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 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.

Game summaries

Game 1: vs. Ohio Bobcats

Game 2: vs. UNLV Rebels

Game 3: @ Iowa Hawkeyes

Game 4: @ Baylor Bears

Game 5: vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers

Game 6: @ Oklahoma State Cowboys

Game 7: vs. Texas A&M Aggies

Game 8: vs. Missouri Tigers

Game 9: @ Kansas State Wildcats

Game 10: @ Colorado Buffaloes

Game 11: vs. Kansas Jayhawks

Game 12: vs. Pittsburgh Panthers

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.NamePosHtWtYrHometown
1Tyson SmithLB6-4210Fr.Des Moines, Iowa
2Ennis Haywood**RB5-11206Jr.Dallas, Texas
3Bryan OllieDB5-8178Fr.#Des Moines, Iowa
4Derrick Walker*LB6-2235Sr.Houston, Texas
4Sam HoldenDB6-3197So.#Manchester, Iowa
5Andrew Moser*LB5-10231Jr.#Guttenberg, Iowa
5Todd MillerWR5-9160Fr.Mount Pleasant, Iowa
6Carl Gomez***P6-2198Sr.Miami, Florida
6JaMaine BillupsRB6-0192Fr.Omaha, Nebraska
7Dustin Avey***DB6-2208Sr.#Ames, Iowa
8Jamarcus Powers*DB5-8164Sr.La Marque, Texas
9Adam Runk**DB6-2184Jr.#Stillwater, Minnesota
10Johnny Smith IIIDB5-10170Fr.#Bradenton, Florida
10Dan SalmenQB6-1187Fr.#St. Paul, Minnesota
11Steffen NassP/PK6-3197So.#Clinton, Iowa
11Princeton HarrisDB6-1207Fr.Friendswood, Texas
12Joel WashingtonDB 6-1 197 Fr.#Southfield, Michigan
13Julian Cummings DB 5-8 167 Fr.#West Covina, California
13Andy Kohler WR 6-4 185 Fr.Ames, Iowa
14Jesse Arnold WR 6-3 200 So.St. Charles, Iowa
14Tony YelkPK 6-1 190 Fr.Arlington, Wisconsin
14Harold Clewis DB 5-10 173 Fr.Missouri City, Texas
15Reggie Hayward***CDE 6-5 250 Sr.Dolton, Illinois
15Kyle Swenor QB 6-2 201 Fr.#Levering, Michigan
15Cris Love QB 6-5 200 Fr.Round Rock, Texas
17Gerrin Scott QB 6-0 209 Fr.#Denver, Colorado
17Adam Wagner WR 5-9 173 So.#Ames, Iowa
17Anthony Forrest DB 6-1 185 Fr.Ft. Worth, Texas
18Sage Rosenfels***CQB6-4221Sr.#Maquoketa, Iowa
18Marc TimmonsDB5-9168Fr.#Bradenton, Florida
19Craig Campbell*WR5-11185Jr.Sante Fe Springs, California
20Michael WagnerRB 5-7 182Fr.#West Covina, California
20Henry Poullard DB 5-11 165Fr. La Porte, Texas
21Atif Austin*DB5-8180So.#Tarpon Springs, Florida
21Nick HeinDB5-7179Sr.#Monticello, Iowa
22Ryan Sloth** DB 5-8 184Sr.#Belmond, Iowa
23Stevie Johnson LB 6-4 225Sr.Beaumont, Mississippi
24Doug Densmore*** DB 5-10 195 Sr.#Sterling, Illinois
25Scott Horne DB 6-2 212 So.Vancouver, B.C.
26Jack Whitver WR 5-10 180 Fr.#Grinnell, Iowa
27Breon Ansley*** DB 5-7 172 Sr.Rowland Heights, California
29Jordan Wagner WR 6-0 186 Fr.#Cedar Rapids, Iowa
31Mike Banks** TE 6-4 254 Jr.Ogden, Iowa
31Clint Bushbaum DB 6-0 187 So.#Rockwell, Iowa
32J.J. Moses** WR 5-6 170 Sr.Waterloo, Iowa
33Jedd Moore LB 5-11 201 Sr.#Waterloo, Iowa
33Larry Anglin RB 5-9 190 Jr.Compton, California
34Royce Hooks LB 5-9 201 Fr.#Jacksonville, Florida
35Andrae Rainey WR 6-1 187 Jr.#Waterloo, Iowa
35Cale Stubbe LB 6-3 235 Fr.Cedar Falls, Iowa
36Brett Kellogg LB 6-3 235 Fr.Cedar Rapids, Iowa
37Jamie BurkheadDB 6-2 191Sr.Tucson, Az
38Curt Schroeder LB 6-0 203 Jr.#Camanche, Iowa
39Matt Grosserode FB 5-10 210 Fr.Lincoln, Nebraska
40Brent Nash LB 5-11 225 Fr. Beverly Hills, California
41Ab Turner** LB 6-0 220 Sr.#Denver, Colorado
42Frank Garcia FB5-9 225 Fr.# North Bay Village, Florida
42Nick Linder DB/WR5-10 181 Fr.#Iowa City, Iowa
43Sean Manatt DB 5-10 181 So.#Ames, Iowa
43Ryan Corcoran RB5-10 200 Fr. Sioux Falls, South Dakota
44Ryan Harklau***C DL 6-4 280 Sr.#Humboldt, Iowa
45Joe Woodley FB 5-10 233 Fr.#West Des Moines, Iowa
46Matt Word* LB 5-11 235 So. Miami, Florida
47Chris Whitaker* LB5-11 235 So. East St. Louis, Illinois
48Justin Eilers LB 6-2 225 Jr. Boise, Idaho
49Eric Weiford** DE/LB 5-11 215 Sr.# Oelwein, Iowa
51Andy Leaders LB 6-3 225 Fr. Omaha, Nebraska
52James Reed*** DL 6-0 285 Sr.# Saginaw, Michigan
53Todd Slycord DL/LB 5-11 224 Fr.# West Des Moines, Iowa
54Adam Jablonski DL/LB 6-3 226 So.# Mason City, Iowa
55Jared Bucksa* OL 6-3 288 Jr.# New Brighton, Minnesota
56Adam Sansale OL 6-2 286 Jr.# South St. Paul, Minnesota
56Tyrone Tucker LB 6-2 236 Jr. Miami, Florida
56Tiray Johnson DL 5-11 261 Jr.# Detroit, Michigan
58Scott Davis OL 6-4 300 Jr.# Coral Springs, Florida
60Brent Nelson OL 6-3 240 Fr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
62George CunninghamOL 6-6 274 Jr.# Algona, Iowa
63Ben Bruns*** OL 6-3295 Sr.# Denver, Iowa
64Andrew Kelley OL 6-2309 Jr.# Knoxville, Iowa
65Bob Montgomery OL 6-3 311 Fr.# Lincoln, Nebraska
66Kerry Carlson OL 6-2 291 Jr. Goodhue, Minnesota
66Kit Curry DL/LB 6-1 227 Fr.# Humboldt, Iowa
67Cory Hannen** OL 6-5 300 Jr.# Hiawatha, Iowa
67Luke VanderSandenDL 6-3 275 Fr. Inwood, Iowa
68Zach Butler* OL 6-4 285 So.# Iowa City, Iowa
69Scott Rickard* OL 6-3 274 Sr. Garland, Texas
70Ben Beaudet*** OL 6-4 286 Sr.# Lake Elmo, Minnesota
71Mitch Ehrenfelt OL 6-4 300 Fr.# Richland, Iowa
73Ross Dean OL 6-5 256 Fr.# Oskaloosa, Iowa
74Ryan Terpening OL 6-7 260 Fr. Farmington, Minnesota
75Marcel Howard** OL 6-6 313 Jr.# Davenport, Iowa
76Lorenzo White OL 6-5 340 Jr. Richmond, Texas
77Brian Donahue* OL 6-5 273 Jr.# Chicago, Illinois
78T.J. Woods OL 6-5 303 Jr. San Dimas, California
79Matt Bockes OL 6-0 257 Fr.# Grundy Center, Iowa
80Andy Stensrud***OL6-7 280 Sr. Lake Mills, Iowa
81Josh Stensrud TE 6-3 241 So.# Waseca, Minnesota
82Lane Danielsen WR 6-0 197 Fr.#Grundy Center, Iowa
83Jamaul MontgomeryWR 5-11 190 Fr.# Long Beach, California
84Jason Lyftogt* TE 6-4 253 Jr.# Orange City, Iowa
85DeAndre PhillipsWR5-11185Fr. Mission Hills, California
86Chris Anthony***CWR 6-3 204 Sr. Bettendorf, Iowa
87Steve Pfaller WR 6-3 195 Fr. Iowa City, Iowa
88Tom Kucera WR 6-2 200 So.# Atlantic, Iowa
89Chinwuba IkwuakorDL 6-4 229 Fr.# Arvada, Colorado
89Mitch Kennedy OL 6-3 240 Fr. Atlantic, Iowa
90Casey Shelton DE 6-6 275 Fr.# West Des Moines, Iowa
91Tim TeBrink DE 6-3 245 Fr. Alton, Iowa
92Jordan Carstens DL 6-5 275 Fr.# Bagley, Iowa
93Kevin Costello DL 6-3 235 Fr.# West Des Moines, Iowa
93Kyle Knock TE 6-2 250 So.# Cedar Rapids, Iowa
94Aaron Howard DL 6-1 222 Fr.# Davenport, Iowa
95Brent Braaksma OL/TE 6-6 250 Jr.# Sheldon, Iowa
95William Judd DL 6-4 280 Jr. Bonita, California
96Mike McKnight* PK 6-2 209 Jr.# Fort Dodge, Iowa
96Paul Jarrett DL 6-4 230 Fr. Lincoln, Nebraska
97Shawn Sangster DL 6-0 259 Fr.# Virginia Beach, Virginia
98Nigel Tharpe*** DL 6-3 290 Sr.# Detroit, Michigan
98Mitch Curtis PK 6-1 238 Fr.# Newton, Iowa
99Kevin DeRonde** DE 6-5 255 Jr.# Pella, Iowa
99Casey Baldwin P 6-2 212 Fr.# Perry, Iowa

Coaching staff

Player statistics

Passing

Note: Att= Attempts; Cmp= Completions; PCT= Percent; Yds = Yards; Tds = Touchdowns; Int = Interceptions
PlayerAttCmpPCTYdsTdsInt
Sage Rosenfels36619453.026081012
Gerrin Scott4375.06110
Ennis Haywood11100.01100
Lane Danielsen100.0001
Team400.0000
Total37619852.726801113

Rushing

Note: Att= Attempts; Yds = Yards; AVG = Average; Tds = Touchdowns
PlayerAttYdsAVGTds
Ennis Haywood25013115.28
Michael Wagner863984.65
Sage Rosenfels873634.210
J.J. Moses191507.92
Hiawatha Rutland181287.10
Joe Woodley9192.13
Jamaine Billups133.00
Casey Baldwin1-2-2.00
Gerrin Scott4-4-1.00
Team6-11-1.80
Total48123554.928

Receiving

Note: Rec= Receptions; Yds = Yards; AVG = Average; Tds = Touchdowns
PlayerRecYdsAVGTds
J.J. Moses5784014.744
Chris Anthony4052013.003
Mike Banks2727812.300
Ennis Haywood262268.690
Craig Campbell2541516.601
Lane Danielsen818423.002
Jamaul Montgomery510821.600
Kyle Knock57214.400
Michael Wagner2147.001
Josh Stensrud188.000
Jack Whitver188.000
Hiawatha Rutland177.000
Total198268013.5411

Scoring

Note: TDs = Touchdowns; Rush = Rushing; Rec = Receiving; Ret = Return; PTS = Points
PlayerTDsRushRecRetPTS
Sage Rosenfels10100060
Ennis Haywood880048
Michael Wagner651036
J.J. Moses624036
Chris Anthony303018
Lane Danielsen302118
Joe Woodley330018
Jamaine Billups10016
Craig Campbell10106
Jamarcus Powers10016
Marc Timmons10016
Total4328114258

Kicking

Note: Pat = Point after touchdown; FG = Field goal; PTS = Points
PlayerPatFGPTS
Carl Gomez16840
Mike Mcknight16737
Total321577

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

Awards


AwardName
Reuben J. Miller AwardChris Anthony, WR
Al and Dean Knudson AwardJames Reed, DT
Bill Daily AwardDoug Densmore, DB; Ryan Sloth, DB
Ralph Aulmann Memorial AwardChris Anthony, WR; Ryan Harklau, DL; Reggie Hayward, DE; Sage Rosenfels, QB
Dury Moss AwardLorenzo White, OG
Ray Scott AwardSage Rosenfels, QB; J.J. Moses, WR
Arthur Floyd Scott AwardBen Bruns, OL; Reggie Hayward, DL
Jim Doran AwardCarl Gomez
The Consideration AwardJ.J. Moses, WR
Scout Team Players of The YearBrett Kellogg, LB; Eric Perry, QB
Sports Illustrated All-Bowl Team
All-American 1st Team
All-American 2nd Team
All-Big 12 1st teamEnnis Haywood, RB; J.J. Moses, KR
All-Big 12 2nd teamBen Bruns, C; J.J. Moses, WR; Reggie Hayward, DE/OLB
All-Big 12 3rd teamJames Reed, DL; Jamarcus Powers, DB
All-Big 12 Honorable MentionSage Rosenfels, QB; Chris Anthony, WR; Andy Stensrud, OL; Mike Banks, TE; Dustin Avey, DB
All-Big 12 Academic 1st teamDustin 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 teamBen Bruns, Craig Campbell, Lane Danielson, Marcel Howard
Big 12 player of the weekQB Sage Rosenfels vs. Iowa, Sept. 16; RB Ennis Haywood vs. Baylor, Oct. 2

NFL players