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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: Matt Campbell
Conference: Big 12-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Iowa State 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1892  
  2004 - Iowa State tied Colorado for first in the division, but Colorado won the tiebreaker by virtue of its head-to-head win.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1911, 1912
Division Championships
 
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 573-682-46
 Winning Pct. 46%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 573-682-46
 Winning Pct. 46%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 209-433-22
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 350-280-18
 Away Record 216-389-28
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 133
 Winning Seasons (#1) 63
 Losing Seasons (#1)66
 Most Wins in A Season 9 (2020)
 Most Loses in A Season 10 (2014)
 10 Win Seasons 0
 Most Points Scored in a Game 87 (10/22/1904)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 418 (2019)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 77 (11/15/1997)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 493 (1997)
 Largest Margin of Victory 87 (10/22/1904)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 64 (10/19/2013)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 101 (11/5/1983)
 Last Shutout 9/28/2024
 Last Time Shutout 11/20/2010
 Shutouts All-Time 194
 Been Shutout All-Time 152
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 9 (11/13/1937-11/5/1938)
 Longest Losing  16 (10/12/1929-12/6/1930)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 4-13-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 1-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  35-25
 2010-19  51-74
 2000-09  55-68
 1990-99 27-80
 1980-89 46-60-4
 1970-79 57-56-1
 1960-69 37-58-4
 1950-59 33-58-4
 1940-49 37-46-5
 1930-39 33-45-9
 1920-29 33-41-6
Next Game
 11/23/2024 (Sat)  
@ Utah in a Conference Game
Last Time: Iowa State lost 27-68 in 2010.
All-Time:
 Iowa State vs. Utah 4-1-0 80.0% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. North Dakota  21-3 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Iowa  20-19 W
 Sat., Sep. 14  OPEN 
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Arkansas State  52-7 W
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Houston  20-0 W
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Baylor  43-21 W
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ West Virginia  28-16 W
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Central Florida  38-35 W
 Sat., Oct. 26  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Texas Tech  22-23 L
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Kansas  36-45 L
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Cincinnati  34-17 W
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Utah  
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Kansas State  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record8-2
  Scoring314-186
  Conference Record3-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-1
 
2024 Big 12  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Arizona State 8-23-1
Baylor 7-33-0
Brigham Young 8-23-1
Colorado 7-33-1
Iowa State 8-23-1
Central Florida 4-62-3
Cincinnati 5-52-1
Houston 4-62-3
Kansas State 7-32-2
Texas Christian 6-42-2
Texas Tech 6-42-2
Arizona 4-61-3
Kansas 4-61-2
Utah 4-61-3
West Virginia 5-51-3
Oklahoma State 3-70-3
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Iowa State & Kansas State have played 107 games.
Iowa State has won 53 games.
Kansas State has won 50 games.
with 4 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 2-35
 10 or more 139-132
 20 or more  127-75
 30 or more 93-23
 40 or more 42-5
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 29-0
 10 or more 112-167
 20 or more 57-152
 30 or more 19-109
 40 or more 5-53
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.