2008 Iowa State Cyclones football team

2008 Iowa State Cyclones football
2008 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
	North Division
Record	2–10 (0–8 Big 12)
Head coach	Gene Chizik (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Robert McFarland (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Wayne Bolt (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Jack Trice Stadium
	Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

The 2008 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University as a member of the North Division in the Big 12 Conference during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Gene Chizik in his second and final season as head coach, the Cyclones compiled an overall record of 2–10 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of six team in the Big 12's North Division. The team played home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa.

2008 Big 12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 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 Division
No. 5 Oklahoma xy$	7	–	1	12	–	2
No. 4 Texas x%	7	–	1	12	–	1
No. 12 Texas Tech x	7	–	1	11	–	2
No. 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 conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:00 p.m.	South Dakota State*	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FCS	W 44–17	46,617
September 6	6:00 p.m.	Kent State*	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA		W 48–28	49,805
September 13	11:00 a.m.	at Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	BTN	L 5–17	70,585
September 20	8:00 p.m.	at UNLV*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	Mtn	L 31–34 ^OT	25,567
October 4	11:30 a.m.	No. 16 Kansas	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	Versus	L 33–35	47,847
October 11	6:00 p.m.	at Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX	FCS	L 10–38	30,528
October 18	11:30 a.m.	Nebraska	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)	Versus	L 7–35	48,794
October 25	6:00 p.m.	Texas A&M	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FCS	L 35–49	45,495
November 1	2:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ABC	L 17–59	46,718
November 8	12:30 p.m.	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	Versus	L 24–28	46,440
November 15	5:30 p.m.	No. 11 Missouri	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)	FSN	L 20–52	46,013
November 22	2:30 p.m.	at Kansas State	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	FCS	L 30–38	41,266
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

South Dakota State

South Dakota State at Iowa State Cyclones

Team	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
TV announcers (FCS): Dan McLaughlin (play-by-play) & Rich Baldinger (color)

Kent State

Kent State Golden Flashes at Iowa State Cyclones

Team	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

Iowa

Iowa State Cyclones at Iowa Hawkeyes

Team	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
TV announcers (BTN): Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Charles Davis (color), & Charissa Thompson (sideline)

UNLV

Iowa State Cyclones at UNLV Rebels

Team	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
TV announcers (Mtn): Rich Cellini (play-by-play), Jon Berger (color), & Molly Sullivan (sideline)

Kansas

#16 Kansas Jayhawks at Iowa State Cyclones

Team	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
TV announcers (Versus): Ron Thulin (play-by-play) & Dale Hellestrae (color)

Baylor

Iowa State Cyclones at Baylor Bears

Team	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
TV announcers (FCS): Dan McLaughlin (play-by-play) & Rich Baldinger (color)

Nebraska

Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa State Cyclones

Team	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
TV announcers (Versus): Ron Thulin (play-by-play), Glenn Parker (color), & Lindsay Soto (sideline)

Texas A&M

Texas A&M Aggies at Iowa State Cyclones

Team	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
TV announcers (FCS): Dan McLaughlin (play-by-play) & Rich Baldinger (color)

#10 Oklahoma State

Iowa State Cyclones at #10 Oklahoma State Cowboys

Team	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
TV announcers (ABC): Ron Franklin (Play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (Color), & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Colorado

Iowa State Cyclones at Colorado Buffaloes

Team	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
TV announcers (Versus): Ron Thulin (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (color), & Lewis Johnson (sideline)

#11 Missouri

#11 Missouri Tigers at Iowa State Cyclones

Team	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
TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers (play-by-play), Gary Reasons (color), & Emily Jones (sideline)

Kansas State

Iowa State Cyclones at Kansas State Wildcats

Team	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
TV announcers (FCS): Kevin Eschenfelder (play-by-play) & Rich Baldinger (color)

Personnel

Coaching staff

Gene Chizik: head coach Robert McFarland: offensive coordinator Wayne Bolt: defensive coordinator Scott Fountain (TE/RC)

Roster

#	Player	Pos.
#1	Linder, Judah	DB
#2	Johnson, Sedrick	WR
#2	Smith, James	DB
#3	Bass, Jamicah	RB
#4	Arnaud, Austen	QB
#4	Sandvig, Zac	DB
#5	Sumrall, R.J.	WR
#6	Scales, Jason	RB
#7	Banks, Kennard	DB
#7	Bates, Phillip	QB
#8	Brown, Chris	DB
#8	Bueker, Brett	QB
#9	Messiah, Euseph	WR
#10	Bell, Cameron	LB
#10	Range, Lonzie	WR
#11	Singleton, Chris	DB
#11	Tiller, Jerome	QB
#12	Bell, Allen	DB
#13	Brandtner, Mike	P
#14	Bibbs, Michael	LB
#15	Jones, Houston	WR
#15	Land, Dustin	DB
#16	Kuehl, Daniel	PK
#16	Raven, Josh	LB
#17	McDowell, Devin	DB
#17	Zitek, Joel	WR
#18	Franklin, Wallace	WR
#19	Matthews, A.J.	DB
#20	Hunley, Brandon	DB

#	Player	Pos.
#20	Powell, Chad	P
#21	Mahoney, Grant	PK
#22	Harris, Jason	RB
#23	Johnson, Leonard	DB
#23	Schwartz, Jeremiah	RB
#24	Schmidgall, Derec	LB
#25	Frere, Nick	DL
#25	Guyer, Zach	PK
#26	Mansfield, Taylor	FB
#26	Moser, Seth	LB
#27	Johnson, Steve	DB
#27	Romey, Michael	PK
#29	Ekwelundu, Brian	FB
#29	Parker, Rashawn	DL
#31	Rumple, Justin	LB
#32	Benton, Ter'ran	DB
#32	Burke, Hunter	WR
#33	Robinson, Alexander	RB
#34	Harklau, Nick	DB
#34	Williams, Johnny	RB
#35	Cicciarelli, Joe	DB
#35	Ewald, Vince	TE
#36	Mulcahy, Patrick	WR
#36	Walker, Kyle	DB
#37	O'Connell, Michael	DB
#37	Zimmerman, Dakota	DS
#38	Campbell, Chris	WR
#38	Maggitt, Roosevelt	DL
#39	Thompson Jr., Rickey	RB

#	Player	Pos.
#40	Tucker, Zac	DS
#41	Ferguson, Ernest	LB
#42	Weymiller, Frank	LB
#43	Garrin, Fred	LB
#44	Hamlin, Kevin	LB
#45	Blaes, Joe	TE
#47	Taylor, Kurtis	DL
#48	Smith, Sean	OL
#49	Wonders, David	DS
#51	Haughton, Scott	OL
#52	Knapp, Mike	OL
#53	Vencil, Evan	OL
#54	Smith, Jesse	LB
#55	Lyle, Christopher	DE
#56	Weir, Chris	DL
#58	Hicks, Hayworth	OL
#59	Kaufman, Preston	LB
#60	Johnson, Brandon	OL
#61	Slobidsky, Nick	OL
#62	Frere, Nate	DL
#63	Lamaak, Ben	OL
#65	Steinbach, Patrick	OL
#66	Slifka, Kyle	DL
#67	Hulbert, Matt	OL
#68	Bergan, Tadd	OL
#70	Davis, Drew	OL
#71	Baysinger, Trey	OL
#72	Osemele, Kelechi	OL
#73	Stephens, Reggie	OL

#	Player	Pos.
#74	Vanstrom, Joe	OL
#75	Dedrick, Doug	OL
#77	Alvarez, Alex	OL
#78	Klerekoper, Joseph	OL
#79	Burris, Brayden	OL
#80	Darks, Darius	WR
#80	Tuetken, Todd	WR
#81	Carlson, Jason	WR
#81	Tate, Michael	DL
#82	Hamilton, Marquis	WR
#83	Ferguson, Travis	DE
#83	Williams, Jake	WR
#84	Catlett, Derrick	TE
#85	Johnson, Bailey	DL
#85	Lillie, Justin	WR
#86	Hammerschmidt, Kurt	TE
#87	Sandvig, Alex	WR
#88	Franklin, Collin	TE
#89	Mitchell, Andrew	WR
#90	Laing, Cleyon	DE
#91	Neal, Patrick	TE
#92	Black, Jerrod	DL
#93	Bykowski, Carter	TE
#94	McDonough, Jake	DE
#95	Zegers, Spenser	DL
#96	Alburtis, Austin	DL
#97	Ruempolhamer, Stephen	DL
#99	Hurtig, Chase	DL

References

↑ "Iowa State Cyclones Schedule 2008". ESPN. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
↑ "2008 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
↑ "2008 Football Schedule". Iowa State Cyclones. Retrieved August 10, 2025.

[1] "Iowa State Cyclones Schedule 2008". ESPN. Retrieved August 10, 2025.

[2] "2008 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 10, 2025.

[3] "2008 Football Schedule". Iowa State Cyclones. Retrieved August 10, 2025.

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2008 Iowa State Cyclones football

Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	2–10 (0–8 Big 12)
Head coach	Gene Chizik (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Robert McFarland (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Wayne Bolt (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Jack Trice Stadium
Seasons ← 2007 2009 →