1990 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1990 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record4–6–1 (2–4–1 Big 8)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRobin Ross (4th season)
Home stadiumCyclone Stadium
1990 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Colorado $ 7 0 0 11 1 1
No. 24 Nebraska 5 2 0 9 3 0
No. 17 Oklahoma 5 2 0 8 3 0
Iowa State 2 4 1 4 6 1
Kansas 2 4 1 3 7 1
Kansas State 2 5 0 5 6 0
Missouri 2 5 0 4 7 0
Oklahoma State 2 5 0 4 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jim Walden, the Cyclones compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 with a mark of 2–4–1 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Big 8. Iowa State played home games at Cyclone Stadium in Ames, Iowa.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 81:00 p.m.Northern Iowa*W 35–645,647[1]
September 151:30 p.m.at Minnesota*L 16–2037,108[2]
September 2211:00 a.m.at Iowa*ABCL 35–4570,389[3]
September 291:00 p.m.Western Michigan*
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 34–2044,589[4]
October 61:00 p.m.Kansas
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
T 34–3444,726[5]
October 1312:30 p.m.at No. 14 ColoradoKCNCL 12–2851,861[6]
October 201:00 p.m.at No. 16 OklahomaW 33–3169,112[7]
October 271:00 p.m.No. 4 Nebraska
L 13–4554,475[8]
November 31:10 p.m.at Kansas StateL 14–2815,246[9]
November 101:00 p.m.Missouri
W 27–2540,065[10]
November 171:00 p.m.Oklahoma State
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
L 17–2536,125[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
  • Source: [12]

Game summaries

At Iowa

Iowa State at Iowa
Team 1 234Total
Cyclones 7 7714 35
Hawkeyes 7 10217 45

[13]

At Oklahoma

Nebraska

Nebraska at Iowa State
Team 1 234Total
Cornhuskers 3 14217 45
Cyclones 10 003 13

References

  1. ^ "Iowa State thumps UNI". Sioux City Journal. September 9, 1990. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Cyclones lose game, key players". Quad-City Times. September 16, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Record crowd sees Iowa overcome Iowa State". The Forum. September 23, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cyclones pin W. Michigan". Tulsa World. September 30, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Shudak kick ties Jayhawks, 34–34". The Daily Nonpareil. October 7, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "CU tops Cyclones". The Daily Nonpareil. October 14, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Oklahoma drops second straight as Iowa State triumphs 33–31". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 21, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Nebraska crushes upset-minded ISU". The Grand Island Independent. October 28, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "K-State sends ISU into deep freeze". The Waterloo Courier. November 4, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Shudak boots ISU to victory over Mizzou". Daily American Republic. November 11, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "'Big brother' sees Hudson hammer ISU". Omaha World-Herald. November 18, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1990 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  13. ^ "In Battle of Iowas, Hawkeyes Extend Win Streak, 45-35". Los Angeles Times. September 23, 1990. Retrieved October 26, 2019.