The 2021 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented

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during the

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. The Cyclones played their home games at the

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, and competed in the

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. The team was coached by sixth-year head coach Matt Campbell, who received an extension the previous offseason. Iowa State began the season ranked seventh in the

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, the highest preseason ranking ever achieved by the Cyclones.

Previous season

The Cyclones finished the 2020 regular season 9–3 and 8–1 in Big 12 play to finish first in the conference. They appeared in the 2020 Big 12 Championship Game for the first time in program history, where they lost to Oklahoma by six points. Iowa State then went on to compete in the 2021 Fiesta Bowl, where the Cyclones won against Oregon. The team finished the 2020 season ranked 9 in the

rankings. A number of starters from the 2020 team returned for the Cyclones, including RB Breece Hall, TE Charlie Kolar, QB Brock Purdy and LB Mike Rose.

Coaching staff

Schedule

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Game Summaries

vs. #21 (FCS) Northern Iowa

vs. #10 Iowa

at UNLV

at Baylor

vs. Kansas

at Kansas State

vs. #8 Oklahoma State

at West Virginia

vs. Texas

at Texas Tech

at No. 13 Oklahoma

vs. TCU

vs. Clemson

Rankings

References

Iowa State Iowa State Cyclones football seasons

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