1985 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorPhil Bennett (1st season)
Home stadiumCyclone Stadium
1985 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Oklahoma $ 7 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 11 Nebraska 6 –1 –09 –3 –0
Oklahoma State 4 –3 –08 –4 –0
Colorado 4 –3 –07 –5 –0
Iowa State 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Kansas 2 –5 –06 –6 –0
Kansas State 1 –6 –01 –10 –0
Missouri 1 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Jim Criner, the Cyclones compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Big 8. Iowa State played home games at Cyclone Stadium in Ames, Iowa.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 141:30 pmUtah State*
W 10–342,455
September 211:30 pmVanderbilt*
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 20–1744,025[1]
September 282:30 pmNo. 3 Iowa*
ABCL 3–5753,202
October 51:30 pmDrake*
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
L 17–2042,008
October 1211:40 amKansasdagger
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
RaycomW 22–2143,117
October 191:30 pmColorado
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
L 6–4041,215
October 261:30 pmat No. 10 Oklahoma
L 14–5974,207
November 21:30 pmMissouri
L 27–2840,015
November 91:30 pmat No. 3 Nebraska
L 0–4975,920
November 161:30 pmat Kansas State
W 21–1417,500
November 231:00 pmNo. 7 Oklahoma State
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 15–1040,025
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Iowa

#3 Iowa at Iowa State
1 234Total
• No. 3 Hawkeyes 7 34160 57
Cyclones 0 003 3
Scoring summary
14:11IOWAFred Bush 4-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 7-0
214:05IOWARob Houghtlin 47-yard field goalIOWA 10-0
28:55IOWAR. Harmon 2-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 17-0
26:59IOWAR. Harmon 23-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 24-0
22:48IOWARob Houghtlin 41-yard field goalIOWA 27-0
21:47IOWAMike Flagg 3-yard pass from Chuck Long (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 34-0
20:47IOWASmith 9-yard pass from Chuck Long (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 41-0
313:19IOWAScott Helverson 46-yard pass from Chuck Long (kick failed)IOWA 47-0
39:37IOWARob Houghtlin 27-yard field goalIOWA 50-0
32:33IOWAScott Helverson 26-yard pass from Vlassic (Cook kick)IOWA 57-0
45:21ISUFrank 52-yard field goalIOWA 57-3

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At Oklahoma

Iowa State at #10 Oklahoma
1 234Total
Cyclones 7 007 14
• No. 10 Sooners 10 21217 59

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At Nebraska

Iowa State at #3 Nebraska
1 234Total
Cyclones 0 000 0
• No. 3 Cornhuskers 7 14217 49

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Oklahoma State

#7 Oklahoma State at Iowa State
1 234Total
No. 7 Cowboys 0 370 10
• Cyclones 9 303 15
Scoring summary
1ISUFrank 23-yard field goalISU 3–0
1ISUHughes Suffren 13-yard pass from Alex Espinoza (kick failed)ISU 9–0
2OSUBrad Dennis 39-yard field goalISU 9–3
21:52ISUFranks 30-yard field goalISU 12–3
311:29OSURonnie Williams 1-yard run (Dennis kick)ISU 12–10
411:30ISUFrank 34-yard field goalISU 15–10

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References

  1. ↑ "Frank's late field goal lets Cyclones tip Vandy". The Sioux City Journal. September 22, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Iowa State Football Record Book" (PDF). Iowa State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Iowa Routs Iowa State, 57-3, to Stay Unbeaten". The Los Angeles Times. September 29, 1985. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Oklahoma, Holieway Stun Iowa State, 59-14". The Los Angeles Times. October 27, 1985. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  5. ↑ "'Huskers flatten Iowa State, 49-0". The Salina Journal. November 10, 1985. Retrieved August 22, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Iowa State Upsets No. 7 Oklahoma State, 15-10". The Los Angeles Times. November 24, 1985. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
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