2025 Iowa State Cyclones football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2025
| team = Iowa State Cyclones
| sport = football
| image = Iowa State Cyclones logo.svg
| image_size = 175
| conference = Big 12 Conference
| short_conf = Big 12
| CoachRank =
| APRank =
| CFPRank =
| record = 0–0
| conf_record = 0–0
| head_coach = Matt Campbell
| hc_year = 10th
| off_coach = Taylor Mouser
| oc_year = 2nd
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Jon Heacock
| dc_year = 10th
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Jack Trice Stadium
| champion =
| conf_champ =
| conf_champ_result =
| bowl =
| bowl_result =
}}
{{2025 Big 12 Conference football standings}}
The 2025 Iowa State Cyclones football team will represent Iowa State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by Matt Campbell in his tenth year as their head coach. The Cyclones will play home games at Jack Trice Stadium located in Ames, Iowa.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2025
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FBS
| poll = AP Poll (and CFP rankings, after November 5) - Released prior to game
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 23
| time =
| w/l =
| neutral = y
| opponent = Kansas State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Aviva Stadium
| site_cityst = Dublin, Ireland
| gamename = Aer Lingus College Football Classic, rivalry
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| score =
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}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 30
| time =
| w/l =
| nonconf = y
| opponent = South Dakota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jack Trice Stadium
| site_cityst = Ames, IA
| tv =
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}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 6
| time =
| w/l =
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jack Trice Stadium
| site_cityst = Ames, IA
| gamename = Cy-Hawk Trophy
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}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 13
| time =
| w/l =
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Arkansas State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Centennial Bank Stadium
| site_cityst = Jonesboro, AR
| tv =
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}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| time =
| w/l =
| opponent = Arizona
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jack Trice Stadium
| site_cityst = Ames, IA
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}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| time =
| w/l =
| away = y
| opponent = Cincinnati
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
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}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| time =
| w/l =
| away = y
| opponent = Colorado
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Folsom Field
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| tv =
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}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| time =
| w/l =
| opponent = BYU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jack Trice Stadium
| site_cityst = Ames, IA
| tv =
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}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| time =
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| opponent = Arizona State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jack Trice Stadium
| site_cityst = Ames, IA
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| time =
| w/l =
| away = y
| opponent = TCU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium
| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX
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}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| time =
| w/l =
| opponent = Kansas
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jack Trice Stadium
| site_cityst = Ames, IA
| tv =
| score =
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}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 29
| time =
| w/l =
| away = y
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Boone Pickens Stadium
| site_cityst = Stillwater, OK
| tv =
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| attend =
}}
}}
{{cite web |title=Iowa State football will open 2025 season schedule in Dublin, Ireland against Kansas State |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/cyclone-insider/2024/04/24/iowa-state-football-open-2025-season-dublin-ireland-vs-kansas-state-matt-campbell/73444595007/ |website=The Des Moines Register |access-date=21 December 2024}}{{cite web |title=2025 Iowa State Football Schedule |url=https://fbschedules.com/2025-iowa-state-football-schedule/ |website=FBSchedules.com |access-date=21 December 2024}}
Game summaries
=vs. Kansas State=
{{see also|2025 Kansas State Wildcats football team|College football in Ireland|Iowa State–Kansas State football rivalry}}
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! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones}}"|ISU!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Kansas State Wildcats}}"|KSU | ||
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| rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Kansas State Wildcats}}| Kansas State
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{{Clear}}
=vs South Dakota=
{{see also|2025 South Dakota Coyotes football team}}
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|date={{tooltip|August 30|Saturday}}
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! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|South Dakota Coyotes|color=white}}"|USD!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones}}"|ISU | ||
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| Passing yards | ||
| Passing: comp–att–int | ||
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| rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|South Dakota Coyotes|color=white}}| South Dakota
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| rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones}}| Iowa State
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{{Clear}}
=vs Iowa=
{{see also|2025 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry}}
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|date={{tooltip|September 6|Saturday}}
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! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Iowa Hawkeyes}}"|IOWA!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones}}"|ISU | ||
| First downs | ||
| Plays–yards | ||
| Rushes–yards | ||
| Passing yards | ||
| Passing: comp–att–int | ||
| Turnovers | ||
| Time of possession |
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| rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Iowa Hawkeyes}}| Iowa
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| Rushing
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| rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones}}| Iowa State
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| Rushing
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| Receiving
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{{Clear}}
=at Arkansas State=
{{see also|2025 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team}}
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|date={{tooltip|September 13|Saturday}}
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|stadium=Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, Arkansas
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! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones}}"|ISU!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Arkansas State Red Wolves|color=white}}"|ASU | ||
| First downs | ||
| Plays–yards | ||
| Rushes–yards | ||
| Passing yards | ||
| Passing: comp–att–int | ||
| Turnovers | ||
| Time of possession |
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! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics |
| rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Iowa State Cyclones}}| Iowa State
| Passing | | |
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| Rushing
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| Receiving
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| rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Arkansas State Red Wolves|color=white}}| Arkansas State
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| Rushing
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| Receiving
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{{Clear}}