List of Iowa State Cyclones football seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Iowa State Cyclones football program since the team's conception in 1892. The list documents season-by-season records, and conference records from 1908 to the present.[1]

Seasons

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National Champions Conference Champions Division Title or Championship Game Berth Bowl game berth
Season Head coach Conference Division Season results Bowl result Final ranking
Conference finish Wins Losses Ties AP Poll1 Coaches Poll2
Iowa State Cyclones football seasons
1892 Ira C. Brownlie Independent 1 0 1 N/A N/A
1893 W. P. Finney Independent 0 3 0 N/A N/A
1894 Bert German Independent 5 1 0 N/A N/A
1895 Pop Warner Independent 3 3 0 N/A N/A
1896 Independent 8 2 0 N/A N/A
1897 Independent 3 1 0 N/A N/A
1898 Independent 3 2 0 N/A N/A
1899 Joe Meyers Independent 5 4 1 N/A N/A
1900 C. E. Woodruff Independent 2 5 1 N/A N/A
1901 Edgar M. Clinton Independent 2 6 2 N/A N/A
1902 A. W. Ristine Independent 6 3 1 N/A N/A
1903 Independent 8 1 0 N/A N/A
1904 Independent 7 2 0 N/A N/A
1905 Independent 6 3 0 N/A N/A
1906 Independent 9 1 0 N/A N/A
1907 Clyde Williams Independent 7 1 0 N/A N/A
1908 MVIAA 3rd 6 3 0 N/A N/A
1909 MVIAA T–5th 4 3 1 N/A N/A
1910 MVIAA 4th 4 4 0 N/A N/A
1911 MVIAA T–1st 6 1 1 N/A N/A
1912 MVIAA T–1st 6 2 0 N/A N/A
1913 Homer C. Hubbard MVIAA 4th 4 4 0 N/A N/A
1914 MVIAA 3rd 4 3 0 N/A N/A
1915 Charles Mayser MVIAA 3rd 6 2 0 N/A N/A
1916 MVIAA 3rd 5 2 1 N/A N/A
1917 MVIAA T–2nd 5 2 0 N/A N/A
1918 MVIAA 3 0 3 0 N/A N/A
1919 MVIAA 2nd 5 2 1 N/A N/A
1920 Norman C. Paine MVIAA T–3rd 4 4 0 N/A N/A
1921 Maury Kent MVIAA 6th 4 4 0 N/A N/A
1922 Sam Willaman MVIAA 5th 2 6 0 N/A N/A
1923 MVIAA 4th 4 3 1 N/A N/A
1924 MVIAA 5th 4 3 1 N/A N/A
1925 MVIAA T–3rd 4 3 1 N/A N/A
1926 C. Noel Workman MVIAA 7th 4 3 1 N/A N/A
1927 MVIAA 4th 4 3 1 N/A N/A
1928 Big 64 4th 2 5 1 N/A N/A
1929 Big 6 6th 1 7 0 N/A N/A
1930 Big 6 6th 0 9 0 N/A N/A
1931 George F. Veenker Big 6 2nd 5 3 0 N/A N/A
1932 Big 6 6th 3 4 1 N/A N/A
1933 Big 6 5th 3 5 1 N/A N/A
1934 Big 6 5th 5 3 1 N/A N/A
1935 Big 6 5th 2 4 3 N/A N/A
1936 Big 6 5th 3 3 2 N/A
1937 James J. Yeager Big 6 T–5th 3 6 0 N/A
1938 Big 6 2nd 7 1 1 N/A
1939 Big 6 T–4th 2 7 0 N/A
1940 Big 6 4th 4 5 0 N/A
1941 Ray Donels Big 6 6th 2 6 1 N/A
1942 Ray Donels, Mike Michalske Big 6 T–5th 3 6 0 N/A
1943 Mike Michalske Big 6 T–2nd 4 4 0 N/A
1944 Big 6 2nd 6 1 1 N/A
1945 Big 6 3rd 4 3 1 N/A
1946 Big 6 5th 2 6 1 N/A
1947 Abe Stuber Big 6 5th 3 6 0 N/A
1948 Big 7 T–5th 4 6 0 N/A
1949 Big 7 T–3rd 5 3 1 N/A
1950 Big 7 5th 3 6 1
1951 Big 7 T–4th 4 4 1
1952 Big 7 6th 3 6 0
1953 Big 7 7th 2 7 0
1954 Vince DiFrancesca Big 7 6th 3 6 0
1955 Big 7 T–5th 1 7 1
1956 Big 7 7th 2 8 0
1957 Jim Myers Big 7 T–5th 4 5 1
1958 Clay Stapleton Big 7 7th 4 6 0
1959 Big 7 T–3rd 7 3 0
1960 Big Eight 4th 7 3 0
1961 Big Eight 5th 5 5 0
1962 Big Eight 5th 5 5 0
1963 Big Eight T–5th 4 5 0
1964 Big Eight 8th 1 8 1
1965 Big Eight 4th 5 4 1
1966 Big Eight 6th 2 6 2
1967 Big Eight 7th 2 8 0
1968 Johnny Majors Big Eight 8th 3 7 0
1969 Big Eight 7th 3 7 0
1970 Big Eight 8th 5 6 0
1971 Big Eight 4th 8 4 0 Lost Sun Bowl vs. #11 LSU, 15–33 17
1972 Big Eight 6th 5 6 1 Lost Liberty Bowl vs. #20 Georgia Tech, 30–31
1973 Earle Bruce Big Eight T–7th 4 7 0
1974 Big Eight 6th 4 7 0
1975 Big Eight 7th 4 7 0
1976 Big Eight T–4th 8 3 0 19 18
1977 Big Eight T–2nd 8 4 0 Lost Peach Bowl vs. NC State, 14–24
1978 Big Eight T–3rd 8 4 0 Lost Hall of Fame Classic Bowl vs. #19 Texas A&M, 12–28
1979 Donnie Duncan Big Eight T–5th 3 8 0
1980 Big Eight T–4th 6 5 0
1981 Big Eight 6th 5 5 1
1982 Big Eight T–6th 4 6 1
1983 Jim Criner Big Eight T–4th 4 7 0
1984 Big Eight 8th 2 7 2
1985 Big Eight 5th 5 6 0
1986 Jim Criner, Chuck Banker Big Eight 5th 6 5 0
1987 Jim Walden Big Eight 6th 3 8 0
1988 Big Eight 5th 5 6 0
1989 Big Eight 4th 6 5 0
1990 Big Eight T–4th 4 6 1
1991 Big Eight 6th 3 7 1
1992 Big Eight T–6th 4 7 0
1993 Big Eight T–7th 3 8 0
1994 Big Eight T–7th 0 10 1
1995 Dan McCarney Big Eight T–7th 3 8 0
1996 Big 12 North 6th 2 9 0
1997 Big 12 North 6th 1 10 0
1998 Big 12 North T–5th 3 8 0
1999 Big 12 North T–5th 4 7 0
2000 Big 12 North 3rd 9 3 0 Won Insight.com Bowl vs. Pittsburgh, 37–29 25 23
2001 Big 12 North 3rd 7 5 0 Lost Independence Bowl vs. Alabama, 13–14
2002 Big 12 North 3rd 7 7 0 Lost Humanitarian Bowl vs. #16 Boise State, 16–34
2003 Big 12 North 6th 2 10 0
2004 Big 12 North T–1st6 7 5 0 Won Independence Bowl vs. Miami (OH), 17–13
2005 Big 12 North T–2nd 7 5 0 Lost Houston Bowl vs. #14 TCU, 24–27
2006 Big 12 North 6th 4 8 0
2007 Gene Chizik Big 12 North T–5th 3 9 0
2008 Big 12 North 6th 2 10 0
2009 Paul Rhoads Big 12 North 4th 7 6 0 Won Insight Bowl vs. Minnesota, 14–13
2010 Big 12 North T–3rd 5 7 0
2011 Big 12 8th 6 7 0 Lost Pinstripe Bowl vs. Rutgers, 13–27
2012 Big 12 9th 6 7 0 Lost Liberty Bowl vs. Tulsa, 17–31
2013 Big 12 T–7th 3 9 0
2014 Big 12 10th 2 10 0
2015 Big 12 9th 3 9 0
2016 Matt Campbell Big 12 9th 3 9 0
2017 Big 12 T–4th 8 5 0 Won Liberty Bowl vs. #19 Memphis, 21–20
2018 Big 12 T-3rd 8 5 0 Lost Alamo Bowl vs. #12 Washington State, 26–28
2019 Big 12 T-3rd 7 6 0 Lost Camping World Bowl vs. #14 Notre Dame, 9–33
2020 Big 12 1st 9 3 0 Won Fiesta Bowl vs. #25 Oregon, 34–17 9 9
2021 Big 12 4th 7 6 0 Lost Cheez-It Bowl vs. #14 Clemson, 13–20
2022 Big 12 10th 4 8 0
2023 Big 12 T–4th 7 6 0 Lost Liberty Bowl vs. Memphis, 26–36
Total 561 665 46 (only includes regular season games)
5 13 0 (only includes bowl games)
566 678 46 (all games)
  1. The AP Poll was introduced in 1936. Thus, there are no polls for previous seasons.
  2. The Coaches Poll was introduced in 1950. Therefore, polls for prior seasons do not exist.
  3. The MVIAA did not have any standings or award a champion during the 1918 football season due to World War I and the outbreak of the Spanish Flu.
  4. The Big 6, Big 7, and Big 8 were the same conference. The name was unofficially changed when the membership changed.
  5. Overtime rules in were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible.
  6. Iowa State tied Colorado for first in the division, but Colorado won the tiebreaker by virtue of its head-to-head win.

References

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  1. ^ "Iowa State Cyclones Football Record by Year".