1986 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record6–5 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach
  • Jim Criner (4th season; first 9 games)
  • Chuck Banker (interim, final 2 games)
Defensive coordinatorPhil Bennett (1st season)
Home stadiumCyclone Stadium
1986 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 0 011 1 0
Colorado 6 1 06 6 0
No. 5 Nebraska 5 2 010 2 0
Oklahoma State 4 3 06 5 0
Iowa State 3 4 06 5 0
Missouri 2 5 03 8 0
Kansas State 1 6 02 9 0
Kansas 0 7 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cyclones were led by fourth-yead head coach Jim Criner for the first nine games of the season before he was fired and replaced by Chuck Banker as interim head coach. Iowa State compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Big 8. The team played home games at Cyclone Stadium in Ames, Iowa.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1311:40 amat Iowa*TBS (regional)L 7–4367,700
September 201:00 pmIndiana State*W 64–936,650
September 271:00 pmWichita State*
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 36–1435,212[1]
October 41:00 pmWyoming*dagger
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 21–1039,710
October 111:30 pmat KansasW 13–1020,500
October 182:30 pmat ColoradoL 3–3141,215
October 251:00 pmNo. 5 Oklahoma
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
L 0–3843,190
November 11:30 pmat MissouriW 37–1435,870
November 811:40 amNo. 7 Nebraska
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
RaycomL 14–3548,007
November 151:00 pmKansas State
W 48–1932,305
November 221:30 pmat Oklahoma StateL 14–2134,000
  • *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

At Iowa

Iowa State at Iowa
1 234Total
Cyclones 0 007 7
Hawkeyes 13 13107 43

Oklahoma

#5 Oklahoma at Iowa State
1 234Total
Sooners 7 10714 38
Cyclones 0 000 0

Nebraska

#7 Nebraska at Iowa State
1 234Total
Cornhuskers 7 01414 35
Cyclones 0 1400 14

References

  1. "Espinoza, Cyclone defense manhandle Shockers, 36–14". The Des Moines Register. September 28, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Iowa State Football Record Book" (PDF). Iowa State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
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