saginaw, Michigan (Saginaw) |
| 53 | Todd Slycord | DL/LB | 5-11 | 224 | Fr.# | West Des Moines, Iowa (Valley) |
| 54 | Adam Jablonski | DL/LB | 6-3 | 226 | So.# | Mason City, Iowa (Newman) |
| 55 | Jared Bucksa* | OL | 6-3 | 288 | Jr.# | New Brighton, Minnesota (Totino-Grace) |
| 56 | Adam Sansale | OL | 6-2 | 286 | Jr.# | South St. Paul, Minnesota (Cretin-Derham Hall) |
| 56 | Tyrone Tucker | LB | 6-2 | 236 | Jr. | Miami, Florida (South Miami/San Francisco City CC) |
| 56 | Tiray Johnson | DL | 5-11 | 261 | Jr.# | Detroit, Michigan (Cass Tech) |
| 58 | Scott Davis | OL | 6-4 | 300 | Jr.# | Coral Springs, Florida (M. Stoneman Douglas) |
| 60 | Brent Nelson | OL | 6-3 | 240 | Fr. | Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Kennedy) |
| 62 | George Cunningham | OL | 6-6 | 274 | Jr.# | Algona, Iowa (Algona) |
| 63 | Ben Bruns*** | OL | 6-3 | 295 | Sr.# | Denver, Iowa (Denver) |
| 64 | Andrew Kelley | OL | 6-2 | 309 | Jr.# | Knoxville, Iowa (Knoxville) |
| 65 | Bob Montgomery | OL | 6-3 | 311 | Fr.# | Lincoln, Nebraska (Pius X) |
| 66 | Kerry Carlson | OL | 6-2 | 291 | Jr. | Goodhue, Minnesota (Goodhue/Rochester CC) |
| 66 | Kit Curry | DL/LB | 6-1 | 227 | Fr.# | Humboldt, Iowa (Humboldt) |
| 67 | Cory Hannen** | OL | 6-5 | 300 | Jr.# | Hiawatha, Iowa (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) |
| 67 | Luke VanderSanden | DL | 6-3 | 275 | Fr. | Inwood, Iowa (West Lyon) |
| 68 | Zach Butler* | OL | 6-4 | 285 | So.# | Iowa City, Iowa (City) |
| 69 | Scott Rickard* | OL | 6-3 | 274 | Sr. | Garland, Texas (South Garland/Tyler JC) |
| 70 | Ben Beaudet*** | OL | 6-4 | 286 | Sr.# | Lake Elmo, Minnesota (Stillwater) |
| 71 | Mitch Ehrenfelt | OL | 6-4 | 300 | Fr.# | Richland, Iowa (Pekin Community) |
| 73 | Ross Dean | OL | 6-5 | 256 | Fr.# | Oskaloosa, Iowa (Oskaloosa) |
| 74 | Ryan Terpening | OL | 6-7 | 260 | Fr. | Farmington, Minnesota (Farmington) |
| 75 | Marcel Howard** | OL | 6-6 | 313 | Jr.# | Davenport, Iowa (Central) |
| 76 | Lorenzo White | OL | 6-5 | 340 | Jr. | Richmond, Texas (Lamar Consolidated/Blinn JC) |
| 77 | Brian Donahue* | OL | 6-5 | 273 | Jr.# | Chicago, Illinois (De La Salle) |
| 78 | T.J. Woods | OL | 6-5 | 303 | Jr. | San Dimas, California (San Dimas/Citrus JC) |
| 79 | Matt Bockes | OL | 6-0 | 257 | Fr.# | Grundy Center, Iowa (Grundy Center) |
| 80 | Andy Stensrud*** | OL | 6-7 | 280 | Sr. | Lake Mills, Iowa (Lake Mills) |
| 81 | Josh Stensrud | TE | 6-3 | 241 | So.# | Waseca, Minnesota (Waseca) |
| 82 | Lane Danielsen | WR | 6-0 | 197 | Fr.# | Grundy Center, Iowa (Dike-New Hartford) |
| 83 | Jamaul Montgomery | WR | 5-11 | 190 | Fr.# | Long Beach, California (St. John Bosco) |
| 84 | Jason Lyftogt* | TE | 6-4 | 253 | Jr.# | Orange City, Iowa (MOC-FV) |
| 85 | DeAndre Phillips | WR | 5-11 | 185 | Fr. | Mission Hills, California (Monroe) |
| 86 | Chris Anthony***$^C$ | WR | 6-3 | 204 | Sr. | Bettendorf, Iowa (Pleasant Valley) |
| 87 | Steve Pfaller | WR | 6-3 | 195 | Fr. | Iowa City, Iowa (Iowa City) |
| 88 | Tom Kucera | WR | 6-2 | 200 | So.# | Atlantic, Iowa (Atlantic) |
| 89 | Chinwuba Ikwuakor | DL | 6-4 | 229 | Fr.# | Arvada, Colorado (Pomona) |
| 89 | Mitch Kennedy | OL | 6-3 | 240 | Fr. | Atlantic, Iowa (CAM) |
| 90 | Casey Shelton | DE | 6-6 | 275 | Fr.# | West Des Moines, Iowa (Valley) |
| 91 | Tim TeBrink | DE | 6-3 | 245 | Fr. | Alton, Iowa (MOC-Floyd Valley) |
| 92 | Jordan Carstens | DL | 6-5 | 275 | Fr.# | Bagley, Iowa (Panorama) |
| 93 | Kevin Costello | DL | 6-3 | 235 | Fr.# | West Des Moines, Iowa (Valley) |
| 93 | Kyle Knock | TE | 6-2 | 250 | So.# | Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Kennedy) |
| 94 | Aaron Howard | DL | 6-1 | 222 | Fr.# | Davenport, Iowa (Central) |
| 95 | Brent Braaksma | OL/TE | 6-6 | 250 | Jr.# | Sheldon, Iowa (Sheldon) |
| 95 | William Judd | DL | 6-4 | 280 | Jr. | Bonita, California (Bonita Vista/Butte JC) |
| 96 | Mike McKnight* | PK | 6-2 | 209 | Jr.# | Fort Dodge, Iowa (Fort Dodge) |
| 96 | Paul Jarrett | DL | 6-4 | 230 | Fr. | Lincoln, Nebraska (Pius X) |
| 97 | Shawn Sangster | DL | 6-0 | 259 | Fr.# | Virginia Beach, Virginia (Salem) |
| 98 | Nigel Tharpe*** | DL | 6-3 | 290 | Sr.# | Detroit, Michigan (Redford) |
| 98 | Mitch Curtis | PK | 6-1 | 238 | Fr.# | Newton, Iowa (Newton) |
| 99 | Kevin DeRonde** | DE | 6-5 | 255 | Jr.# | Pella, Iowa (Pella) |
| 99 | Casey Baldwin | P | 6-2 | 212 | Fr.# | Perry, Iowa (Perry) |

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Alma Mater (Year) |
| Dan McCarney | Head Coach | Iowa (1975) |
| Bob Elliott | Assoc. Head Coach/Secondary & Special Teams Coordinator | Iowa (1975) |
| Nick Quartaro | Asst. Head Coach/Wide Receivers | Iowa (1977) |
| John Skladany | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers | Central Connecticut State (1972) |
| Steve Loney | Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line | Iowa State (1974) |
| Charlie Partridge | Director/Football Operations | Drake (1995) |
| Steve Brickey | Quarterbacks | Missouri (1976) |
| Mike Nelson | Defensive Line | Dayton (1969) |
| Tony Alford | Running Backs | Colorado State (1992) |
| Mike Woodley | Tight Ends | Northern Iowa (1974) |
| Mike Grant | Linebackers | Nebraska (1992) |
| Matt McGettigan | Strength & Conditioning | Luther (1987) |

## Player statistics
### Passing

Note: Att= Attempts; Cmp= Completions; PCT= Percent; Yds = Yards; Tds = Touchdowns; Int = Interceptions
| Player | Att | Cmp | PCT | Yds | Tds | Int |
| Sage Rosenfels | 366 | 194 | 53.0 | 2608 | 10 | 12 |
| Gerrin Scott | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 61 | 1 | 0 |
| Ennis Haywood | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane Danielsen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 376 | 198 | 52.7 | 2680 | 11 | 13 |

### Rushing

Note: Att= Attempts; Yds = Yards; AVG = Average; Tds = Touchdowns
| Player | Att | Yds | AVG | Tds |
| Ennis Haywood | 250 | 1311 | 5.2 | 8 |
| Michael Wagner | 86 | 398 | 4.6 | 5 |
| Sage Rosenfels | 87 | 363 | 4.2 | 10 |
| J.J. Moses | 19 | 150 | 7.9 | 2 |
| Hiawatha Rutland | 18 | 128 | 7.1 | 0 |
| Joe Woodley | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 3 |
| Jamaine Billups | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Casey Baldwin | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Gerrin Scott | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Team | 6 | -11 | -1.8 | 0 |
| Total | 481 | 2355 | 4.9 | 28 |

### Receiving

Note: Rec= Receptions; Yds = Yards; AVG = Average; Tds = Touchdowns
| Player | Rec | Yds | AVG | Tds |
| J.J. Moses | 57 | 840 | 14.74 | 4 |
| Chris Anthony | 40 | 520 | 13.00 | 3 |
| Mike Banks | 27 | 278 | 12.30 | 0 |
| Ennis Haywood | 26 | 226 | 8.69 | 0 |
| Craig Campbell | 25 | 415 | 16.60 | 1 |
| Lane Danielsen | 8 | 184 | 23.00 | 2 |
| Jamaul Montgomery | 5 | 108 | 21.60 | 0 |
| Kyle Knock | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 0 |
| Michael Wagner | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 1 |
| Josh Stensrud | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 |
| Jack Whitver | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 |
| Hiawatha Rutland | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 |
| Total | 198 | 2680 | 13.54 | 11 |

### Scoring

Note: TDs = Touchdowns; Rush = Rushing; Rec = Receiving; Ret = Return; PTS = Points
| Player | TDs | Rush | Rec | Ret | PTS |
| Sage Rosenfels | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Ennis Haywood | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| Michael Wagner | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| J.J. Moses | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 36 |
| Chris Anthony | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| Lane Danielsen | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| Joe Woodley | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Jamaine Billups | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Craig Campbell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Jamarcus Powers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Marc Timmons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Total | 43 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 258 |

### Kicking

Note: Pat = Point after touchdown; FG = Field goal; PTS = Points
| Player | Pat | FG | PTS |
| Carl Gomez | 16 | 8 | 40 |
| Mike Mcknight | 16 | 7 | 37 |
| Total | 32 | 15 | 77 |

## Rankings
### AP Poll

Iowa State did not receive any points in the previous AP polls until October 1, 2000. On October 1, 2000 Iowa State received 5 points ranking them T-36th overall. On October 8, 2000 Iowa State received 8 points ranking them 34th overall. On October 15, 2000 Iowa State received 19 points ranking them 29th overall. On October 22, 2000 Iowa State received 3 points ranking them 37th overall. On October 29, 2000 Iowa State received 2 points ranking them T-36th overall. On November 5, 2000 Iowa State did not receive any points. On November 12, 2000 Iowa State received 6 points ranking them 33rd overall. On November 19, 2000 Iowa State received 10 points ranking them 31st overall. On November 26, 2000 Iowa State received 25 points ranking them 30th overall. On December 3, 2000 Iowa State received 22 points ranking them 30th overall. In the final poll Iowa State was ranked 25th with 188 points.

### Coaches Poll

Iowa State did not receive any points in the coaches poll until September 17, 2000. On September 17, 2000 Iowa State received 4 points ranking them T-43rd. On September 24, 2000 Iowa State received 7 points for a ranking of 39th. On October 1, 2000 Iowa State received 37 points for a ranking of 31st. On October 8, 2000 Iowa State received 22 points for a ranking of T-35th. On October 15, 2000 Iowa State received 35 points for a ranking of 29th. On October 22, 2000 Iowa State received 2 points for a ranking of T-39th. On October 29, 2000 Iowa State received 16 points for a ranking of 33rd. On November 5, 2000 Iowa State did not receive any points in the poll. On November 12, 2000 Iowa State received 14 points for a ranking of 34th. On November 19, 2000 Iowa State received 14 points for a ranking of T-31st. On November 26, 2000 Iowa State received 28 points for a ranking of 30th. On December 3, 2000 Iowa State received 29 points for a ranking of 30th. On January 4, 2001 in the final poll of the year Iowa State received 225 points for a ranking of 23rd.

### BCS Poll

Iowa State was never ranked in the BCS poll.

### Week-by-week

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## Awards

| Award | Name(s) |
| Reuben J. Miller Award | Chris Anthony, WR |
| Al and Dean Knudson Award | James Reed, DT |
| Bill Daily Award | Doug Densmore, DB; Ryan Sloth, DB |
| Ralph Aulmann Memorial Award | Chris Anthony, WR; Ryan Harklau, DL; Reggie Hayward, DE; Sage Rosenfels, QB |
| Dury Moss Award | Lorenzo White, OG |
| Ray Scott Award | Sage Rosenfels, QB; J.J. Moses, WR |
| Arthur Floyd Scott Award | Ben Bruns, OL; Reggie Hayward, DL |
| Jim Doran Award | Carl Gomez |
| The Consideration Award | J.J. Moses, WR |
| Scout Team Players of The Year | Brett Kellogg, LB; Eric Perry, QB |
| Sports Illustrated All-Bowl Team | |
| All-American 1st Team | |
| All-American 2nd Team | |
| All-Big 12 1st team | Ennis Haywood, RB; J.J. Moses, KR |
| All-Big 12 2nd team | Ben Bruns, C; J.J. Moses, WR; Reggie Hayward, DE/OLB |
| All-Big 12 3rd team | James Reed, DL; Jamarcus Powers, DB |
| All-Big 12 Honorable Mention | Sage Rosenfels, QB; Chris Anthony, WR; Andy Stensrud, OL; Mike Banks, TE; Dustin Avey, DB |
| All-Big 12 Academic 1st team | Dustin Avey, DB; Jordan Carstens, DL; Scott Davis, OL; Nick Hein, DB; Mike McKnight, PK; Sage Rosenfels, QB; Jamie Burkhead, DB; Adam Runk, DB; Ryan Sloth, DB; Eric Weiford, DL |
| All-Big 12 Academic 2nd team | Ben Bruns, Craig Campbell, Lane Danielson, Marcel Howard |
| Big 12 player of the week | QB Sage Rosenfels vs. Iowa, Sept. 16; RB Ennis Haywood vs. Baylor, Oct. 2 |

## NFL players

* Reggie Hayward, 2001 third-round draft pick of the Denver Broncos
* Sage Rosenfels, 2001 fourth-round draft pick of the Washington Redskins
* James Reed, 2001 Seventh-round draft pick of the New York Jets
* Mike Banks, 2002 Seventh-round draft pick of the Arizona Cardinals
* J.J. Moses, Green Bay Packers
* Ennis Haywood, Dallas Cowboys
* Tony Yelk, Atlanta Falcons
* Jordan Carstens, Carolina Panthers
* Tyson Smith, New York Giants