1990 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1990 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1990 record	4–6–1 (2–4– Big Eight)
Head coach	Jim Walden (4th season)
Home stadium	Cyclone Stadium (Capacity: 48,000)
Seasons

1990 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Colorado †	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	1
#24 Nebraska	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#17 Oklahoma	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Kansas	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Kansas State	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Missouri	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University during the 1990 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 Walden.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	1:00 PM	Northern Iowa*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa		W 35–6	45,647
September 15	1:30 PM	at Minnesota*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis		L 16–20	37,108
September 22	11:00 AM	at Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy)	ABC	L 35–45	70,389
September 29	1:00 PM	Western Michigan*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa		W 34–20	44,589
October 6	1:00 PM	Kansas	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa		T 34–34	44,726
October 13	12:30 PM	at No. 14 Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado		L 12–28	51,861
October 20	1:00 PM	at No. 16 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma		W 33–31	69,112
October 27	1:00 PM	No. 4 Nebraska	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa		L 13–45	54,475
November 3	1:10 PM	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, Kansas		L 14–28	15,246
November 10	1:00 PM	Missouri	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa (Battle for the Telephone Trophy)		W 27–25	40,065
November 17	1:00 PM	Oklahoma State	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa		L 17–25	36,125
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time