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The 2001 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa and the Iowa Hawkeyes football program during the 2001 college football season. Coached by Kirk Ferentz, the Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

Leading up to the season

Previous season

Iowa opened the 2000 season with five straight losses, adding to a losing streak that totaled 13 games when the Hawkeyes lost to Indiana on September 30, 2000. However, the streak came to an end a week later, when the Hawks defeated Michigan State, 21–16, giving Ferentz his first ever Big Ten win as head coach at Iowa. Following a three-game losing streak, the Hawkeyes traveled to State College, Pennsylvania, for a game against Penn State. The Hawks won the game, 26–23, and followed it up the next week with another win, this time over Northwestern. The 27–17 victory gave Iowa a two-game winning streak, something that had not occurred for the Hawkeyes since the 1997 season. Iowa finished the season with a 27–24 loss on November 18, 2000, against Minnesota.

Season outlook

2001 was marked as a potential turning point for the Hawkeyes, a year in which a bowl berth was entirely possible. The Hawks returned two potential starters at quarterback in Kyle McCann and Jon Beutjer, and even received playing time from junior college transfer Brad Banks during the season. Ladell Betts and Kahlil Hill came back for their senior seasons at the running back and wide receiver positions respectively. Hill would go on win the Mosi Tatupu Award following the completion of the season.

On defense, the Hawkeyes looked to improve on their rushing defense numbers from the previous season. In 2000, Iowa gave up 194.3 yards rushing, ninth in the Big Ten. Aaron Kampman returned for his senior season on the defensive line, whilst fellow senior Mike Dolezal looked to replace LeVar Woods and Derrick Davison at linebacker. Iowa's passing defense in 2000 allowed 247 yards passing a game, tenth in the Big Ten. It was thought that added experience in that area would help improve that aspect of Iowa's defense.

The special teams returned Hill and sophomore Nate Kaeding, who hit 14-of-22 field goals and 20-of-20 extra points during his freshman season. In 2000, Hill finished second in the Big Ten with a 27.2-yard kickoff return average. Hill was also named to the first-team all-Big Ten team by the Sporting News for his 2000 performances.

Season

Schedule

Iowa's schedule did not include Big Ten teams Ohio State and Illinois in 2001.

09/01/200111:10 a.m.Kent State*

• Kinnick Stadium
• Iowa City, IA

 W 51–0 56,091 09/08/200111:10 a.m.Miami University*

• Kinnick Stadium
• Iowa City, IA

 W 44–19 58,291 09/29/200111:10 a.m.Penn State

• Kinnick Stadium
• Iowa City, IA

 W 24–18 69,422 10/06/200111:10 a.m.at No. 18 Purdue

• Ross-Ade Stadium
• West Lafayette, IN

 L 23–14 58,888 10/13/200111:10 a.m.at Michigan State

• Spartan Stadium
• East Lansing, MI

 L 31–28 73,680 10/20/200111:10 a.m.Indiana

• Kinnick Stadium
• Iowa City, IA

 W 42–28 68,295 10/27/20012:30 p.m.No. 8 Michigan

• Kinnick Stadium
• Iowa City, IA

L 32–26 70,397 11/03/200111:10 a.m.at Wisconsin

• Camp Randall Stadium
• Madison, WI

 L 34–28 79,421 11/10/200111:10 a.m.at Northwestern

• Ryan Field
• Evanston, IL

 W 59–16 36,458 11/17/200112:05 p.m.Minnesota

• Kinnick Stadium
• Iowa City, IA

 W 42–24 65,491 11/24/200111:30 a.m.at Iowa State*

• Jack Trice Stadium
• Ames, IA

 L 17–14 51,042 12/29/20012:30 p.m.vs. Texas Tech*

• Alamodome
• San Antonio, TX

 W 19–16 65,232

Roster

The following is the roster from Iowa's 2001 season.

Quarterback 4 Kyle McCann – Senior 5 David Raih – Sophomore 7 Brad Banks – Junior 14 Dan Katt – Freshman 16 Matt Bohnet – Freshman  Running back 2 Fred Russell – Sophomore 15 Robbie Crockett – Senior 23 Marcus Schnoor – Freshman 25 Kevin Sherlock – Freshman 29 Jermelle Lewis – Freshman 32 Siaka Massaquoi – Junior 34 Aaron Greving – Sophomore 36 Scott Rathke – Senior 40 Edgar Cervantes – Sophomore 43 Aaron Mickens – Freshman 45 Jonathan Babineaux – Sophomore 46 Ladell Betts – Senior 47 Jeremy Allen – Senior  Wide receiver 1 Tim Dodge – Senior 3 Kahlil Hill – Senior 6 Chris Oliver – Senior 8 C.J. Jones – Junior 11 Joesph Walker – Freshman 13 Ramon Ochoa – Sophomore 17 Ryan Donahue – Freshman 20 Mike Swim – Freshman 22 Dan Williams – Junior 27 Jordan Lickteig – Freshman 83 Kahari Stewart – Freshman 84 Matt Melloy – Freshman 85 Darius Butler – Freshman 86 Warren Holloway – Freshman  Tight End 22 Christopher Burhans – Freshman 35 Erik Jensen – Sophomore 44 Dallas Clark – Junior 56 Eric Steinbach – Junior 80 John Morscheise – Junior 81 Tony Jackson – Freshman 82 Ben Gates – Freshman 87 C.J. Barkema – Freshman 89 Andy Thorn – Freshman		Offensive line 53 Will Lack – Junior 55 Adam Densmore – Sophomore 57 Brian Meidlinger – Sophomore 58 Blake Larsen – Freshman 59 Ben Cronin – Freshman 61 Brian Ferentz – Freshman 64 Pete Traynor – Junior 65 Ben Sobieski – Senior 66 Kody Asmus – Freshman 66 Erik Chinander – Junior 68 Jacob Bowers – Freshman 69 Peter McMahon – Freshman 70 Andy Lightfoot – Junior 71 Eric Rothwell – Sophomore 72 Bruce Nelson – Junior 73 David Porter – Senior 74 Alonzo Cunningham – Senior 75 Kory Borchers – Sophomore 76 Jason Hoveland – Junior 77 Sam Aiello – Sophomore 78 Robert Gallery – Sophomore Defensive line 28 Cody O'Hare – Senior 48 Howard Hodges – Sophomore 54 Aaron Kampman – Senior 58 Scott Webb – Junior 59 John Mickelson – Freshman 60 Tyler Luebke – Sophomore 67 Joseph Uselman – Senior 69 Marshall Freeman – Freshman 74 Carl Freeman – Freshman 78 Orinpheo Payne – Sophomore 79 Kelvin Bell – Freshman 90 Jared Clauss – Sophomore 91 Jerry Montgomery – Senior 92 Derrick Pickens – Senior 93 Jory Helms – Sophomore 94 Colin Cole – Junior 96 John Traynor – Sophomore 97 Fabian Dodd – Freshman 98 Derreck Robinson – Freshman 99 Lee Gray – Freshman		Linebacker 30 Roger Meyer – Senior 31 Matt Roth – Freshman 38 Matt Neubauer – Freshman 39 Mike Dolezal – Senior 42 Grant Steen – Sophomore 50 George Lewis – Sophomore 51 Fred Barr – Junior 52 Jacob Gancarczyk – Freshman  52 Abdul Hodge – Freshman 53 Kevin Worthy – Sophomore 57 Tom Revak – Freshman Defensive back 4 Scott Boleyn – Junior 5 D.J. Johnson – Junior 10 Shane Hall – Senior 11 Ed Hinkle – Freshman 12 Marqueas McLaurin – Junior 14 Adolphus Shelton – Freshman 17 Aramis Haralson – Freshman 18 Chad Greenway – Freshman 19 Benny Sapp – Sophomore 20 Chris Smith – Sophomore 21 Matt Stockdale – Senior 25 Derek Pagel – Junior 26 Antwan Allen – Freshman 27 Jamire Roberts – Junior 33 Bob Sanders – Sophomore 36 Chigozie Ejiasi – Freshman 37 Sean Considine – Freshman 49 Mike Follett – Freshman Place Kicker 8 Nate Campbell – Junior 95 Nate Kaeding – Sophomore Punter 16 Clint Hinderaker – Junior 28 David Bradley – Freshman 91 John Gallery – Freshman
Sources: SI.com 2001 football roster

Game notes

Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	0	0
Hawkeyes	10	13	14	14	51

Opening the season on September 1, 2001, the Hawkeyes defeated the Kent State Golden Flashes, 51–0, in front of 56,091 fans at Kinnick Stadium. The win was Iowa's first in a season opener under Ferentz, and it improved the Hawkeyes' record in season openers to 80–31–2.

On offense, Betts ran for 99 yards, while fellow running back Aaron Greving scored three touchdowns. In total, Iowa ran for 331 yards, which compared favorably to the 113 yards for Kent State. Jeremy Allen and Fred Russell also contributed, with 73 and 46 rushing yards respectively. Allen also scored the first touchdown of his career during the game, on a 14-yard run during the first quarter. Defensively, the Hawkeyes held Kent State to 13 first downs and 203 total offensive yards. Iowa held the Golden Flashes to 90 yards passing; Kent State quarterback Jeff Valentino completed 3 of his 13 passes for 35 yards before being taken out of the game. McCann and Banks threw for 165 and 71 yards respectively, while Dallas Clark led the Hawks in receiving, with five catches for 84 yards. The loss was Kent State's sixth straight, dating back to the previous season.

For Iowa, the win capped a week in which Beutjer, a possible starter at quarterback, left the team. Beutjer cited feeling "betrayed" by Iowa coaches, and Iowa player Bruce Nelson said that it would not "disrupt what we’ve got going." Following the game, Ferentz noted that practice on the Thursday before the game was the best in his tenure at Iowa, while Kent State head coach Dean Pees expressed disappointment in his team's performance. The next week, Kent State ended their six-game losing streak with a 38–17 victory over Bucknell.

Miami University

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	0	0	13	6	19
Hawkeyes	17	7	20	0	44

Penn State

See also: 2001 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nittany Lions	0	5	6	7	18
Hawkeyes	7	14	0	3	24

Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	7	0	7	0	14
Boilermakers	7	6	0	10	23

Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	0	21	0	7	28
Spartans	14	14	0	3	31

Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoosiers	7	14	55	7	83
Hawkeyes	0	0	0	0	0

Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolverines	0	7	14	11	32
Hawkeyes	0	10	10	6	26

Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	0	14	14	0	28
Badgers	10	17	7	0	34

Northwestern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	21	10	28	0	59
Wildcats	7	0	2	7	16

Minnesota

See also: 2001 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Gophers	0	3	7	14	24
Hawkeyes	21	7	14	0	42

Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	0	0	14	0	14
Cyclones	7	7	0	3	17

Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	3	7	3	6	19
Red Raiders	0	3	7	6	16

References

General

• ESPN College Football Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Game. New York City, New York, United States: ESPN Books. 2005. ISBN 1-4013-3703-1. {{cite encyclopedia}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

• HawkeyeSports.com – Iowa Hawkeyes football website