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Iowa State Football Team History


Iowa State Cyclones
Iowa State University
 Ames, IA
Founded: 1858
Stadium: Cyclone-Jack Trice Stadium
Capacity: 43,000
Colors: Red, Gold, Black & White
Coach: Clay Stapleton
Conference: Big Eight-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1892  <-- 1959 <- 1960 -> 1961 --> 2024
1960 Season Highlights
 Clay Stapleton enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Iowa State.
 
1960 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Drake  46   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 23  @ Detroit Mercy  44   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Nebraska  10   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Kansas  14   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Colorado  6   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Missouri  8   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Oklahoma State  13   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Oklahoma  10   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Kansas State  20   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Pacific  14   6   W       
 
1960 Season Totals
  Record7-3
  Points Scored185
  Scoring Average18.5
  Points Allowed136
  Defense Average13.6
  Opponents Record35-34
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record5-1
1960 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1960 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Kansas 7-2-121989 6-0-118447  Jack Mitchell
Iowa State 7-3185136 4-381109  Clay Stapleton
Missouri 11-029593Won  21-147-019963  Dan Devine
Colorado 6-4140133 5-29975  Everett Sonny Grandelius
Nebraska 4-695164 2-553116  Bill Jennings
Oklahoma 3-6-1136158 2-4-1118101  Charles B. Bud Wilkinson
Oklahoma State 3-7102126 2-56798  Clifton Cliff Speegle
Kansas State 1-978316 0-735227  Doug Weaver

1960 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1960 All Big Eight Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.