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▼ Below its 5-year level -6
Career62since 1936
Peak811976
Last 576seasons
#48 nationally · 3-3 (1-2 conf)
Résumé #61 · better than its record
Schedule so far #32
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Iowa State Cyclones
Big 12 · Ames, IA · Jack Trice Stadium · Head coach Jimmy Rogers
Rival
Iowa · also Kansas State
Bitter rivalry
23-48 all time (71 meetings since 1895)
Iowa leads
Last: lost 16-13 (2026)
Wants it back
program traits are earned from history
0national titles
0Heisman
1AP top-10
6All-Americans
60NFL picks
42.5%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1895. Every season →
Chemistry
46
37Foundation
58Gel
gel counts 45% so far
▼ Below its norm -23
early · #115 of 138
HC year1
Ret. starters0%
QB yrs w/ OC1
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 3-3 | Big 12 | — | #48 | 70 | Jimmy Rogers |
| 2025 | 8-4 | Big 12 | — | #31 | 76 | Matt Campbell |
| 2024 | 11-3 | Big 12 | #15 | #27 | 77 | Matt Campbell |
| 2023 | 7-6 | Big 12 | — | #24 | 75 | Matt Campbell |
| 2022 | 4-8 | Big 12 | — | #30 | 75 | Matt Campbell |
| 2021 | 7-6 | Big 12 | — | #20 | 77 | Matt Campbell |
| 2020 | 9-3 | Big 12 | #9 | #9 | 79 | Matt Campbell |
| 2019 | 7-6 | Big 12 | — | #21 | 78 | Matt Campbell |
| 2018 | 8-5 | Big 12 | — | #25 | 76 | Matt Campbell |
| 2017 | 8-5 | Big 12 | — | #17 | 78 | Matt Campbell |
| 2016 | 3-9 | Big 12 | — | #73 | 63 | Matt Campbell |
| 2015 | 3-9 | Big 12 | — | #80 | 62 | Paul Rhoads |
| 2014 | 2-10 | Big 12 | — | #82 | 60 | Paul Rhoads |
| 2013 | 3-9 | Big 12 | — | #70 | 63 | Paul Rhoads |
| 2012 | 6-7 | Big 12 | — | #41 | 72 | Paul Rhoads |
| 2011 | 6-7 | Big 12 | — | #51 | 67 | Paul Rhoads |
| 2010 | 5-7 | Big 12 | — | #67 | 62 | Paul Rhoads |
| 2009 | 7-6 | Big 12 | — | #72 | 61 | Paul Rhoads |
| 2008 | 2-10 | Big 12 | — | #94 | 54 | Gene Chizik |
| 2007 | 3-9 | Big 12 | — | #80 | 57 | Gene Chizik |
| 2006 | 4-8 | Big 12 | — | #96 | 53 | Dan McCarney |
| 2005 | 7-5 | Big 12 | — | #25 | 76 | Dan McCarney |
| 2004 | 7-5 | Big 12 | — | #64 | 64 | Dan McCarney |
| 2003 | 2-10 | Big 12 | — | #100 | 51 | Dan McCarney |
| 2002 | 7-7 | Big 12 | — | #37 | 72 | Dan McCarney |
| 2001 | 7-5 | Big 12 | — | #51 | 68 | Dan McCarney |
| 2000 | 9-3 | Big 12 | #25 | #43 | 70 | Dan McCarney |
| 1999 | 4-7 | Big 12 | — | #65 | 63 | Dan McCarney |
| 1998 | 3-8 | Big 12 | — | #66 | 62 | Dan McCarney |
| 1997 | 1-10 | Big 12 | — | #94 | 51 | Dan McCarney |
| 1996 | 2-9 | Big 12 | — | #56 | 64 | Dan McCarney |
| 1995 | 3-8 | Big 8 | — | #84 | 56 | Dan McCarney |
| 1994 | 0-10-1 | Big 8 | — | #87 | 53 | Jim Walden |
| 1993 | 3-8 | Big 8 | — | #55 | 64 | Jim Walden |
| 1992 | 4-7 | Big 8 | — | #47 | 67 | Jim Walden |
| 1991 | 3-7-1 | Big 8 | — | #75 | 57 | Jim Walden |
| 1990 | 4-6-1 | Big 8 | — | #54 | 64 | Jim Walden |
| 1989 | 6-5 | Big 8 | — | #68 | 60 | Jim Walden |
| 1988 | 5-6 | Big 8 | — | #69 | 59 | Jim Walden |
| 1987 | 3-8 | Big 8 | — | #88 | 52 | Jim Walden |
| 1986 | 6-5 | Big 8 | — | #64 | 60 | Jim Criner; Chuck Banker |
| 1985 | 5-6 | Big 8 | — | #84 | 53 | Jim Criner |
| 1984 | 2-7-2 | Big 8 | — | #87 | 52 | Jim Criner |
| 1983 | 4-7 | Big 8 | — | #79 | 55 | Jim Criner |
| 1982 | 4-6-1 | Big 8 | — | #57 | 62 | Donnie Duncan |
| 1981 | 5-5-1 | Big 8 | — | #61 | 65 | Donnie Duncan |
| 1980 | 6-5 | Big 8 | — | #34 | 72 | Donnie Duncan |
| 1979 | 3-8 | Big 8 | — | #72 | 60 | Donnie Duncan |
| 1978 | 8-4 | Big 8 | — | #38 | 71 | Earle Bruce |
| 1977 | 8-4 | Big 8 | — | #25 | 75 | Earle Bruce |
| 1976 | 8-3 | Big 8 | #19 | #14 | 81 | Earle Bruce |
| 1975 | 4-7 | Big 8 | — | #55 | 65 | Earle Bruce |
| 1974 | 4-7 | Big 8 | — | #35 | 72 | Earle Bruce |
| 1973 | 4-7 | Big 8 | — | #22 | 74 | Earle Bruce |
| 1972 | 5-6-1 | Big 8 | — | #24 | 75 | Johnny Majors |
| 1971 | 8-4 | Big 8 | — | #20 | 77 | Johnny Majors |
| 1970 | 5-6 | Big 8 | — | #33 | 72 | Johnny Majors |
| 1969 | 3-7 | Big 8 | — | #50 | 65 | Johnny Majors |
| 1968 | 3-7 | Big 8 | — | #65 | 60 | Johnny Majors |
| 1967 | 2-8 | Big 8 | — | #97 | 50 | Clay Stapleton |
| 1966 | 2-6-2 | Big 8 | — | #79 | 57 | Clay Stapleton |
| 1965 | 5-4-1 | Big 8 | — | #64 | 61 | Clay Stapleton |
| 1964 | 1-8-1 | Big 8 | — | #82 | 56 | Clay Stapleton |
| 1963 | 4-5 | Big 8 | — | #58 | 64 | Clay Stapleton |
| 1962 | 5-5 | Big 8 | — | #43 | 69 | Clay Stapleton |
| 1961 | 5-5 | Big 8 | — | #48 | 65 | Clay Stapleton |
| 1960 | 7-3 | Big 8 | — | #48 | 66 | Clay Stapleton |
| 1959 | 7-3 | Big 8 | — | #33 | 71 | Clay Stapleton |
| 1958 | 4-6 | Big 8 | — | #73 | 56 | Clay Stapleton |
| 1957 | 4-5-1 | Big 7 | — | #73 | 55 | Jim Myers |
| 1956 | 2-8 | Big 7 | — | #79 | 51 | Vince Di Francesca |
| 1955 | 1-7-1 | Big 7 | — | #84 | 51 | Vince Di Francesca |
| 1954 | 3-6 | Big 7 | — | #76 | 55 | Vince Di Francesca |
| 1953 | 2-7 | Big 7 | — | #80 | 52 | Abe Stuber |
| 1952 | 3-6 | Big 7 | — | #67 | 58 | Abe Stuber |
| 1951 | 4-4-1 | Big 7 | — | #69 | 58 | Abe Stuber |
| 1950 | 3-6-1 | Big 7 | — | #67 | 59 | Abe Stuber |
| 1949 | 5-3-1 | Big 7 | — | #57 | 61 | Abe Stuber |
| 1948 | 4-6 | Big 7 | — | #78 | 53 | Abe Stuber |
| 1947 | 3-6 | Big 6 | — | #83 | 53 | Abe Stuber |
| 1946 | 2-6-1 | Big 6 | — | #87 | 43 | Mike Michalske |
| 1945 | 4-3-1 | Big 6 | — | #49 | 58 | Mike Michalske |
| 1944 | 6-1-1 | Big 6 | — | #32 | 64 | Mike Michalske |
| 1943 | 4-4 | Big 6 | — | #37 | 60 | Mike Michalske |
| 1942 | 3-6 | Big 6 | — | #76 | 51 | Mike Michalske; Ray Donels |
| 1941 | 2-6-1 | Big 6 | — | #73 | 52 | Ray Donels |
| 1940 | 4-5 | Big 6 | — | #81 | 53 | Jim Yeager |
| 1939 | 2-7 | Big 6 | — | #82 | 52 | Jim Yeager |
| 1938 | 7-1-1 | Big 6 | — | #51 | 66 | Jim Yeager |
| 1937 | 3-6 | Big 6 | — | #89 | 42 | Jim Yeager |
| 1936 | 3-3-2 | Big 6 | — | #70 | 58 | George Veenker |
| 1935 | 2-4-3 | Big 6 | — | #63 | 60 early | George Veenker |
| 1934 | 5-3-1 | Big 6 | — | #43 | 65 early | George Veenker |
| 1933 | 3-5-1 | Big 6 | — | #70 | 56 early | George Veenker |
| 1932 | 3-4-1 | Big 6 | — | #78 | 50 early | George Veenker |
| 1931 | 5-3 | Big 6 | — | #63 | 57 early | George Veenker |
| 1930 | 0-9 | Big 6 | — | #60 | 55 early | C. Noel Workman |
| 1929 | 1-7 | Big 6 | — | #63 | 56 early | C. Noel Workman |
| 1928 | 2-5-1 | Big 6 | — | #66 | 54 early | C. Noel Workman |
| 1927 | 4-3-1 | Missouri Valley | — | — | — | |
| 1926 | 4-3-1 | Missouri Valley | — | — | — | |
| 1925 | 4-3-1 | Missouri Valley | — | #35 | 68 early | Sam Willaman |
| 1924 | 4-3-1 | Missouri Valley | — | #32 | 68 early | Sam Willaman |
| 1923 | 4-3-1 | Missouri Valley | — | #41 | 66 early | Sam Willaman |
| 1922 | 2-6 | Missouri Valley | — | #53 | 60 early | Sam Willaman |
| 1921 | 4-4 | Missouri Valley | — | #32 | 65 early | Maury Kent |
| 1920 | 4-4 | Missouri Valley | — | #24 | 69 early | Norman Paine |
| 1919 | 5-2-1 | Missouri Valley | — | — | — | |
| 1918 | 0-3 | Missouri Valley | — | — | — | |
| 1917 | 5-2 | Missouri Valley | — | — | — | |
| 1916 | 5-2-1 | Missouri Valley | — | — | — | |
| 1915 | 6-2 | Missouri Valley | — | — | — | |
| 1914 | 4-3 | Missouri Valley | — | #25 | 67 early | Homer Hubbard |
| 1913 | 4-4 | Missouri Valley | — | #38 | 57 early | Homer Hubbard |
| 1912 | 6-2 | Missouri Valley | — | — | — | |
| 1911 | 6-1-1 | Missouri Valley | — | — | — | |
| 1910 | 4-4 | Missouri Valley | — | — | — | |
| 1909 | 4-3-1 | Missouri Valley | — | — | — | |
| 1908 | 6-3 | Missouri Valley | — | — | — | |
| 1907 | 6-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1906 | 9-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1905 | 6-3 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | 7-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1903 | 8-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1902 | 6-3-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1901 | 2-6-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | 2-5-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1899 | 5-4-1 | FBS Independents | — | #18 | 53 early | Joe Meyers |
| 1898 | 1-0 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1897 | 1-0 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1895 | 3-4 | FBS Independents | — | — | — |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.