Iowa State record by year
Since 1895
569-681-45
Win %
.457
Bowl trips
19
Winning seasons
52
Best year
9-1 (1906)
| Season | W | L | T | Win % | PF | PA | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 168 | 106 | In progress |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 329 | 242 | No bowl |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 435 | 321 | Won Pop-Tarts Bowl |
| 2023 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 341 | 296 | Lost AutoZone Liberty Bowl |
| 2022 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 242 | 243 | No bowl |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 407 | 267 | Lost Cheez-It Bowl |
| 2020 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 395 | 257 | Won PlayStation Fiesta Bowl |
| 2019 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 418 | 337 | Lost CAMPING WORLD BOWL |
| 2018 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 348 | 298 | Lost VALERO ALAMO BOWL |
| 2017 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 380 | 272 | Won Bowl game |
| 2016 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 332 | 376 | No bowl |
| 2015 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 300 | 392 | No bowl |
| 2014 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 278 | 466 | No bowl |
| 2013 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 298 | 432 | No bowl |
| 2012 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 319 | 311 | Lost AutoZone LIBERTY BOWL |
| 2011 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 295 | 382 | Lost NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL |
| 2010 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 260 | 346 | No bowl |
| 2009 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 267 | 284 | Won Bowl game |
| 2008 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 304 | 430 | No bowl |
| 2007 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 218 | 381 | No bowl |
| 2006 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 226 | 369 | No bowl |
| 2005 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 339 | 230 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2004 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 246 | 259 | Won Bowl game |
| 2003 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 173 | 437 | No bowl |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 404 | 396 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2001 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 309 | 245 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2000 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 343 | 322 | Won Bowl game |
| 1999 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 247 | 272 | No bowl |
| 1998 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 221 | 328 | No bowl |
| 1997 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 214 | 493 | No bowl |
| 1996 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 314 | 401 | No bowl |
| 1995 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 264 | 409 | No bowl |
| 1994 | 0 | 10 | 1 | .045 | 192 | 363 | No bowl |
| 1993 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 251 | 324 | No bowl |
| 1992 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 231 | 242 | No bowl |
| 1991 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | 157 | 266 | No bowl |
| 1990 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | 270 | 307 | No bowl |
| 1989 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 294 | 305 | No bowl |
| 1988 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 195 | 258 | No bowl |
| 1987 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 195 | 417 | No bowl |
| 1986 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 257 | 244 | No bowl |
| 1985 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 155 | 318 | No bowl |
| 1984 | 2 | 7 | 2 | .273 | 149 | 263 | No bowl |
| 1983 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 248 | 385 | No bowl |
| 1982 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | 213 | 221 | No bowl |
| 1981 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 189 | 218 | No bowl |
| 1980 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 245 | 184 | No bowl |
| 1979 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 137 | 221 | No bowl |
| 1978 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 219 | 188 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1977 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 249 | 178 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1976 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 369 | 216 | No bowl |
| 1975 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 161 | 263 | No bowl |
| 1974 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 186 | 198 | No bowl |
| 1973 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 245 | 236 | No bowl |
| 1972 | 5 | 6 | 1 | .458 | 319 | 238 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1971 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 337 | 250 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1970 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 248 | 284 | No bowl |
| 1969 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 152 | 231 | No bowl |
| 1968 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 178 | 273 | No bowl |
| 1967 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 86 | 275 | No bowl |
| 1966 | 2 | 6 | 2 | .300 | 160 | 211 | No bowl |
| 1965 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 178 | 147 | No bowl |
| 1964 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .150 | 72 | 155 | No bowl |
| 1963 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 129 | 143 | No bowl |
| 1962 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 235 | 235 | No bowl |
| 1961 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 151 | 133 | No bowl |
| 1960 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 185 | 136 | No bowl |
| 1959 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 248 | 80 | No bowl |
| 1958 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 127 | 88 | No bowl |
| 1957 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 142 | 160 | No bowl |
| 1956 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 92 | 260 | No bowl |
| 1955 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .167 | 69 | 218 | No bowl |
| 1954 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 151 | 182 | No bowl |
| 1953 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 120 | 211 | No bowl |
| 1952 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 158 | 199 | No bowl |
| 1951 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | 211 | 216 | No bowl |
| 1950 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | 174 | 200 | No bowl |
| 1949 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 169 | 134 | No bowl |
| 1948 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 116 | 197 | No bowl |
| 1947 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 111 | 141 | No bowl |
| 1946 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | 77 | 239 | No bowl |
| 1945 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | 156 | 97 | No bowl |
| 1944 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | 203 | 39 | No bowl |
| 1943 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 147 | 104 | No bowl |
| 1942 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 94 | 177 | No bowl |
| 1941 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | 85 | 173 | No bowl |
| 1940 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 118 | 132 | No bowl |
| 1939 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 50 | 117 | No bowl |
| 1938 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 125 | 64 | No bowl |
| 1937 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 50 | 161 | No bowl |
| 1936 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | 94 | 112 | No bowl |
| 1935 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .389 | 82 | 101 | No bowl |
| 1934 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 132 | 66 | No bowl |
| 1933 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | 73 | 120 | No bowl |
| 1932 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 105 | 101 | No bowl |
| 1931 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 72 | 74 | No bowl |
| 1930 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 64 | 134 | No bowl |
| 1929 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 54 | 135 | No bowl |
| 1928 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | 39 | 67 | No bowl |
| 1927 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | 77 | 78 | No bowl |
| 1926 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | 51 | 60 | No bowl |
| 1925 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | 107 | 93 | No bowl |
| 1924 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | 87 | 68 | No bowl |
| 1923 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | 121 | 93 | No bowl |
| 1922 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 51 | 124 | No bowl |
| 1921 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 87 | 74 | No bowl |
| 1920 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 98 | 48 | No bowl |
| 1919 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 73 | 20 | No bowl |
| 1918 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 38 | No bowl |
| 1917 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 129 | 20 | No bowl |
| 1916 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 107 | 36 | No bowl |
| 1915 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 129 | 75 | No bowl |
| 1914 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 167 | 78 | No bowl |
| 1913 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 112 | 119 | No bowl |
| 1912 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 151 | 45 | No bowl |
| 1911 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | 88 | 20 | No bowl |
| 1910 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 37 | 85 | No bowl |
| 1909 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | 82 | 62 | No bowl |
| 1908 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 186 | 50 | No bowl |
| 1907 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 138 | 40 | No bowl |
| 1906 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 268 | 30 | No bowl |
| 1905 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 203 | 93 | No bowl |
| 1904 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 248 | 48 | No bowl |
| 1903 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 202 | 59 | No bowl |
| 1902 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | 246 | 56 | No bowl |
| 1901 | 2 | 6 | 2 | .300 | 56 | 133 | No bowl |
| 1900 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | 38 | 100 | No bowl |
| 1899 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 117 | 38 | No bowl |
| 1898 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | No bowl |
| 1897 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 12 | 10 | No bowl |
| 1896 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 18 | No bowl |
| 1895 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 82 | 70 | No bowl |
About this table
These are the Iowa State records for every season since 1895, bowl and playoff games included, with the postseason result on the right. The numbers come straight from the game logs and update as each season plays out. For national titles and the program story, see the Iowa State team page and the History Vault.
Iowa State all-time record against every opponent
- Kansas State55-50-4
- Kansas46-52-6
- Missouri33-61-9
- Nebraska16-84-2
- Oklahoma7-80-2
- Iowa23-48
- Drake48-17-4
- Colorado15-50-1
- Oklahoma State22-34-3
- Northern Iowa25-6-3
- Grinnell19-6-3
- Minnesota3-22-1
- Baylor11-12
- Texas Tech8-14
- Texas5-16
- Coe16-2
- Cornell (IA)13-2-1
- TCU7-9
- Simpson (IA)13-1-1
- West Virginia7-6
- Marquette2-8-1
- Texas A&M1-10
- Denver7-3
- South Dakota10-0
- Morningside8-1
- Ohio8-1
- Northwestern1-7
- Arizona2-4-1
- Kent State6-1
- Utah5-2
- Washington St. Louis6-1
- Wisconsin0-7
- BYU5-1
- Illinois1-3-2
- New Mexico5-1
- San Diego State3-3
- UNLV5-1
- Colorado State4-1
- Rice2-3
- Des Moines4-0
- Northern Illinois3-1
- San José State4-0
- Toledo2-2
- Tulane3-1
- Tulsa3-1
- Wyoming1-3
- Army2-1
- Bowling Green3-0
- Cincinnati2-1
- Luther3-0
- Pacific2-1
- South Dakota State3-0
- Air Force2-0
- Akron2-0
- Arizona State0-2
- Arkansas State2-0
- Detroit Mercy1-1
- Florida State1-1
- Highland Park2-0
- Idaho2-0
- Indiana State2-0
- Memphis1-1
- Michigan State0-2
- North Dakota State1-1
- Southeast Missouri State2-0
- Still2-0
- Syracuse0-1-1
- UCLA1-1
- UConn1-1
- UL Monroe2-0
- Vanderbilt1-1
- Villanova0-2
- West Texas2-0
- Western Michigan1-1
- Wichita State2-0
- William Penn2-0
- Alabama0-1
- Arkansas0-1
- Ball State1-0
- Boise State0-1
- Boston College0-1
- Buffalo1-0
- Butte A.C.0-1
- California0-1
- Camp Dodge0-1
- Central (Iowa)1-0
- Central Oklahoma0-1
- Clemson0-1
- Creighton1-0
- Dayton1-0
- Doane1-0
- Dubuque1-0
- Eastern Illinois1-0
- Ellsworth1-0
- Georgia Tech0-1
- Gustavus Adolphus1-0
- Houston1-0
- Illinois State1-0
- Iowa Pre-Flight0-1
- Louisiana0-1
- Loyola (LA)0-1
- LSU0-1
- Miami1-0
- Miami (OH)1-0
- NC State0-1
- Nebraska Wesleyan1-0
- New Mexico State0-1
- North Dakota1-0
- Notre Dame0-1
- Omaha Light Guards1-0
- Oregon1-0
- Oregon State0-1
- Ottumwa Pre-Flight0-1
- Panora1-0
- Pittsburgh1-0
- Purdue0-1
- Rutgers0-1
- Sioux City A.C.1-0
- South Carolina0-1
- Tennessee0-1
- Tennessee Tech1-0
- Troy1-0
- UCF1-0
- Upper Iowa1-0
- Utah State1-0
- VMI1-0
- Washington0-1
- Washington State0-1
- Wayne State1-0
- Western Illinois1-0
130 opponents on record. Each links to the full series, every meeting listed.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Iowa State record since 1895?
Iowa State is 569-681-45 since 1895, a .457 win percentage, with 19 bowl or playoff appearances.
What was the best Iowa State season since 1895?
Iowa State went 9-1 in 1906, the best record since 1895.
How many bowl games has Iowa State played since 1895?
Iowa State has played in the postseason 19 times since 1895.