2025 Iowa State Cyclones football team

2025 Iowa State Cyclones football
2025 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. T–21
AP	No. 22
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Matt Campbell (10th season);
Offensive coordinator	Taylor Mouser (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jon Heacock (10th season)
Home stadium	Jack Trice Stadium

2025 Big 12 Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
Arizona	0	–	0	0	–	0
No. 11 Arizona State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Baylor	0	–	0	0	–	0
BYU	0	–	0	0	–	0
Cincinnati	0	–	0	0	–	0
Colorado	0	–	0	0	–	0
Houston	0	–	0	0	–	0
No. 22	0	–	0	0	–	0
Kansas	0	–	0	0	–	0
No. 17 Kansas State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Oklahoma State	0	–	0	0	–	0
TCU	0	–	0	0	–	0
No. 23 Texas Tech	0	–	0	0	–	0
UCF	0	–	0	0	–	0
Utah	0	–	0	0	–	0
West Virginia	0	–	0	0	–	0
Championship: December 6, 2025
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of August 20, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Iowa State Cyclones football team will represent Iowa State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Matt Campbell, the Cyclones play home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Source
August 23	11:00 a.m.	vs. No. 17 Kansas State	No. 22	Aviva Stadium Dublin, Ireland (Aer Lingus College Football Classic, rivalry)	ESPN	^[1]
August 30	2:30 p.m.	No. 4 (FCS) South Dakota*	No. 22	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FOX
September 6	11:00 a.m.	Iowa*		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry, Big Noon Kickoff)	FOX
September 13	3:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State*		Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN2
September 27		Arizona		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA
October 4		at Cincinnati		Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH
October 11		at Colorado		Folsom Field Boulder, CO
October 25		BYU		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA
November 1		Arizona State		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA
November 8		at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX
November 22		Kansas		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA
November 29		at Oklahoma State		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP rankings, after November 5) - Released prior to game All times are in Central time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	22
Coaches	21т
CFP	Not released																Not released

Game summaries

vs. No. 17 Kansas State

Pregame line	Over/under

No. 22 Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) vs. No. 17 Kansas State Wildcats (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
No. 22 Cyclones			0
No. 17 Wildcats			0

at Aviva Stadium • Dublin, Ireland

Date: August 23
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather:
Game attendance:
Referee:
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), and Taylor McGregor (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ISU	KSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Kansas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs No. 4 (FCS) South Dakota

Pregame line	Over/under

No. 4 (FCS) South Dakota Coyotes (0–0) vs No. 22 Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
No. 4 (FCS) Coyotes			0
No. 22 Cyclones			0

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa

Date: August 30
Game time: 2:30 p.m.
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Game information
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Statistics	SDAK	ISU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Iowa State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Iowa

Pregame line	Over/under

Iowa Hawkeyes (0–0) vs Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Hawkeyes			0
Cyclones			0

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa

Date: September 6
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather:
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	IOWA	ISU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Iowa State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Arkansas State

Pregame line	Over/under

Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) at Arkansas State Red Wolves (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cyclones			0
Red Wolves			0

at Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, Arkansas

Date: September 13
Game time: 3:00 p.m.
Game weather:
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TV announcers (ESPN2):

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ISU	ARST
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arkansas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Arizona

Pregame line	Over/under

Arizona Wildcats (0–0) vs Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Wildcats			0
Cyclones			0

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa

Date: September 27
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Statistics	ARIZ	ISU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Iowa State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Cincinnati

Pregame line	Over/under

Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) at Cincinnati Bearcats (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cyclones			0
Bearcats			0

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: October 4
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Statistics	ISU	CIN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Cincinnati	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Colorado

Pregame line	Over/under

Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) at Colorado Buffaloes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cyclones			0
Buffaloes			0

at Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado

Date: October 11
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Statistics	ISU	COLO
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs BYU

Pregame line	Over/under

BYU Cougars (0–0) vs Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cougars			0
Cyclones			0

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa

Date: October 25
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Statistics	BYU	ISU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Iowa State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Arizona State

Pregame line	Over/under

Arizona State Sun Devils (0–0) vs Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Sun Devils			0
Cyclones			0

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa

Date: November 1
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First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ASU	ISU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Iowa State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at TCU

Pregame line	Over/under

Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) at TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cyclones			0
Horned Frogs			0

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas

Date: November 8
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First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ISU	TCU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Kansas

Pregame line	Over/under

Kansas Jayhawks (0–0) vs Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Jayhawks			0
Cyclones			0

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa

Date: November 22
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First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	KU	ISU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Iowa State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Oklahoma State

Pregame line	Over/under

Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) at Oklahoma State Cowboys (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cyclones			0
Cowboys			0

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma

Date: November 29
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First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ISU	OKST
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Oklahoma State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ "Iowa State football will open 2025 season schedule in Dublin, Ireland against Kansas State". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
^ "Iowa State Cyclones Schedule 2025". ESPN. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
^ "2025 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
^ "2025 Football Schedule". Iowa State Cyclones. Retrieved August 20, 2025.

[1] "Iowa State football will open 2025 season schedule in Dublin, Ireland against Kansas State". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved December 21, 2024.

[2] "Iowa State Cyclones Schedule 2025". ESPN. Retrieved August 20, 2025.

[3] "2025 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 20, 2025.

[4] "2025 Football Schedule". Iowa State Cyclones. Retrieved August 20, 2025.

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