1985 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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.

1985 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	5–6 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach	Jim Criner (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Phil Bennett (1st season)
Home stadium	Cyclone Stadium
Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

1985 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Oklahoma $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 11 Nebraska	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma State	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Colorado	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Missouri	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	1:30 pm	Utah State*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		W 10–3	42,455	[1]
September 21	1:30 pm	Vanderbilt*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		W 20–17	44,025	[2]
September 28	2:30 pm	No. 3 Iowa*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)	ABC	L 3–57	53,202	[3]
October 5	1:30 pm	Drake*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		L 17–20	42,008	[4]
October 12	11:40 am	Kansas	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	Raycom	W 22–21	43,117	[5]
October 19	1:30 pm	Colorado	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		L 6–40	41,215	[6]
October 26	1:30 pm	at No. 10 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		L 14–59	74,207	[7]
November 2	1:30 pm	Missouri	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)		L 27–28	40,015	[8]
November 9	1:30 pm	at No. 3 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)		L 0–49	75,920	[9]
November 16	1:30 pm	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)		W 21–14	17,500	[10]
November 23	1:00 pm	No. 7 Oklahoma State	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		W 15–10	40,025	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 3 Hawkeyes	7	34	16	0	57
Cyclones	0	0	0	3	3

• Date: September 28
• Location: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa
• Game start: 2:30 p.m. EDT
• Elapsed time: 3:25
• Game attendance: 53,202
• Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), Wind NE 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
• Referee: Vance Carlson
• TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Lee Grosscup, and Al Trautwig

Scoring summary

1	4:11	IOWA	Fred Bush 4-yard run (Houghtlin kick)	IOWA 7-0
2	14:05	IOWA	Rob Houghtlin 47-yard field goal	IOWA 10-0
2	8:55	IOWA	R. Harmon 2-yard run (Houghtlin kick)	IOWA 17-0
2	6:59	IOWA	R. Harmon 23-yard run (Houghtlin kick)	IOWA 24-0
2	2:48	IOWA	Rob Houghtlin 41-yard field goal	IOWA 27-0
2	1:47	IOWA	Mike Flagg 3-yard pass from Chuck Long (Houghtlin kick)	IOWA 34-0
2	0:47	IOWA	Smith 9-yard pass from Chuck Long (Houghtlin kick)	IOWA 41-0
3	13:19	IOWA	Scott Helverson 46-yard pass from Chuck Long (kick failed)	IOWA 47-0
3	9:37	IOWA	Rob Houghtlin 27-yard field goal	IOWA 50-0
3	2:33	IOWA	Scott Helverson 26-yard pass from Vlassic (Cook kick)	IOWA 57-0
4	5:21	ISU	Frank 52-yard field goal	IOWA 57-3

See also: 1985 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry

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At Oklahoma

Iowa State at #10 Oklahoma

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	7	0	0	7	14
• No. 10 Sooners	10	21	21	7	59

• Date: October 26
• Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
• Game attendance: 70,124

See also: 1985 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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At Nebraska

Iowa State at #3 Nebraska

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	0	0	0	0	0
• No. 3 Cornhuskers	7	14	21	7	49

• Date: November 9
• Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
• Game attendance: 75,920

See also: 1985 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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Oklahoma State

#7 Oklahoma State at Iowa State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Cowboys	0	3	7	0	10
• Cyclones	9	3	0	3	15

• Date: November 23
• Location: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa
• Game attendance: 40,025

Scoring summary

1		ISU	Frank 23-yard field goal	ISU 3–0
1		ISU	Hughes Suffren 13-yard pass from Alex Espinoza (kick failed)	ISU 9–0
2		OSU	Brad Dennis 39-yard field goal	ISU 9–3
2	1:52	ISU	Franks 30-yard field goal	ISU 12–3
3	11:29	OSU	Ronnie Williams 1-yard run (Dennis kick)	ISU 12–10
4	11:30	ISU	Frank 34-yard field goal	ISU 15–10

See also: 1985 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

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