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.[1] 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.[2] Iowa State's nine victories were the most since 1906.[3]
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.[4] The Baylor game was originally scheduled for 1:00 p.m.,[4] but was changed to 6:00 p.m.[5] 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.[5][6] The Oklahoma State game was originally scheduled for 1:00 p.m. but was changed to 7:00 p.m.[4][7]
The Missouri game time was changed from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. to accommodate a Fox Sports Net cablecast.[8] On December 3 Iowa State announced it would accept a bowl invitation from the Insight.com Bowl.[9]
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
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 information
First Quarter
10:37 ISU – Anthony, Chris 39 yd pass from Rosenfels, Sage (McKnight, Mike kick), UNLV 0 – ISU 7
07:08 UNLV – Thomas, Jason 45 yd run (Cheetany, Ray kick failed), UNLV 6 – ISU 7
00:32 ISU – Wagner, Michael 3 yd run (McKnight, Mike kick), UNLV 6 – ISU 14
Second Quarter
13:35 ISU – McKnight, Mike 40 yd field goal,, UNLV 6 – ISU 17
12:53 ISU – Danielsen, Lane 0 yd blocked punt return (McKnight, Mike kick), UNLV 6 – ISU 24
00:53 ISU – McKnight, Mike 26 yd field goal,, UNLV 6 – ISU 27
Third Quarter
10:17 UNLV – Cheetany, Ray 32 yd field goal,, UNLV 9 – ISU 27
02:03 UNLV – Turner, Nate 56 yd pass from Thomas, Jason (Thomas, Jason rush failed), UNLV 15 – ISU 27
00:35 ISU – Moses, J.J. 78 yd pass from Rosenfels, Sage (McKnight, Mike kick), UNLV 15 – ISU 34
Fourth Quarter
14:12 UNLV – Turner, Nate 31 yd pass from Thomas, Jason (Cheetany, Ray kick), UNLV 22 – ISU 34
01:59 ISU – McKnight, Mike 34 yd field goal,, UNLV 22 – ISU 37
Game 3: @ Iowa Hawkeyes
Game Three: Iowa State Cyclones @ Iowa Hawkeyes – Game summary[20]
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
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 information
First Quarter
08:43 ISU – McKnight, Mike 20 yd field goal, 8 plays, 56 yards, TOP 2:50, ISU 3 – BAY 0
06:56 ISU – Haywood, Ennis 3 yd run (McKnight, Mike kick), 4 plays, 25 yards, TOP 1:37, ISU 10 – BAY 0
00:49 BAY – Andino, Daniel 20 yd field goal, 15 plays, 75 yards, TOP 6:07, ISU 10 – BAY 3
Second Quarter
05:49 ISU – Haywood, Ennis 9 yd run (McKnight, Mike kick), 14 plays, 61 yards, TOP 5:14, ISU 17 – BAY 3
01:37 ISU – Woodley, Joe 1 yd run (McKnight, Mike kick), 7 plays, 33 yards, TOP 2:57, ISU 24 – BAY 3
00:58 ISU – Moses, J.J. 38 yd pass from Rosenfels, Sage (McKnight, Mike kick), 4 plays, 55 yards, TOP 0:32, ISU 31 – BAY 3
Third Quarter
11:48 BAY – Newhouse, Reggie 54 yd pass from Tomcheck, Guy (Andino, Daniel kick), 6 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:12, ISU 31 – BAY 10
Fourth Quarter
12:11 BAY – Bush, Darrell 1 yd run (Andino, Daniel kick), 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:43 ISU 31 – BAY 17
Game 5: vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers
Game Five: Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary[22]
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
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 information
First Quarter
11:55 ISU – Wagner, Michael 2 yd run (McKnight, Mike kick blocked), 6 plays, 68 yards, TOP 2:02, ISU 6 – OSU 0
03:57 OSU – Lindsay, Gabe 9 yd pass from Pogi, Aso (Condley, Seth kick), 15 plays, 80 yards, TOP 7:58, ISU 6 – OSU 7
01:04 OSU – Rivers, M. 25 yd pass from Pogi, Aso (Condley, Seth kick failed), 3 plays, 42 yards, TOP 1:03, ISU 6 – OSU 13
Second Quarter
12:42 ISU – Wagner, Michael 5 yd run (McKnight, Mike kick), 9 plays, 90 yards, TOP 3:22, ISU 13 – OSU 13
00:14 OSU – Condley, Seth 35 yd field goal, 11 plays, 56 yards, TOP 3:25, ISU 13 – OSU 16
Third Quarter
12:38 ISU – Wagner, Michael 13 yd pass from 8A (Billups, JaMain kick), 8 plays, 72 yards, TOP 2:22, ISU 20 – OSU 16
09:32 OSU – Pogi, Aso 6 yd run (Condley, Seth kick), 8 plays, 67 yards, TOP 3:06, ISU 20 – OSU 23
Fourth Quarter
12:32 ISU – Billups, JaMain 20 yd field goal, 14 plays, 60 yards, TOP 4:42, ISU 23 – OSU 23
08:15 ISU – Billups, JaMain 34 yd field goal, 7 plays, 42 yards, TOP 2:17, ISU 26 – OSU 23
02:41 OSU – Condley, Seth 34 yd field goal, 16 plays, 71 yards, TOP 5:34, ISU 26 – OSU 26
00:18 ISU – Danielsen, Lane 33 yd pass from 8A (Billups, JaMain kick), 7 plays, 61 yards, TOP 0:59, ISU 33 – OSU 26
Game 7: vs. Texas A&M Aggies
Game Seven: Texas A&M Aggies at Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary[24]
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
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
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
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 information
First Quarter
11:00 ISU – Rosenfels, Sage 2 yd run (Gomez, Carl kick), 7 plays, 29 yards, TOP 2:13 KU 0 – ISU 7
Second Quarter
09:21 ISU – Rosenfels, Sage 14 yd run (Gomez, Carl kick), 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:03 KU 0 – ISU 14
02:49 KU – Garcia, Joe 37 yd field goal, 15 plays, 56 yards, TOP 6:32 KU 3 – ISU 14
01:17 KU – Winbush, David 1 yd run (Garcia, Joe kick), 1 play, 1 yard, TOP 0:03 KU 10 – ISU 14
00:00 ISU – Gomez, Carl 43 yd field goal, 11 plays, 49 yards, TOP 1:17 KU 10 – ISU 17
Third Quarter
12:17 ISU – Wagner, Michael 66 yd run (Gomez, Carl kick), 5 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:43 KU 10 – ISU 24
Fourth Quarter
08:48 ISU – Woodley, Joe 1 yd run (Gomez, Carl kick), 10 plays, 86 yards, TOP 5:11 KU 10 – ISU 31
05:57 KU – Hill, Harrison 6 yd pass from Smith, Dylen (Garcia, Joe kick), 10 plays, 86 yards, TOP 2:51 KU 17 – ISU 31
02:47 ISU – Haywood, Ennis 6 yd run (Gomez, Carl kick), 7 plays, 68 yards, TOP 3:10 KU 17 – ISU 38
Game 12: vs. Pittsburgh Panthers
Game Twelve: Pittsburgh Panthers vs. Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary[32]
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.[39][40][41][42]
On October 1, 2000 Iowa State received 5 points ranking them T-36th overall.[43]
On October 8, 2000 Iowa State received 8 points ranking them 34th overall.[44]
On October 15, 2000 Iowa State received 19 points ranking them 29th overall.[45]
On October 22, 2000 Iowa State received 3 points ranking them 37th overall.[46]
On October 29, 2000 Iowa State received 2 points ranking them T-36th overall.[47]
On November 5, 2000 Iowa State did not receive any points.[48]
On November 12, 2000 Iowa State received 6 points ranking them 33rd overall.[49]
On November 19, 2000 Iowa State received 10 points ranking them 31st overall.[50]
On November 26, 2000 Iowa State received 25 points ranking them 30th overall.[51]
On December 3, 2000 Iowa State received 22 points ranking them 30th overall.[52]
In the final poll Iowa State was ranked 25th with 188 points.[53]
Coaches Poll
Iowa State did not receive any points in the coaches poll until September 17, 2000.[54][55][56][57] On September 17, 2000 Iowa State received 4 points ranking them T-43rd.[58] On September 24, 2000 Iowa State received 7 points for a ranking of 39th.[59] On October 1, 2000 Iowa State received 37 points for a ranking of 31st.[60] On October 8, 2000 Iowa State received 22 points for a ranking of T-35th.[61] On October 15, 2000 Iowa State received 35 points for a ranking of 29th.[62] On October 22, 2000 Iowa State received 2 points for a ranking of T-39th.[63] On October 29, 2000 Iowa State received 16 points for a ranking of 33rd.[64] On November 5, 2000 Iowa State did not receive any points in the poll.[65] On November 12, 2000 Iowa State received 14 points for a ranking of 34th.[66] On November 19, 2000 Iowa State received 14 points for a ranking of T-31st.[67] On November 26, 2000 Iowa State received 28 points for a ranking of 30th.[68] On December 3, 2000 Iowa State received 29 points for a ranking of 30th.[69] On January 4, 2001 in the final poll of the year Iowa State received 225 points for a ranking of 23rd.[70]
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
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