2008 Iowa State Cyclones football team

2008 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North Division
2008 record	2–10 (0–8 Big 12)
Head coach	Gene Chizik (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Robert McFarland (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Wayne Bolt (2nd season)
Home stadium	Jack Trice Stadium (Capacity: 55,000)
Seasons

2008 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
#19 Missouri xy		5	–	3					10	–	4
Nebraska x		5	–	3					9	–	4
Kansas		4	–	4					8	–	5
Colorado		2	–	6					5	–	7
Kansas State		2	–	6					5	–	7
Iowa State		0	–	8					2	–	10
South
#5 Oklahoma xy†		7	–	1					12	–	2
#4 Texas x‡		7	–	1					12	–	1
#12 Texas Tech x		7	–	1					11	–	2
#16 Oklahoma State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Baylor		2	–	6					4	–	8
Texas A&M		2	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: Oklahoma 62, Missouri 21
† – BCS representative as champion ‡ – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by head coach Gene Chizik, who had coached the Cyclones since 2007. They played their home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result

Roster

1. 1 Linder, Judah DB
2. 2 Johnson, Sedrick WR
3. 2 Smith, James DB
4. 3 Bass, Jamicah RB
5. 4 Arnaud, Austen QB
6. 4 Sandvig, Zac DB
7. 5 Sumrall, R.J. WR
8. 6 Scales, Jason RB
9. 7 Banks, Kennard DB
10. 7 Bates, Phillip QB
11. 8 Brown, Chris DB
12. 8 Bueker, Brett QB
13. 9 Messiah, Euseph WR
14. 10 Bell, Cameron LB
15. 10 Range, Lonzie WR
16. 11 Singleton, Chris DB
17. 11 Tiller, Jerome QB
18. 12 Bell, Allen DB
19. 13 Brandtner, Mike P
20. 14 Bibbs, Michael LB
21. 15 Jones, Houston WR
22. 15 Land, Dustin DB
23. 16 Kuehl, Daniel PK
24. 16 Raven, Josh LB
25. 17 McDowell, Devin DB
26. 17 Zitek, Joel WR
27. 18 Franklin, Wallace WR
28. 19 Matthews, A.J. DB
29. 20 Hunley, Brandon DB
30. 20 Powell, Chad P
31. 21 Mahoney, Grant PK
32. 22 Harris, Jason RB
33. 23 Johnson, Leonard DB
34. 23 Schwartz, Jeremiah RB
35. 24 Schmidgall, Derec LB
36. 25 Frere, Nick DL
37. 25 Guyer, Zach PK
38. 26 Mansfield, Taylor FB
39. 26 Moser, Seth LB
40. 27 Johnson, Steve DB
41. 27 Romey, Michael PK
42. 29 Ekwelundu, Brian FB
43. 29 Parker, Rashawn DL
44. 31 Rumple, Justin LB
45. 32 Benton, Ter'ran DB
46. 32 Burke, Hunter WR
47. 33 Robinson, Alexander RB
48. 34 Harklau, Nick DB
49. 34 Williams, Johnny RB
50. 35 Cicciarelli, Joe DB
51. 35 Ewald, Vince TE
52. 36 Mulcahy, Patrick WR
53. 36 Walker, Kyle DB
54. 37 O'Connell, Michael DB
55. 37 Zimmerman, Dakota DS
56. 38 Campbell, Chris WR
57. 38 Maggitt, Roosevelt DL
58. 39 Thompson Jr., Rickey RB
59. 40 Tucker, Zac DS
60. 41 Ferguson, Ernest LB
61. 42 Weymiller, Frank LB
62. 43 Garrin, Fred LB
63. 44 Hamlin, Kevin LB
64. 45 Blaes, Joe TE
65. 47 Taylor, Kurtis DL
66. 48 Smith, Sean OL
67. 49 Wonders, David DS
68. 51 Haughton, Scott OL
69. 52 Knapp, Mike OL
70. 53 Vencil, Evan OL
71. 54 Smith, Jesse LB
72. 55 Lyle, Christopher DE
73. 56 Weir, Chris DL
74. 58 Hicks, Hayworth OL
75. 59 Kaufman, Preston LB
76. 60 Johnson, Brandon OL
77. 61 Slobidsky, Nick OL
78. 62 Frere, Nate DL
79. 63 Lamaak, Ben OL
80. 65 Steinbach, Patrick OL
81. 66 Slifka, Kyle DL
82. 67 Hulbert, Matt OL
83. 68 Bergan, Tadd OL
84. 70 Davis, Drew OL
85. 71 Baysinger, Trey OL
86. 72 Osemele, Kelechi OL
87. 73 Stephens, Reggie OL
88. 74 Vanstrom, Joe OL
89. 75 Dedrick, Doug OL
90. 77 Alvarez, Alex OL
91. 78 Klerekoper, Joseph OL
92. 79 Burris, Brayden OL
93. 80 Darks, Darius WR
94. 80 Tuetken, Todd WR
95. 81 Carlson, Jason WR
96. 81 Tate, Michael DL
97. 82 Hamilton, Marquis WR
98. 83 Ferguson, Travis DE
99. 83 Williams, Jake WR
100. 84 Catlett, Derrick TE
101. 85 Johnson, Bailey DL
102. 85 Lillie, Justin WR
103. 86 Hammerschmidt, Kurt TE
104. 87 Sandvig, Alex WR
105. 88 Franklin, Collin TE
106. 89 Mitchell, Andrew WR
107. 90 Laing, Cleyon DE
108. 91 Neal, Patrick TE
109. 92 Black, Jerrod DL
110. 93 Bykowski, Carter TE
111. 94 McDonough, Jake DE
112. 95 Zegers, Spenser DL
113. 96 Alburtis, Austin DL
114. 97 Ruempolhamer, Stephen DL
115. 99 Hurtig, Chase DL

Coaching staff

Gene Chizik: Head Coach (1 yr) Robert McFarland: Offensive Coordinator (1 yr) Wayne Bolt: Defensive Coordinator (1 yr)

Game summaries

South Dakota State

South Dakota State at Iowa State Cyclones

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total South Dakota State 0 0 3 14 17 • Iowa State 10 10 14 10 44 Date: August 28 Location: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA Game start: 7:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 46,617

Kent State

Kent State Golden Flashes at Iowa State Cyclones

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Kent State 7 14 0 7 28 • Iowa State 21 7 10 10 48 Date: September 6 Location: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA Game start: 6:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 49,805

See also: 2008 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

Iowa

Iowa State Cyclones at Iowa Hawkeyes

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Iowa State 0 0 3 2 5 • Iowa 3 0 0 14 17 Date: September 13 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA Game start: 11:00 a.m. CST Game attendance: 70,585

See also: 2008 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry

UNLV

Iowa State Cyclones at UNLV Rebels

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 OT Total Iowa State 0 0 14 14 3 31 • UNLV 14 7 7 0 6 34 Date: September 20 Location: Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, NV Game start: 8:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 25,567

See also: 2008 UNLV Rebels football team

Kansas

#16 Kansas Jayhawks at Iowa State Cyclones

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • #16 Kansas 0 0 21 14 35 Iowa State 14 6 0 13 33 Date: October 4 Location: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA Game start: 11:30 a.m. CST Game attendance: 47,847

See also: 2008 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Baylor

Iowa State Cyclones at Baylor Bears

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Iowa State 0 3 0 7 10 • Baylor 7 14 10 7 38 Date: October 11 Location: Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco, TX Game start: 6:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 30,528

See also: 2008 Baylor Bears football team

Nebraska

Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa State Cyclones

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Nebraska 7 14 0 14 35 Iowa State 0 0 7 0 7 Date: October 18 Location: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA Game start: 11:30 a.m. CST Game attendance: 48,794 Game weather: 55°, Sunny

See also: 2008 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Texas A&M

Texas A&M Aggies at Iowa State Cyclones

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Texas A&M 7 21 7 14 49 Iowa State 7 10 3 15 35 Date: October 25 Location: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA Game start: 6:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 45,495

See also: 2008 Texas A&M Aggies football team

#10 Oklahoma State

Iowa State Cyclones at #10 Oklahoma State Cowboys

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Iowa State 7 3 0 7 17 • #10 Oklahoma State 14 14 24 7 59 Date: November 1 Location: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK Game start: 2:30 p.m. CST Game attendance: 46,718

See also: 2008 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Colorado

Iowa State Cyclones at Colorado Buffaloes

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Iowa State 3 7 7 7 24 • Colorado 0 0 13 15 28 Date: November 8 Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, CO Game start: 12:30 p.m. CST Game attendance: 46,440

See also: 2008 Colorado Buffaloes football team

#11 Missouri

#11 Missouri Tigers at Iowa State Cyclones

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • #11 Missouri 7 24 7 14 52 Iowa State 0 7 6 7 20 Date: November 15 Location: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA Game start: 5:30 p.m. CST Game attendance: 46,013

See also: 2008 Missouri Tigers football team and Iowa State–Missouri football rivalry

Kansas State

Iowa State Cyclones at Kansas State Wildcats

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Iowa State 7 10 0 13 30 • Kansas State 7 21 7 3 38 Date: November 29 Location: Bill Snyder Stadium, Manhattan, KS Game start: 2:30 p.m. CST Game attendance: 41,266

See also: 2008 Kansas State Wildcats football team and Iowa State–Kansas State football rivalry

After the season

Awards

No Cyclone player or coach won any awards this season.