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.

Seasons National championsConference championsDivision Title or Championship Game BerthBowl game berth SeasonHead coachConferenceDivisionSeason resultsBowl resultFinal rankingConference finishWinsLossesTiesAP Poll1Coaches Poll2Iowa State Cyclones football seasons1892Ira C. BrownlieIndependent——101—N/AN/A1893W. P. Finney——030—N/AN/A1894Bert German——510—N/AN/A1895Pop Warner——330—N/AN/A1896——820—N/AN/A1897——310—N/AN/A1898——320—N/AN/A1899Joe Meyers——541—N/AN/A1900C. E. Woodruff——251—N/AN/A1901Edgar M. Clinton——262—N/AN/A1902A. W. Ristine——631—N/AN/A1903——810—N/AN/A1904——720—N/AN/A1905——630—N/AN/A1906——910—N/AN/A1907Clyde Williams——710—N/AN/A1908MVIAA—3rd630—N/AN/A1909—T–5th431—N/AN/A1910—4th440—N/AN/A1911—T–1st611—N/AN/A1912—T–1st620—N/AN/A1913Homer C. Hubbard—4th440—N/AN/A1914—3rd430—N/AN/A1915Charles Mayser—3rd620—N/AN/A1916—3rd521—N/AN/A1917—T–2nd520—N/AN/A1918——3030—N/AN/A1919—2nd521—N/AN/A1920Norman C. Paine—T–3rd440—N/AN/A1921Maury Kent—6th440—N/AN/A1922Sam Willaman—5th260—N/AN/A1923—4th431—N/AN/A1924—5th431—N/AN/A1925—T–3rd431—N/AN/A1926C. Noel Workman—7th431—N/AN/A1927—4th431—N/AN/A1928Big Six4—4th251—N/AN/A1929—6th170—N/AN/A1930—6th090—N/AN/A1931George F. Veenker—2nd530—N/AN/A1932—6th341—N/AN/A1933—5th351—N/AN/A1934—5th531—N/AN/A1935—5th243—N/AN/A1936—5th332——N/A1937James J. Yeager—T–5th360——N/A1938—2nd711——N/A1939—T–4th270——N/A1940—4th450——N/A1941Ray Donels—6th261——N/A1942Ray Donels, Mike Michalske—T–5th360——N/A1943Mike Michalske—T–2nd440——N/A1944—2nd611——N/A1945—3rd431——N/A1946—5th261——N/A1947Abe Stuber—5th360——N/A1948Big Seven—T–5th460——N/A1949—T–3rd531——N/A1950—5th361———1951—T–4th441———1952—6th360———1953—7th270———1954Vince DiFrancesca—6th360———1955—T–5th171———1956—7th280———1957Jim Myers—T–5th451———1958Clay Stapleton—7th460———1959—T–3rd730———1960Big Eight—4th730———1961—5th550———1962—5th550———1963—T–5th450———1964—8th181———1965—4th541———1966—6th262———1967—7th280———1968Johnny Majors—8th370———1969—7th370———1970—8th560———1971—4th840Lost Sun Bowl vs. #11 LSU, 15–33—171972—6th561Lost Liberty Bowl vs. #20 Georgia Tech, 30–31——1973Earle Bruce—T–7th470———1974—6th470———1975—7th470———1976—T–4th830—19181977—T–2nd840Lost Peach Bowl vs. NC State, 14–24——1978 —T–3rd840Lost Hall of Fame Classic Bowl vs. #19 Texas A&M, 12–28——1979Donnie Duncan—T–5th380———1980—T–4th650———1981—6th551———1982—T–6th461———1983Jim Criner—T–4th470———1984—8th272———1985—5th560———1986Jim Criner, Chuck Banker—5th650———1987Jim Walden—6th380———1988—5th560———1989—4th650———1990—T–4th461———1991—6th371———1992—T–6th470———1993—T–7th380———1994—T–7th0101———1995Dan McCarney—T–7th380———1996Big 12North6th290———1997North6th1100———1998NorthT–5th380———1999NorthT–5th470———2000North3rd930Won Insight.com Bowl vs. Pittsburgh, 37–2925232001North3rd750Lost Independence Bowl vs. Alabama, 13–14——2002North3rd770Lost Humanitarian Bowl vs. #16 Boise State, 16–34——2003North6th2100———2004NorthT–1st6750Won Independence Bowl vs. Miami (OH), 17–13——2005NorthT–2nd750Lost Houston Bowl vs. #14 TCU, 24–27——2006North6th480———2007Gene ChizikNorthT–5th390———2008North6th2100———2009Paul RhoadsNorth4th760Won Insight Bowl vs. Minnesota, 14–13——2010NorthT–3rd570———2011—8th670Lost Pinstripe Bowl vs. Rutgers, 13–27——2012—9th670Lost Liberty Bowl vs. Tulsa, 17–31——2013—T–7th390———2014—10th2100———2015—9th390———2016Matt Campbell—9th390———2017—T–4th850Won Liberty Bowl vs. #19 Memphis, 21–20——2018—T-3rd850Lost Alamo Bowl vs. #12 Washington State, 26–28——2019—T-3rd760Lost Camping World Bowl vs. #14 Notre Dame, 9–33—— 2020—1st930Won Fiesta Bowl vs. #25 Oregon, 34–17992021—4th760Lost Cheez-It Bowl vs. #14 Clemson, 13–20——2022—10th480———2023—T–4th760Lost Liberty Bowl vs. Memphis, 26–36—— 2024 — T–1st1130Won Pop-Tarts Bowl vs. #13 Miami, 42–4115152025—11th840———2026Jimmy Rogers—Total58568546Overall Record690Bowl Record The AP Poll was introduced in 1936. Thus, there are no polls for previous seasons. The Coaches Poll was introduced in 1950. Therefore, polls for prior seasons do not exist. 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. The Big Six, Big Seven, and Big Eight were the same conference. The name was unofficially changed when the membership changed. Overtime rules in were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible. Iowa State tied Colorado for first in the division, but Colorado won the tiebreaker by virtue of its head-to-head win.

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