American college football season
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 .
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 14 1:30 pm Utah State * W 10–342,455
September 21 1:30 pm Vanderbilt * W 20–1744,025 [ 1]
September 28 2:30 pm No. 3 Iowa * ABC L 3–5753,202
October 5 1:30 pm Drake * L 17–2042,008
October 12 11:40 am Kansas Raycom W 22–2143,117
October 19 1:30 pm Colorado L 6–4041,215
October 26 1:30 pm at No. 10 Oklahoma L 14–5974,207
November 2 1:30 pm Missouri L 27–2840,015
November 9 1:30 pm at No. 3 Nebraska L 0–4975,920
November 16 1:30 pm at Kansas State W 21–1417,500
November 23 1:00 pm No. 7 Oklahoma State W 15–1040,025
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings 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
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 3 Hawkeyes
7
34 16 0
57
Cyclones
0
0 0 3
3
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
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At Oklahoma
Iowa State at #10 Oklahoma
1
2 3 4 Total
Cyclones
7
0 0 7
14
• No. 10 Sooners
10
21 21 7
59
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At Nebraska
Iowa State at #3 Nebraska
1
2 3 4 Total
Cyclones
0
0 0 0
0
• No. 3 Cornhuskers
7
14 21 7
49
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Oklahoma State
#7 Oklahoma State at Iowa State
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Cowboys
0
3 7 0
10
• Cyclones
9
3 0 3
15
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
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References
^ "Frank's late field goal lets Cyclones tip Vandy" . The Sioux City Journal . September 22, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Iowa State Football Record Book" (PDF) . Iowa State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2016 .
^ "Iowa Routs Iowa State, 57-3, to Stay Unbeaten" . The Los Angeles Times . September 29, 1985. Retrieved August 22, 2022 .
^ "Oklahoma, Holieway Stun Iowa State, 59-14" . The Los Angeles Times . October 27, 1985. Retrieved August 22, 2022 .
^ " 'Huskers flatten Iowa State, 49-0" . The Salina Journal . November 10, 1985. Retrieved August 22, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Iowa State Upsets No. 7 Oklahoma State, 15-10" . The Los Angeles Times . November 24, 1985. Retrieved August 22, 2022 .
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