2005 Iowa State Cyclones football team

2005 Iowa State Cyclones football
2005 Iowa State Cyclones football
Houston Bowl, L 24–27 vs. TCU
Conference	Big 12 Conference
	North Division
Record	7–5 (4–4 Big 12)
Head coach	Dan McCarney (11th season);
Offensive coordinator	Barney Cotton (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	John Skladany (10th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Jack Trice Stadium
	Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

2005 Big 12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
Colorado x	5	–	3	7	–	6
No. 24 Nebraska	4	–	4	8	–	4
Missouri	4	–	4	7	–	5
Iowa State	4	–	4	7	–	5
Kansas	3	–	5	7	–	5
Kansas State	2	–	6	5	–	6
South Division
No. 1 Texas x$#	8	–	0	13	–	0
No. 20 Texas Tech	6	–	2	9	–	3
No. 22 Oklahoma	6	–	2	8	–	4
Texas A&M	3	–	5	5	–	6
Baylor	2	–	6	5	–	6
Oklahoma State	1	–	7	4	–	7
Championship: Texas 70, Colorado 3
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa. They participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. The team was coached by head coach Dan McCarney and lost 24–27 to Texas Christian in the Houston Bowl.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Illinois State*		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA		W 32–21	44,058	^[1]
September 10	2:30 p.m.	No. 8 Iowa*		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy)	ABC	W 23–3	54,290
September 23	7:00 p.m.	at Army*	No. 22	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPN2	W 28–21	25,007
October 1	2:30 p.m.	at Nebraska	No. 23	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ABC	L 20–27 ^2OT	77,743
October 8	1:00 p.m.	Baylor		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA		L 13–23	45,992
October 15	1:00 p.m.	at Missouri		Faurot Field Columbia, MO (Battle for the Telephone Trophy)		L 24–27 ^OT	55,016
October 22	1:00 p.m.	Oklahoma State		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA		W 37–10	43,964
October 29	2:30 p.m.	at Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX	ABC	W 42–14	86,172
November 5	1:00 p.m.	Kansas State		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)		W 45–17	42,686
November 12	6:00 p.m.	No. 22 Colorado		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FSN	W 30–16	49,242
November 26	11:30 a.m.	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FSN	L 21–24 ^OT	42,826
December 31	1:30 p.m.	vs. No. 14 TCU*		Reliant Stadium Houston, TX (Houston Bowl)	ESPN	L 21–24	37,286
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

^ Sullivan, Jim (September 4, 2005). "Redbirds a handful for Cyclones". Globe Gazette. p. B1. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Football-Archives 2005". Iowa State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved September 11, 2012.

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