Episode 3087
2000 Iowa State Cyclones football team
Thu, 2025-Oct-16 00:29 UTC
Length - 2:38
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The random article for Thursday, 16 October 2025, is 2000 Iowa State Cyclones football team.
The 2000 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University as a member of the North Division in the Big 12 Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Dan McCarney, the Cyclones compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing third in the Big 12's North Division. Iowa State was invited to the Insight.com Bowl, where the Cyclones defeated Pittsburgh. The team played home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa.
This 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. Before the season, Iowa State was picked by the media to finish fifth in the Big 12 North Division. Two players participated in postseason all-star games. Quarterback 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 the 1906 season.
The team's captains were Chris Anthony, Ryan Harklau, Hayward, and Rosenfels. Hayward and Rosenfels are among many former Cyclones from the 2000 team to play in the National Football League (NFL). Others were J. J. Moses Ennis Haywood, Tony Yelk, Mike Banks, Jordan Carstens, Tyson Smith and James Reed.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:29 UTC on Thursday, 16 October 2025.
For the full current version of the article, see 2000 Iowa State Cyclones football team on Wikipedia.
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