Every Iowa State football season on one page back to 1895: won-lost records, conference records, bowl results and final rankings for all 132 of them.

132 SEASONS · 1895–2026 · 525–660–44 ALL-TIME · 8 NAMED BOWL GAMES
| SEASON | RECORD | CONFERENCE | BOWL | FINAL RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | – |
| 2025 | 8–4 | 5–4 | – | – |
| 2024 | 11–3 | 7–3 | Pop-Tarts Bowl (W) | #15 |
| 2023 | 7–6 | 6–3 | AutoZone Liberty Bowl (L) | – |
| 2022 | 4–8 | 1–8 | – | – |
| 2021 | 7–6 | 5–4 | Cheez-It Bowl (L) | – |
| 2020 | 9–3 | 8–2 | PlayStation Fiesta Bowl (W) | #9 |
| 2019 | 7–6 | 5–4 | CAMPING WORLD BOWL (L) | – |
| 2018 | 8–5 | 6–3 | VALERO ALAMO BOWL (L) | – |
| 2017 | 8–5 | 5–4 | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 2016 | 3–9 | 2–7 | – | – |
| 2015 | 3–9 | 2–7 | – | – |
| 2014 | 2–10 | 0–9 | – | – |
| 2013 | 3–9 | 2–7 | – | – |
| 2012 | 6–7 | 3–6 | AutoZone LIBERTY BOWL (L) | – |
| 2011 | 6–7 | 3–6 | NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL (L) | – |
| 2010 | 5–7 | 3–5 | – | – |
| 2009 | 7–6 | 3–5 | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 2008 | 2–10 | 0–8 | – | – |
| 2007 | 3–9 | 2–6 | – | – |
| 2006 | 4–8 | 1–7 | – | – |
| 2005 | 7–5 | 4–4 | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 2004 | 7–5 | 4–4 | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 2003 | 2–10 | 0–8 | – | – |
| 2002 | 7–7 | 4–4 | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 2001 | 7–5 | 4–4 | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 2000 | 9–3 | 5–3 | Postseason (not named) | #25 |
| 1999 | 4–7 | 1–7 | – | – |
| 1998 | 3–8 | 1–7 | – | – |
| 1997 | 1–10 | 1–7 | – | – |
| 1996 | 2–9 | 1–7 | – | – |
| 1995 | 3–8 | 1–6 | – | – |
| 1994 | 0–10–1 | 0–6–1 | – | – |
| 1993 | 3–8 | 2–5 | – | – |
| 1992 | 4–7 | 2–5 | – | – |
| 1991 | 3–7–1 | 1–5–1 | – | – |
| 1990 | 4–6–1 | 2–4–1 | – | – |
| 1989 | 6–5 | 4–3 | – | – |
| 1988 | 5–6 | 3–4 | – | – |
| 1987 | 3–8 | 2–5 | – | – |
| 1986 | 5–5 | 3–4 | – | – |
| 1985 | 5–6 | 3–4 | – | – |
| 1984 | 2–7–2 | 0–5–2 | – | – |
| 1983 | 4–7 | 3–4 | – | – |
| 1982 | 4–6–1 | 1–5–1 | – | – |
| 1981 | 5–5–1 | 2–4–1 | – | – |
| 1980 | 6–5 | 2–5 | – | – |
| 1979 | 3–7 | 2–5 | – | – |
| 1978 | 8–4 | 4–3 | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 1977 | 7–4 | 5–2 | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 1976 | 8–3 | 4–3 | – | #19 |
| 1975 | 4–7 | 1–6 | – | – |
| 1974 | 4–7 | 2–5 | – | – |
| 1973 | 4–7 | 2–5 | – | – |
| 1972 | 5–6–1 | 2–4–1 | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 1971 | 8–4 | 4–3 | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 1970 | 5–6 | 1–6 | – | – |
| 1969 | 3–7 | 1–6 | – | – |
| 1968 | 3–7 | 1–6 | – | – |
| 1967 | 2–8 | 1–6 | – | – |
| 1966 | 2–6–2 | 2–3–2 | – | – |
| 1965 | 4–4–1 | 3–3–1 | – | – |
| 1964 | 1–8–1 | 0–7 | – | – |
| 1963 | 4–5 | 3–4 | – | – |
| 1962 | 5–5 | 3–4 | – | – |
| 1961 | 5–5 | 3–4 | – | – |
| 1960 | 5–3 | 4–3 | – | – |
| 1959 | 6–3 | 3–3 | – | – |
| 1958 | 4–6 | 0–6 | – | – |
| 1957 | 3–5–1 | 2–4 | – | – |
| 1956 | 1–8 | 0–6 | – | – |
| 1955 | 1–6–1 | 1–4–1 | – | – |
| 1954 | 3–6 | 1–5 | – | – |
| 1953 | 2–7 | 1–5 | – | – |
| 1952 | 3–6 | 1–5 | – | – |
| 1951 | 3–4 | 2–4 | – | – |
| 1950 | 3–6–1 | 2–3–1 | – | – |
| 1949 | 5–3–1 | 3–3 | – | – |
| 1948 | 4–6 | 2–4 | – | – |
| 1947 | 3–6 | 1–4 | – | – |
| 1946 | 2–6–1 | 1–4 | – | – |
| 1945 | 4–3–1 | 2–2–1 | – | – |
| 1944 | 5–1–1 | 3–1–1 | – | – |
| 1943 | 4–2 | 3–2 | – | – |
| 1942 | 2–5 | 1–4 | – | – |
| 1941 | 1–5–1 | 0–4–1 | – | – |
| 1940 | 4–3 | 2–3 | – | – |
| 1939 | 2–5 | 1–4 | – | – |
| 1938 | 5–1–1 | 3–1–1 | – | – |
| 1937 | 2–6 | 1–4 | – | – |
| 1936 | 3–3–2 | 1–3–1 | – | – |
| 1935 | 2–3–3 | 1–3–1 | – | – |
| 1934 | 5–3–1 | 1–3–1 | – | – |
| 1933 | 1–5–1 | 1–4 | – | – |
| 1932 | 2–4–1 | 0–4–1 | – | – |
| 1931 | 4–2 | 3–1 | – | – |
| 1930 | 0–8 | 0–5 | – | – |
| 1929 | 1–6 | 0–5 | – | – |
| 1928 | 2–4–1 | 2–2–1 | – | – |
| 1927 | 4–2–1 | – | – | – |
| 1926 | 4–3–1 | – | – | – |
| 1925 | 4–3–1 | – | – | – |
| 1924 | 3–3–1 | – | – | – |
| 1923 | 4–3–1 | – | – | – |
| 1922 | 2–6 | – | – | – |
| 1921 | 4–4 | – | – | – |
| 1920 | 3–4 | – | – | – |
| 1919 | 5–2–1 | – | – | – |
| 1918 | 0–2 | – | – | – |
| 1917 | 5–2 | – | – | – |
| 1916 | 3–2–1 | – | – | – |
| 1915 | 4–2 | – | – | – |
| 1914 | 4–3 | – | – | – |
| 1913 | 4–4 | – | – | – |
| 1912 | 5–2 | – | – | – |
| 1911 | 6–1–1 | – | – | – |
| 1910 | 3–3 | – | – | – |
| 1909 | 3–3–1 | – | – | – |
| 1908 | 5–3 | – | – | – |
| 1907 | 5–2 | – | – | – |
| 1906 | 7–1 | – | – | – |
| 1905 | 6–3 | – | – | – |
| 1904 | 6–2 | – | – | – |
| 1903 | 6–1 | – | – | – |
| 1902 | 4–3–1 | – | – | – |
| 1901 | 1–6–2 | – | – | – |
| 1900 | 1–5–1 | – | – | – |
| 1899 | 4–4–1 | – | – | – |
| 1898 | 1–0 | – | – | – |
| 1897 | 1–0 | – | – | – |
| 1896 | 0–1 | – | – | – |
| 1895 | 2–3 | – | – | – |
Conference records aren’t recorded for earlier seasons, so those rows show overall records only.
11 further seasons include postseason games our source doesn’t name. They may be bowls, conference championship games or other postseason games, so they aren’t added to the bowl total above.
Final rankings begin with the 1936 season, when the AP poll started. Earlier seasons are blank because no poll existed, not because the team was unranked.