Iowa State
B12 · 2026 Season · BYE
Record
3–3
0.500 Win %
Conference
10th
1–2 in B12
All-Time Resume
Ranked Seasons
129
1895–2026
All-Time Record
566–679–45
0.456 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#11
1944, 2024
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 11
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 8 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Iowa State head-to-head · History & Eras
2026 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Sep 5 | vs Southeast Missouri State | FCS | — | W 38–10 |
| 2 | Sat, Sep 12 | at  Iowa (IOWA)H2H |  B10 | 5–1 | L 13–16 |
| 3 | Sat, Sep 19 | vs  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2H |  MAC | 2–4 | W 55–7 |
| 4 | Sat, Sep 26 | vs  Utah (UTAH)H2H |  B12 | 5–0 | L 17–31 |
| 5 | Sat, Oct 3 | vs  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | B12 | 3–3 | W 45–42 |
| 6 | Fri, Oct 9 | at  BYUH2H | B12 | 5–0 | L 10–24 |
| 7 | BYE | ||||
| 8 | Sat, Oct 24 | at  Arizona (ARIZONA)H2H | B12 | 5–1 | TBD |
| 9 | Sat, Oct 31 | vs  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H | B12 | 4–1 | TBD |
| 10 | Sat, Nov 7 | at  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | B12 | 4–1 | TBD |
| 11 | Sat, Nov 14 | vs  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | B12 | 4–1 | TBD |
| 12 | Fri, Nov 20 | at  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)H2H | B12 | 3–3 | 6:00 PM ET |
| 13 | Sat, Nov 28 | vs  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H | B12 | 3–2 | TBD |
Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
+4
-1+5
- West Virginia +3
- Bowling Green +2
- Utah 0
- BYU 0
- Iowa -1
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
Rank #49Better than 65%
Win % Place 73rdBetter than 47%
0.500 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
+28
-3
+48
-14
+3
-14
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.