The 1990 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jim Walden, the Cyclones compiled an overall record of 4âÂÂ6âÂÂ1 with a mark of 2âÂÂ4âÂÂ1 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Big 8. Iowa State played home games at Cyclone Stadium in Ames, Iowa.