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 | |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (4–3 Big Eight) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Robin Ross (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Cyclone Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Colorado $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Nebraska | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1]
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Ohio* | W 28–3 | 41,614 | |||
| September 16 | Noon | Minnesota* |
| L 20–30 | 45,410 | ||
| September 23 | Noon | Iowa* |
| ABC | L 21–31 | 54,458 | |
| September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at Tulane* | W 25–24 | 33,206 | [2] | ||
| October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at Kansas | W 24–20 | 31,500 | |||
| October 14 | Noon | No. 3 Colorado |
| L 17–52 | 41,515 | ||
| October 21 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 25 Oklahoma |
| L 40–43 | 40,812 | ||
| October 28 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 4 Nebraska | L 17–49 | 76,371 | |||
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Kansas State |
| W 36–11 | 40,332 | ||
| November 11 | 1:30 p.m. | at Missouri | W 35–21 | 36,538 | |||
| November 18 | 1:30 p.m. | at Oklahoma State | W 31–21 | 33,200 | |||
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References edit
- ^ Wright, Branson (October 30, 2017). "Jack Trice's life and football career were tragically cut short – the first African-American to play varsity at Iowa State died from injuries suffered in a 1923 game". Andscape. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ "Bryant lifts Cyclones to victory over Tulane". Sioux City Journal. October 1, 1989. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Iowa State Football Record Book" (PDF). Iowa State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2014.