Iowa State football schedule
Quarterback Jacob Park reads the defense before signaling a snap during his team’s game against San Jose State on Sept. 24. Iowa State defeated San Jose State by a score of 44-10. Park finished the game with 165 passing yards and 3 touchdowns.
June 7, 2017
Iowa State’s 2017 football schedule features 12 games. Six will be played at home in Jack Trice Stadium, with six being played on the road.
The first two games of the year, just like 2016, will be against in-state rivals Northern Iowa and Iowa. The Cyclones lost both games to in-state foes last year. The season opener with UNI will kick off September 2 at 7 p.m.
The Cyclones haven’t beaten Iowa since 2014 when they won at Iowa, 20-17.
After that, Iowa State will travel to Akron, Ohio, to take on the Akron Zips.
Big 12 play begins with Iowa State’s game against Texas on September 28. Texas is led by first year head coach Tom Herman, who spent three seasons in the Paul Rhoads era as the Iowa State offensive coordinator.
The month of October features two home games and two on the road. The Cyclones will face a tough task when they travel to Norman, Oklahoma, to take on the Oklahoma Sooners. Oklahoma has won 74 of the 81 total meetings between the two schools.
Later in the month, Iowa State will play at Texas Tech. The Red Raiders will surely be on the lookout for revenge after Iowa State won last year’s game by a final score of 66-10.
Three of Iowa State’s final four games are on the road, including tough matchups at West Virginia, at Baylor and at Kansas State. The Cyclones lost to all three of those teams a year ago and haven’t knocked off Kansas State in a decade.
For Iowa State to make a bowl game, it will have to win some games it isn’t supposed to win, but anything can happen in college football.
