Iowa State Cyclones football
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| First season | 1892 | ||
| Athletic director | Jamie Pollard | ||
| Head coach |
Matt Campbell 1st year, 3–9 (.250) |
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| Stadium | Jack Trice Stadium | ||
| Seating capacity | 61,500 | ||
| Field surface | Grass | ||
| Location | Ames, Iowa | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Big 12 | ||
| Past conferences |
Independent (1892–1907) Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA) (1908–1927) Big Six/Seven/Eight Conference (1928–1995) |
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| All-time record | 512–625–46 (.452) | ||
| Bowl record | 3–9 (.250) | ||
| Conference titles | 2 | ||
| Division titles | 1 | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 3 | ||
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| Colors | Cardinal and Gold |
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| Fight song | ISU Fights | ||
| Mascot | Cy | ||
| Marching band | "Iowa State University Cyclone Football 'Varsity' Marching Band" | ||
| Rivals |
Iowa Hawkeyes Kansas State Wildcats |
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| Website | cyclones.com | ||
The Iowa State Cyclones football is the football team at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. The team is coached by Matt Campbell. The Cyclones compete in the Big 12 Conference, and are currently a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) member of the NCAA. The Cyclones play their home games at Jack Trice Stadium, with a capacity of 61,500.
Football first made its way onto the Iowa State campus in 1878 as a recreational sport, but it wasn't until 1892 that an organized group of athletes first represented Iowa State in football. In 1894, college president William M. Beardshear spearheaded the foundation of an athletic association to officially sanction Iowa State football teams. The 1894 team finished with a 6–1 mark, including a 16–8 victory over what is now the University of Iowa.
One of the pioneers of football, Pop Warner, spent time at Iowa State early in his career. In 1895 despite already being the coach at Georgia he was offered $25 per week to come to Iowa State, who's season started in mid-August while Georgia's started a month later, as well as provide weekly advice during the rest of the season. Soon after Warner left for Georgia, Iowa State had its first game of the season. Iowa State came into Evanston as the underdog Iowa State then defeated Northwestern 36–0. A Chicago sportswriter called the team "cornfed giants from Iowa" while the Chicago Tribune's headline read, "Struck by a Cyclone". Since then, Iowa State teams have been known as the Cyclones. Overall, the team had three wins and three losses and, like Georgia, Iowa State retained Warner for the next season. In 1896 the team had eight wins and two losses. Despite leaving Cornell in 1898, Warner remained as the head coach of Iowa State for another year. During his last three years at Iowa State the team had a winning season but Warner was unable to match his 1896 triumph.
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