The 2011 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented

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in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cyclones were led by third year head coach

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and play their home games at

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. They are a member of the

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. The conference play began with a loss at home to the

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, and ended with a loss at Manhattan, Kansas to the Kansas State Wildcats in the Farmageddon series, with a 3–6 record. The season will likely be remembered for the game against then #2 Oklahoma State Cowboys, who the Cyclones upset in a double-overtime thriller throwing the BCS into "utter chaos" as dubbed by sports media. The Iowa State squad was invited to the first

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game, which they were defeated by

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, and the Cyclone's 2011 season came to a close with 6–7 overall record, 3–6 in Big 12 play, finished 8th place.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Schedule

Game summaries

Game 1: vs. Northern Iowa Panthers

Game 2: vs. Iowa Hawkeyes

Game 3: at Connecticut Huskies

Game 4: vs. Texas Longhorns

Game 5: at Baylor Bears

Game 6: at Missouri Tigers

Game 7: vs. Texas A&M Aggies

Game 8: at Texas Tech Red Raiders

Game 9: vs. Kansas Jayhawks

Game 10: vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys

Game 11: at Oklahoma Sooners

Game 12: at Kansas State Wildcats

Game 13: vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights

References

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