# 1999 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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. The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 11:00 am | No. 5 Nebraska* | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, Iowa | ABC | L 7–42 | 70,397 |
| September 11 | 6:00 pm | at Iowa State* | Cyclone StadiumAmes, Iowa (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy) | FSN | L 10–17 | 50,402 |
| September 18 | 5:15 pm | Northern Illinois* | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, Iowa | ESPN+ | W 24–0 | 63,478 |
| October 2 | 11:00 am | at No. 14 Michigan State | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, Michigan | ESPN+ | L 3–49 | 73,629 |
| October 9 | 11:00 am | No. 2 Penn State | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, Iowa | ESPN+ | L 7–31 | 66,398 |
| October 16 | 11:00 am | at Northwestern | Ryan FieldEvanston, Illinois | ESPN+ | L 21–23 | 33,962 |
| October 23 | 1:00 pm | Indiana | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, Iowa | | L 31–38 | 63,777 |
| October 30 | 11:00 am | at No. 21 Ohio State | Ohio StadiumColumbus, Ohio | ESPN+ | L 11–41 | 93,561 |
| November 6 | 1:00 pm | Illinois | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, Iowa | | L 24–40 | 61,350 |
| November 13 | 2:30 pm | at No. 9 Wisconsin | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, Wisconsin (rivalry) | ABC | L 3–41 | 79,404 |
| November 20 | 11:00 am | No. 17 Minnesota | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, Iowa (Battle for the Floyd of Rosedale) | ESPN+ | L 21–25 | 55,386 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Nebraska

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 5 Cornhuskers | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 42 |
| Hawkeyes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### At Iowa State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawkeyes | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| • Cyclones | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 |

### Northern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Hawkeyes | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 24 |
The win over the Huskies marked Kirk Ferentz's first victory as head coach at Iowa.

### At Michigan State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawkeyes | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| • No. 14 Spartans | 21 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 49 |

### Penn State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 2 Nittany Lions | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Hawkeyes | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### At Northwestern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawkeyes | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| • Wildcats | 3 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 23 |

### Indiana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Hoosiers | 7 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| Hawkeyes | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |

### At Ohio State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawkeyes | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| • No. 21 Buckeyes | 7 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 41 |

### Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Fighting Illini | 6 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 40 |
| Hawkeyes | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |

### At Wisconsin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawkeyes | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| • No. 9 Badgers | 13 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 41 |

### Minnesota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 18 Golden Gophers | 7 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 25 |
| Hawkeyes | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |

## Team players in the 2000 NFL Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club | Ref |
| Austin Wheatley | Tight end | 5 | 158 | New Orleans Saints | |
| Matt Bowen | Defensive back | 6 | 198 | St. Louis Rams | |