1989 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 1989 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Cyclone Stadium in Ames, Iowa. They participated as members of the Big Eight Conference. The team was led by third-year head coach Jim Walden.

1989 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 Big Eight)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRobin Ross (3rd season)
Home stadiumCyclone Stadium
1989 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Colorado $ 7 0 011 1 0
No. 11 Nebraska 6 1 010 2 0
Oklahoma 5 2 07 4 0
Iowa State 4 3 06 5 0
Oklahoma State 3 4 04 7 0
Kansas 2 5 04 7 0
Missouri 1 6 02 9 0
Kansas State 0 7 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

This was also the first time Iowa State played against Minnesota since 1923. On October 8, 1923, Jack Trice, an Iowa State athlete and one of the first college football players to be African-American, died after suffering injuries in a game against Minnesota that occurred two days before his death. There was speculation that the injuries caused by the Minnesota players were intentional. Because of this, Iowa State did not renew their contract to play with Minnesota until the 1989 season.

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