2015 Iowa State Cyclones football team

2015 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record3–9 (2–7 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Mangino (2nd season; first seven games)
Todd Sturdy (interim; remainder of season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorWally Burnham (7th season)
Base defense4–3
MVPAllen Lazard
Home stadiumJack Trice Stadium
Seasons
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2015 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Oklahoma $^   8 1     11 2  
No. 20 Oklahoma State   7 2     10 3  
No. 7 TCU   7 2     11 2  
No. 13 Baylor   6 3     10 3  
West Virginia   4 5     8 5  
Texas Tech   4 5     7 6  
Texas   4 5     5 7  
Kansas State   3 6     6 7  
Iowa State   2 7     3 9  
Kansas   0 9     0 12  
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the 2015 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 seventh-year head coach Paul Rhoads. They finished the season 3–9, 2–7 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place.

On October 26, 2015, Mark Mangino was replaced as offensive coordinator with Todd Sturdy, formerly the passing game coordinator, on an interim basis.[1][2][3][4][5] On November 23, Rhoads was fired.[6] He stayed on to coach the final game of the season on November 28. He finished at Iowa State with a seven-year record of 32–55.

  1. ^ Young, Ryan (October 26, 2015). "Mark Mangino Out As Offensive Coordinator". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  2. ^ Peterson, Randy (October 26, 2015). "Paul Rhoads Ousts Mark Mangino As Iowa State Offensive Coordinator". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  3. ^ Meredith, Luke (October 26, 2015). "Mangino Out As Iowa State's offensive Coordinator". Associated Press. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  4. ^ Murphy, Keith (October 26, 2015). "Mark Mangino Out As Iowa State Offensive Coordinator, Joel Lanning Named Starting QB". WHO. Des Moines. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  5. ^ "Jamie Pollard Talks Mangino on Murph and Andy". KXNO. Des Moines. October 26, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "End Game: Passionate Paul Rhoads fired as Iowa State coach". The Des Moines Register.