1989 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1989 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1989 record	6–5 (4–3 Big Eight)
Head coach	Jim Walden (3rd year)
Home stadium	Cyclone Stadium (Capacity: 48,000)

1989 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Colorado $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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 coached by head coach Jim Walden.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	7:00 PM	Ohio*	Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA		W 28–3	41,614
September 16	12:00 PM	Minnesota*	Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA		L 20–30	45,410
September 23	12:00 PM	Iowa*	Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy)	ABC	L 21–31	54,458
September 30	7:00 PM	at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA		W 25–24	20,156
October 7	1:00 PM	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS		W 24–20	31,500
October 14	12:00 PM	#3 Colorado	Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA		L 17–52	41,515
October 21	1:00 PM	#25 Oklahoma	Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA		L 40–43	40,812
October 28	1:30 PM	at #4 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE		L 17–49	76,371
November 4	1:00 PM	Kansas State	Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA		W 36–11	40,332
November 11	1:30 PM	at Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO (Battle for the Telephone Trophy)		W 35–21	36,538
November 18	1:30 PM	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK		W 31–21	33,200
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.