It has been the home of ISU football through parts of four decades.

It has seen good years and it has seen lean years, and now, Jack Trice Stadium is about to embark on its 31st season of housing ISU football.

Originally called Cyclone Stadium, the named was changed at the start of the 1997 season to honor Iowa State’s first African-American athlete ­— Jack Trice.

Trice played football for the Cyclones in 1922, but his career was tragically cut short two games into the ‘23 season when he died from injuries sustained during a game against Minnesota.

Groundbreaking for Jack Trice Stadium occurred on Oct. 26, 1973, and construction was completed in time for the first home game of the 1975 season — a 17-12 victory over Air Force on Sept. 20.

Since replacing Clyde Williams Field in 1975, Jack Trice Stadium has held 182 ISU football games with the Cyclones posting an 88-91-3 record.

The stadium has seen its share of changes throughout the years.

Originally a 42,500-seat stadium with no tickets available for end-zone or standing room, capacity has fluctuated up to as much as 48,000 and back down to 45,814 in its current configuration.

One of the most significant changes to the stadium has been the construction of the Richard O. Jacobson Athletic Building.

The ISU athletic headquarters was built in 1995, and its coach offices, auditorium, locker rooms and meeting rooms changed the entire look of the stadium with its opening in 1996.

Coupled with the opening of the Jacobson building were permanent south endzone bleachers and a new natural grass field, replacing the old Astro Turf surface.

The renovations continued in 1997 with the addition of a three-level, $6.2 million press box, housing the press, broadcasters and nine skyboxes.Most recently the stadium was brought up-to-date with the 2002 additions of permanent lights and a brand new scoreboard/video board, which will be on display during Saturday evening’s opener against the Illinois State Redbirds.

Jack Trice Stadium quick hits

• Iowa State won the opener in Cyclone Stadium 17-12 against Air Force in 1975, but lost the first game in renamed Jack Trice Stadium 21-14 to Oklahoma State.

• The all-time record crowd in Jack Trice Stadium is 54,475 in a 1990 game against Nebraska. Under the current configuration, the record crowd is 53,488 in 2003 vs. Iowa.

• Iowa State has come back to win games inside Jack Trice Stadium four times when trailing with less than two minutes to play in the game. (Drake 1984, Colorado State 1983, and Northern Iowa 1987 and 1988)

Great moments in Jack Trice Stadium

• November 14, 1992.

It’s a play and a game Cyclone fans can still see if they close their eyes long enough. The Nebraska Cornhuskers rolled into town as No. 7 in the country, set to face a 3-6 ISU team in its final home game of the year. Marv Seiler — a senior — was awarded the first start at quarterback of his career in his last home game.

With Iowa State clinging to an improbable 12-10 fourth-quarter lead, “Marvelous” Marv Seiler broke a 78-yard run to the 2-yard line. The Cyclones would score on the next play and hold on to win 19-10.

• September 11, 1999. One year after Iowa State broke their infamous 15-game losing streak to Iowa, the Cyclones defeated the Hawkeyes 17-10 for their first home win in the series since 1981.

• October 12, 2002. “The Run.” Seneca Wallace roasted Texas Tech’s defense on a 12-yard run. Wallace evaded numerous tacklers and was — at one point — all the way back behind the 30-yard line before weaving and crisscrossing his way into the endzone for arguably one of the greatest runs in ISU history.

• September 19, 1981. Though the Iowa-Iowa State football series was renewed in 1977, this was the first game actually held in Ames since 1934 — also the final year the series was played before being discontinued. The Cyclones won 23-12.

• September 28, 2002. The No. 19 Cyclones knock off No. 20 Nebraska inside Jack Trice Stadium for their first win over a ranked team since 1993. It was the first such win for coach Dan McCarney.