The Iowa State Cyclones football program is a college football team that represents Iowa State University in the Big 12 Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The team has had 33 head coaches since organized football at the school began in 1892, and was officially sanctioned in 1894. Originally, the Iowa Agricultural College teams were known as the Cardinals. The name was changed after September 29, 1895, when under coach Pop Warner,[1] the Cardinals defeated the Northwestern Wildcats, 36–0. Inspired by an extremely active tornado (then known as a "cyclone")[2] season, the next day, the Chicago Tribune headline read: "Struck by a Cyclone." The article went on to say, "Northwestern might as well have tried to play football with an Iowa cyclone as with the Iowa team it met yesterday."[3] Since then the Iowa State teams have been known as the Cyclones.[4]
Iowa State has played in 1,290 games during its 131 seasons. In those seasons, five coaches have led the Cyclones to postseason bowl games: Johnny Majors, Earle Bruce, Dan McCarney, Paul Rhoads and Matt Campbell. Clyde Williams won two conference championships with the Cyclones. Campbell is the all-time leader in wins as of September 28, 2024 when he surpassed McCarney’s record of 56. McCarney is the all-time leader in games coached (141), and years coached (11). Bert German is the all-time leader in winning percentage (.833). W. P. Finney has the lowest winning percentage (.000) having no wins.
Both Warner and Bruce have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Majors, Bruce, McCarney and Campbell have each received the Coach of the Year Award from their respective conference. The current coach is Matt Campbell, who was hired November 29, 2015.[5] Matt Campbell has received the Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year Award for 2017, 2018 and 2020.[6] For the 2020 season, Matt Campbell led Iowa State to an 8-1 conference leading, regular season record and its first berth in the conference championship game.[7]
Key
edit| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] | ||||
Coaches
edit| # | Name | Term | GC | Ws | Ls | Ts | W% | CWs | CLs | CTs | CW% | PWs | PLs | PTs | CCs | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ira C. Brownlie | 1892 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .750 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | W. P. Finney | 1893 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Bert German | 1894 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Pop Warner†[11] | 1895–1899 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 0 | .692 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Joe Meyers | 1899 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | C. E. Woodruff | 1900 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Edgar M. Clinton | 1901 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | .300 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | A. W. Ristine | 1902–1906 | 47 | 36 | 10 | 1 | .777 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Clyde Williams | 1907–1912 | 49 | 33 | 14 | 2 | .694 | 8 | 5 | 2 | .600 | — | — | — | 2; 1911, 1912 | — |
| 10 | Homer C. Hubbard | 1913–1914 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | .533 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Charles Mayser | 1915–1919 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 2 | .647 | 10 | 4 | 2 | .688 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Norman C. Paine | 1920 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Maury Kent | 1921 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Sam Willaman | 1922–1925 | 32 | 14 | 15 | 3 | .484 | 11 | 10 | 2 | .522 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | C. Noel Workman | 1926–1930 | 41 | 11 | 27 | 3 | .305 | 8 | 17 | 2 | .333 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | George F. Veenker | 1931–1936 | 51 | 21 | 22 | 8 | .490 | 7 | 18 | 4 | .310 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | James J. Yeager | 1937–1940 | 36 | 16 | 19 | 1 | .458 | 7 | 12 | 1 | .375 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Ray Donels | 1941–1942 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | .292 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Mike Michalske | 1942–1946 | 39 | 18 | 18 | 3 | .500 | 8 | 9 | 2 | .474 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Abe Stuber | 1947–1953 | 65 | 24 | 38 | 3 | .392 | 12 | 28 | 1 | .305 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Vince DiFrancesca | 1954–1956 | 28 | 6 | 21 | 1 | .232 | 2 | 15 | 1 | .139 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Jim Myers | 1957 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Clay Stapleton | 1958–1967 | 99 | 42 | 53 | 4 | .444 | 22 | 43 | 2 | .343 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Johnny Majors | 1968–1972 | 55 | 24 | 30 | 1 | .445 | 9 | 25 | 1 | .271 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | Big Eight Coach of the Year (1971)[12] |
| 25 | Earle Bruce†[13] | 1973–1978 | 68 | 36 | 32 | 0 | .529 | 18 | 24 | 0 | .429 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | Big Eight Coach of the Year (1976, 1977)[14] |
| 26 | Donnie Duncan | 1979–1982 | 44 | 18 | 24 | 2 | .432 | 7 | 19 | 2 | .286 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Jim Criner | 1983–1986 | 42 | 16 | 24 | 2 | .405 | 8 | 16 | 2 | .346 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Chuck Banker | 1986 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Jim Walden | 1987–1994 | 88 | 28 | 57 | 3 | .335 | 16 | 37 | 3 | .313 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Dan McCarney | 1995–2006 | 141 | 56 | 85 | 0 | .397 | 27 | 68 | 0 | .284 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | Big 12 Coach of the Year (2004)[14] |
| 31 | Gene Chizik | 2007–2008 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 0 | .208 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Paul Rhoads | 2009–2015 | 87 | 32 | 55 | 0 | .368 | 16 | 45 | 0 | .262 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 33 | Matt Campbell | 2016–present | 105 | 58 | 48 | 0 | .547 | 37 | 33 | 0 | .529 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | Big 12 Coach of the Year (2017,2018,2020) |
Iowa State football coaching records accurate as of Sep 28, 2024.
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[8]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[9]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[10]
References
edit- General
- "Career Coaching Records" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2009. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 8, 2010. Retrieved December 19, 2009.
- "Iowa State Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 16, 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- Specific
- ^ "Glenn Pop Warner". Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on February 2, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
- ^ "Current Comments". The Miami News. December 3, 1927. p. D-5. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- ^ "Struck by a Cyclone". The Chicago Daily Tribune. September 29, 1895. p. 6. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
- ^ Doyel, Gregg (August 31, 2007). "Enjoying a moment in Ames while Ames enjoys me, kinda". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- ^ "Matt Campbell leaves Toledo to take over program at Iowa State". cleveland. Associated Press. November 30, 2015. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- ^ "Big 12 Coach of the Year Winners". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Football Standings". big12sports.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ^ Pop Warner at the College Football Hall of Fame
- ^ "Majors Selected As Coach of Year". Lawrence Journal-World. The Associated Press. November 30, 1971. p. 10. Archived from the original on October 18, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
- ^ Earle Bruce at the College Football Hall of Fame
- ^ a b "Mac Big 12 Coach of the Year". CycloneSportsReport.com. CN Staff. December 1, 2004. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2010.