Big 12Cyclones

Iowa State

40th of 1368–4

Rank

40th

of 136 FBS teams

Rating

+9.1

90% range −1.1 to 19.3

Offense

29.0

51st: points scored vs an average team

Defense

19.9

34th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

8–4

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

12 games, 8–4

Schedule

Wk 1Aug 23 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Kansas StateAer Lingus College Football Classic W 24–21

Rating change+0.3

Wk 1Aug 30 · 3:30 PM ET vs

South Dakota W 55–7

Rating change+1.7

Wk 2Sep 6 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Iowa W 16–13

Rating change−0.6

Wk 3Sep 13 · 4:00 PM ET at

Arkansas State W 24–16

Rating change−1.3

Wk 5Sep 27 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Arizona W 39–14

Rating change+0.2

Wk 6Oct 4 · 12:00 PM ET at

Cincinnati L 30–38

Rating change−0.6

Wk 7Oct 11 · 3:30 PM ET at

Colorado L 17–24

Rating change+0.8

Wk 9Oct 25 · 3:30 PM ET vs

BYU L 27–41

Rating change+0.2

Wk 10Nov 1 · 1:00 PM ET vs

Arizona State L 19–24

Rating change−1.0

Wk 11Nov 8 · 3:30 PM ET at

TCU W 20–17

Rating change−0.1

Wk 13Nov 22 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Kansas W 38–14

Rating change+0.5

Wk 14Nov 29 · 12:00 PM ET at

Oklahoma State W 20–13

Rating change−0.3

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2025

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2024	Big 12	33 of 134	10.4	31.9	21.6	11–3	—
2023	Big 12	42 of 133	6.5	27.2	20.8	7–6	—
2022	Big 12	47 of 131	3.8	23.4	19.6	4–8	—
2021	Big 12	14 of 130	14.2	33.7	19.5	7–6	—
2020	Big 12	7 of 127	21.2	37.7	16.5	9–3	—
2019	Big 12	28 of 130	8.7	32.0	23.3	7–6	—
2018	Big 12	38 of 130	7.3	29.9	22.6	8–5	—
2017	Big 12	29 of 130	10.2	29.1	18.9	8–5	—
2016	Big 12	58 of 128	2.1	30.9	28.8	3–9	—
2015	Big 12	76 of 128	−1.4	27.8	29.2	3–9	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

ISU offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles