Favorite Non-Con Football of All Time Game (non-ToE)

[CascadeClone]

Since no one has mentioned it yet -that game AT Army in West Point, back in 2005 (IIRC).

That was fun, really cool being at West Point and that part of New York state. Good trip.

Of course, Iowa and FSU in 2002 were both amazing games. Lucky to have gone to all 3!

 

[heitclone]

I'm glad you brought that up. I remember the end of that game and that it was the first of the new overtime rules. I was like 10 and my old man taught me the ole "lets watch the end of the loss from the top of the hillside" method so we could get to our car faster after they made that kick in OT.

haha...I was in jr high, we did the same thing. Watched from the NE hillside I think

 

[weR138]

Gotta be the 36-0 beatdown of Northwestern in '95.

1895.

 

[clone2003]

1. Florida State (@Arrowhead)
2. Pitt (2000 Insight Bowl)
3. Memphis (2017 Liberty Bowl)
4. Minnesota (2009 Insight Bowl)
5. Washington State (2019 Alamo Bowl)

 

[clone2003]

1. Florida State (@Arrowhead)
2. Pitt (2000 Insight Bowl)
3. Memphis (2017 Liberty Bowl)
4. Minnesota (2009 Insight Bowl)
5. Washington State (2019 Alamo Bowl)

 

[HFCS]

Memphis Liberty Bowl. Getting stuck with a road game against the #21 ranked team as a bowl, having the officials steal 7 points off the board when a running back was clearly in by three feet, then beating them anyway even spotting them a fake 7 points.

Fan since '97, easy one for me. Got totally screwed, won on the road vs ranked team anyway.

I drove down to FSU in KC and it was a blast but without the W can't put it #1.

Kempt coming on and winning @OU easily my favorite overall game including B12.

 

[AlaCyclone]

1972 Liberty Bowl vs. Georgia Tech. The first Iowa State game I remember. My family went out to dinner and returned home to watch the game as a family. I was the only one rooting for the Cyclones!

1978 Hall of Fame Classic vs. Texas A&M. My first Cyclone game to see in person! It was really cool to see them play in my home town @ Legion Field - which I consider my personal home stadium as a Birmingham Native.

1995 vs. Ohio Univ. The Doughnut Bowl to open the season! It was awesome to see Troy Davis finally get to show his stuff! Entertaining game to boot. 36-21 or something like that.

 

[CloneGuy8]

Western Illinois. They were bad; never a doubt

 

[Cyched]

I'll add the Alamo Bowl, 2000 Insight and 2017 Liberty if we're counting bowl games. Wish we could have pulled out the W in San Antonio, but being there for that game and entire weekend was a great experience.

I'll give a shout out to 2001 season opener vs. UNI. Seneca's first game as a Cyclone; he had 2 long rushing touchdowns in his first handful of plays from scrimmage, and the game was never in doubt.

 

[CycloneDaddy]

FSU game for me. Fans started slaping the plastic seat backs and for a second I thought a helicopter was coming towards the stadium. I also wonder what happened to the fan that kicked the seatback and broke it in anger.

Memphis game would have been #1 but the weather sucked and after the game a fan fell and knocked my daughter 3 rows down.

 

[beentherebefore]

My very first game I ever attended was the 1975 JTS opener vs. Air Force. Cyclone win and I believe the Air Force kicker made the longest field goal up to that point in college football: 62 yards .

 

[demoncore1031]

Since it's the off season I thought this might be interesting. Looking back obviously the Seneca was in game stands out but there's gotta be a few others in there I'm forgetting like that game at West Point.

I don't understand a word you just said.

 

[FarminCy]

November 23, 1991 vs the Buff's...they were Conference at the time I realize.

All of the fans that were there (not many) were on one side of the stadium due to wind. Cold as all get out.

The day of my old man wasn't going to go, but I talked him in to it. By the start of the 2nd quarter I wanted to leave, nope.....we stayed.

Same here. We were going no matter what the weather did. As every year we missed some games due to combining. We got done the week before the Colorado game and my dad was going no matter what to celebrate being done in the field.

Even though it was a loss it’s is still the most memorable game I’ve ever been too. The trip there was a journey and the game was survival mode. I watched the entire game sitting in a snow drift in the lower level because that’s what you do when your 12.

 

[stateofmind]

I went to FSU, Wyoming in my limo, and Wisconsin so those are my top 3 non-con outside the bowls. Camp Randall and the Wisconsin fans made that trip. Made up for the curb-stomping. Funny we thought we had a chance that day.

 

[AlaCyclone]

Same here. We were going no matter what the weather did. As every year we missed some games due to combining. We got done the week before the Colorado game and my dad was going no matter what to celebrate being done in the field.

Even though it was a loss it’s is still the most memorable game I’ve ever been too. The trip there was a journey and the game was survival mode. I watched the entire game sitting in a snow drift in the lower level because that’s what you do when your 12.

I went to that game too. One of the estimated 2,000! I walked from my apartment on S. Duff. Yikes! Lots of steps through all of that snow. I would not do that again. I have paid my foul weather game dues.

 

[Cyclonepride]

The FSU game at Arrowhead probably takes it, it was some sort of a kickoff classic game 1st week of the season against one of the top 3 or 4 programs in the country at the time with a HOF coach. Sucks to lose but the 2nd half was amazing.

Another nod would be another loss, it was a night game in 96 against Wyoming. They threw the ball all over the field that year so it was an exciting game but IIRC it was the first year with the new overtime rules. Being the first week of September, it was one of the first OT games with the new format.

It also may be the last OT game where the team that won the toss took the ball first

 

[theshadow]

IIRC, we won the coin flip to start overtime and chose to take the ball first. D'oh!

ISU won the toss and chose the south end of the field. Wyoming then chose defense.

Of course, had ISU not blown a 15-point lead in the final 7:00 of regulation....but that's a post for the "What If" thread.

 

[AttackOfTheClones]

My list are the games I attended in person:

1998 ISU-IA @ Kinnick; that broke the streak. Was surreal
2002 ISU-IA @ Kinnick; Amazing comeback; another surreal experience
2002 Florida ST- ISU; @ Arrowhead. Proud of our 2nd half comeback
2005 ISU-ARMY; Historic West Point,, NY. Amazing place for a football game

 

[cyclones500]

Interesting to read the recollections and lists.

Downside, it brings to lot how few P5 non-conference opponents ISU has played (let alone beaten) in the past 40 years.

Sorry, carry on.

 

[HFCS]

Interesting to read the recollections and lists.

Downside, it brings to lot how few P5 non-conference opponents ISU has played (let alone beaten) in the past 40 years.

Sorry, carry on.

"Least favorite non-conference games" could be a suicide watch type of thread.

 

[twojman]

2009 Iowa State at Kent St. I was so pumped watching this game as it sealed my 3 team parlay. $30 bet turned into ~$250.

...it was also my birthday.