1986 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1986 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	6–5 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach	Jim Criner (4th season; first 9 games) Chuck Banker (interim, final 2 games)
Defensive coordinator	Phil Bennett (1st season)
Home stadium	Cyclone Stadium

1986 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Oklahoma $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Colorado	6	–	1	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
No. 5 Nebraska	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Missouri	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Kansas	0	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cyclones were led by fourth-yead head coach Jim Criner for the first nine games of the season before he was fired and replaced by Chuck Banker as interim head coach. Iowa State compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Big 8. The team played home games at Cyclone Stadium in Ames, Iowa.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	11:40 am	at Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	TBS (regional)	L 7–43	67,700
September 20	1:00 pm	Indiana State*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		W 64–9	36,650	[1]
September 27	1:00 pm	Wichita State*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		W 36–14	35,212	[2]
October 4	1:00 pm	Wyoming*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		W 21–10	39,710
October 11	1:30 pm	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		W 13–10	20,500
October 18	2:30 pm	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		L 3–31	41,215
October 25	1:00 pm	No. 5 Oklahoma	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		L 0–38	43,190
November 1	1:30 pm	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)		W 37–14	35,870
November 8	11:40 am	No. 7 Nebraska	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	Raycom	L 14–35	48,007
November 15	1:00 pm	Kansas State	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)		W 48–19	32,305
November 22	1:30 pm	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		L 14–21	34,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

At Iowa

Iowa State at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total Cyclones 0 0 0 7 7 • Hawkeyes 13 13 10 7 43 Date: September 13 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa Game attendance: 67,700 Television network: TBS

Scoring summary Q1 IOWA Houghtlin 32 yard field goal IOWA 3–0 Q1 IOWA Houghtlin 46 yard field goal IOWA 6–0 Q1 IOWA Mauro 43 yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 13–0 Q2 IOWA Hudson 1 yard run (pass failed) IOWA 19–0 Q2 IOWA Mauro 17 yard pass from Smith (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 26–0 Q3 IOWA Houghtlin 37 yard field goal IOWA 29–0 Q3 IOWA Mauro 47 yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 36–0 Q4 IOWA Bayless 32 yard run (Houghtlin kick) IOWA 43–0 Q4 ISU Brown 21 yard pass from Sadek (Frank kick) IOWA 43–7

See also: 1986 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry

Oklahoma

#5 Oklahoma at Iowa State

1 2 3 4 Total • Sooners 7 10 7 14 38 Cyclones 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 25 Location: Cyclone Stadium

See also: 1986 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Nebraska

#7 Nebraska at Iowa State

1 2 3 4 Total • Cornhuskers 7 0 14 14 35 Cyclones 0 14 0 0 14 Date: November 8 Location: Cyclone Stadium, Ames, Iowa Game attendance: 48,007 Television network: Raycom

See also: 1986 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

References

1. "Cyclone romp eases troubles". Quad-City Times. September 21, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Espinoza, Cyclone defense manhandle Shockers, 36–14". The Des Moines Register. September 28, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Iowa State Football Record Book" (PDF). Iowa State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2016.