1997 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1997 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big 12 Conference North Division
1997 record	1–10 (1–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Dan McCarney (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Loney (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	John Skladany (2nd year)
Home stadium	Jack Trice Stadium (Capacity: 43,000)

1997 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Northern Division
#2 Nebraska xy$		8	–	0					13	–	0
#8 Kansas State  %		7	–	1					11	–	1
#23 Missouri		5	–	3					7	–	5
Colorado		3	–	5					5	–	6
Kansas		3	–	5					6	–	5
Iowa State		1	–	7					1	–	10
Southern Division
#20 Texas A&M xy		6	–	2					9	–	4
#24 Oklahoma State		5	–	3					8	–	4
Texas Tech		5	–	3					6	–	5
Texas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Oklahoma		2	–	6					4	–	8
Baylor		1	–	7					2	–	9
Championship: Nebraska 54, Texas A&M 15
† – Bowl Alliance representative as champion ‡ – Bowl Alliance at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University during the 1997 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	5:30 PM	Oklahoma State	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	FSN	L 14–21	43,841
September 6	3:00 PM	at Wyoming*	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY		L 10–56	20,857
September 13	6:00 PM	at Minnesota*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	MSC	L 29–53	55,942
September 20	2:30 PM	#13 Iowa*	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy)	ABC	L 20–63	50,066
October 4	1:00 PM	at Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO (Battle for the Telephone Trophy)		L 21–45	44,386
October 11	1:00 PM	at #15 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX		L 17–56	58,159
October 25	1:00 PM	Baylor	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA		W 24–17	34,404
November 1	1:00 PM	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS		L 24–34	30,000
November 8	11:30 AM	Colorado	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	FSN	L 38–43	30,080
November 15	11:30 AM	at #3 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	FSN	L 14–77	75,613
November 22	11:30 AM	#9 Kansas State	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	FSN	L 3–28	24,042
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.