| 2025 Iowa State Cyclones football | |
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| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (3–4 Big 12) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Taylor Mouser (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Jon Heacock (10th season) |
| Base defense | 3-high safety |
| Home stadium | Jack Trice Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Texas Tech | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 BYU | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Utah | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | 1 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 1 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: December 6, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Iowa State Cyclones football team represents Iowa State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Matt Campbell, the Cyclones play home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 23 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. No. 17 Kansas State | No. 22 | ESPN | W 24–21 | 47,221 | [1] | |
| August 30 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 4 (FCS) South Dakota * | No. 22 | FOX | W 55–7 | 61,500 | ||
| September 6 | 11:00 a.m. | Iowa * | No. 16 |
| FOX | W 16–13 | 61,500 | |
| September 13 | 3:00 p.m. | at Arkansas State * | No. 14 | ESPN2 | W 24–16 | 22,248 | ||
| September 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Arizona | No. 14 |
| ESPN | W 39–14 | 61,500 | |
| October 4 | 11:00 a.m. | at Cincinnati | No. 14 | ESPN2 | L 30–38 | 38,007 | ||
| October 11 | 2:30 p.m. | at Colorado | No. 22 | ESPN | L 17–24 | 52,698 | ||
| October 25 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 11 BYU |
| FOX | L 27–41 | 61,500 | ||
| November 1 | 12:00 p.m. | Arizona State |
| TNT/TruTV | L 19–24 | 60,889 | ||
| November 8 | 2:30 p.m. | at TCU | FOX | W 20–17 | 44,197 | |||
| November 22 | Kansas |
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| November 29 | at Oklahoma State | |||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 22 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Coaches | 21т | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 21 | RV | RV | — | — | — | |||||
| CFP | Not released | — | Not released | ||||||||||||||
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 22 Cyclones | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| No. 17 Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
at Aviva Stadium • Dublin, Ireland
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| Statistics | ISU | KSU |
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| First downs | 19 | 13 |
| Plays–yards | 60–313 | 48–383 |
| Rushes–yards | 46–130 | 27–110 |
| Passing yards | 183 | 273 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 14–28–0 | 21–30–0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 33:52 | 26:08 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Iowa State | Passing | Rocco Becht | 14/28, 183 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Carson Hansen | 16 rushes, 71 yards | |
| Receiving | Brett Eskildsen | 3 receptions, 46 yards, TD | |
| Kansas State | Passing | Avery Johnson | 21/30, 273 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Joe Jackson | 12 rushes, 51 yards | |
| Receiving | Jayce Brown | 4 receptions, 78 yards, TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 4 (FCS) Coyotes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 22 Cyclones | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 55 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa
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| Statistics | SDAK | ISU |
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| First downs | 11 | 28 |
| Plays–yards | 50–208 | 67–529 |
| Rushes–yards | 21–82 | 42–223 |
| Passing yards | 126 | 306 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 15–29–2 | 23–25–0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 24:42 | 35:18 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| South Dakota | Passing | Aidan Bouman | 15/29, 126 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Charles Pierre Jr. | 13 carries, 49 yards | |
| Receiving | Charles Pierre Jr. | 4 receptions, 37 yards | |
| Iowa State | Passing | Rocco Becht | 19/20, 278 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Dylan Lee | 13 carries, 81 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Gabe Burkle | 4 receptions, 85 yards, TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Hawkeyes | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| No. 16 Cyclones | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa
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| Statistics | IOWA | ISU |
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| First downs | 16 | 14 |
| Plays–yards | 63–214 | 57–238 |
| Rushes–yards | 39–131 | 30–104 |
| Passing yards | 83 | 134 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 13–24–1 | 18–27–0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 31:08 | 28:52 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Iowa | Passing | Mark Gronowski | 13/24, 83 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Jaziun Patterson | 11 carries, 60 yards | |
| Receiving | Jacob Gill | 5 receptions, 52 yards | |
| Iowa State | Passing | Rocco Becht | 18/27, 134 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Abu Sama III | 12 carries, 47 yards | |
| Receiving | Brett Eskildsen | 2 receptions, 39 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 14 Cyclones | 9 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Red Wolves | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
at Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, Arkansas
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| Statistics | ISU | ARST |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Arkansas State | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| No. 14 Cyclones | 8 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 39 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa
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| Statistics | ARIZ | ISU |
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| First downs | 20 | 19 |
| Plays–yards | 72–360 | 69–399 |
| Rushes–yards | 24–107 | 47–111 |
| Passing yards | 253 | 288 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 32–48–2 | 15–22–1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 28:55 | 31:05 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Arizona | Passing | Noah Fifita | 32/48, 253 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Ismail Mahdi | 13 carries, 85 yards | |
| Receiving | Kris Hutson | 6 receptions, 67 yards, TD | |
| Iowa State | Passing | Rocco Becht | 14/20, 243 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Carson Hansen | 19 carries, 63 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Chase Sowell | 4 receptions, 146 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 14 Cyclones | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 30 |
| Bearcats | 17 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 38 |
at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio
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| Statistics | ISU | CIN |
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| First downs | 29 | 20 |
| Plays–yards | 85–470 | 59–474 |
| Rushes–yards | 37–156 | 34–260 |
| Passing yards | 314 | 214 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 30–48–0 | 13–25–0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 34:56 | 25:04 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Iowa State | Passing | Rocco Becht | 30/48, 314 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Abu Sama | 18 carries, 96 yards | |
| Receiving | Brett Eskildsen | 8 receptions, 105 yards, TD | |
| Cincinnati | Passing | Brendan Sorsby | 13/25, 214 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Evan Pryor | 10 carries, 111 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Caleb Goodie | 2 receptions, 83 yards, TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 22 Cyclones | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Buffaloes | 7 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
at Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado
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| Statistics | ISU | COLO |
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| First downs | 22 | 16 |
| Plays–yards | 70–441 | 64–395 |
| Rushes–yards | 37–236 | 39–140 |
| Passing yards | 205 | 255 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 18–33–1 | 16–25–0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 29:57 | 30:03 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Iowa State | Passing | Rocco Becht | 18/33, 205 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Abu Sama III | 24 carries, 177 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Benjamin Brahmer | 5 receptions, 56 yards | |
| Colorado | Passing | Kaidon Salter | 16/25, 255 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Dallan Hayden | 12 carries, 58 yards | |
| Receiving | Joseph Williams | 8 receptions, 128 yards, TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 11 Cougars | 7 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 41 |
| Cyclones | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa
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| Statistics | BYU | ISU |
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| First downs | 17 | 24 |
| Plays–yards | 64–410 | 70–495 |
| Rushes–yards | 28–103 | 34–184 |
| Passing yards | 307 | 311 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 22–35–0 | 24–36–3 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 27:50 | 32:10 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| BYU | Passing | Bear Bachmeier | 22/35, 307 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Bear Bachmeier | 12 carries, 49 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Parker Kingston | 7 receptions, 133 yards, 2 TD | |
| Iowa State | Passing | Rocco Becht | 24/36, 311 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Carson Hansen | 16 carries, 152 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Benjamin Brahmer | 5 receptions, 75 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| Sun Devils | 0 | ||
| Cyclones | 0 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Arizona State | Passing | ||
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| Iowa State | Passing | ||
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| Cyclones | 0 | ||
| Horned Frogs | 0 |
at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas
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| Statistics | ISU | TCU |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| TCU | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| Jayhawks | 0 | ||
| Cyclones | 0 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa
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| Iowa State | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| Cyclones | 0 | ||
| Cowboys | 0 |
at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma
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| Statistics | ISU | OKST |
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| Oklahoma State | Passing | ||
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