The 2016 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University as a member of Big 12 Conference during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Matt Campbell, the Cyclones compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 2–7 in conference play, placing ninth in the Big 12. The team played home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa.
Schedule Iowa State announced their 2016 football schedule on November 19, 2015. The 2016 schedule comprised seven home games and five away games.
Game summaries Game 1: vs. Northern Iowa Panthers
Game 2: vs. Iowa Hawkeyes
Game 3: at TCU Horned Frogs
Game 4: vs. San Jose State Spartans
Game 5: vs. Baylor Bears
Game 6: at Oklahoma State Cowboys
Game 7: vs. Texas Longhorns
Game 8: vs. Kansas State Wildcats
Game 9: vs. Oklahoma Sooners
Game 10: at Kansas Jayhawks
Game 11: vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders
Game 12: vs. West Virginia Mountaineers
Personnel Coaching staff NamePositionAlma MaterConsecutive season atIowa State in current position Matt Campbell Head coach Mount Union, 2002 1st Jon Heacock Defensive coordinator, Safeties Muskingum, 1983 1st Tom Manning Offensive coordinator, Offensive line Mount Union, 2002 1st Louis Ayeni Associate head coach, Running game coordinator Northwestern, 2003 3rd Brian Gasser Wide receivers, Special Teams Ohio Northern, 2006 1st Alex Golesh Tight Ends, Recruiting Coordinator Ohio State, 2006 1st Joel Gordon Offensive analyst Shepherd, 2003 1st Jim Hofher Passing game coordinator Cornell, 1979 1st D.K. McDonald Cornerbacks Edinboro, 2001 1st Eli Rasheed Defensive line Indiana, 1996 1st Tyson Veidt Assistant head coach, Linebackers Muskingum, 1996 1st Rudy Wade Strength and Conditioning Ball State, 2001 1stReference:
Awards and honors
All-Big 12PlayerSelection Allen Lazard First Team (Offense) Cole Netten First Team (special teams) Nick Fett Second Team Team (Offense) Demond Tucker Second Team (Defense) Jhaustin Thomas Second Team (Defense) Kamari Cotton-Moya Second Team (Defense) Patrick Scoggins Honorable Mention (Offense) Willie Harvey Jr. Honorable Mention (Defense) Brian Peavy Honorable Mention (Defense) Jomal Wiltz Honorable Mention (Defense) Kene Nwangwu Honorable Mention (special teams)
Weekly awardsPlayerAwardDate Awarded David Montgomery Big 12 Newcomer of the Week November 14, 2016 Kamari Cotton-Moya Big 12 Co-defensive Player of the Week November 21, 2016
Individual awardsPlayerAward Allen Lazard Pete Taylor Most Valuable Player
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