1987 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1987 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRobin Ross (1st season)
Home stadiumCyclone Stadium
1987 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Nebraska 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 11 Oklahoma State 5 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Colorado 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Missouri 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Kansas 0 – 6 – 1 1 – 9 – 1
Kansas State 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 10 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Walden, the Cyclones compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the Big 8. Iowa State played home games at Cyclone Stadium in Ames, Iowa.

Walden was previously the head football coach at Washington State University for nine seasons.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 127:30 p.m.at Tulane*
WOI/KOIA (delay)
Closed circuit in Iowa[2]		L 12–2527,561[3]
September 1912:10 p.m.Iowa*
WOI/KCRG/KTIV/KIMT
KOIA/WQAD/KPTM		L 9–4854,101[4]
September 262:00 p.m.at Wyoming*
WOI/KOIA (delay)L 17–3418,386[5]
October 31:00 p.m.No. 1 Oklahoma
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
PPV/WOI (delay)L 3–5636,050[6]
October 101:00 p.m.Northern Iowa*
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
WOI (delay)W 39–3846,515[7]
October 171:00 p.m.Missouri
WOI (delay)L 17–4235,888[8]
October 241:00 p.m.at Kansas
WOI/KOIA (delay)W 42–2828,300[9]
October 311:00 p.m.Colorado
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
WOI (day)L 10–4234,920[10]
November 71:30 p.m.at No. 2 Nebraska
WOI (delay)L 3–4276,001[11]
November 141:30 p.m.Kansas State
WOI (delay)W 16–1433,516[12]
November 211:30 p.m.at No. 13 Oklahoma State
WOI (delay)L 27–4833,400[13]
  • *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

Iowa

Iowa at Iowa State
Team 1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 10 141014 48
Cyclones 3 600 9
Scoring summary
1ISUShudak 27-yard field goalISU 3-0
1IOWARob Houghtlin 30-yard field goalTied 3-3
1IOWAHarmon 11-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 10-3
2ISUShudak 47-yard field goalIOWA 10-6
2IOWAHarmon 3-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 17-6
2IOWAHarmon 3-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 24-6
2ISUShudak 34-yard field goalIOWA 24-9
3IOWARob Houghtlin 55-yard field goalIOWA 27-9
3IOWAHudson 8-yard pass from Hartlieb (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 34-9
4IOWAStewart 1-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 41-9
4IOWAPoholsky 3-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 48-9
See also: 1987 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Cy-Hawk Trophy

At Oklahoma

See also: 1987 Oklahoma Sooners football team

At Nebraska

Iowa State at Nebraska
Team 1 234Total
Cyclones 0 030 3
• Cornhuskers 14 1477 42
See also: 1987 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Roster

1987 Iowa State Cyclones football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G Keith Sims So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 58 Scott Benson Sr
DB 11 Marcus Robertson Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ Devlin, Vince (December 16, 1986). "It's official: Walden's gone". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.
  2. ^ (1) September 12, 1987 (Page 9 of 30). Des Moines Register (1871-2008) 1987 Sep 12(69):9.
  3. ^ "Cyclones get A+ for effort". The Gazette. September 13, 1987. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hawkeyes roll past Cyclones, 48–9". The Sioux City Journal. September 20, 1987. Retrieved May 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "ISU's first TD doesn't prevent loss". The Sioux City Journal. September 27, 1987. Retrieved May 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Sooners slug Iowa State, 56–3". The Salisbury Post. October 4, 1987. Retrieved May 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cyclones earn first win". The Rock Island Argus. October 11, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Missouri explodes in fourth quarter to beat Iowa State". The Salina Journal. October 18, 1987. Retrieved May 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Henderson's 226-yard outing helps Cyclones drop Kansas". The Daily Nonpareil. October 25, 1987. Retrieved May 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "CU running game too much for ISU". Star-Herald. November 1, 1987. Retrieved May 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Jones runs Nebraska by Iowa State". The Idaho Statesman. November 8, 1987. Retrieved May 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Cyclones survive". Quad-City Times. November 15, 1987. Retrieved May 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Thomas sets school record as Cowboys top Cyclones". The Sioux City Journal. November 22, 1987. Retrieved May 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Iowa State Football Record Book" (PDF). Iowa State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
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