Best ISU Football Team You've Watched
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Mike Williams' leg injury was so bad, he almost lost his leg. Big loss, but Dexter Green registered a 1,000 yard season. What a special year.
Yeah, what KU had in 07 with that same weak south rotation is what 05 should have been for us.
I remember oranges being thrown on the field that year by our fans but I don’t remember who we were playing.
I just looked at the schedule. It had to be the Nebraska game.
We should have at least been 11-1 in 2005. 3 of our 4 losses that regular season were in OT after we pissed away 4th quarter leads, and we probably beat Baylor if the offense bothers to show up in the second half. Was always the biggest problem with the McCarney era, and it killed us in 2005 - with the exception of Iowa, almost every single time he got a lead he started playing not to lose instead of trying to put the nail in the coffin.
Didn't seem them live but a bit of a tossup between 2017 and 2018 for me but 2017 was some of the best overall football I've seen ISU play...when they had things going and played at Tech, I wasn't able to watch, and saw on my phone that they were up by maybe a couple of TDs maybe 3rd quarterish and actually thought 'oh, they'll be fine'.
I actually had full confidence in a lead.
Saw last year's TCU game live and obviously they played well that day. Also stayed at the same hotel as the team so was awesome seeing them coming in and out of meetings and I don't know what it was like with previous teams but imo it felt like a group of people that knew what they wanted to do.
I actually had full confidence in a lead.
Saw last year's TCU game live and obviously they played well that day. Also stayed at the same hotel as the team so was awesome seeing them coming in and out of meetings and I don't know what it was like with previous teams but imo it felt like a group of people that knew what they wanted to do.
The whole city of Ames and most of Iowa went wild after that '76 win over Nebby. What a great game!!
I'll go with the single game like I did in the worst team thread and say the 2018 win over West Virginia in Ames. Night game, highly ranked opponent, and the Cyclones were in total control from start to finish. Complete game on both sides of the ball. Maybe not the most inspired effort - hard to top the Kyle Kempt game - but probably their best and most complete game in the CMC era to date.
kcbob79clone
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Heard the game announcers said Ames was going to be a party town tonight, or something like that. And it was as all the kegs sold out. We were lucky and got one.
Stanley actually got knocked out of the Nebraska game and Buddy Hardeman stepped in. He was a better runner than Stanley and Osborne actually thought he was the difference maker in the game. Most fans would go with Luther Blue after his kickoff return for the touchdown.
kcbob79clone
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I think so, as we're about 6 others. I've looked a little trying to find the injury report for that game with no success
The 2005 team had the best defense I have ever seen for Iowa State. Just going through that roster on defense is impressive even now...
Jason Berryman
Big Play Curvey
Nick Leaders
Tim Dobbins
Lamarcus Hicks
Deandre Jackson
Steve Paris
...plus some other quality guys. That defense was full of guys who have legitimate cases to be all-timers at their position for the program.
Should have been 12-0 despite the average offense...
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Lost in 2 OT
How we lost at home to pre-Briles Baylor I will never understand
Lost in OT
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Lost in OT
Lost by 3
That team should have went 12-0 and rose to #3 in the rankings, had the honor of being crushed by #2 Texas in Houston, and then went to a BCS game.
The 2005 team is the best Iowa State team I can remember seeing before Campbell came around despite it only going 6-7 with all those close losses.
Jason Berryman
Big Play Curvey
Nick Leaders
Tim Dobbins
Lamarcus Hicks
Deandre Jackson
Steve Paris
...plus some other quality guys. That defense was full of guys who have legitimate cases to be all-timers at their position for the program.
Should have been 12-0 despite the average offense...
W
W
W
Lost in 2 OT
How we lost at home to pre-Briles Baylor I will never understand
Lost in OT
W
W
W
W
Lost in OT
Lost by 3
That team should have went 12-0 and rose to #3 in the rankings, had the honor of being crushed by #2 Texas in Houston, and then went to a BCS game.
The 2005 team is the best Iowa State team I can remember seeing before Campbell came around despite it only going 6-7 with all those close losses.
No doubt in my mind. 1977 Cyclones. Best defense led by Boskey and Stensrud and a grind it out offense behind Dexter Green. I’ve never seen anything like it since. Even our recent teams die n second to this group.
Nope. ISU needed to beat Oklahoma State in its last game to guarantee a bowl bid. Once they lost that game, they needed Neby to beat OU. Doing so would have put Neby in the Orange Bowl and ISU would get a bowl invite. Neby lost the game and the bowl committee gave them an invite instead of ISU, even though ISU beat Neby and they had the same record. How is that for fairness?
2005 defense was, without exaggeration one of the best in the country
yes, that 2005 defense was really one of the top 10 defenses in the country. It was loaded. Such a wasted opportunity.
yes, that 2005 defense was really one of the top 10 defenses in the country. It was loaded. Such a wasted opportunity.
