2009 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 2009 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by first year head coach Paul Rhoads. They played their home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa. The Cyclones finished the season 7–6, 3–5 in Big 12 play and beat Minnesota 14–13 in the Insight Bowl.

Schedule
!colspan=8| Regular season

Roster
Adams, Brad         RB         Anker, Sam           DS         Hokel, Ethan         WR
 * 1) 1 Linder, Judah	 DB
 * 2) 2 Johnson, Sedrick	 WR
 * 3) 2 Smith, James         DB
 * 4) 3 Sandvig, Zac         DB
 * 5) 4 Arnaud, Austen	 QB
 * 6) 5 Sims, David    	 DB
 * 7) 6 Darks, Darius        WR
 * 8) 7 Banks, Kennard	 DB
 * 9) 8 Bueker, Brett	 QB
 * 10) 9 McDowell, Devin      DB
 * 11) 10 Range, Lonzie	 WR
 * 12) 11 Singleton, Chris	 DB
 * 13) 11 Tiller, Jerome	 QB
 * 14) 12 Bell, Allen	        DB
 * 15) 13 Brandtner, Mike	 P
 * 16) 14 Powell, Chad        P
 * 17) 15 Jones, Houston	 WR
 * 18) 15 Land, Dustin        DB
 * 19) 16 Kuehl, Daniel	 PK
 * 20) 16 Raven, Josh	        LB
 * 21) 17 Zitek, Joel	        WR
 * 22) 18 Franklin, Wallace	 WR
 * 23) 19 Matthews, A.J.	 DB
 * 24) 20 Carlson, Jason      WR
 * 25) 21 Mahoney, Grant	 PK
 * 26) 22 Benton, Ter'ran     DB
 * 27) 23 Johnson, Leonard	 DB
 * 28) 23 Schwartz, Jeremiah	 RB
 * 29) 24 Schmidgall, Derec	 LB
 * 30) 25 Guyer, Zach	        PK
 * 31) 26 Mansfield, Taylor	 FB
 * 32) 26 Moser, Seth	        LB
 * 33) 27 Ekwelundu, Brian    LB
 * 34) 27 Romey, Michael	 PK
 * 35) 29 Parker, Rashawn	 DL
 * 36) 31 Rumple, Justin	 LB
 * 37) 33 Robinson, Alexander	 RB
 * 38) 34 Williams, Johnny	 RB
 * 39) 35 Ewald, Vince        TE
 * 40) 36 Mulcahy, Patrick	 WR
 * 41) 36 Walker, Kyle        DB
 * 42) 37 O'Connell, Michael	 DB
 * 43) 38 Maggitt, Roosevelt	 DL
 * 44) 39 Morton, Matt        DB
 * 45) 40 Tucker, Zac	        DS
 * 46) 42 Fountain, Tahaun    DB
 * 47) 43 Garrin, Fred        LB
 * 48) 44 Hamlin, Kevin	 LB
 * 49) 45 Benning, Kyle       LB
 * 50) 46 Zimmerman, Dakota   DS
 * 51) 46 Crenshaw, Andrew    DB
 * 52) 49 Wonders, David	 DS
 * 53) 50 Weymiller, Frank    LB
 * 54) 50 Smith, Sean         OL
 * 55) 51 Haughton, Scott	 OL
 * 56) 52 Knapp, Mike	        OL
 * 57) 53 Jacobs, Joe         DL
 * 58) 54 Smith, Jesse        LB
 * 59) 55 Lyle, Christopher	 DE
 * 60) 59 Kaufman, Preston	 LB
 * 61) 61 Murray, Cameron     DE
 * 62) 62 Frere, Nate	        DL
 * 63) 63 Lamaak, Ben	        OL
 * 64) 64 Tuftee, Ethan       OL
 * 65) 66 Slifka, Kyle        DL
 * 66) 67 Hulbert, Matt	 OL
 * 67) 68 Bergan, Tadd        OL
 * 68) 70 Davis, Drew	        OL
 * 69) 71 Baysinger, Trey	 OL
 * 70) 72 Osemele, Kelechi	 OL
 * 71) 73 Stephens, Reggie	 OL
 * 72) 74 Vanstrom, Joe	 OL
 * 73) 75 Hicks, Hayworth     OL
 * 74) 76 Spears, Zack        OL
 * 75) 77 Alvarez, Alex	 OL
 * 76) 79 Burris, Brayden	 OL
 * 77) 80 Mitchell, Andrew 	 WR
 * 78) 82 Hamilton, Marquis	 WR
 * 79) 83 Williams, Jake	 WR
 * 80) 84 Catlett, Derrick	 TE
 * 81) 85 Johnson, Bailey	 DL
 * 82) 86 Hammerschmidt, Kurt	 TE
 * 83) 87 Bykowski, Carter    TE
 * 84) 88 Franklin, Collin	 TE
 * 85) 90 Laing, Cleyon	 DE
 * 86) 91 Neal, Patrick	 TE
 * 87) 92 Black, Jerrod	 DL
 * 88) 94 McDonough, Jake     DL
 * 89) 95 Zegers, Spenser	 DL
 * 90) 96 Alburtis, Austin	 DL
 * 91) 97 Ruempolhamer, StephenDL
 * 92) 98 Black, Jerrod       DL
 * 93) 99 Hurtig, Chase	 DL

Coaching staff
Paul Rhoads: Head Coach (1st yr) Tom Herman: Offensive Coordinator (1st yr) Wally Burnham: Defensive Coordinator (1st yr)

Nebraska

 * Source: ESPN

Iowa State's first win in Lincoln since 1977 and ended a 15-game road conference losing streak.

Big 12 player of the week
Alexander Robinson On September 28, Alexander Robinson was declared the Big 12 Co-Offensive player of the week after recording 178 yards of total offense and three touchdowns in Iowa State's win over Army. Robinson is the first Iowa State running back since Ennis Haywood in 2000 to record three consecutive 100- yard games.