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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 Criner
Conference: Big Eight-

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1892 <-- 1984 <- 1985 -> 1986 --> 2024

1985 Season Highlights

Jim Criner enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Iowa State.

1985 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. Utah State	10	3	W
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Vanderbilt	20	17	W
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Iowa	3	57	L
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Drake	17	20	L
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Kansas	22	21	W
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Colorado	6	40	L
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Oklahoma	14	59	L
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Missouri	27	28	L
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Nebraska	0	49	L
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Kansas State	21	14	W
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Oklahoma State	15	10	W

1985 Season Totals
Record	5-6
Points Scored	155
Scoring Average	14.1
Points Allowed	318
Defense Average	28.9
Opponents Record	59-56
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	4-4
Away Record	1-2

1985 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1985 Big Eight- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Iowa State	5-6	155	318		3-4	105	221	Jim Criner
Kansas	6-6	294	281		2-5	118	184	Mike Gottfried
Oklahoma	11-1	371	103	Won 25-10	7-0	270	39	Barry Switzer
Nebraska	9-3	421	163	Lost 23-27	6-1	232	87	Tom Osborne
Oklahoma State	8-4	255	188	Lost 23-34	4-3	121	105	Pat Jones
Colorado	7-5	228	174	Lost 17-20	4-3	140	78	Bill McCartney
Kansas State	1-10	101	295		1-6	53	223	Jim Dickey
Missouri	1-10	206	342		1-6	117	219	Woody Widenhofer

1985 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1985 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

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.