2017 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 2017 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University as a member of Big 12 Conference during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Matt Campbell, the Cyclones compiled an overall record of 8Ã¢ÂÂ5 with a mark of 5Ã¢ÂÂ4 in conference play, placing in a four-way tie for fourth in the Big 12. Iowa State was invited to the Liberty Bowl, where the Cyclones defeated Memphis. The team played home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa.

Schedule

Iowa State announced their 2017 football schedule on December 13, 2016. The 2017 schedule comprised six home and six away games in the regular season. Originally, Iowa State was scheduled to play Akron on September 23, but that game was moved up to September 16. They also scheduled to open Big 12 play against Texas on September 30, but that game was moved up to September 28.

Rankings

Game summaries

Game 1: vs. Northern Iowa Panthers

Game 2: vs. Iowa Hawkeyes

Game 3: at Akron Zips

Game 4: vs. Texas Longhorns

Game 5: at Oklahoma Sooners

Game 6: vs. Kansas Jayhawks

Game 7: at Texas Tech Red Raiders

Game 8: vs. TCU Horned Frogs

Game 9: at West Virginia Mountaineers

Game 10: vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys

Game 11: at Baylor Bears

Game 12: at Kansas State Wildcats

Game 13: @ Memphis Tigers (Liberty Bowl)

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Returning starters

Iowa State had 13 returning players on offense, 11 on defense and 5 on special teams that started games previously for the Cyclones.