Iowa State Cyclones
FBS
Big 12 Conference · ISU
Team Vitals
+9.7
power · 2026 · #33 D1
+3.6 / +6.1
off / def (higher = better)
8–4
2025 record
121
roster (2025)
Upcoming 2026
| Date | Wk | Opponent | Site | Model Lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-05 | Wk 1 | Southeast Missouri State FCS | HOME | Iowa State 83% |
| 2026-09-12 | Wk 2 | Iowa FBS | AWAY | Iowa 61% |
| 2026-09-19 | Wk 3 | Bowling Green FBS | HOME | Iowa State 76% |
| 2026-09-26 | Wk 4 | Utah FBS | HOME | Utah 57% |
| 2026-10-03 | Wk 5 | West Virginia FBS | HOME | Iowa State 69% |
| 2026-10-09 | Wk 6 | BYU FBS | AWAY | BYU 61% |
| 2026-10-24 | Wk 8 | Arizona FBS | AWAY | Arizona 57% |
| 2026-10-31 | Wk 9 | Oklahoma State FBS | HOME | Iowa State 77% |
| 2026-11-07 | Wk 10 | Baylor FBS | AWAY | Iowa State 55% |
| 2026-11-14 | Wk 11 | Cincinnati FBS | HOME | Iowa State 64% |
| 2026-11-20 | Wk 12 | UCF FBS | AWAY | Iowa State 58% |
| 2026-11-28 | Wk 13 | Kansas State FBS | HOME | Iowa State 57% |
Recent Results
| Date | Season | Wk | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-29 | 2025 | Wk 14 | Oklahoma State @ | W | 20–13 |
| 2025-11-22 | 2025 | Wk 13 | Kansas vs | W | 38–14 |
| 2025-11-08 | 2025 | Wk 11 | TCU @ | W | 20–17 |
| 2025-11-01 | 2025 | Wk 10 | Arizona State vs | L | 19–24 |
| 2025-10-25 | 2025 | Wk 9 | BYU vs | L | 27–41 |
| 2025-10-11 | 2025 | Wk 7 | Colorado @ | L | 17–24 |
| 2025-10-04 | 2025 | Wk 6 | Cincinnati @ | L | 30–38 |
| 2025-09-27 | 2025 | Wk 5 | Arizona vs | W | 39–14 |
| 2025-09-13 | 2025 | Wk 3 | Arkansas State @ | W | 24–16 |
| 2025-09-06 | 2025 | Wk 2 | Iowa vs | W | 16–13 |
| 2025-08-30 | 2025 | Wk 1 | South Dakota vs | W | 55–7 |
| 2025-08-23 | 2025 | Wk 1 | Kansas State @ | W | 24–21 |
Season by Season
| Season | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | 329 | 242 | +87 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 435 | 321 | +114 |
| 2023 | 7 | 6 | 341 | 296 | +45 |
| 2022 | 4 | 8 | 242 | 243 | -1 |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 | 407 | 267 | +140 |
| 2020 | 9 | 3 | 395 | 257 | +138 |
| 2019 | 7 | 6 | 418 | 337 | +81 |
| 2018 | 8 | 5 | 348 | 298 | +50 |
| 2017 | 8 | 5 | 380 | 272 | +108 |
| 2016 | 3 | 9 | 332 | 376 | -44 |
| 2015 | 3 | 9 | 300 | 392 | -92 |
Injuries
None reported.
Player grades 2025 season
Box production, opponent-adjusted, ranked within position (50 = positional average). 2025 is the last season played, so these describe that team, not this year's. OL rows are team-inferred — college football publishes no individual OL box stats. Full leaderboard →
| Player | Pos | Grade | Pos rank | G | 2025 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Neal Jr. | DB | 88 | #18 | 12 | 77 tkl · 3 PD · 2 INT |
| Benjamin Brahmer | TE | 80 | #21 | 12 | 37 rec · 446 yds · 6 TD |
| Carson Hansen | RB | 77 | #73 | 11 | 952 rush yds · 6 TD · 19 rec |
| Jamison Patton | DB | 74 | #185 | 9 | 48 tkl · 3 PD · 2 INT |
| Rocco Becht | QB | 74 | #58 | 12 | 2,584 pass yds · 16 TD · 9 INT |
| Kooper Ebel | LB | 73 | #124 | 12 | 77 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 8.0 TFL |
| Kyle Konrardy | K | 72 | #37 | 8 | 14 FG · 19 XP · 61 pts |
| Caleb Bacon | LB | 72 | #143 | 12 | 68 tkl · 3.0 sacks · 9.5 TFL |
| Jeremiah Cooper | DB | 72 | #232 | 3 | 9 tkl · 3 PD · 1 INT |
| Gabe Burkle | TE | 70 | #86 | 9 | 26 rec · 302 yds · 1 TD |
| Brett Eskildsen | WR | 67 | #319 | 11 | 30 rec · 526 yds · 5 TD |
| Trey Verdon | DL | 67 | #349 | 1 | 1 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL |
| Abu Sama III | RB | 66 | #275 | 12 | 732 rush yds · 5 TD · 5 rec |
| Ta'Shawn James | DB | 66 | #484 | 8 | 33 tkl · 5 PD |
| Chase Sowell | WR | 65 | #403 | 10 | 32 rec · 500 yds · 2 TD |
| Jontez Williams | DB | 64 | #599 | 5 | 15 tkl · 2 PD · 1 INT |
| Tamatoa McDonough | DL | 62 | #582 | 11 | 26 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 4.0 TFL |
| Tyler Perkins | P | 61 | #75 | 11 | 42 punts · 42.4 yd avg |
| Connor Moberly | QB | 60 | #238 | 1 | 0 INT · 29 rush yds |
| Tre Bell | DB | 60 | #805 | 12 | 36 tkl · 2 PD · 2 INT |
| Ikenna Ezeogu | DL | 60 | #654 | 12 | 25 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL |
| Dominic Overby | WR | 58 | #751 | 4 | 7 rec · 87 yds · 2 TD |
| Domonique Orange | DL | 57 | #859 | 8 | 18 tkl · 0.5 TFL |
| Drew Surges | DB | 57 | #1080 | 9 | 26 tkl · 2 PD · 1 INT |
| Josh Patterson | DB | 54 | #1291 | 3 | 4 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT |
| Quentin Taylor Jr. | DB | 53 | #1353 | 11 | 27 tkl · 5 PD |
| Hunter Sowell | DB | 52 | #1430 | 1 | 1 PD |
| Xavier Townsend | WR | 52 | #1184 | 8 | 18 rec · 243 yds |
| Will McLaughlin | LB | 52 | #926 | 6 | 13 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL |
| Connor Welsch | DB | 51 | #1527 | 1 | 3 tkl |
| Tyler Moore | TE | 51 | #426 | 5 | 7 rec · 118 yds |
| Dylan Lee | RB | 51 | #946 | 5 | 117 rush yds · 1 TD · 1 rec |
| Alex Manske | QB | 50 | #480 | 3 | 28 pass yds · 0 INT · 33 rush yds |
| Major Cantrell | QB | 50 | #487 | 1 | 25 rush yds |
| Cannon Butler | DL | 50 | #1327 | 1 | — |
| Cael Brezina | LB | 50 | #1032 | 9 | 29 tkl |
| Chase Smith | K | 49 | #287 | 5 | 2 FG · 12 XP · 18 pts |
| Danny Inglis | LB | 47 | #1158 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| David Coffey | DB | 47 | #1873 | 5 | 11 tkl · 2 PD |
| Chet Andrews | DL | 46 | #1593 | 1 | 1 tkl |