1986 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1986 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1986 record	6–5 (3–4 Big Eight)
Head coach	Jim Criner (4th season)
Home stadium	Cyclone Stadium (Capacity: 48,000)
Seasons

1986 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3 Oklahoma †	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Colorado	6	–	1	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
#5 Nebraska	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Missouri	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Kansas	0	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University during the 1986 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 coached by head coach Jim Criner.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 13	Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy)	TBS	L 7–43	67,700
September 20	Indiana State*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa		W 64–9
September 27	Wichita State*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa		W 36–14
October 4	Wyoming*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa		W 21–10
October 11	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas		W 13–10
October 18	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado		L 3–31	41,215
October 25	No. 5 Oklahoma	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa		L 0–38	43,190
November 1	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri (Battle for the Telephone Trophy)		W 37–14
November 8	No. 7 Nebraska	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa	Raycom	L 14–35	48,007
November 15	Kansas State	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa		W 48–19	32,305
November 22	Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma		L 14–21
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game