Iowa State Cyclones

The Iowa State Cyclones are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Iowa State University, located in Ames, Iowa. The university is a member of the Big 12 Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding 16 varsity teams (6 men's and 10 women's teams) in 12 sports.

The "Cyclones" name dates back to 1895. That year, Iowa suffered an unusually high number of devastating cyclones (as tornadoes were called at the time). In September, the football team from what was then Iowa Agricultural College traveled to Northwestern and defeated them by a score of 36-0. The next day, the Chicago Tribune's headline read "Struck by a Cyclone: It Comes from Iowa and Devastates Evanston Town." The article began, "Northwestern might as well have tried to play football with an Iowa cyclone as with the Iowa team it met yesterday."

Football

Iowa State Cyclones college football

First Season
1892
Team History
Iowa State Cyclones (1898-present) Iowa Agricultural Cyclones (1895-97) Iowa Agricultural Cardinals (1892-94)
Conference
Big 12 Conference (1996-present) Big Six/Seven/Eight Conference (1928-95) Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1908-27) Independent (1892-1907)
Venue
Jack Trice Stadium (1975-present) Clyde Williams Field (1915-74)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1930s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1931
October 24	vs. Missouri Tigers	Clyde Williams Field
1934
October 27	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium
1938
October 8	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium

1940s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1942
October 24	at Missouri	Memorial Stadium
November 6	at Villanova	Shibe Park
1949
September 24	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium

1950s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1950
September 30	at Northwestern	Memorial Stadium
November 25	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium
1952
September 27	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium
October 4	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium
1953
September 26	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
1954
September 25	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
November 13	at Kansas State	Memorial Stadium
1955
October 1	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium
1956
November 10	vs. Oklahoma	Clyde Williams Field
1957
September 28	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium
1958
October 18	vs. Colorado	Clyde Williams Field
1959
November 21	at Oklahoma	Owen Field

1960s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1960
October 1	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium
1961
October 14	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium
October 28	vs. Kansas State	Clyde Williams Field
1962
October 13	vs. Kansas	Clyde Williams Field
1963
October 5	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium
1964
September 26	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Stadium
October 10	vs. Kansas	Clyde Williams Field
November 7	at Oklahoma	Owen Field
1966
November 19	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium
1967
October 28	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium
November 4	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium
1969
November 1	at Oklahoma	Owen Field

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1971
October 9	vs. Colorado	Clyde Williams Field
1972
December 18	vs. Georgia Tech	Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN)
1973
November 3	at Oklahoma	Owen Field
1974
November 2	vs. Oklahoma	Clyde Williams Field
1975
October 4	at Utah	Rice Stadium
October 25	at Oklahoma	Owen Field
November 15	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium
1976
October 2	vs. Oklahoma	Cyclone Stadium
November 6	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium
1977
October 22	at Oklahoma	Owen Field
December 31	vs. NC State	Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA)
1978
September 23	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium
1979
October 27	at Oklahoma	Owen Field

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
September 27	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium
October 4	vs. Colorado State	Cyclone Stadium
1981
September 19	vs. Iowa	Cyclone Stadium
November 21	vs. Oklahoma State	Cyclone Stadium
1982
October 30	vs. Kansas State	Cyclone Stadium
1984
September 8	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium
1985
October 26	at Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
1986
September 13	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium
1988
September 17	vs. Baylor	Cyclone Stadium / Jack Trice Field

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1990
September 22	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium
1993
November 13	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium
1995
October 28	vs. Oklahoma State	Cyclone Stadium / Jack Trice Field
1998
October 3	at Texas	Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium
1999
September 2	vs. Indiana State	Jack Trice Stadium

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2000
December 28	vs. Pittsburgh	Bank One Ballpark
2001
December 27	vs. Alabama	Independence Stadium
2002
October 26	at Texas	Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium
2004
October 9	vs. Texas A&M	Jack Trice Stadium
2006
September 23	at Texas	Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium
2007
October 13	vs. Texas	Jack Trice Stadium

2010s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2010
October 16	at Oklahoma	Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
2012
December 31	vs. Tulsa	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
2016
October 15	at Texas	Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium
2017
December 30	vs. Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
2018
December 28	vs. Washington State	Alamodome

Media guides and yearbooks

All media guides

1950s	1959
1960s	1966
1970s	1977 • 1978
1980s	1980
1990s	1990
2000s	2000
2010s	2019