| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Team: | Iowa State Cyclones |
| Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 12 |
| Record: | 3–9 |
| Conf Record: | 2–7 |
| Head Coach: | Matt Campbell |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Pro spread |
| Def Coach: | Jon Heacock |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Def Scheme: | 3–3–5[1] |
| Mvp: | Allen Lazard |
| Stadium: | Jack Trice Stadium |
The 2016 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Playing as a member of the Big 12 Conference (Big 12), the team played its home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa. They were led by first-year head coach Matt Campbell. They finished the season 3–9, 2–7 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place.
| Name | Position | Alma Mater | Consecutive season at Iowa State in current position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Union, 2002 | 1st | |||
| Muskingum, 1983 | 1st | |||
| Mount Union, 2002 | 1st | |||
| Louis Ayeni | Associate head coach, Running game coordinator | Northwestern, 2003 | 3rd | |
| Brian Gasser | Ohio Northern, 2006 | 1st | ||
| Tight Ends, Recruiting Coordinator | Ohio State, 2006 | 1st | ||
| Offensive analyst | Shepherd, 2003 | 1st | ||
| Passing game coordinator | Cornell, 1979 | 1st | ||
| Cornerbacks | Edinboro, 2001 | 1st | ||
| Eli Rasheed | Indiana, 1996 | 1st | ||
| Assistant head coach, Linebackers | Muskingum, 1996 | 1st | ||
| Rudy Wade | Strength and Conditioning | Ball State, 2001 | 1st | |
| Reference:[2] | ||||
Iowa State announced their 2016 football schedule on November 19, 2015. The 2016 schedule comprised 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Cyclones hosted Big 12 foes Baylor, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, and West Virginia and traveled to TCU, Oklahoma State, Texas, and Kansas.[3] For non-conference games, the Cyclones hosted San Jose State and in–state rival UNI and traveled to face in-state rival Iowa.
Schedule Source:[4]
See also: 2016 Northern Iowa Panthers football team.
See also: 2016 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry.
See also: 2016 TCU Horned Frogs football team.
See also: 2016 San Jose State Spartans football team.
See also: 2016 Baylor Bears football team.
See also: 2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team.
See also: 2016 Texas Longhorns football team.
See also: 2016 Kansas State Wildcats football team and Iowa State–Kansas State football rivalry.
See also: 2016 Oklahoma Sooners football team.
See also: 2016 Kansas Jayhawks football team.
See also: 2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team.
See also: 2016 West Virginia Mountaineers football team.
| Player | Selection | |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Player | Award | Date Awarded | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big 12 Newcomer of the Week | November 14, 2016 | ||
| Kamari Cotton-Moya | Big 12 Co-defensive Player of the Week | November 21, 2016 |