American college football season
The2001 Iowa State Cyclones football team representedIowa State University as a member of the North Division in theBig 12 Conference during the2001 NCAA Division I-A football season . Led by seventh-year head coachDan McCarney , the Cyclones compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing third in the Big 12's North Division. Iowa State was invited to theIndependence Bowl , where the Cyclones lost toAlabama . The team played home games atJack Trice Stadium inAmes, Iowa .
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 8 6:30 p.m. No. 24(I-AA ) Northern Iowa * W 45–047,092 September 22 12:00 p.m. atOhio * W 31–2824,000 September 29 1:00 p.m. Baylor Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA W 41–044,189 October 6 6:00 p.m. at No. 4Nebraska FSN L 14–4878,002 October 13 1:00 p.m. atMissouri W 20–1450,671 October 20 1:00 p.m. Oklahoma State Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA W 28–1449,459 October 27 1:00 p.m. at No. 24Texas A&M L 21–2485,661 November 3 1:00 p.m. Kansas State Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry ) L 3–4240,228 November 10 6:00 p.m. No. 21Colorado Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA FSN L 27–4039,024 November 17 11:30 a.m. atKansas FSN W 49–733,500 November 24 11:30 a.m. Iowa * Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry ) FSN W 17–1451,042 December 27 6:30 p.m. vs.Alabama * ESPN L 13–1445,627 *Non-conference game Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game All times are inCentral time
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Iowa State at No. 4 Nebraska
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Cyclones 0 0 14 0 14 •No. 4 Cornhuskers 20 21 0 7 48
No. 21 Colorado at Iowa State
Team 1 2 3 4 Total •No. 21 Buffaloes 10 13 7 10 40 Cyclones 14 0 0 13 27
Iowa at Iowa State
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Hawkeyes 0 0 14 0 14 •Cyclones 7 7 0 3 17
Date: November 24Location: Jack Trice Stadium ,Ames, IA Game start: 11:39amCST Elapsed time: 2:50Game attendance: 51,042Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), Partly cloudy, Wind S 10–20 mph (16–32 km/h)Referee: Bill LeMonnierTV announcers (FSN ): Ron Thulin, Gary Reasons
Scoring summary 1 7:09 ISU Lane Danielsen 2-yard pass from Seneca Wallace (Tony Yelk kick) ISU 7–0 2 0:57 ISU Ennis Haywood 7-yard run (Tony Yelk kick)ISU 14–0 3 9:06 IOWA Ladell Betts 14-yard pass from Kyle McCann (Nate Kaeding kick) ISU 14–7 3 5:48 IOWA Ladell Betts 42-yard run (Nate Kaeding kick) Tied 14–14 4 14:52 ISU Tony Yelk 32-yard field goal ISU 17–14
The annual battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy was scheduled originally for September 15, but due to theSeptember 11 attacks , it was postponed or canceled like all sporting events planned for that weekend. The game was rescheduled for November 24, which turned out to be a natural fit since many other major rivalries were played that weekend.
Iowa State scored a touchdown in each of the first two quarters to head into halftime with a 14–0 lead. Iowa finally responded in the third quarter with two touchdowns to tie the score.
The final scoring play of the game came early in the fourth quarter, with Tony Yelk kicking a 32-yard field goal to put the Cyclones up 17–14. An interception by Adam Runk with 1:37 remaining sealed the game for the Cyclones.
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[ edit ] Alabama vs. Iowa State
Team 1 2 3 4 Total •Crimson Tide 0 7 0 7 14 Cyclones 3 7 3 0 13
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