2005 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 2005 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University as a member of the North Division in the Big 12 Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Dan McCarney, the Cyclones compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the Big 12's North Division. Iowa State was invited to the Houston Bowl, where the Cyclones lost to TCU. The team played home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa.

2005 Iowa State Cyclones football
Houston Bowl, L 24–27 vs. TCU
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	7–5 (4–4 Big 12)
Head coach	Dan McCarney (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Barney Cotton (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	John Skladany (9th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Jack Trice Stadium
Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

2005 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
Colorado x		5	–	3					7	–	6
No. 24 Nebraska		4	–	4					8	–	4
Missouri		4	–	4					7	–	5
Iowa State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Kansas		3	–	5					7	–	5
Kansas State		2	–	6					5	–	6
South Division
No. 1 Texas x$#		8	–	0					13	–	0
No. 20 Texas Tech		6	–	2					9	–	3
No. 22 Oklahoma		6	–	2					8	–	4
Texas A&M		3	–	5					5	–	6
Baylor		2	–	6					5	–	6
Oklahoma State		1	–	7					4	–	7
Championship: Texas 70, Colorado 3
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Illinois State*		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA		W 32–21	44,058	[1]
September 10	2:30 p.m.	No. 8 Iowa*		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)	ABC	W 23–3	54,290
September 23	7:00 p.m.	at Army*	No. 22	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPN2	W 28–21	25,007
October 1	2:30 p.m.	at Nebraska	No. 23	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	ABC	L 20–27 2OT	77,743
October 8	1:00 p.m.	Baylor		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA		L 13–23	45,992
October 15	1:00 p.m.	at Missouri		Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)		L 24–27 OT	55,016
October 22	1:00 p.m.	Oklahoma State		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA		W 37–10	43,964
October 29	2:30 p.m.	at Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX	ABC	W 42–14	86,172
November 5	1:00 p.m.	Kansas State		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)		W 45–17	42,686
November 12	6:00 p.m.	No. 22 Colorado		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FSN	W 30–16	49,242
November 26	11:30 a.m.	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FSN	L 21–24 OT	42,826
December 31	1:30 p.m.	vs. No. 14 TCU*		Reliant Stadium Houston, TX (Houston Bowl)	ESPN	L 21–24	37,286
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Rankings

See also: 2005 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV	24	22	23	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	25	RV	RV	—
Harris	Not released				23	RV	RV	—	—	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	—	Not released
BCS	Not released							—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released