2024 Iowa State Cyclones football | |
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Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 21 |
AP | No. 22 |
CFP | No. 22 |
Record | 8–2 (5–2 Big 12) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Taylor Mouser (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Jon Heacock (9th season) |
Base defense | 3-high safety |
Home stadium | Jack Trice Stadium |
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No. 14 BYU | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Colorado | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Arizona State | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Iowa State | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 0 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 7, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from CFP Rankings |
The 2024 Iowa State Cyclones football team represents Iowa State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by Matt Campbell in his ninth year as their head coach. The Cyclones play home games at Jack Trice Stadium located in Ames, Iowa. Following a comeback 38–35 win against the UCF Knights on October 19, the Cyclones achieved their best start since 1938, and a 4–0 start in Big 12 play for the first time in program history. [1]
The preseason poll was released on July 2, 2024. [2]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Utah | 906 (20) |
2 | Kansas State | 889 (19) |
3 | Oklahoma State | 829 (14) |
4 | Kansas | 772 (5) |
5 | Arizona | 762 (3) |
6 | Iowa State | 661 |
7 | West Virginia | 581 |
8 | UCF | 551 |
9 | Texas Tech | 532 |
10 | TCU | 436 |
11 | Colorado | 400 |
12 | Baylor | 268 |
13 | BYU | 215 |
14 | Cincinnati | 196 |
15 | Houston | 157 |
16 | Arizona State | 141 |
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 24 (FCS) North Dakota * | FS1 | W 21–3 | 56,148 | ||
September 7 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 21 Iowa * | CBS | W 20–19 | 69,250 | ||
September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Arkansas State * | No. 20 |
| ESPN+* | W 52–7 | 55,428 |
September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Houston | No. 18 | FS1 | W 20–0 | 25,138 | |
October 5 | 6:30 p.m. | Baylor | No. 16 |
| FOX | W 43–21 | 61,500 |
October 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at West Virginia | No. 11т | FOX | W 28–16 | 55,202 | |
October 19 | 6:30 p.m. | UCF | No. 9 |
| FS1 | W 38–35 | 61,500 |
November 2 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas Tech | No. 11т |
| ESPN | L 22–23 | 61,500 |
November 9 | 2:30 p.m. | at Kansas | No. 17 | FS1 | L 36–45 | 51,109 | |
November 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Cincinnati |
| FOX | W 34–17 | 52,881 | |
November 23 | 6:30 p.m. | at Utah | No. 22 | FOX | |||
November 30 | Kansas State |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 24 (FCS) Fighting Hawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Cyclones | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
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Statistics | UND | ISU |
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First downs | 20 | 18 |
Total yards | 295 | 353 |
Rushing yards | 174 | 86 |
Passing yards | 121 | 267 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–30–1 | 20–26–0 |
Time of possession | 37:51 | 22:09 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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North Dakota | Passing | Simon Romfo | 17–30, 121 yds, INT |
Rushing | Isaiah Smith | 12 car, 50 yds | |
Receiving | Bo Belquist | 6 rec, 43 yds | |
Iowa State | Passing | Rocco Becht | 20–26, 267 yds, 2 TD |
Rushing | Abu Sama | 5 car, 36 yds | |
Receiving | Jaylin Noel | 8 rec, 135 yds, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cyclones | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
No. 21 Hawkeyes | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
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Statistics | ISU | IOWA |
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First downs | 15 | 16 |
Total yards | 361 | 303 |
Rushing yards | 89 | 204 |
Passing yards | 272 | 99 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23–36–1 | 13–29–2 |
Time of possession | 30:10 | 29:50 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Iowa State | Passing | Rocco Becht | 23–35, 272 yds, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Abu Sama | 17 car, 58 yds | |
Receiving | Jaylin Noel | 5 rec, 133 yds, TD | |
Iowa | Passing | Cade McNamara | 13–29, 99 yds, 2 INT |
Rushing | Kaleb Johnson | 25 car, 187 yds, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Jacob Gill | 4 rec, 47 yds |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Red Wolves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
No. 20 Cyclones | 14 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 52 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
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Statistics | ARST | ISU |
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First downs | 12 | 25 |
Total yards | 182 | 490 |
Rushing yards | 64 | 237 |
Passing yards | 118 | 253 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 9–23–2 | 16–25–2 |
Time of possession | 25:16 | 34:44 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Arkansas State | Passing | Jaylen Raynor | 5/16, 68 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Devin Spencer | 9 carries, 52 yards | |
Receiving | Hunter Summers | 2 receptions, 37 yards, TD | |
Iowa State | Passing | Rocco Becht | 11/18, 204 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Carson Hansen | 9 carries, 58 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Benjamin Brahmer | 3 receptions, 73 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 18 Cyclones | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
Cougars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX
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Statistics | ISU | HOU |
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First downs | 19 | 11 |
Total yards | 393 | 241 |
Rushing yards | 240 | 169 |
Passing yards | 153 | 72 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–28–0 | 9–16–2 |
Time of possession | 34:55 | 25:05 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Iowa State | Passing | Rocco Becht | 17/28, 153 yards, TD |
Rushing | Abu Sama | 11 carries, 101 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jayden Higgins | 8 receptions, 79 yards, TD | |
Houston | Passing | Donovan Smith | 8/12, 71 yards, INT |
Rushing | Stacy Sneed | 10 carries, 79 yards | |
Receiving | Stephon Johnson | 4 receptions, 42 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
No. 16 Cyclones | 3 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 43 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
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Statistics | BAY | ISU |
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First downs | 21 | 27 |
Total yards | 337 | 542 |
Rushing yards | 79 | 265 |
Passing yards | 258 | 277 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–44–1 | 16–25–1 |
Time of possession | 24:06 | 35:54 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Baylor | Passing | Sawyer Robertson | 25/44, 258 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Bryson Washington | 8 carries, 28 yards | |
Receiving | Ketron Jackson Jr. | 5 receptions, 66 yards, TD | |
Iowa State | Passing | Rocco Becht | 16/25, 277 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Jaylon Jackson | 15 carries, 107 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Jayden Higgins | 8 receptions, 116 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 11т Cyclones | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
Mountaineers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV
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Statistics | ISU | WVU |
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First downs | 24 | 23 |
Total yards | 395 | 356 |
Rushing yards | 130 | 150 |
Passing yards | 265 | 206 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–26–0 | 18–32–2 |
Time of possession | 33:03 | 26:57 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Iowa State | Passing | Rocco Becht | 18/26, 265 yards, TD |
Rushing | Carson Hansen | 20 carries, 96 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Jayden Higgins | 6 receptions, 102 yards | |
West Virginia | Passing | Garrett Greene | 18/32, 206 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Garrett Greene | 10 carries, 87 yards | |
Receiving | Kole Taylor | 5 receptions, 55 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Knights | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
No. 9 Cyclones | 14 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 38 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
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Statistics | UCF | ISU |
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First downs | 14 | 28 |
Total yards | 416 | 530 |
Rushing yards | 354 | 256 |
Passing yards | 62 | 274 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 8–20–2 | 20–46–2 |
Time of possession | 22:32 | 37:28 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UCF | Passing | Jacurri Brown | 8/20, 62 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | RJ Harvey | 25 carries, 196 yards, 2TD | |
Receiving | Kobe Hudson | 3 receptions, 26 yards | |
Iowa State | Passing | Rocco Becht | 20/46, 274 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Rocco Becht | 20 carries, 97 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Jaylin Noel | 8 receptions, 153 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Red Raiders | 10 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
No. 11т Cyclones | 3 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 22 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
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Statistics | TTU | ISU |
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First downs | 21 | 23 |
Total yards | 366 | 432 |
Rushing yards | 129 | 133 |
Passing yards | 237 | 299 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–40–2 | 22–38–1 |
Time of possession | 25:43 | 34:17 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas Tech | Passing | Behren Morton | 21/40, 237 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Tahj Brooks | 25 carries, 122 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Josh Kelly | 8 receptions, 127 yards, 2 TD | |
Iowa State | Passing | Rocco Becht | 23/39, 299 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Abu Sama | 13 carries, 74 yards | |
Receiving | Jayden Higgins | 10 receptions, 140 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 17 Cyclones | 7 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 36 |
Jayhawks | 14 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
at Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, MO
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Statistics | ISU | KU |
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First downs | 23 | 25 |
Total yards | 461 | 532 |
Rushing yards | 78 | 237 |
Passing yards | 383 | 295 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24–38–1 | 12–24–0 |
Time of possession | 24:43 | 35:17 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Iowa State | Passing | Rocco Becht | 24/37, 383 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Carson Hansen | 8 carries, 48 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jaylin Noel | 8 receptions, 167 yards, 2 TD | |
Kansas | Passing | Jalon Daniels | 12/24, 295 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Devin Neal | 18 carries, 116 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Quentin Skinner | 4 receptions, 135 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bearcats | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Cyclones | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
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Statistics | CIN | ISU |
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First downs | 15 | 20 |
Total yards | 353 | 386 |
Rushing yards | 287 | 152 |
Passing yards | 66 | 234 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 10-18 | 24-33 |
Time of possession | 28:12 | 31:48 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Cincinnati | Passing | Brendan Sorsby | 10-18 66 yards |
Rushing | Brendan Sorsby | 14 carries 141 yards 1 touchdown | |
Receiving | Tony Johnson | 3 receptions 41 yards | |
Iowa State | Passing | Rocco Becht | 24-33 234 yards 1 TD |
Rushing | Abu Sama | 12 Carries 52 Yards 1 TD | |
Receiving | Gabe Burkle | 6 receptions 73 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 22 Cyclones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Utes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT
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Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cyclones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
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Name | Position | Consecutive season at Iowa State in current position | Previous position | ISU profile |
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Matt Campbell | Head coach | 9th | Toledo – Head coach (2012–2015) | [4] |
Jon Heacock | Defensive coordinator | 9th | Toledo – Assistant head coach / defensive coordinator / safeties (2014–2015) | [5] |
Taylor Mouser | Offensive coordinator / tight ends | 1st | Iowa State – Tight ends / associate head coach (2023) | [6] |
Deon Broomfield | Passing game coordinator / safeties | 4th | Houston Texans – Defensive assistant (2020) | [7] |
Ryan Clanton | Run game coordinator / offensive line | 1st | Iowa State – Offensive line (2023) | [8] |
Colby Kratch | Linebackers | 1st | North Texas – Linebackers (2023) | [9] |
Noah Pauley | Pass game coordinator/wide receivers | 1st | Iowa State – Wide receivers (2023) | [10] |
Hank Poteat | Cornerbacks | 2nd | Wisconsin – Cornerbacks (2021–2022) | [11] |
Eli Rasheed | Defensive line | 9th | Toledo – Defensive line (2009–2015) | [12] |
Tyler Roehl | Assistant head coach/running backs | 1st | North Dakota State – Offensive coordinator/tight ends/fullbacks (2019–2023) | [13] |
Jake Waters | Quarterbacks | 1st | Iowa State – Senior quality control/offense (2021–2023) | [14] |
Reference: [15] |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | RV | RV | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 11т | 9 | 10 | 11т | 17 | RV | 22 | ||||
Coaches | RV | RV | 23 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 21 | ||||
CFP | Not released | 17 | — | 22 | Not released |
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 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. 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. Iowa State's nine victories were the most since 1906.
The 2011 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cyclones were led by third year head coach Paul Rhoads and play their home games at Jack Trice Stadium. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference. The conference play began with a loss at home to the Texas Longhorns, and ended with a loss at Manhattan, Kansas to the Kansas State Wildcats in the Farmageddon series, with a 3–6 record. The season will likely be remembered for the game against then #2 Oklahoma State Cowboys, who the Cyclones upset in a double-overtime thriller throwing the BCS into "utter chaos" as dubbed by sports media. The Iowa State squad was invited to the first Pinstripe Bowl game, which they were defeated by Rutgers, and the Cyclone's 2011 season came to a close with 6–7 overall record, 3–6 in Big 12 play, finished 8th place.
The 2012 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cyclones were led by fourth-year head coach Paul Rhoads and played their home games at Jack Trice Stadium. They were a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 3–6 in Big 12 play, to finish in ninth place. They were invited to the Liberty Bowl, where they lost to Tulsa, whom they had defeated in the opening game of the season.
The 2013 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Playing as a member of the Big 12 Conference, the team was led by head coach Paul Rhoads, in his fifth year and played its home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa.
The 2014 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Playing as a member of the Big 12 Conference, the team was led by head coach Paul Rhoads, in his sixth year and played its home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa. They finished the season 2–10, 0–9 in Big 12 play to finish in last place.
The 2015 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Playing as a member of the Big 12 Conference, the team played its home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa. They were led by seventh-year head coach Paul Rhoads. They finished the season 3–9, 2–7 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place.
The 2016 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Playing as a member of the Big 12 Conference, the team played its home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa. They were led by first-year head coach Matt Campbell. They finished the season 3–9, 2–7 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place.
The 2017 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Competing as a member of the Big 12 Conference, the team played its home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa. They were led by second-year head coach Matt Campbell. They finished the season 8–5, 5–4 in Big 12 play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place. They were invited to the Liberty Bowl where they defeated Memphis.
The 2017 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys played their home games at the Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by 13th-year head coach Mike Gundy. They finished the season 10–3, 6–3 in Big 12 play to finish in third place. They were invited to the Camping World Bowl where they defeated Virginia Tech.
The 2018 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Competing as a member of the Big 12 Conference, the team played its home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa. They were led by third-year head coach Matt Campbell. They finished the season 8–5, 6–3 in the Big 12, which was the most conference wins in a season in program history. They finished third in the Big 12, behind No. 4 Oklahoma and No. 14 Texas. They were invited to the Alamo Bowl where they lost to No. 13 Washington State.
The 2019 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team represented University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Warhawks played their home games at Malone Stadium in Monroe, Louisiana, and competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach Matt Viator.
The 2020 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cyclones competed as members of the Big 12 Conference and were led by fifth-year head coach Matt Campbell. They played their home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa. Breece Hall became the first unanimous all-American in school history. After starting the season with a loss to Louisiana, Iowa State won eight out of nine Big 12 Conference games, finishing the season with the best record in the Big 12 and earning a spot in the program's first ever Big 12 Championship Game. Despite falling to Oklahoma, Iowa State was given a bid to the Fiesta Bowl, the Cyclones first ever appearance in a New Year's Six Bowl Game, where they defeated the Oregon Ducks, and due to the COVID 19 shortened season, became one of only eleven teams in the nation to have at least nine wins.
The 2021 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cyclones played their home games at the Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa, and competed in the Big 12 Conference. The team was coached by sixth-year head coach Matt Campbell, who received an extension the previous offseason. Iowa State began the season ranked seventh in the AP Poll, the highest preseason ranking ever achieved by the Cyclones.
The 2021 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers competed as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and were led by 21st-year head coach Mark Farley. They played their home games at UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
The 2022 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cyclones played their home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa, and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by seventh-year head coach Matt Campbell.
The 2022 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers played their home games at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia, and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach Neal Brown.
The 2023 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by Mike Gundy in his 19th year as their head coach.
The 2023 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the Big 12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cyclones were led by Matt Campbell in his eighth year as their head coach.
The 2024 Baylor Bears football team represents Baylor University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by Dave Aranda in his fifth year as their head coach. The Bears play home games at McLane Stadium located in Waco, Texas.
The 2024 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team will represent Arkansas State University in the Sun Belt Conference's West Division during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Red Wolves are led by Butch Jones in his fourth year as the head coach. The Red Wolves will play home games at Centennial Bank Stadium, located in Jonesboro, Arkansas.