The 2009 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University as a member of the North Division in the Big 12 Conference during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Paul Rhoads, the Cyclones compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing fourth in the Big 12's North Division. Iowa State was invited to the Insight Bowl, where the Cyclones defeated Minnesota. The team played home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa.
Schedule
Game summaries
Iowa
at Nebraska
The Cyclones entered Memorial Stadium without their leading quarterback and rushing threat and subsequently played an error-free game. The solid effort was enough to put up nine points in the first half to lead Nebraska by two, which concluded the game's scoring. The nine points turned out to be sufficient to win against the poor Cornhusker offensive effort, which turned over the ball a school-record eight times (including four inside of Iowa State's five-yard line). The turnovers negated Nebraska's 362–239 edge in yards gained.
The Cyclones enjoyed their first win in Memorial Stadium since 1977. First-year Head coach Paul Rhoads said about the game, "When you don't win in a stadium on the road since 1977, it's big."
Vs. Minnesota—Insight Bowl
Personnel Roster
Recruiting
Awards Big 12 player of the week Alexander RobinsonOn September 28, Alexander Robinson was declared the Big 12 Co-Offensive player of the week after recording 178 yards of total offense and three touchdowns in Iowa State's win over Army. Robinson is the first Iowa State running back since Ennis Haywood in 2000 to record three consecutive 100- yard games.
Statistics Team Team Opp Scoring 185 151 Points per game 26.4 21.6 First downs 148 141 Rushing 74 55 Passing 69 78 Penalty 5 8 Total offense 2862 2707 Avg per play 5.7 5.6 Avg per game 408.9 386.7 Fumbles-Lost 13-8 17-6 Penalties-Yards 36-354 42-341 Avg per game 50.6 48.7 Team Opp Punts-Yards 31-1348 43-1644 Avg per punt 43.5 38.2 Time of possession/Game 28:36 31:24 3rd down conversions 46/103 34/94 4th down conversions 3/5 4/5 Touchdowns scored 23 20 Field goals-Attempts-Long 9-14 4-6 PAT-Attempts 18-21 19-20 Attendance 193705 64011 Games/Avg per Game 4/48426 2/32006
Scores by quarter
Offense Rushing Name GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Robinson, Alexan 7 130 755 18 737 5.7 6 68 105.3 Arnaud, Austen 7 90 457 23 434 4.8 7 22 62.0 Schwartz, Jeremi 7 49 223 9 214 4.4 0 23 30.6 Total 7 290 1560 63 1497 5.2 14 68 213.9
Passing Name GP-GS Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Arnaud, Austen 7 123.98 105-185-5 56.8 1246 9 54 178.0 Tiller, Jerome 4 76.91 14-26-2 53.8 119 0 17 29.8 Total 7 117.07 119-213-7 55.9 1365 9 54 195.0
Receiving Name GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Hamilton, Marquis 7 31 479 15.5 3 42 68.4 Williams, Jake 7 23 234 10.2 2 23 33.4 Catlett, Derrick 7 17 215 12.6 2 27 30.7 Reynolds, Darius 4 13 72 5.5 0 18 18.0 Lenz, Josh 7 9 69 7.7 0 15 9.9 Robinson, Alexander 7 7 137 19.6 1 54 19.6Franklin, Collin 7 7 65 9.3 0 16 9.3 Darks, Darius 7 7 48 6.9 1 18 6.9 Johnson, Sedrick 7 3 5 1.7 0 7 0.7 Schwartz, Jeremi 7 1 30 30.0 0 30 4.3 Zitek, Joel 7 1 11 11.0 0 11 1.6 Total 7 119 1365 11.5 9 54 195.0
Defense Name GP Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Interceptions Fumbles BlkdKick Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds BrUp QBH No.-Yds Avg TD Long Rcv-Yds FF Def 1 Total
Special teams Name Punting Kickoffs No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OB Punter 1 Kicker 1 Total
Name Punt returns Kick returns No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long Player 1 Total
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