The 2015 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
Playing as a member of the Big 12 Conference (Big 12), the team played its home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa. They were led by seventh-year head coach Paul Rhoads. They finished the season 3–9, 2–7 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place.
On October 26, 2015, Mark Mangino was replaced as offensive coordinator with Todd Sturdy, formerly the passing game coordinator, on an interim basis. On November 23, Rhoads was fired. He stayed on to coach the final game of the season on November 28. He finished at Iowa State with a seven-year record of 32–55.
Game weather: Temperature: 88° • Wind: S 5 • Weather: Hazy
Game attendance: 61,500
Referee: Referee: Cooper Castleberry • Umpire: Jim Adams • Linesman: Bill Scott • Line judge: Frank LeBlanc • Back judge: Joel Wetzel • Field judge: Randy Smith • Side judge: Fulton Carson • Center judge: Stacy Hardin
TV announcers (Cyclones.tv): Brent Blum (Play-by-play) & Sage Rosenfels (Color)
Game information
Second quarter
UNI – 11:57 Savon Huggins 19 yd pass from Aaron Bailey, Michael Schmadeke XP good (UNI 7–0)
ISU – 07:44 Joshua Thomas 1 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (Tied 7–7)
ISU – 02:40 Cole Netten 24 yd field goal good (ISU 10–7)
Third quarter
ISU – 10:05 Dondre Daley 36 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 17–7)
ISU – 01:03 Allen Lazard 13 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 24–7)
Fourth quarter
ISU – 03:00 Trever Ryen 81 yd punt return, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 31–7)
Top passers
UNI – Aaron Bailey 11/19, 114 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
ISU – Sam B. Richardson 21/29, 233 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
UNI – Aaron Bailey 22 attempts, 85 yards
ISU – Tyler Brown 11 attempts, 68 yards
Top receivers
UNI – Darrian Miller 5 receptions, 58 yards
ISU – Dondre Daley 4 receptions, 70 yards, 1 TD
Top tacklers
UNI – Deiondre' Hall 9 tackles
ISU – Jarnor Jones 9 tackles
Game 2: vs. Iowa Hawkeyes
Game Two: Iowa Hawkeyes at Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary
Game weather: Temperature: 67° • Wind: N 5 • Weather: Mostly Sunny
Game attendance: 61,500
Referee: Referee: Mike Cannon • Umpire: Ken Zelmanski • Linesman: Bruce Keeling • Line judge: Dan Gallagher • Back judge: Dennis Morris • Field judge: John Roggeman • Side judge: Grady Smith • Center judge: Mike Conlin
Referee: Referee: Reggie Smith • Umpire: Joel Bellinger • Linesman: Mike Moeller • Line judge: Mark Stewart • Back judge: Lyndon Nixon • Field judge: Matt Mills • Side judge: Tim Murray • Center judge: Dan Scanlan
TV announcers (ESPNews): Eamon McAnaney (Play-by-play) & Rocky Boiman (Color)
Game information
First quarter
TOL – 11:39 Jameson Vest 30 yd field goal good (TOL 3–0)
ISU – 06:34 Cole Netten 35 yd field goal good (Tied 3–3)
TOL – 01:16 Alonzo Russell 3 yd pass from Phillip Ely, Jameson Vest XP good (TOL 10–3)
Second quarter
TOL – 07:17 Jameson Vest 19 yd field goal good (TOL 13–3)
ISU – 03:50 D'Vario Montgomery 59 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Cole Netten XP good (TOL 13–10)
Third quarter
TOL – 11:32 Alex Zmolik 0 yd fumble recovery, Jameson Vest XP good (TOL 20–10)
Fourth quarter
ISU – 11:23 Trever Ryen 1 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (TOL 20–17)
ISU – 06:27 Cole Netten 47 yd field goal good (Tied 20–20)
First overtime
ISU – 15:00 Cole Netten 44 yd field goal good (ISU 23–20)
TOL – 15:00 Jameson Vest 42 yd field goal good (Tied 23–23)
Second overtime
TOL – 15:00 Damion Jones–Moore 10 yd run, Jameson Vest XP good (TOL 30–23)
Game weather: Temperature: 51° • Wind: E 5–10 • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 55,837
Referee: Referee: Brad Van Vark • Umpire: Michael Cooper • Linesman: George Gusman • Line judge: Jerod Phillips • Back judge: Brian Ernest • Field judge: Jason Ledet • Side judge: Gene Semko • Center judge: Brian Alos
Referee: Referee: Dan Romeo • Umpire: Scott Teifer • Linesman: Andy Warner • Line judge: Marc Bovos • Back judge: Chris Alston • Field judge: Ed Vinzant • Side judge: Craig Faulkner • Alternate: Ken Ray
Game weather: Temperature: 54° • Wind: S 0–5 • Weather: Clear skies
Game attendance: 52,480
Referee: Referee: Mike Defee • Umpire: Robert Richeson • Linesman: Al Green • Line judge: Kelly Deterding • Back judge: Terry Jones • Field judge: Joe Blubaugh • Side judge: Lo Van Pham • Center judge: Mike Cuttone
Game weather: Temperature: 68° • Wind: NE 10 • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 45,512
Referee: Referee: Brad Van Vark • Umpire: Michael Cooper • Linesman: George Gusman • Line judge: Jerod Phillips • Back judge: Brian Ernest • Field judge: Jason Ledet • Side judge: Gene Semko • Center judge: Brian Alos
Game weather: Temperature: 51° • Wind: SE 0–5 • Weather: Partly cloudy
Game attendance: 53,616
Referee: Referee: Dan Romeo • Umpire: Scott Teifer • Linesman: Andy Warner • Line judge: Marc Bovos • Back judge: Chris Alston • Field judge: Ed Vinzant • Side judge: Craig Faulkner • Center judge: Ken Ray
Game weather: Temperature: 59° • Wind: NNE 12 • Weather: Clear
Game attendance: 85,595
Referee: Referee: Eddy Shelton • Umpire: Rick Podraza • Linesman: Rick Smith • Line judge: Kelly Detering • Back judge: Terry White • Field judge: Nick Lave • Side judge: Jim Murphy • Center judge: Steve Baron
TV announcers (ESPNU): Roy Philpott (Play-by-play) & Jay Walker (Color)
Referee: Referee: Cooper Castleberry • Umpire: Jim Adams • Linesman: Bill Scott • Line judge: Frank LeBlanc • Back judge: Joel Wetzel • Field judge: Randy Smith • Side judge: Fulton Carson • Center judge: Stacy Hardin
TV announcers (ESPN): Adam Amin (Play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (Color) & Olivia Harlan (Sideline)
Game information
First quarter
ISU – 13:10 Joel Lanning 24 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 7–0)
OSU – 09:44 Marcell Ateman 16 yd pass from Mason Rudolph, Ben Grogan XP good (Tied 7–7)
ISU – 06:58 Allen Lazard 24 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 14–7)
ISU – 03:04 Cole Netten 21 yd field goal good (ISU 17–7)
Second quarter
ISU – 09:29 Joshua Thomas 1 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 24–7)
OSU – 02:14 Chris Carson 1 yd run, Ben Grogan XP good (ISU 24–14)
Third quarter
OSU – 08:44 J. W. Walsh 1 yd run, Ben Grogan XP good (ISU 24–21)
ISU – 02:04 Joel Lanning 21 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 31–21)
Fourth quarter
OSU – 11:33 J. W. Walsh 16 yd run, Ben Grogan XP good (ISU 31–28)
OSU – 03:06 Jeff Carr 7 yd pass from J. W. Walsh, Ben Grogan XP good (OSU 35–31)
Game weather: Temperature: 36° • Wind: N 11–15 • Weather: Mostly sunny
Game attendance: 53,297
Referee: Referee: Brad Van Vark • Umpire: Michael Cooper • Linesman: George Gusman • Line judge: Jerod Phillips • Back judge: Brian Ernest • Field judge: Jason Ledet • Side judge: Gene Semko • Center judge: Brian Alos
Following the 24–0 shutout of Texas on the weekend of October 31, the 2015 Iowa State football team received the AutoNation National Team of the Week by the FWAA.
This was its third shutout over a Big 12 opponent in school history, the previous against Kansas 34–0 on November 23, 2013. The Cyclones gained 426 yards in total offensive while the defense allowed only 204 yards, which is the third-lowest total an ISU defense has allowed vs. a Big 12 opponent in school history. Also, this was the fewest yards allowed vs. a FBS team in the Paul Rhoads era. The dominating ISU defense held Texas to nine plays in ISU territory with seven of these on Texas's final drive.
This was Texas’s first shutout loss against an unranked team since November 18, 1961, when TCU shutout #1 ranked Texas 6–0.
For Iowa State, Mike Warren, the nation’s best freshman rusher, picked up 157 yards on the ground on 32 carries and added the first ISU touchdown, the fourth-best rookie rushing effort in school history. Joel Lanning got his first career start at quarterback, rushing for 64 yards and completing 19 of 37 passes for 188 yards with a touchdown pass to Dondre Daley and no interceptions. Freshman Joshua Thomas punched in the third ISU touchdown, his sixth of the season, tying a Cyclone freshman record set by Alexander Robinson in 2007.
This was the Cyclones first home win over the Longhorns in six tries
Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week
Jordan Harris was honored as the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week for games ending October 31, 2015. Harris's seven tackles and one interception led the Cyclones crushing shutout of Texas 24–0. Jordan is the third Cyclone to receive National Player of the Week honors: WR Todd Blythe on October 30, 2005, and LB Jesse Smith on October 25, 2009.
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