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Iowa State Football Team History

Iowa State Cyclones

Iowa State University
Ames, IA
Founded: 1858
Stadium: Cyclone-Jack Trice Stadium
Capacity: 43,000
Colors: Red, Gold, Black & White
Coach: Jim Walden
Conference: Big Eight-

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1892 <-- 1986 <- 1987 -> 1988 --> 2024

1987 Season Highlights

Jim Walden enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Iowa State.

1987 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 12	@ Tulane	12	25	L
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. Iowa	9	48	L
Sat., Sep. 26	@ Wyoming	17	34	L
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Oklahoma	3	56	L
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Northern Iowa	39	38	W
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Missouri	17	42	L
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Kansas	42	28	W
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Colorado	10	42	L
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Nebraska	3	42	L
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Kansas State	16	14	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Oklahoma State	27	48	L

1987 Season Totals
Record	3-8
Points Scored	195
Scoring Average	17.7
Points Allowed	417
Defense Average	37.9
Opponents Record	70-46
Conference Record	2-5
Home Record	2-4
Away Record	1-4

1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1987 Big Eight- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Iowa State	3-8	195	417		2-5	118	272	Jim Walden
Kansas	1-9-1	135	398		0-6-1	91	287	Bob Valesente
Oklahoma	11-1	493	102	Lost 14-20	7-0	273	59	Barry Switzer
Nebraska	10-2	451	164	Lost 28-31	6-1	260	39	Tom Osborne
Oklahoma State	10-2	409	242	Won 35-33	5-2	229	152	Pat Jones
Colorado	7-4	268	180		4-3	175	120	Bill McCartney
Missouri	5-6	226	209		3-4	145	144	Woody Widenhofer
Kansas State	0-10-1	135	421		0-6-1	61	279	Stan Parrish

1987 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1987 All Big Eight Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.