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List of Iowa State Cyclones head football coaches

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The Iowa State Cyclones football program is a college football team that represents Iowa State University in the Big 12 Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The team has had 33 head coaches since organized football at the school began in 1892, and was officially sanctioned in 1894. Originally, the Iowa Agricultural College teams were known as the Cardinals. The name was changed after September 29, 1895, when under coach Pop Warner,{{cite web|url=http://www.buffalosportshallfame.com/2001/pop_warner.html |access-date=April 20, 2009 |title=Glenn Pop Warner |publisher=Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame |archive-date=February 2, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202052655/http://buffalosportshallfame.com/2001/pop_warner.html |url-status=dead }} the Cardinals defeated the Northwestern Wildcats, 36–0. Inspired by an extremely active tornado (then known as a "cyclone"){{cite news | title=Current Comments | newspaper=The Miami News | date=December 3, 1927 | access-date=February 11, 2010 | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OikuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=otQFAAAAIBAJ&dq=cyclone%20tornado%20colloquial&pg=1787%2C4331861 | page=D-5}} season, the next day, the Chicago Tribune headline read: "Struck by a Cyclone." The article went on to say, "Northwestern might as well have tried to play football with an Iowa cyclone as with the Iowa team it met yesterday."{{cite news | title=Struck by a Cyclone | newspaper=The Chicago Daily Tribune | date=September 29, 1895 | access-date=February 12, 2010 | url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/428053411.html?dids=428053411:428053411&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Sep+29%2C+1895&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=STRUCK+BY+A+CYCLONE&pqatl=google | page=6 | archive-date=June 4, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604111442/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/428053411.html?dids=428053411:428053411&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Sep+29,+1895&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=STRUCK+BY+A+CYCLONE&pqatl=google | url-status=dead }} Since then the Iowa State teams have been known as the Cyclones.{{cite web|title=Enjoying a moment in Ames while Ames enjoys me, kinda |publisher=CBSSports.com |first=Gregg |last=Doyel |date=August 31, 2007 |access-date=February 11, 2010 |url=http://www.cbssports.com/spin/story/10326629 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100211144135/http://www.cbssports.com/spin/story/10326629 |archive-date=February 11, 2010 |url-status=dead }}

Iowa State has played in 1,290 games during its 131 seasons. In those seasons, five coaches have led the Cyclones to postseason bowl games: Johnny Majors, Earle Bruce, Dan McCarney, Paul Rhoads and Matt Campbell. Clyde Williams won two conference championships with the Cyclones. Campbell is the all-time leader in wins as of September 28, 2024 when he surpassed McCarney's record of 56. McCarney is the all-time leader in games coached (141), and years coached (11). Bert German is the all-time leader in winning percentage (.833). W. P. Finney has the lowest winning percentage (.000) having no wins.

Both Warner and Bruce have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Majors, Bruce, McCarney and Campbell have each received the Coach of the Year Award from their respective conference. The current coach is Matt Campbell, who was hired November 29, 2015.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/2015/11/matt_campbell_leaves_toledo_to.html|title=Matt Campbell leaves Toledo to take over program at Iowa State|agency=Associated Press|date=November 30, 2015|website=cleveland|access-date=October 25, 2021|archive-date=October 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160639/https://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/2015/11/matt_campbell_leaves_toledo_to.html|url-status=live}} Matt Campbell has received the Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year Award for 2017, 2018 and 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/big-12-coy.html|title=Big 12 Coach of the Year Winners|website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com|access-date=2021-07-18|archive-date=2021-07-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718204816/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/big-12-coy.html|url-status=live}} For the 2020 season, Matt Campbell led Iowa State to an 8-1 conference leading, regular season record and its first berth in the conference championship game.{{Cite web|url=http://big12sports.com/standings.aspx?standings=159&path=football|title=2020 Football Standings|website=big12sports.com|access-date=2021-10-25|archive-date=2021-10-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027122854/https://big12sports.com/standings.aspx?standings=159&path=football|url-status=live}}

Key

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Coaches

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! {{tooltip|GC|Games coached}}

! {{tooltip|Ws|Wins}}

! {{tooltip|Ls|Losses}}

! {{tooltip|Ts|Ties}}

! {{tooltip|W%|Winning percentage}}

! {{tooltip|CWs|Conference wins}}

! {{tooltip|CLs|Conference losses}}

! {{tooltip|CTs|Conference ties}}

! {{tooltip|CW%|Conference winning percentage}}

! {{tooltip|PWs|Postseason wins}}

! {{tooltip|PLs|Postseason losses}}

! {{tooltip|PTs|Postseason ties}}

! {{tooltip|CCs|Conference championships}}

! class="unsortable" | Awards

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Ira C.|Brownlie}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1892|1892}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|W. P.|Finney}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1893|1893}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 3

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Bert|German}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1894|1894}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 6

| style="text-align:center;"| 5

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| style="text-align:center; background:#ffe6bd;"| {{Sortname|Pop|Warner}}†{{College Football HoF|id=1313|name=Pop Warner |access-date=October 24, 2017 }}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1895|1895–1899}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 26

| style="text-align:center;"| 18

| style="text-align:center;"| 8

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style="text-align:center;"| 5

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sortname|Joe|Meyers|Joe Meyers (American football)}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1899|1899}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 9

| style="text-align:center;"| 4

| style="text-align:center;"| 4

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|C. E.|Woodruff}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1900|1900}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 8

| style="text-align:center;"| 2

| style="text-align:center;"| 5

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Edgar M.|Clinton}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1901|1901}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 10

| style="text-align:center;"| 2

| style="text-align:center;"| 6

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|A. W.|Ristine}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1902|1902–1906}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 47

| style="text-align:center;"| 36

| style="text-align:center;"| 10

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|36|10|1}}

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style="text-align:center;"| 9

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Clyde|Williams|Clyde Williams (football)}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1907|1907–1912}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 49

| style="text-align:center;"| 33

| style="text-align:center;"| 14

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|2}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|33|14|2}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|8}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|5}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|2}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|8|5|2}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|2}}; 1911, 1912

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Homer C.|Hubbard}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1913|1913–1914}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 15

| style="text-align:center;"| 8

| style="text-align:center;"| 7

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|8|7|0}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Charles|Mayser}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1915|1915–1919}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 34

| style="text-align:center;"| 21

| style="text-align:center;"| 11

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|2}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|10|4|2}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Norman C.|Paine}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1920|1920}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 8

| style="text-align:center;"| 4

| style="text-align:center;"| 4

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|3|2|0}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Maury|Kent}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1921|1921}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 8

| style="text-align:center;"| 4

| style="text-align:center;"| 4

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|4|4|0}}

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style="text-align:center;"| 14

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Sam|Willaman}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1922|1922–1925}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 32

| style="text-align:center;"| 14

| style="text-align:center;"| 15

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|11}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|11|10|2}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|C. Noel|Workman}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1926|1926–1930}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 41

| style="text-align:center;"| 11

| style="text-align:center;"| 27

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|8|17|2}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|George F.|Veenker}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1931|1931–1936}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 51

| style="text-align:center;"| 21

| style="text-align:center;"| 22

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|8}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|7}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|James J.|Yeager}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1937|1937–1940}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 36

| style="text-align:center;"| 16

| style="text-align:center;"| 19

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|7}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|12}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Ray|Donels}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1941|1941–1942}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 12

| style="text-align:center;"| 3

| style="text-align:center;"| 8

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|3|8|1}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Mike|Michalske}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1942|1942–1946}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 39

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| style="text-align:center;"| 18

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|3}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|18|18|3}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|8}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|9}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|8|9|2}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Abe|Stuber}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1947|1947–1953}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 65

| style="text-align:center;"| 24

| style="text-align:center;"| 38

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|3}}

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style="text-align:center;"| 21

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Vince|DiFrancesca}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1954|1954–1956}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 28

| style="text-align:center;"| 6

| style="text-align:center;"| 21

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|2|15|1}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}—

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}—

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style="text-align:center;"| 22

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Jim|Myers}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1957|1957}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 10

| style="text-align:center;"| 4

| style="text-align:center;"| 5

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|4|5|1}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|2}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|4}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|0}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|2|4|0}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}—

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}—

style="text-align:center;"| 23

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Clay|Stapleton}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1958|1958–1967}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 99

| style="text-align:center;"| 42

| style="text-align:center;"| 53

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|4}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|42|53|4}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|22}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|43}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|2}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|22|43|2}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}—

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}—

style="text-align:center;"| 24

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Johnny|Majors}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1968|1968–1972}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 55

| style="text-align:center;"| 24

| style="text-align:center;"| 30

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|24|30|1}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|9}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|25}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|9|25|1}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|2}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}—

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nowrap|Big Eight Coach of the Year (1971){{cite news | title=Majors Selected As Coach of Year | newspaper=Lawrence Journal-World | date=November 30, 1971 | access-date=February 10, 2010 | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pCMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0uYFAAAAIBAJ&dq=coach-of-the-year%20football%20cyclones%20iowa-state&pg=5265%2C3605511 | page=10 | agency=The Associated Press | archive-date=October 18, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018144012/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pCMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0uYFAAAAIBAJ&dq=coach-of-the-year%20football%20cyclones%20iowa-state&pg=5265,3605511 | url-status=live }}}}

style="text-align:center;"| 25

| style="text-align:center; background:#ffe6bd;"| {{Sortname|Earle|Bruce}}†{{College Football HoF|id=2070|name=Earle Bruce |access-date=February 10, 2010 }}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1973|1973–1978}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 68

| style="text-align:center;"| 36

| style="text-align:center;"| 32

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|36|32|0}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|18}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|24}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|18|24|0}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|2}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}—

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nowrap|Big Eight Coach of the Year (1976, 1977){{cite news|title=Mac Big 12 Coach of the Year |publisher=CycloneSportsReport.com |agency=CN Staff |date=December 1, 2004 |url=http://iowastate.scout.com/2/325104.html |access-date=February 10, 2010 |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716021138/http://iowastate.scout.com/2/325104.html |url-status=dead }}}}

style="text-align:center;"| 26

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Donnie|Duncan}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1979|1979–1982}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 44

| style="text-align:center;"| 18

| style="text-align:center;"| 24

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|2}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|18|24|2}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|7}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|19}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|2}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|7|19|2}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}—

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}—

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}—

style="text-align:center;"| 27

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Jim|Criner}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1983|1983–1986}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 42

| style="text-align:center;"| 16

| style="text-align:center;"| 24

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|2}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|16|24|2}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|8}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|16}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|2}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|8|16|2}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}—

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}—

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}—

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}—

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}—

style="text-align:center;"| 28

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Chuck|Banker|nolink=1}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1986|1986}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 2

| style="text-align:center;"| 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 1

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|1|1|0}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}—

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}—

style="text-align:center;"| 29

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Jim|Walden}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1987|1987–1994}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 88

| style="text-align:center;"| 28

| style="text-align:center;"| 57

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|3}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|28|57|3}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|16}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|37}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|3}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|16|37|3}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}—

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}—

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}—

style="text-align:center;"| 30

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Dan|McCarney}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|1995|1995–2006}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 141

| style="text-align:center;"| 56

| style="text-align:center;"| 85

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|56|85|0}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|27}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|68}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|27|68|0}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|2}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|3}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}—

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nowrap|Big 12 Coach of the Year (2004)}}

style="text-align:center;"| 31

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Gene|Chizik}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|2007|2007–2008}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 24

| style="text-align:center;"| 5

| style="text-align:center;"| 19

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|5|19|0}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|2}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|14}}

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| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|2|14|0}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}—

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}—

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}—

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}—

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}—

style="text-align:center;"| 32

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Sortname|Paul|Rhoads}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|2009|2009–2015}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 87

| style="text-align:center;"| 32

| style="text-align:center;"| 55

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}0

| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|32|55}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|16}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|45}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}0

| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|16|45}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|2}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0.1}}0

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}—

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}—

style="text-align:center;"| 33

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sortname|Matt|Campbell|Matt Campbell (American football coach)}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{sort|2016|2016–present}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 115

| style="text-align:center;"| 64

| style="text-align:center;"| 51

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}0

| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|64|51}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|45}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|36}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}0

| style="text-align:center;"| {{winperc|45|36}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|3}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|4}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}0

| style="text-align:center;"| {{ntsh|0}}—

| style="text-align:center;"| {{nowrap|Big 12 Coach of the Year (2017,2018,2020)}}

Iowa State football coaching records accurate as of January 1, 2025.

See also

Notes

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  • {{cite web|year=2009 |url=http://www.cyclones.com//pdf4/625747.pdf |access-date=December 19, 2009 |publisher=Iowa State University |title=Career Coaching Records |format=PDF |page=26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408195651/http://www.cyclones.com//pdf4/625747.pdf |archive-date=April 8, 2010 |url-status=dead }}
  • {{cite web|title=Iowa State Coaching Records |publisher=College Football Data Warehouse |access-date=February 11, 2010 |url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/iowa_state/coaching_records.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216103705/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/iowa_state/coaching_records.php |archive-date=February 16, 2010 }}

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