2005 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 2005 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University as a member of the North Division in the Big 12 Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Dan McCarney, the Cyclones compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the Big 12's North Division. Iowa State was invited to the Houston Bowl, where the Cyclones lost to TCU. The team played home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Illinois State*		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA		W 32–21	44,058	[1]
September 10	2:30 p.m.	No. 8 Iowa*		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)	ABC	W 23–3	54,290
September 23	7:00 p.m.	at Army*	No. 22	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPN2	W 28–21	25,007
October 1	2:30 p.m.	at Nebraska	No. 23	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	ABC	L 20–27 2OT	77,743
October 8	1:00 p.m.	Baylor		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA		L 13–23	45,992
October 15	1:00 p.m.	at Missouri		Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)		L 24–27 OT	55,016
October 22	1:00 p.m.	Oklahoma State		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA		W 37–10	43,964
October 29	2:30 p.m.	at Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX	ABC	W 42–14	86,172
November 5	1:00 p.m.	Kansas State		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)		W 45–17	42,686
November 12	6:00 p.m.	No. 22 Colorado		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FSN	W 30–16	49,242
November 26	11:30 a.m.	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FSN	L 21–24 OT	42,826
December 31	1:30 p.m.	vs. No. 14 TCU*		Reliant Stadium Houston, TX (Houston Bowl)	ESPN	L 21–24	37,286
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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