The 2017 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University as a member of Big 12 Conference during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Matt Campbell, the Cyclones compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 5–4 in conference play, placing in a four-way tie for fourth in the Big 12. Iowa State was invited to the Liberty Bowl, where the Cyclones defeated Memphis. The team played home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa.
Schedule Iowa State announced their 2017 football schedule on December 13, 2016. The 2017 schedule comprised six home and six away games in the regular season. Originally, Iowa State was scheduled to play Akron on September 23, but that game was moved up to September 16. They also scheduled to open Big 12 play against Texas on September 30, but that game was moved up to September 28.
Rankings
Game summaries Game 1: vs. Northern Iowa Panthers
Game 2: vs. Iowa Hawkeyes
Game 3: at Akron Zips
Game 4: vs. Texas Longhorns
Game 5: at Oklahoma Sooners
Game 6: vs. Kansas Jayhawks
Game 7: at Texas Tech Red Raiders
Game 8: vs. TCU Horned Frogs
Game 9: at West Virginia Mountaineers
Game 10: vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys
Game 11: at Baylor Bears
Game 12: at Kansas State Wildcats
Game 13: @ Memphis Tigers (Liberty Bowl)
Personnel Coaching staff Coaching staff Name Position Alma mater Seasons at ISU Matt Campbell Head coach Mount Union, 2002 2nd Jon Heacock Defensive coordinator, Safeties Muskingum, 1983 2nd Tom Manning Offensive coordinator, offensive line Mount Union, 2002 2nd Louis Ayeni Associate head coach, Running game coordinator Northwestern, 2003 4th Brian Gasser Wide receivers, Special Teams Ohio Northern, 2006 2nd Alex Golesh Tight Ends, Recruiting Coordinator Ohio State, 2006 2nd Joel Gordon Offensive analyst Shepherd, 2003 2nd Jim Hofher Passing game coordinator Cornell, 1979 2nd D.K. McDonald Cornerbacks Edinboro, 2001 2nd Eli Rasheed Defensive line Indiana, 1996 2nd Tyson Veidt Assistant head coach, Linebackers Muskingum, 1996 2nd Rudy Wade Strength and Conditioning Ball State, 2001 2nd Jake Waters Graduate assistant Kansas State, 2014 1stReference:
Roster 2017 Iowa State Cyclones FootballQuarterback 4 Zeb Noland - Freshman (6'3", 220) 10 Jacob Park - Junior (6'4", 205) 16 Kyle Starcevich - Junior (6'3", 220) 17 Kyle Kempt - Senior (6'5", 220)
Running back 2 Mike Warren - Junior (6'0", 205) 3 Kene Nwangwu - Sophomore (6'1", 188) 25 Sheldon Croney Jr. - Sophomore (5'11", 205) 27 Nick Leach - Junior (6'2", 210) 32 David Montgomery - Sophomore (5'11", 222) Daric Whipple - Freshman (5'11", 187)
Wide receiver 5 Allen Lazard - Senior (6'5", 223) 8 Deshaunte Jones - Sophomore (5'10", 175) 14 Darius Lee-Campbell - Junior (6'2", 205) 16 Marchie Murdock - Senior (6'1", 195) 18 Hakeem Butler - Sophomore (6'6", 195) 19 Trever Ryen - Senior (5'11", 192) 80 Carson Epps - Junior (6'1", 205) 81 Denver Johnson - Sophomore (6'3", 210) 82 Landen Akers - Freshman (6'0", 185) 83 Jalen Martin - Freshman (6'3", 205) 84 Amechie Walker - Sophomore (5'10", 175) 85 Colby Shane - Freshman (6'2", 189)
Placekicker 38 Peyton Paddock - Sophomore (5'11", 205) 41 Chris Francis - Junior (6'0", 180) 82 John Banta - Freshman (6'0", 200) 96 Connor Assalley - Freshman (6'0", 220) Tight end 11 Chase Allen - Freshman (6'6", 230) 47 Sam Seonbuchner - Junior (6'2", 240) 86 Cole Anderson - Junior (6'4", 250) 87 Sam Harms - Senior (6'3", 235) 89 Dylan Soehner - Freshman (6'7", 283) 90 Nathan Fagnani - Freshman (6'3", 219)
Offensive lineman 50 Bryan Larson - Senior (6'4", 285) 51 Julian Good-Jones - Sophomore (6'5", 295) 54 Josh Mueller - Freshman (6'6", 298) 67 Jake Campos - Senior (6'8", 305) 69 Kory Kodanko - Junior (6'5", 305) 70 Oge Udeogu - Junior (6'3", 325) 71 Robby Garcia - Senior (6'4", 285) 73 Will Windham - Junior (6'3", 305) 74 Bryce Meeker - Sophomore (6'5", 305) 75 Sean Foster - Freshman (6'8", 290) 77 Keegan Pullis - Freshman (6'4", 275) 78 Colby Lafrenz - Freshman (6'6", 288) 79 Shawn Curtis - Senior (6'5", 295)
Defensive lineman 20 Joshua Bailey - Freshman (6'2", 294) 54 Collin Olson - Sophomore (6'2", 270) 92 Jamahl Johnson - Sophomore (6'1", 318) 99 Vernell Trent - Senior (6'3", 275)
Defensive end 19 JaQuan Bailey - Sophomore (6'3", 260) 31 Conner Greene - Sophomore (6'2", 235) 45 Carson Lensing - Freshman (6'4", 227) 46 Spencer Benton - Junior (6'2", 245) 50 Eyioma Uwazurike - Freshman (6'6", 250) 51 Logan Wolf - Freshman (6'4", 239) 58 J. D. Waggoner - Senior (6'3", 255) 66 Noah Juergensen - Freshman (6'5", 257) 80 Vince Horras - Junior (6'6", 230) Linebacker 2 Willie Harvey Jr. - Junior (6'0", 225) 7 Joel Lanning - Senior (6'2", 225) 9 Reggan Northrup - Junior (6'1", 205) 20 Aaron Austin - Freshman (5'11", 197) 39 Zach Silbermann - Freshman (6'1", 230) 40 Jared Gescheidler - Sophomore (6'2", 240) 42 Marcel Spears Jr. - Sophomore (6'1", 222) 43 Tymar Sutton - Freshman (5'10", 230) 44 Bobby McMillen III - Sophomore (6'1", 230) 48 Jason Bowman - Junior (6'3", 210) 49 Jack Spreen - Senior (6'1", 210)
Defensive back 1 D'Andre Payne - Junior (5'10", 190) 3 Mike Johnson - Sophomore (5'11", 195) 4 Evrett Edwards - Senior (5'11", 190) 5 Kamari Cotton-Moya - Senior (6'1", 200) 6 De'Monte Ruth - Junior (5'9", 174) 10 Brian Peavy - Junior (5'9", 190) 14 Lawrence White - Freshman (6'0", 178) 15 Stephon Pickett-Brown - Sophomore (6'0", 180) 16 Vic Holmes - Junior (5'11", 202) 21 Jatairis Grant - Freshman (6'0", 190) 24 Jamaal Richardson - Junior (6'1", 198) 27 Romelo Webster - Freshman (5'10", 175) 32 Arnold Azunna - Freshman (5'11", 183) 33 Braxton Lewis - Sophomore (5'11", 185) 37 Mackenro Alexander - Senior (5'11", 205)
Long Snappers 39 Steven Wirtel - Sophomore (6'4", 214) 60 Quinn Sonntag - Sophomore (6'0", 226)
Punter 13 Colin Downing - Senior (5'11", 185) 98 Joe Rivera - Freshman (6'2", 181)
Returning starters Iowa State had 13 returning players on offense, 11 on defense and 5 on special teams that started games previously for the Cyclones.
Returning offensive starters Returning offensive tarters Player Class Position Joel Lanning Senior Quarterback Jacob Park Junior Quarterback David Montgomery Sophomore Running back Mike Warren Junior Running back Allen Lazard Senior Wide receiver Trever Ryen Senior Wide receiver Deshaunte Jones Sophomore Wide receiver Carson Epps Junior Wide receiver Hakeem Butler Sophomore Wide receiver Sam Harms Senior Tight end Jake Campos Senior Offensive line Julian Good-Jones Sophomore Offensive line Bryce Meeker Sophomore Offensive lineReference:
Returning defensive starters Returning defensive starters Player Class Position Kamari Cotton-Moya Senior Defensive back Brian Peavy Junior Defensive back D'Andre Payne Junior Defensive back Mike Johnson Sophomore Defensive back Evrett Edwards Senior Defensive back Willie Harvey Jr. Junior Linebacker Reggan Northupp Junior Linebacker Brian Mills Senior Linebacker JaQuan Bailey Sophomore Defensive end J. D. Waggoner Senior Defensive end Vernell Trent Senior Defensive linemanReference:
Returning special teams starters Returning special teams starters Player Class Position Colin Downing Senior Punter Steven Wirtel Sophomore Long snapper Quinn Sonntag Sophomore Deep snapper Trever Ryen Senior Punt returner Kene Nwangwu Sophomore Kick returnerReference:
Recruiting class
Awards and honors
All-Big 12PlayerSelectionOffense David Montgomery Coaches-1; Media-1 Allen Lazard Coaches-1; Media-2 Jake Campos Coaches-2; Media-2 Chase Allen Coaches-2 Hakeem Butler Coaches-HM Julian Good-Jones Coaches-HM Kyle Kempt Coaches-HM Sam Seonbuchner Coaches-HMDefense Kamari Cotton-Moya Coaches-1; Media-1 Joel Lanning Coaches-2; Media-1 Brian Peavy Coaches-2; Media-2 J. D. Waggoner Coaches-2 JaQuan Bailey Coaches-HM Willie Harvey Jr. Coaches-HM Ray Lima Coaches-HM Marcel Spears Jr. Coaches-HMSpecial Teams Colin Downing Coaches-HM Garrett Owens Coaches-HM Trever Ryen Coaches-HMReference:
All-AmericansPlayerOrganizationTeam Joel Lanning FWAA First Team Joel Lanning Sports Illustrated Second TeamReference:
Individual AwardsPlayerAward Matt Campbell Chuck Neinas Big 12 Coach of the Year Matt Campbell AP Big 12 Coach of the Year Allen Lazard 2017 Liberty Bowl MVPReference:
Weekly AwardsPlayerAwardDate Awarded Kyle Kempt Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week October 7, 2016 Joel Lanning Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week October 7, 2017 Joel Lanning Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week October 7, 2017 Trever Ryen Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week October 14, 2017 Marcel Spears Jr. Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week October 21, 2017 Marcel Spears Jr. Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week October 28, 2017 Brian Peavy Big 12 Co-defensive Player of the Week November 18, 2017 Garrett Owens Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week November 18, 2017Reference:
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