TCU-Iowa State Game Scoring Summary and Links

Iowa State (1-3 , 0-2) -VS- TCU (3-2 , 1-1)

                    1st     2nd     3rd     4th     Total  
Iowa State    0         7        0        7         14
TCU             0         7        7        3         17


                             ISU    TCU   
Total Yards           198    299
Pass Yards              79    182
Rushing Yards      119    117
Penalty Yards       1-15   5-55
1st Downs             15      19
3rd Downs           5-12   11-20
4th Downs            0-2      2-2
TOP                    24:22   35:38
 

Scoring Summary
                
2nd    12:10    ISU - Kolar, Charlie 3 yd pass from Noland, Zeb (Assalley kick )    7    0
2nd    07:35    TCU - Barber, Taye 10 yd pass from Robinson, Shawn (Song kick )    7    7
3rd    14:11    TCU - Banogu, Ben 47 yd fumble recovery (Song kick )    7    14
4th    07:51    ISU - Montgomery, Da. 1 yd run (Assalley kick )    14    14
4th    00:37    TCU - Song, Jonathan 28 yd field goal    14    17

Attendance: 42,664

Highlights: here 

TCU Head Coach Gary Patterson Discusses the Win: here 

Iowa State Head Coach Matt Campbell Discusses the Loss: here and here

October 5 is Go Purple Friday!

Friday, October 5, is Go Purple Friday: Even though this is a bye week for TCU, wear purple on Friday, October 5, and receive discounts and offers from Go Purple partners. More information: here   

ESPN GameDay in Dallas for Texas-Oklahoma on October 6

ESPN College GameDay on Saturday, October 6: ESPN's College GameDay will be in Dallas, Texas, for the top-25 Big 12 showdown between sixth-ranked Oklahoma and 18th-ranked Texas, which commonly is referred to as the Red River Showdown. The game will kick off at 11 am Central. GameDay airs from 8 to 11 am Central on Saturdays on ESPN.

Midnite's Week 6 Big 12 Picks and Week 5 Results

Midnite's record through five weeks: 31-7

Midnite's Week 6 Big 12 Picks:

• Midite's Pick: Oklahoma 30, Texas 23
• Midnite's Pick: West Virginia 49, Kansas 10
• Midnite's Pick: Baylor 23, Kansas State 14
• Midnite's Pick: Oklahoma State 30, Iowa State 19

Midnite's Week 5 Big 12 Picks/Results: 5-0

• Midnite's Pick: TCU 27, Iowa State 13; Result: TCU 17, Iowa State 14
• Midite's Pick: Oklahoma State 47, Kansas 18; Result: Oklahoma State 48, Kansas 28
• Midnite's Pick: West Virginia 39, Texas Tech 27; Result: West Virginia 42, Texas Tech 34
• Midnite's Pick: Oklahoma 32, Baylor 17; Result: Oklahoma 66, Baylor 33
• Midnite's Pick: exas 28, Kansas State 10; Result: Texas 19, Kansas State 14

Midnite's Week 4 Big 12 Picks/Results: 4-2

• Midnite's Pick: TCU 37, Texas 31; Result: Texas 31, TCU 16
• Midnite's Pick: Iowa State 37, Akron 21; Result: Iowa State 26 Akron 13
• Midnite's Pick: West Virginia 38, Kansas State 17; Result: West Virginia 35 Kansas State 6
• Midnite's Pick: Baylor 40, Kansas 20; Result: Baylor 26, Kansas 7
• Midnite's Pick: Oklahoma 42, Army 20; Result: Oklahoma 28, Army 21 (OT)
• Midnite's Pick: Oklahoma State 59, Texas Tech 44; Result: Texas Tech 41 Oklahoma State 17

Midnite's Week 3 Picks/Results: 6-2

• Midnite's Pick: TCU 21, Ohio State 19; Result: Ohio State 40, TCU 28
• Midnite's Pick: Oklahoma 44, Iowa State 10; Result: Oklahoma 39, Iowa State 27
• Midnite's Pick: Kansas 20, Rutgers 17; Result: Kansas 55, Rutgers 14
• Midite's Pick: Oklahoma State 38, Boise State 35; Result: Oklahoma State 44, Boise State 21
• Midnite's Pick: Duke 30, Baylor 24; Result: Duke 40, Baylor 27
• Midnite's Pick: West Virginia 34, NC State 27; Result: weather cancellation (null)
• Midnite's Pick: Texas Tech 45, Houston 42; Result: Texas Tech 63, Houston 49
• Midnite's Pick: Kansas State 30, UTSA 11; Result: Kansas State 41, UTSA 17
• Midnite's Pick: USC 21, Texas 13; Result: Texas 37, USC 14

Midnite's Week 2 Picks/Results: 8-2

• Midnite's Pick; TCU 51, SMU 13; Result: TCU 42, SMU 12   
• Mississippi State 34, Kansas State 18: Result: Mississippi State 31, Kansas State 10 
• Oklahoma 49, UCLA 17; Result: Oklahoma 49, UCLA 21:
• Central Michigan 28, Kansas 24; Result: Kansas 31, Central Michigan 7
• Texas Tech 48, Lamar  21: Result: Texas Tech 77, Lamar 0
• Iowa State 28, Iowa 27; Result: Iowa 13, Iowa State 3
• West Virginia  69, Youngstown State 3; Result:: West Virginia 52, Youngstown State 17
• Baylor 30, UTSA 10; Result: Baylor 37, UTSA 20 
• Oklahoma State 58, South Alabama 7; Result: Oklahoma State 55, South Alabama 13
• Texas 30, Tulsa 20; Result: Texas   , Tulsa
  

Midnite's Week 1 Picks/Results: 8-1

• Midnite's Pick: TCU  44, Southern 10; Result: TCU 55, Southern 7
• Midnite's Pick: Oklahoma State 37, Missouri State 10; Result: Oklahoma State 58, Missouri State 17
• Midnite's Pick: Oklahoma 41, Florida Atlantic 24; Result: Oklahoma 63, Florida Atlantic 14
• Midnite's Pick: Ole Miss 30, Texas Tech 27; Result: Ole Miss 47, Texas Tech 27
• Midnite's Pick: Texas 33, Maryland 17; Result: Maryland 34, Texas 29
• Midnite's Pick: West Virginia 31, Tennessee 17; Result: West Virginia 40, Tennessee 14
• Midnite's Pick: Baylor 30, Abilene Christian 7; Result: Baylor 55, Abilene Christian 27
• Midnite's Pick: Iowa State 27,  South Dakota State 21; Result: weather cancellation (null)
• Midnite's Pick: Nicholls 21, Kansas 20; Result:  Nicholls 26, Kansas 23
• Midnite's Pick: Kansas State 34, South Dakota 13; Result: Kansas State 27, South Dakota 24

2018 Big 12 Football Standings: here

2018 Big 12 Football Schedules and Results: here  

Week 6 TCU Sports Athletics News Summary

Soccer: The TCU women's soccer team beat sixth-ranked Texas 1-0 on Sunday, September 30, at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium on the TCU Campus. Yazmeen Ryan's third goal of the season was the winner. With the victory, TCU's senior class tied the school record with their 40th career win. TCU recorded its first-ever victory over a top-10 opponent, and posted its seventh shutout of the season. It was the first loss of the season for Texas. The Frogs improved their record to 8-3-2 (1-2-1, Big 12). The Longhorns fell to 9-1-2.

Volleyball: The TCU women's volleyball team beat Kansas State 3-1 (25-22, 18-25, 25-12, 25-22) on Saturday, September 29, in Manhattan, Kansas.It was the 10th win of the season for the Horned Frogs. The Frogs are 10-4, 2-1 Big 12. TCU returns home for two straight matches. The Frogs welcome Texas at 8 pm Central on Wednesday, October 3, and Texas Tech at 1 pm Central on Saturday, October 6, at The Rickel inside the University Recreation Center. Both contests will air live on television. The match against the Longhorns will be broadcast on ESPNU. The match against the Red Raiders will be broadcast on FOX Sports Southwest Plus.

Rifle: The second-ranked TCU rifle team fired a season-high 4,711 to finish first among four teams, topping No. 10 Navy and the VMI men's team and the VMI women's squad. The Frogs turned in the best team score in both disciplines, shooting a 2,332 in smallbore and a 2,379 in air rifle. The air rifle score was tied for eighth best in program history. The smallbore score was the highest this season.

Men's Basketball: The TCU basketball program has secured its third four-star recruit for the 2019 class. Francisco Farabello is a 6’2″ point guard from Argentina.  He played for the NBA Global Academy. He joins four-star recruits P.J. Fuller and Diante Smith. TCU's recruiting class is ranked No. 8 overall in the 247Sports team rankings.

Men's Golf: TCU senior golfer Stefano Mazzoli tied for fifth place at the Nike Collegiate Invitational (NCI), held at Colonial Country Club, September 30-October 2. The tie for fifth place was the best a TCU golfer has done in the five-year history of the NCI. Mazzoli shot a 2-under 208 for the tournament. Duke's Chandler Eaton won the tournament at 6-under 204. As a team, TCU finished tied at 870 with Oregon for 12th place, out of 15 teams. In a field with half of the nation's top 10, according to GolfWeek, No. 7 Duke won the tournament at 2-under 838. 

Week 6 Big 12 Football Schedule

 

Week 6 in the Big 12: In addition to TCU having a bye on Saturday, October 6:

• Texas and Oklahoma meet in the Red River Showdown in Dallas, at 11 am CT, on Saturday, October 6
• West Virginia hosts Kansas, at 11 am CT on Saturday, October 6
• Baylor hosts Kansas State, at 2:30 pm CT on Saturday, October 6
• Iowa State visits Oklahoma State, at 2:30 pm CT, on Saturday, October 6

2018 Big 12 Football Standings: here

2018 Big 12 Football Schedules and Results: here

2018 Week 6 Amway Coaches Poll: Alabama Remains No. 1

The Amway Coaches Poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season, using a panel of head coaches at FBS schools. The panel is chosen by random draw, conference by conference plus independents, from a pool of coaches who have indicated to the American Football Coaches Association their willingness to participate. Each coach submits a Top 25 with a first-place vote worth 25 points, second place 24, and so on down to one point for 25th. Access the poll: here

Here is the 2018 Week 6 Amway Coaches Poll:

1) Alabama 5-0 (1,597 total points) (61 first-place votes)

2) Georgia, 5-0 (1,490)

3) Ohio State, 5-0 (1,467) (1)

4) Clemson, 5-0 (1,417) (2)

5) Oklahoma, 5-0 (1,313)

6) LSU, 5-0, (1,285)

7) Notre Dame, 5-0 (1,246)

8) West Virginia, 4-0 (1,055)

9) Auburn, 4-1 (1049)

10) Washington, 4-1 (1,027)

11) Penn State, 4-1 (1,002)

12) Wisconsin, 3-1 (797)

13) Central Florida, 4-0 (763)

14) Stanford, 4-1 (753)

15) Kentucky, 5-0 (69)

16) Michigan, 4-1 (627)

17) Miami (Florida), 4-1 (587)

18 ) Oregon, 4-1 (453)

19) Michigan State, 3-1 (376)

20) Texas, 4-1 (342)

21) Oklahoma State, 4-1 (255)

22) Colorado, 4-0 (170)

23) Virginia Tech, 3-1 (167)

24) Boise State, 3-1 (160)

25) NC State, 4-0 (121)

Other receiving votes: South Florida, 109; Florida, 105; Syracuse, 48; Washington State, 43; Cincinnati, 42; TCU, 40; Appalachian State, 34; Texas A&M, 31; Iowa, 23; Missouri, 21; Maryland, 14; Mississippi State, 13; USC, 10; San Diego State, 9; Boston College, 9; Arizona State, 8; South Carolina, 6; Troy, 5; California, 5; Duke, 5; BYU, 4; Army, 4; Louisiana Tech, 2; Fresno State, 1.

Coaches Participating in the Voting that Determines the Rankings: The 2018 Amway Board of Coaches are: Blake Anderson, Arkansas State; Major Applewhite, Houston; Dino Babers, Syracuse; Mike Bloomgren, Rice; John Bonamego, Central Michigan; Terry Bowden, Akron; Jeff Brohm, Purdue; Neal Brown, Troy; Troy Calhoun, Air Force; Rod Carey, Northern Illinois; Bill Clark, Alabama-Birmingham; Dave Clawson, Wake Forest; Geoff Collins, Temple; David Cutcliffe, Duke; Mark Dantonio, Michigan State; Bob Davie, New Mexico; Butch Davis, Florida International; Dana Dimel, Texas-El Paso; DJ Durkin, Maryland; Herm Edwards, Arizona State; Luke Fickell, Cincinnati; Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M; P.J. Fleck, Minnesota; James Franklin, Penn State; Willie Fritz, Tulane; Scott Frost, Nebraska; Justin Fuente, Virginia Tech; Turner Gill, Liberty; Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State; Bryan Harsin, Boise State; Clay Helton, Southern California; Tom Herman, Texas; Dana Holgorsen, West Virginia; Mike Jinks, Bowling Green; Kliff Kingsbury, Texas Tech; Brad Lambert, Charlotte; Mike Leach, Washington State; Lance Leipold, Buffalo; Tim Lester, Western Michigan; Seth Littrell, North Texas; Rocky Long, San Diego State; Chad Lunsford, Georgia Southern; Mike MacIntyre, Colorado; Gus Malzahn, Auburn; Doug Martin, New Mexico State; Urban Meyer, Ohio State; Jeff Monken, Army; Dan Mullen, Florida; Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh; Ken Niumatalolo, Navy; Jay Norvell, Nevada; Barry Odom, Missouri; Ed Orgeron, LSU; Gary Patterson, TCU; Chris Petersen, Washington; Bobby Petrino, Louisville; Nick Saban, Alabama; Scott Satterfield, Appalachian State; Kirby Smart, Georgia; Rick Stockstill, Middle Tennessee; Charlie Strong, South Florida; Dabo Swinney, Clemson; Jeff Tedford, Fresno State; Kyle Whittingham, Utah; Everett Withers, Texas State.

Note:  Ohio State coach Urban Meyer did not participate in the Amway Coaches Poll while he served a three-game suspension handed down by Ohio State. Maryland coach DJ Durkin, on administrative leave, also is ineligible to vote while the university conducts investigations into this program.

2018 Week 6 Associated Press Poll: Alabama Dominates

The Associated Press began its college football poll on Oct. 19, 1936. It is the longest-running poll of those that award national titles at the end of the season. The preseason poll was started in 1950. A panel of 60 sports writers and broadcasters from around the country votes on the poll weekly. The AP Top 25 is determined by a simple points system based on how each voter ranks the teams. A team receives 25 points for each first place vote, 24 for second place and so on through to the 25th team, which receives one point. The rankings are set by listing the teams' point totals from highest to lowest. Access the poll: here

Here is the 2018 Week 6 Associated Press Poll:

1) Alabama, 5-0 (1,597 total points) (61 first-place votes)

2) Georgia, 5-0 (1,490)

3) Ohio State, 5-0 (1,467) (1)

4) Clemson, 5-0 (1,417) (2)

5) Oklahoma, 5-0 (1,313)

6) LSU, 5-0 (1,285)

7) Notre Dame, 5-0 (1,246)

8) West Virginia, 4-0 (1,055)

9) Auburn, 4-1 (1,049)

10) Washington, 4-1 (1,027)

11) Penn State, 4-1 (1,002)

12) Wisconsin, 3-1 (797)

13) Central Florida, 4-0 (763)

14) Stanford, 4-1 (753)

15) Kentucky, 5-0 (690)

16) Michigan, 4-1 (627)

17) Miami (Florida), 4-1 (587)

18) Oregon, 4-1 (453)

19) Michigan State, 3-1 (376)

20) Texas, 4-1 (255)

21) Oklahoma State, 4-1 (255)

22) Colorado, 4-0 (170)

23) Virginia Tech, 3-1 (167)

24) Boise State, 3-1 (160)

25) NC State, 4-0 (121)

Others Receiving Votes: South Florida, 109; Florida, 105; Syracuse, 48; Washington State, 43; Cincinnati, 42; TCU, 40; Appalachian State, 34; Texas A&M, 31; Iowa, 23; Missouri, 21; Maryland, 14; Mississippi State 13; USC, 10; San Diego State, 9; Boston College, 9; Arizona State, 8; South Carolina, 6; Troy, 5; California, 5; Duke, 5; BYU, 4; Army, 4; Louisiana Tech, 2; Fresno State, 1.

Week 6 TCU Quiz and TCU Fact

Week 6 Quiz Question: Of the following sports, which one at TCU has boasted the most Academic All-Americans?

a) Football
b) Tennis
c) Golf
d) Swimming and diving

Week 6 TCU Fact: The East–West Shrine Game is a postseason college football all-star game that has been played annually since 1925. For the 1928 game, payers from the Southwest Conference were included for the first time. TCUs Raymog "Rags" Matthews was one of them.

Week 5 Quiz Answer: (c) First woman to head the Frog Club
Week 5 Quiz Question: Pat Vinsant '49 holds what TCU distinction?

a) First woman athletics administrator
b) First coach of women's basketball team
c) First woman to head the Frog Club
d) First cheerleader to be the top of a pyramid

Week 5 TCU Fact:  In 1949, TCU became the first university in the nation to offer a four-year degree in ballet.

Week 4 Quiz Answer: (c) Baja Desert Horned Lizard
Week 4 Quiz Question: There are fourteen different known species of horned lizard. Which is NOT a variety?
a) Chihuahua Desert Horned Lizard
b) Pygmy Short Horned Lizard
c) Baja Desert Horned Lizard
d) Regal Horned Lizard

Week 4 TCU Fact:  The only totally candlelight wedding to occur at Robert Carr Chapel came during a power failure on the east side of campus in the 1980s. Emmet Smith '54, then university organist, announced the bride by blowing on a pipe detached from the organ.

Week 3 Quiz Answer: (c) Downtown Fort Worth
Week 3 Quiz Question: TCU had no campus in 1910-11. Where did students live and go to classes?

a) Texas Wesleyan University
b) The Fort Worth YMCA
c) Downtown Fort Worth
d) Carswell Air Force Base

Week 3 TCU Fact: Frog Fountain became a part of TCU in 1969. Each Flute represents a different class at TCU. The tallest represents the seniors. The shortest represents the freshmen. The water flowing from each flute represents the knowledge that is flowing from the seniors down to the freshmen. The new and improved Frog Fountain was installed in December of 2007. A focal point of campus life for four decades, the fountain features four stylized lotus leaves, a motif that was chosen because of the historic association of the lotus and education. The fountain originally was placed in front of the Brown-Lupton Student Center in 1969.

Week 2 Quiz Answer: c) 81-19;  No. 8 TCU's 247 win over Texas on November 4, 2017, marked Gary Patterson’s 100th home game as TCU’s head coach. After that win the Horned Frogs were 81-19 over 17 seasons in those contests.
Week 2 Quiz Question: After Gary Patterson’s 100th home game as TCU’s head coach, what was TCU's home record over those 100 games?

a) 50-50
b) 77-23
c) 81-19
d) 91-9

Week 2 TCU Fact: TCU's first year in the SWC was 1923. The Frogs went 2-1 in conference and 5-4 overall, under head coach Matty Bell, who coached TCU from 1923 to 1928 and compiled a record of 33-17-5.

Week 1 Quiz Answer: a) 10,489
Week 1 Quiz Question: What was TCU's enrollment in 2017? 

a) 10,489
b) 8,941
c) 9,418
d) 14,890

Week 1 TCU Fact: Outside of Texas, the state with the most TCU alums is California.

Week 5: TCU-Iowa State GameDay Information

Friday, September 28, is Go Purple Friday: Wear purple on Friday, September 28, and receive discounts and offers from Go Purple partners. More information: here

Game 5 of the 2018 TCU Football Season: TCU vs Iowa State: Saturday, September 29, 2018, at 6 pm (Central), Amon G. Carter  Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas; TV: ESPNU (TV Talent: Roy Philpott and Tom Ramsey); Radio -- WBAP 820 AM, KTCU 88.7, Sirius 113, XM 200  (Radio Talent: Brian Estridge, John Denton, Landry Burdine); Spanish Radio: KFZO 99.1 (Radio Talent: Miguel Cruz, Elvis Gallegos).

Lee Greenwood (right), wife, Kimberly, son Parker

• It's Family Weekend! And it's a White Out! All fans are encouraged to wear white TCU gear

• Former TCU women's golfer Angela Stanford will be recognized at the game for winning the 2018 Evian Championship -- her first LPGA major title.

• Singer Lee Greenwood (God Bless the USA!) reportedly will perform at the end of halftime. His and his wife's (Kimberly Payne) son Parker is a TCU student.

TCU Head Coach Gary Patterson Talks About Iowa State: here 

Iowa State Head Coach Matt Campbell Talks About TCU: here

ESPN College GameDay on Saturday, September 29: ESPN's College GameDay will be in State College, Pennsylvania, for the top-10 Big Ten East showdown between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Penn State Nittany Lions. The game will kick off at 6:30 pm and be broadcast by ABC. GameDay airs from 8 to 11 am Central on Saturdays on ESPN. College GameDay is originating at the site of an Ohio State game for a record 42nd time. On September 15, Ohio State was part of GameDay when GameDay broadcast from the TCU Commons prior to the Frogs and Buckeyes meeting in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. This will be the sixth appearance by GameDay at Penn State since the show began in 1993. It will be the third time it appears for Ohio State's visit to Penn State, following previous shows for the 2005 and 2007 games. The show originated from Columbus for the Nittany Lions' visits in 1996, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2017.

The TCU-Iowa State Line: Opened with TCU as a 13-point favorite; dropped to TCU as a 10.5-point favorite. The over-under is 46.5 points.

Midnite's TCU-Iowa State Prediction: TCU 27, Iowa State 13

TCU's Iowa State Game Hype Video: here

Iowa State's TCU Game Hype Video: here

TCU-Iowa State Game-Watching Party Locations: here  

TCU's Previous Game: The then 17th-ranked Horned Frogs lost to unranked Texas, 31-16, on Saturday, September 22, in Austin, to fall to 2-2 (0-1, Big 12). Highlights: here  

Iowa State's Previous Game: Iowa State beat Akron 26-13 to improve to 1-2 (0-1, Big 12). Highlights: here

Previous TCU-Iowa State Game: On October 28, 2017, 25th-ranked Iowa State beat fourth-ranked TCU 14-7 in Ames, Iowa. Highlights: here
 

TCU-Iowa State Rivalry:

• The TCU-Iowa State series began with a 27-10 TCU win in Fort Worth in 1995.
• TCU and Iowa State are meeting for the 10th time in their history.
• The Horned Frogs hold a 7-2 series lead, including a 4-2 advantage since beginning Big 12 play in 2012.
• TCU is 3-1 versus Iowa State in Fort Worth, 3-1 in Ames and 1-0 at neutral sites (2005 Houston Bowl).
• Iowa State took a 37-23 victory in 2012 in the Horned Frogs' first-ever Big 12 home game. It also snapped a 12-game TCU winning streak that was the longest in the nation at the time.
• Prior to TCU beginning Big 12 play in 2012, the teams had not met since a 27-24 Horned Frogs' victory in the 2005 Houston Bowl.

TCU-Iowa State Connections:

• TCU head coach Gary Patterson's first game on the Horned Frogs' sideline was a 31-21 victory at Iowa State in the 1998 season-opener. Patterson was TCU's defensive coordinator at the time.
• Iowa State has eight players from Teas on its roster.
• TCU has one player from Iowa on its roster: senior wide receiver Austin Ahredt (#89), who is from Sioux City.

TCU 2018 Football Media Guide: here 
 

TCU 2018 Football Video: here

Iowa State 2018 Football Guide: here

Iowa State 2018 Football Video: here

Frogs Missing in Action: Starting safety Niko Small suffered an injury in the Texas game and may not be available against Iowa State. Starting offensive guard Cordel Iwuagwu suffered an injury in the Texas game and may not be available against Iowa State. Third-string defensive back Michael Onyemaobi (#22), a redshirt freshman, suffered an apparent season-ending injury in the game against Southern. TCU defensive end Ross Blacklock suffered an injury during fall camp. He is out for the season. Freshman safety Atanza Vongor suffered an injury during fall camp that apparently will cause him to miss the season.

TCU Notables:

• After playing three straight weeks away from home, TCU returns to Amon G. Carter Stadium Saturday to host Iowa State.
• Although the Horned Frogs were on the road for three consecutive games, they did not leave the state with games in Dallas, Arlington and Austin.
• TCU played away from home in three straight games for the first time since 2011, when it faced BYU at AT&T Stadium in Arlington before road games at Wyoming and Boise State.
• In the 18-season tenure of head coacc Gary Patterson, TCU is 43-7 in home night games.
• Patterson is 5-2 as a head coach versus Iowa State.
• TCU is 37-13 in regular-season games following a loss under Patterson.
• The Horned Frogs have lost three games in a row in the same season just once (2013) in 18 years under Patterson.
• TCU has a seven-game home winning streak.
• The Horned Frogs are 83-19 in 18 seasons under Patterson at Amon G. Carter Stadium.
• TCU went 6-0 in Amon G. Carter Stadium last season for its third perfect campaign at home in the last four seasons.
• TCU is one of just five programs nationally to finish in the top 10 of the final polls at least three times in the last four seasons. The others are Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Oklahoma.
• Over the last five seasons, the Horned Frogs' 42-15 overall record and 26-11 conference mark both rank second in the Big 12.
• Patterson's 18 seasons as TCU's head coach are more than the combined tenures of the 11 other FBS head coaches in the state of Texas.
• Under Patterson, TCU has posted seven top-10 finishes and 11 in the top 25. The Horned Frogs have won at least 11 games in 10 of the last 15 seasons.
• Ten of TCU's 12 regular-season games this year are in Texas. The Horned Frogs will not leave the state until they travel to play at Kansas on October 27.
• TCU has held its four opponents this season below their season scoring and total offense averages.
• TCU tops the Big 12 and is 12th nationally in third-down defense, allowing opponents to convert on just 27.6 percent (15-of-58) of their opportunities.
• TCU tops the Big 12 and is tied for ninth nationally in allowing an average of just 0.8 sacks per game.
• Seventeen of wide receiver Jalen Reagor's team-best 23 receptions have resulted in a first down or touchdown. He has had a career-high in receptions in each of the last two games. He had seven catches versus Ohio State and eight at Texas.
• Reagor's one-yard touchdown catch against Texas with six seconds left in the first half was his second scoring reception of the season and 10th of his career.
• Reagor has at least one reception in TCU's last nine games, the longest current streak by a Horned Frog.
• Against Texas, true freshman receiver Taye Barber had a career-best three receptions for 26 yards, including a season long 21-yard catch.
• Running back Daris Anderson is TCU's career leader in yards per carry at 6.6. He leads the Horned Frogs with 274 yards rushing on a 7.4 per carry mark.
• KaVonate Turpin is TCU's career leader in punt returns for a score (four) as well as special teams touchdowns (five). He also holds the Horned Frogs' career record for kickoff return yards (1,812).
• In the Texas game, linebacker Garret Wallow had a career-high in tackles for the second straight game with 11. He had eight stops last week versus Ohio State. Wallow's 11 tackles were the most by a Horned Frog since former linebacker Travin Howard had 15 stops in last year's Big 12 Championship Game against Oklahoma. Wallow has a team-best 28 tackles this season.
• TCU is 37-13 in regular-season games following a loss under Patterson.
• TCU is one of just five programs nationally to finish in the top 10 of the final polls at least three times in the last four seasons. The others are Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Oklahoma.
• Patterson's 18 seasons as TCU's head coach are more than the combined tenures of the 11 other FBS head coaches in the state of Texas.
• Under Patterson, TCU has posted seven top-10 finishes and 11 in the top 25. The Horned Frogs have won at least 11 games in 10 of the last 15 seasons.
• Against Texas, TCU scored for the 324th consecutive game. It's the nation's second-longest current streak and fourth all-time in NCAA history. The Horned Frogs haven't been blanked since November 16, 1991, at Texas (32-0).
• Jonathan Song's 46-yard field goal on TCU's opening series against Texas was a career long. His previous best was 39 yards at Kansas State last season. Song added 23- and 29-yard field goals and is now 11-of-12 in his career on field goals.
• Against Texas, linebacker Arico Evans had a career-high 10 tackles, including his first career sack.
• In the Texas game, defensive end Ben Banogu had 1.5 sacks, giving him 11 in his two seasons as a Horned Frog. He also had two quarterback hurries.

2018 Game 6 for TCU: TCU will clash with Texas Tech at 6:30 pm Central on Thursday, October 11, in Amon G. Carter Stadium, in Fort Worth. The game will air on ESPN.

Amon G. Carter Stadium: Construction is underway, with completion in time for the 2019 season, on the $100 million Amon G. Carter Stadium premium seating expansion. The project calls for two new levels of luxury seating above the current upper deck on the east side of the stadium. The new Legends Club and Suites will include 48 loge boxes with two private clubs, over 1,000 club seats and 22 luxury suites. Additional information about The Carter: here

Free Pepsi at The Carter: Every fan who comes to a TCU home game at Amon G. Carter Stadium gets a free 24 oz Pepsi product. It is a thank you for TCU Athletics for "being the best fans in the Big 12," says Athletics Director Jeremiah Donati. Vouchers are given to fans when they enter the stadium.

Have Fun Tailgating at Amon Carter Before and After the Football Games: Donor parking lots open five hours prior to kickoff. For games that start before 2:30 pm, lots must be cleared by three hours after the games end. For games that start at 2:30 pm or later, Lots must be cleared 90 minutes after games end, or by 11 pm (whichever comes first, due to city ordinance).

Countdown to Kickoff at Amon Carter: Three hours prior to kickoff: Frog Alley opens. Two-and-a-half hours prior to kickoff: Frog Walk begins. Two hours prior to kickoff: autographs by members of other TCU athletic teams. One hour prior to kickoff: TCU Marching Band and Spirit. Thirty minutes prior to kickoff: Frog Alley closes and pre-game show begins.

TCU Gameday Parking and Traffic Information fo Amon Carter: here 

Information about Amon Carter Rules and Regulations: here 

• Important! Security measures at TCU Athletic Events: Only the following items are permitted into TCU athletic facilities:
• Bags that are clear plastic, vinyl or PVC and not exceeding 14 inches by 14 inches
• One-gallon clear plastic freezer bag (Ziploc bag or similar)
• One unopened bottle of water
• Small clutch bags, approximately the size of a hand, with or without a handle or strap can be taken into the stadium with one of the clear plastic bags
• Exceptions are made for medically necessary items after proper inspection at the stadium gates. Backpacks, diaper bags and other similar bags are not be allowed.

2018 TCU Home Game Color Coordination at Amon Carter: Saturday, September 29: White Out -- all fans wear white; Thursday, October 11: Black Out -- all fans wear black; Saturday, October 20: Fan Vote! -- on May 15, fans can vote for the color scheme of this game; Saturday, November 3: Purple and White -- west side of stadium and western parts of the end zones, wear purple, and east side of stadium and eastern parts of the end zones, wear white; Saturday, November 24: Purple Out -- all fans wear purple.

Texas Wins Battle of the Horns; Frogs Look To Rebound Against Iowa State

Still trying to wash away the weirdness that is Austin, while preparing for a Cyclone in Fort Worth this Saturday ...

They were assumed to be contenders.

They proved themselves to be pretenders.

Two losses after four games, including last Saturday's (September 22) 31-16 meltdown in Austin to the University of Texas, unfortunately have put the Frogs out of contention for this season's College Football Playoff and, quite possibly, the Big 12 Conference championship.

With just a third of the season in the record books, TCU has disappeared from the Top 25. The Frogs have been relegated to the dubious "Others Receiving Votes" category, along with such teams as North Texas. That Denton powerhouse, by the way, has a 4-0 record under third-year head coach Seth Littrell.

When it comes to the Big 12 standings, TCU is looking up, from the bottom. Joining the Frogs in the cellar are Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State and Iowa State, whom the Frogs play in Amon Carter this Saturday (September 29).

Buoyed by wins over Southern and SMU and a hard-fought loss to Ohio State the previous Saturday, the Frogs went into Austin this past weekend seeking a record fifth straight win over the Longhorns. Instead, the Horned Frogs headed home licking their wounds and searching for their pride. TCU and head coach Gary Patterson lost to a coach (Tom Herman) in his second year at UT and in only his second year as a head coach at a Power 5 school.

As a result, after the loss to the 'Horns, Patterson penned a song. Listen here. 

The embattled Herman, whose Longhorns have not exactly inspired Texas fans until consecutive victories over Southern California and TCU, penned a song that reflected his mood. Listen here. 

The Frogs lost for the second consecutive week to a team they led at the half and to a team they could have, and probably should have, beaten. Once again, mistakes and a dismal third quarter doomed the Horned Frogs.

At the center of the flame-out was TCU quarterback Shawn Robinson. Again. Apparently he and the Frogs can't stand prosperity.

In the Ohio State game, Robinson had three turnovers; two interceptions and a fumble. The fumble was recovered for a touchdown and one of the interceptions was returned for a touchdown. After trailing TCU 14-13 at the half, the Buckeyes scored 20 unanswered points in a four-minute stretch early in the second half. Ohio State scored on a 63-yard pass, a pick-six and a blocked punt in TCU territory that gave their offense excellent starting position. It was enough for the Buckeyes to secure a 40-28 win.

In the loss to the Longhorns, Robinson again had three turnovers; one fumble and two interceptions. One of the interceptions nearly was returned for a touchdown. After trailing TCU 13-10 at the half and then 16-10 early in the third quarter, Texas scored two touchdowns in less than 20 seconds to take 24-16 lead late in the third quarter. The 'Horns iced the game with a final touchdown that came with less than four minutes to play.

Against Texas, an interception also was thrown by receiver KaVontae Turpin, on a trick play.

Through four games, Robinson, who is a sophomore and for the first season is leading the Horned Frogs as their starting quarterback, has completed 74 of 122 passes for 841 yards. He has six touchdown passes and five interceptions (he also was intercepted in the SMU game). Robinson has at least one touchdown pass in each of his five career starts at TCU. He also has rushed for 176 yards on 27 carries, with three touchdowns.

Texas mostly shut down a TCU running game that had gained at least 200 yards in each of its first three games. Against Texas, Robinson was the Frogs' leading rusher. He had 57 yards on nine carries. Running back Sewo Olonilua had 55 yards on 12 carries. Running back Darius Anderson, who had a record-breaking performance against Ohio State, had only 15 yards on eight carries.

The Frogs' only touchdown against Texas came on a one-yard pass from Robinson to receiver Jalen Reagor, who had eight receptions for 96 yards, including a long reception of 50 yards. Seventeen of Reagor's team-best 23 receptions have resulted in a first down or touchdown. Reagor’s 5.8 receptions per-game average thus far this season have him on pace for TCU’s second-best receiving season

TCU's other points against Texas came on three field goals by Jonathan Song, who apparently has replaced Cole Bunce as the Frogs' field-goal kicker. Against Texas, Song had a career-long 46-yard field goal on TCU's opening series. His previous best was 39 yards at Kansas State last season. Song added 23- and 29-yard field goals and is now 11-of-12 in his career on field goals.

The Frogs' defense played well enough to keep the Frogs within striking distance, until late in the game. The defense had three sacks, including 1.5 sacks by defensive end Ben Banogu, who now has 11 sacks in his two seasons as a Horned Frog. He also had two quarterback hurries.

For the second straight game, however, the defense had no takeaways. Also, against Texas, the defense continued to give up the big play, including a 31-yard TD pass to wide receiver Collin Johnson that was the first of the 'Horns two scores in less than 20 seconds in the third quarter. Earlier in the game, Johnson had a 45-yard reception. For the game, he had seven receptions for 124 yards.

Texas wide receiver Lil'Jordan Humphrey had four receptions for 77 yards, including a diving 38-yard touchdown reception between two TCU defenders in the fourth quarter.

Longhorns quarterback Sam Ehlinger managed the game well for Texas. He completed 22 of 32 passes for 255 yards and had the two touchdown throws. Ehlinger also had one rushing touchdown. He had no turnovers.

This Saturday, the 29th, after three straight games away from home, and the two consecutive losses, the Frogs begin working on salvaging their season with a 6pm kick off scheduled in The Carter against Iowa State.

The fact that the game is being played at night is a good sign. In the 18-season tenure of Patterson, TCU is 43-7 in home night games. Also, TCU is 37-13 in regular-season games following a loss under Patterson, who is 5-2 as a head coach versus Iowa State. The Horned Frogs have lost three games in a row in the same season just once (2013) under Patterson, and TCU has a seven-game home winning streak.

The Cyclones have a one-game winning streak. On Saturday, the 22nd, they beat Akron, 26-13, in Ames. Previously, Iowa State had lost to Oklahoma, 37-27, and to Iowa, 13-3. The Cyclones' first game of the season, against South Dakota State, was cancelled due to adverse weather.

It's an entirely different scenario this year, than last year's game against these two teams in Ames. At that time, TCU was undefeated and fourth-ranked. Iowa State, thanks in large part to an upset victory against Oklahoma in Norman, was 25th-ranked. TCU's offense, led by quarterback Kenny Hill, had a horrendous day and the Frogs were upset by the Cyclones, 14-7.

This Saturday, neither team is ranked. Both merely will be looking to avoid remaining in the cellar of the Big 12 Conference.

Iowa State Football Overview

2018 Iowa State Football Overview: Iowa State is in its third season under Matt Campbell, who was hired away from Toledo to be the Cyclones' head coach after Paul Rhoads was fired after Iowa State's 2015 season.

Campbell and Iowa State come into the 2018 season after a fairy-tale 2017 season that saw the Cyclones go 8-5, with wins over then third-ranked Oklahoma in Norman and then fourth-ranked TCU in Ames during the regular season, and over Memphis in the 2017 Liberty Bowl.

Campbell's second year at the helm of the Cyclones is turning into a fairy-tale.

This season has not started well for Iowa State. The Cyclones' first game of the season, against South Dakota State, scheduled for September 1, was cancelled by weather. Iowa State then lost two straight games, 13-3 to arch-rival Iowa, and 37-27 to Oklahoma, before winning their first game, 26-13 over Akron.

Iowa State returned nine starters on offense and six starters on defense.

The returning offensive starters are: tight end Chase Allen (#11); wide receiver Hakeem Butler (#18); offensive lineman Sean Foster; offensive lineman Julian Good-Jones; quarterback Kyle Kempt (#17); offensive lineman Josh Knipfel (#66); offensive lineman Bryce Meeker (#74); running back David Montgomery (#32); and running back Mike Warren (#2).

The returning defensive starters are: defensive end JaQuan Bailey (#3); linebacker Willie Harvey (#2); defensive lineman Ray Lima (76); cornerback D’Andre Payne (#1); cornerback Brian Peavy (#10); and linebacker Marcel Spears, Jr (#42).

Offensively, Iowa State was looking to be led by Kempt, a 6-5, 210-pound senior. The quarterback transferred to Iowa State from Hutchinson Community College and Oregon State before the 2016 season and took over the starting  job in the fifth game of the 2017 season. As a starter last year, we went 5-3. He broke ISU’s single-season mark in completion percentage (66.3 pct), connecting on 161-of-243 passes. He tossed 15 touchdown passes, tying for fifth on ISU’s season chart, to just three interceptions. Kempt threw a touchdown pass in all eight starts, including five games with two or more. He tallied two 300-yard passing games, tying for fifth on ISU’s season record book.

However, in the fourth quarter of what the Cyclones' season-opener against Iowa, Kempt suffered an injury to the medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his left knee. The MCL is a band of tissue on the inside of a knee. It connects the thigh bone to the bone of the lower leg. The MCL keeps the knee from bending inward. Kempt has missed the Cyclones' games against Oklahoma and Akron. He will miss the TCU game on Saturday and he may then be out another two to three weeks.

Sophomore Zeb Noland (#4), who had been Kempt's backup, has assumed the starting quarterback role. Noland, a 6-2, 218-pounder, has completed 55 of 80 pass attempts. He has thrown three touchdowns and one interception. Noland's backup is freshman Brock Purdy (#15).

The cornerstones of Iowa State's offense are Montgomery and Butler. The Cyclones try to get the football in the hands of these two playmakers as often as they can. Through three games, Montgomery,  a 5-11 216-pound junior, has carried the ball 61 times for 233 yards, an average of 3.8 yards per carry. He has scored two rushing touchdowns and has a log run of 21 yards. Last year Montgomery ranked third in the Big 12 in rushing yards per game (88.2) and became the 14th Cyclone rusher in school history to reach the 1,000-yard mark (1,146 yards) in a season.

Butler is a big wide receiver, at 6-6, 225 pounds. The junior has caught 14 passes for 297 yards and three touchdowns. He is averaging 99 receiving yards per game. He has a long reception of 57 yards.

Offensively, the Cyclones are averaging 333 total yards a game (254 passing and 79 rushing). The are scoring nearly 19 points a game. Iowa State has scored 100 percent of the time inside the red zone, but they’re scoring touchdowns at just a 22.2 percent clip, meaning they've been having to settle for field goals. Walk-on kicker Connor Assalley is seven-for-seven on field-goal attempts this season. In Iowa State’s 26-13 win over Akron last Satuday, four IS drives stalled within the Zips' 20-yard line. Assalley went four-for-four on field goal attempts, from 27, 29, 33 and 37 yards. The 37-yarder is his long kick thus far this season.

Through three games, turnovers have plagued the Cyclones. After remarkably losing only one fumble last year, Iowa State already has lost three fumbles through three games and is minus-two in turnover margin. The Cyclones' offensive line has given up six sacks.

Defensively, Iowa State is allowing opponents to score 21 points a game and average a total of 345 yards per game (223 passing and 122 rushing). They have given up six touchdowns, four through the air and two on the ground. The defense has registered five sacks and picked off only one pass.

Leading the team in tackles is defensive back Greg Eisworth (#12). He has 29 total tackles, with two of them being tackles-for-loss. Redshirt senior linebacker Willie Harvey (#2) has 17 total tackles. Freshman linebacker Mike Rose (#23) has 16 total tackles. Defensive end Eyioma Uwazurike (#50), defensive end JaQuan Bailey (#3), defensive end Matt Leo (#89), linebacker O'Rien Vance (#34) and defensive lineman Jamahl Johnson (#92) have recorded sacks. Defensive back Braxton Lewis (#33) has the lone interception.

Besides Assalley as the field goal kickers, the Cyclones' special teams include redshirt sophomore punter Corey Dunn (#13) He has punted the ball 15 times for an average of 38 yards a punt. He has a long punt of 58 yards.

Iowa State 2018 Football Schedule: September 1, versus South Dakota State, weather cancellation; September 8, at Iowa, lost, 13-3; September 15, versus Oklahoma,, lost, 37-27; September 22, versus Akron, won, ; September 29, at TCU; October 6, at Oklahoma State; October 13, versus West Virginia; October 27, versus Texas Tech (homecoming); November 3, at Kansas; November 10, versus Baylor; November 17 at Texas; November 24, versus Kansas State; December 1, versus Incarnate Word.

Iowa State 2018 Football Guide: here

Iowa State 2018 Football Video: here

Iowa State Football 2017 Results: versus Northern Iowa, won, 42-24; versus Iowa, lost, 44-41 (overtime); at Akron, won, 41-14; versus Texas, los,t 17-7; October 7, at Oklahoma, won, 38-31; versus Kansas, won, 45-0; at Texas Tech, won, 31-13; versus TCU, won, 14-7; November 4, at West Virginia, lost, 20-16 ; November 11, versus Oklahoma State, lost, 49-42; November 18, at Baylor, won, 23-13; November 25, at Kansas State, lost, 20-19; beat Memphis in the Liberty Bowl, 21-20.

Iowa State Football Historical Overview: Football first made its way onto the Iowa State campus in 1878 as a recreational sport. In 1892, an organized group of athletes first represented Iowa State in football. In 1894, college president William M. Beardshear spearheaded the foundation of an athletic association to officially sanction Iowa State football teams. The 1894 team finished with a 6–1 mark, including a 16–8 victory over what is now the University of Iowa.

Iowa State's colors are cardinal and gold. Its nickname is Cyclones. Iowa State's all-time football record is 520-631-46 (.453). The Cyclones have played in 13 bowl games, winning four and losing nine. The last bowl appearance came after the 2017 season. Iowa State defeated Memphis, 21-20, in the Liberty Bowl on December 30, 2017.

Legendary coach "Pop" Warner co-coached Iowa State's earliest football teams (1895-99). Other head coaches have included Johnny Majors, Earle Bruce, Dan McCarney and Gene Chizik. Former University of Texas head football coach Mack Brown and former USC head football coach Pete Carroll had coaching positions at Iowa State in past years. Paul Rhoads was head football coach through the 2015 season.

Matt Campbell was hired to replace Rhoads. He began his tenure with the 2016 season. He is in his third season in Ames. He is 12-16, including 8-5 last year. During the 2017 season, the Cyclones were ranked as high as 14th in the country. They beat the then third-ranked Sooners in Norman and the then fourth-ranked Horned Frogs in Ames. Iowa State and Matt Campbell agreed to a six-year, $22.5 million extension on November 27, 2017. On November 30, 2017, Campbell was named the Big 12 Coach of the Year.

Prior to Iowa State, Campbell was head coach at Toledo from 2011 to 2015. Before Toledo, Campbell had been an assistant at Toledo, Bowling Green and Mount Union. During his final season at Toledo, Campbell recorded two wins over "Power 5" schools -- Iowa State and Arkansas.

Iowa State, which is the largest university in the state of Iowa and the third largest university in the Big 12, is a charter member of the conference. The Cyclones competed in the Big 12 North Division from 1996-2010, winning a share of one division title, in 2004.

Iowa State Football Stadium: Iowa State plays its home games in Ames, Iowa, in Jack Trice Stadium, formerly known as Cyclone Stadium.

The stadium opened with a game on September 20, 1975 (Iowa State beat Air Force). In 1997, the stadium was named for Jack Trice, who was Iowa States first African American athlete and the school's first athletics-related fatality. The stadium is the only stadium in Division 1-A named for an African American.

On October 6, 1923, Trice and his Iowa State College teammates played against the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Because he was African American, Trice had to stay at a different Minneapolis hotel than his teammates.

During the second play of the game, Trice's collarbone was broken. Trice insisted he was okay and returned to the game. In the third quarter, while attempting to tackle a Minnesota ball carrier by throwing a roll block, Trice was trampled by three Minnesota players. Although he claimed to be fine, Trice was removed from the game and sent to a Minneapolis hospital. Doctors declared him fit to travel and he returned by train to Ames with his teammates. On October 8, 1923, Trice died from hemorrhaged lungs and internal bleeding as a result of the injuries he sustained during the game.

Trice's funeral was held on the Iowa State campus on October 16, 1923, with 4,000 students and faculty members in attendance. Before he was buried, his casket was draped in Iowa State's cardinal and gold colors.

Because of Trice's death, ISU did not renew its contract to play Minnesota after the 1924 game. The two teams did not play again until 1989.

Jack Trice Stadium is the third-largest stadium by capacity in the Big 12. With hillside ticketed seating, it seats 61,500. The single-game attendance record is 61,500, which was set on September 5, 2015, when the Cyclones beat Northern Iowa, 31-7. The stadium is the third-newest in the conference, behind Milan Puskar Stadium of West Virginia (which had its design based on Jack Trice Stadium) and Waco Alternative High's McLane Stadium (which had its design based on a round Kohler toilet).

The stadium is part of the Iowa State Center, a sports, entertainment and continuing education complex located to the southeast of the university's main campus. North of the stadium is Hilton Coliseum, home to Iowa State basketball, wrestling, volleyball and gymnastics teams, as well as other events such as musical festivals, rock concerts and university commencement ceremonies.

Game 5 Opponent Information: Iowa State University

Iowa State University: Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU, is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa.

Wendy Wintersteen, previously dean of Iowa State University's (ISU) agricultural college since 2006, is the university's president. She is the first woman to hold the job in Iowa State's 159-year history. She succeeded Steven Leath. 

Founded in 1858 and coeducational from its start, Iowa State became the nation’s first designated land-grant institution when the Iowa Legislature accepted the provisions of the 1862 Morrill Act on September 11, 1862, making Iowa the first state in the nation to do so.

The school was founded as the Iowa Agricultural College. From the start, the institution focused on the ideals that higher education should be accessible to all and that the university should teach liberal and practical subjects. These ideals are integral to the land-grant university. On July 4, 1959, the college was officially renamed Iowa State University of Science and Technology.

The institution was coeducational from the first preparatory class admitted in 1868. The formal admitting of students began the following year, and the first graduating class of 1872 consisted of 24 men and two women. In October 2012, Iowa State marked its 100th Homecoming.

Iowa State's academic offerings are administered today through eight colleges, including the graduate college, that offer over 100 bachelor's degree programs, 112 master's degree programs, and 83 at the Ph.D. level, plus a professional degree program in Veterinary Medicine.

Breakthroughs at Iowa State changing the world are in the areas of human, social, economic, and environmental sustainability; new materials and processes for biomedical as well as industrial applications; nutrition, health, and wellness for humans and animals; transportation and infrastructure; food safety and security; plant and animal sciences; information and decision sciences; and renewable energies. The focus on technology has led directly to many research patents and inventions including the first binary computer (the ABC), Maytag blue cheese (not Maytag  washing machines or dryers), the round hay baler and many more. The binary computer, invented during 1937-42, pioneered important elements of modern computing, including binary arithmetic, regenerative memory, parallel processing, electronic switching elements, and separation of memory and computer functions.

Iowa State is the only university that has a U.S. Department of Energy research laboratory located on its campus. Iowa State played a critical role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II as part of the Manhattan Project, a research and development program begun in 1942 under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to develop the atomic bomb. The process to produce large quantities of high-purity uranium metal became known as the Ames process. One-third of the uranium metal used in the world’s first controlled nuclear chain reaction was produced at Iowa State. Today, the Ames Laboratory focuses on more peaceful applications of materials research, usually related to increasing energy efficiency. It has broadened the scope of its research into various areas of national concern, including energy resources, high-speed computer design, environmental cleanup and restoration, and the synthesis and study of new materials.

A major symbol of Iowa State University is the campanile, which was built in 1897-18 98 as a memorial to Margaret MacDonald Stanton, Iowa State's first dean of women, who died on July 25, 1895. The tower is located on ISU's central campus and stands 110 feet tall on a 16-by-16-foot base. It is the subject of the university's Alma Mater, The Bells of Iowa State.

The University Museums consist of the Brunnier Art Museum, the Farm House Museum, the Art on Campus Program, the Christian Petersen Art Museum, and the Elizabeth and Byron Anderson Sculpture Garden.

The Brunnier Art Museum, Iowa’s only accredited museum emphasizing a decorative arts collection, is one of the nation's few museums located within a performing arts and conference complex, the Iowa State Center. Founded in 1975, the museum is named after its benefactors, Iowa State alumnus Henry J. Brunnier and his wife Ann. The decorative arts collection they donated, called the Brunnier Collection, is extensive, consisting of ceramics, glass, dolls, ivory, jade, and enameled metals.

Other fine and decorative art objects from the University Art Collection include prints, paintings, sculptures, textiles, carpets, wood objects, lacquered pieces, silver, and furniture. About eight to 12 annual changing exhibitions and permanent collection exhibitions provide educational opportunities for all ages, from learning the history of a quilt hand-stitched over 100 years ago to discovering how scientists analyze the physical properties of artists' materials, such as glass or stone. Lectures, receptions, conferences, university classes, panel discussions, gallery walks, and gallery talks are presented to assist with further interpretation of objects.

 The Farm House Museum is located near the center of the Iowa State campus. It is a monument to early Iowa State history and culture as well as a National Historic Landmark. As the first building on campus, the Farm House was built in 1860 before campus was occupied by students or even classrooms. The college’s first farm tenants primed the land for agricultural experimentation. This early practice lead to Iowa State Agricultural College and Model Farm opening its doors to Iowa students for free in 1869 under the Morrill Act of 1862.

Many prominent figures have made the Farm House their home throughout its 150 years of use. In 1976, over 110 years after the initial construction, the Farm House became a museum after much time and effort was put into restoring the early beauty of the modest farm home. Today, faculty, students, and community members can enjoy the museum while honoring its significance in shaping a nationally recognized land-grant university. Its collection boasts a large collection of 19th and early 20th century decorative arts, furnishings and material culture reflecting Iowa State and Iowa heritage. Objects include furnishings from Carrie Chapman Catt and Charles Curtis, a wide variety of quilts, a modest collection of textiles and apparel, and various china and glassware items.

The Farm House Museum is an on-campus educational resource providing a changing environment of exhibitions among the historical permanent collection objects that are on display. A walk through the Farm House Museum immerses visitors in the Victorian Era (1860-1910) as well as exhibits colorful Iowa and local Ames history.

Iowa State is home to one of the largest campus public art programs in the United States. Over 2,000 works of public art, including 600 by significant national and international artists, are located in buildings, courtyards, open spaces and offices.  Programs, receptions, dedications, university classes, Wednesday Walks, and educational tours are presented on a regular basis to enhance visual literacy and appreciation of the diverse collection.

The traditional public art program began during the Depression in the 1930s when Iowa State College’s President Raymond Hughes envisioned that "the arts would enrich and provide substantial intellectual exploration into our college curricula."

The Christian Petersen Art Museum in Morrill Hall is named for the nation's first permanent campus artist-in-residence, Christian Petersen, who sculpted and taught at Iowa State from 1934 through 1955, and is considered the founding artist of the Art on Campus Collection.

As part of University Museums, the Christian Petersen Art Museum at Morrill Hall is the home of the Christian Petersen Art Collection, the Art on Campus Program, the University Museums' Visual Literacy and Learning Program, and Contemporary Changing Art Exhibitions Program.

Located within the Christian Petersen Art Museum are the Lyle and Nancy Campbell Art Gallery, the Roy and Bobbi Reiman Public Art Studio Gallery, the Margaret Davidson Center for the Study of the Art on Campus Collection, the Edith D. and Torsten E. Lagerstrom Loaned Collections Center, and the Neva M. Petersen Visual Learning Gallery. University Museums shares the James R. and Barbara R. Palmer Small Objects Classroom in Morrill Hall.

The Elizabeth and Byron Anderson Sculpture Garden is located by the Christian Petersen Art Museum at historic Morrill Hall. The sculpture garden design incorporates sculptures, a gathering arena, and sidewalks and pathways. Planted with perennials, ground cover, shrubs, and flowering trees, the landscape design provides a distinctive setting for important works of 20th and 21st century sculpture, primarily American. Ranging from 45 inches to nearly nine feet high and from bronze to other metals, these works of art represent the diverse character of modern and contemporary sculpture.

The sculpture garden is adjacent to Iowa State’s central campus. Adonijah Welch, ISU’s first president, envisioned a picturesque campus with a winding road encircling the college’s majestic buildings, vast lawns of green grass, many varieties of trees sprinkled throughout to provide shade, and shrubbery and flowers for fragrance. Today, the central lawn continues to be an iconic place for all Iowa Staters, and Iowa State enjoys national acclaim as one of the most beautiful campuses in the country.

Mack Brown

Notable Iowa State Alumni:  Among Iowa State's Distinguished Alumni are: Robert L. Bartley, recipient of the 1980 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing, editor of the Wall Street Journal opinion page, and vice president, Dow Jones & Company; Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate and recipient of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry; William R. Brinkley, Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine; Michael M. Crow, President, Arizona State University; Harold Hume, noted horticulturist and president of the University of Florida; Charles Boynton Knapp, President of the University of Georgia (1987-1997); Samuel Massie, science educator, first African American to teach at the U.S. Naval Academy; James L. Oblinger, Chancellor, North Carolina State University; Frederick Douglas Patterson, president of Tuskegee Institute and founder of the United Negro College Fund; Edward M. Walsh Founder of the University of Limerick; Stephanie A. Burns, Chairman, President and CEO, Dow Corning; Vance D. Coffman, retired Chairman and CEO, Lockheed Martin; Ed Droste, cofounder of Hooters Restaurants; Porter Jarvis, President, then Chairman of Swift & Company, 1955- 1967; Jerry Junkins, Chairman and CEO of Texas Instruments; Antti Herlin, fourth chairman of the Board of ONE Corporate and richest man in Finland; Shawne Kleckner, founder and owner pf The Right Stuff International; Murray Joslin, pioneer on nuclear energy, vice-president of Commonwealth Edison; Bruce Roth, inventor of Lipitor; Vice President of Chemistry, Pfizer; Russell Stover, founder of Russell Stover Candies (attended a year and a half but did not graduate); Thornton Wilson, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Boeing Company; Henry Agard Wallace, Vice President of the United States and founder of Pioneer Hi-Bred; Lauro Cavazos, former U.S. Secretary of Education; Ezra Taft Benson, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, and 13th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Henry C. Wallace, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1921–1924; James Wilson, professor who later became U.S. Secretary of Agriculture; Garrey Carruthers, Governor of New Mexico (1987–1991); Bourke B. Hickenlooper, Governor of Iowa (1943–1944) and longtime U.S. Senator (1945–1969); John Edward Jones (governor), eighth Governor of Nevada; Charles Manatt, former chair of the Democratic National Committee, former U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic; Carrie Chapman Catt, leader of women's suffrage movement and founder of the League of Women Voters; Trudy Huskamp Peterson, Archivist of the U.S. (1993–1995); Scott Stanzel, deputy press secretary at the White House in the George W. Bush administration; Terry A. Anderson, former Middle East Bureau Chief, The Associated Press; Sean McLaughlin, former Today Show weather anchor; Christine Romans, CNN Chief Business Correspondent; Hugh Sidey, journalist for Life and Time magazines; Clayton Anderson, NASA astronaut; first Iowa Stater in space; Steve Bales, Director, Space Operations Management Office at NASA, and known for the Apollo 11 landing; Clifford E. Berry, co-developer of the first electronic digital computer; Griffith Buck, professor of Horticulture, who developed nearly 100 new varieties of roses; George Washington Carver, first African-American student and faculty member; G. Malcolm Trout, noted food scientist and creator of homogenized milk; Tom M. Whitney, co-inventor of the first handheld calculator able to perform trigonometry and former executive vice-president of engineering at Apple, Inc.; NBA players Zaid Abdul-Aziz (born Donald A. Smith), Victor Alexander, Bill Cain, Marcus Fizer, Jeff Grayer, Paul Shirley, Barry Stevens, Jamaal Tinsley, Jackson Vroman, Will Blalock and Dedric Willoughby; Fred Hoiberg, former NBA player, former Iowa State head basketball coach and current NBA head coach, Chicago Bulls; Jeff Hornacek, former NBA all-star and current NBA head coach, Phoenix Suns; NFL players David Archer, Tony Baker, Matt Blair, Joe Beauchamp, Carl Brettschneider, Stan Campbell, Jordan Carstens, Pat Curran, Troy Davis, Tim Dobbins, Dennis Gibson, Kelly Goodburn, Reggie Hayward, Ennis Haywood, LaMarcus Hicks, Ellis Hobbs, Keith Krepfle, J.J. Moses, Kelechi Osemele (Super Bowl XLVII champion), James Reed, Bruce Reimers, Marcus Robertson, Sage Rosenfels, Oliver Ross, Keith Sims, Mike Stensrud, Tom Vaughn, Seneca Wallace, Chuck Walton, Chris Washington, Tom Watkins, Don Webb, Gene Williams and Tony Yelk; Jim Doran, former NFL player for the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys  (MVP NFL 1953 Championship Game Played on 51,53 and 57 Championship Teams; 1960 Pro Bowler); John Cooper, football captain and MVP and later head football coach at Ohio State; Dan Gable, lost only one collegiate wrestling match; 1972 Olympic gold medalist and 1971 World Wrestling Champion, who became top wrestling coach in the country at the University of Iowa; Kevin Jackson, 1992 Olympic Freestyle Wrestling Champion and current head coach for Iowa State wrestling; Nawal El Moutawakel, first African woman and first Muslim woman to earn Olympic gold; Yobes Ondieki, 10,000-meter world record-holder, 1993. Darryl Peterson, NCAA all American wrestler and former professional wrestler; James Millikin Bevans, U.S. Air Force Major General; Tim Floyd, former Iowa State  men's basketball coach with 81–49 record and only coach with three consecutive 20-win seasons; Johnny Orr, the most successful coach in Iowa State and Michigan men's basketball history; Mack Brown, head coach at the University of Texas (at Iowa State 1979–1982); Pete Carroll, head coach of the Seattle Seahawks, former coach at USC (at Iowa State 1978); Johnny Majors, renowned football head coach (at Iowa State 1968–1972).

Iowa State Traditions: In addition to eating corn on the cob, corn chowder or creamed corn during every meal, here are some traditions observed by Iowa State students, alumni and fans:

Colors: Cardinal and gold.

Mascot: The mascot is Cy the Cardinal. In 1954, members of Iowa State's Pep Council decided that Iowa State needed a mascot. A cardinal was selected, from the cardinal and gold of the school colors.  From a contest. "Cy" was selected as the name for the mascot.
 
An industrious group of Iowa State University students, which included pep council president Chuck Duncan, brainstormed in 1954 about ways to build school spirit. The Pep Council got the go-ahead from ISU alumni director “Red” Barron, sports information director Harry Burrell and Cyclone Club director Ray Donels to pursue the creation of a mascot.

Since a cyclone was difficult to depict in costume, a cardinal was selected from the cardinal and gold of the official school colors.  A cardinal-like bird was introduced at the 1954 homecoming pep rally. A contest was conducted to select a name for the mascot, and the winning entry of Cy was submitted by 17 people.  The first to submit the name, Mrs. Ed Ohlsen, won a cardinal and gold stadium blanket.

Nickname: Iowa State's nickname became the Cyclones after they leveled Northwestern in 1895.  As the Chicago Tribune noted: "Northwestern might as well have tried to play football with an Iowa cyclone as with the Iowa team it met yesterday. At the end of 50 minutes' play, the big husky farmers from Iowa's Agricultural College had rolled up 36 points, while the 15 yard line was the nearest Northwestern got to Iowa's goal."

In meteorology, a cyclone is an area of closed, circular fluid motion rotating in the same direction as the Earth. Learn more about cyclones here. 

VEISHEA: VEISHEA (pronounced "VEE-sha") was an annual week-long education and entertainment festival held each spring on the Iowa State campus. Iowa State was widely known for VEISHEA, the name of which was derived from the initials of the university's five original colleges, forming an acronym as the university existed when the festival was founded in 1922: Veterinary Medicine, Engineering, Industrial Science, Home Economics and Agriculture. VEISHEA was the largest student-run festival in the nation, bringing in tens of thousands of visitors to the campus each year.

VEISHEA featured an annual parade and many open-house demonstrations of the university facilities and departments. Campus organizations exhibited products, technologies, and held fund raisers for various charity groups. VEISHEA brought speakers, lecturers, and entertainers to Iowa State, and throughout its over eight decade history, it hosted such distinguished guests as Bob Hope, John Wayne, Harry Truman, Ronald Reagan, Lyndon Johnson, Diana Ross, Billy Joel, Sonny and Cher, The Who, the Goo Goo Dolls, Bobby V, and the Black Eyed Peas. Learn more here. 

Following a disturbance, on August 8, 2014, Iowa State president Steven Leath announced that VEISHEA would no longer be an annual event at Iowa State and the name VEISHEA would be retired. Watch here.

Lake LaVerne: Lake LaVerne is located on the campus of Iowa State. See the lake here. 

Lake LaVerne is the home of two mute swans named Sir Lancelot and Elaine. In 1944, 1970, and 1971, baby swans made their home on Lake LaVerne. Previously Sir Lancelot and Elaine were trumpeter swans but were too aggressive and in 1999 were replaced with two mute swans (learn more about mute swans here).  
 
In early spring 2003, Lake LaVerne welcomed its newest and most current mute swan duo. In support of Iowa Department of Natural Resources efforts to re-establish the trumpeter swans in Iowa, university officials avoided bringing breeding pairs of male and female mute swans to Iowa State which means the current Sir Lancelot and Elaine are both female.

Lake LaVerne was created with a $10,000 donation in 1916 by LaVerne W. Noyes, a wealthy Chicago philanthropist and member of the first Iowa State graduating class of 1872. An Iowa State tradition is: If you walk around Lake LaVerne three times with your beloved, you are destined to be together.

Reiman Gardens: Iowa State has maintained a horticulture garden since 1914. Reiman Gardens is the third location for these gardens. Today's gardens began in 1993. Construction began in 1994 and the Gardens' initial five acres were dedicated on September 16, 1995. See Reiman Gardens here.  

Reiman Gardens has grown to 14 acres, consisting of a dozen distinct garden areas, an indoor conservatory and an indoor butterfly "wing," butterfly emergence cases, a gift shop and several supporting greenhouses. Located south of Jack Trice Stadium, Reiman Gardens is a year-round facility that has become one of the most visited attractions in central Iowa.

The Gardens has received a number of national, state, and local awards since its opening, and its rose gardens are particularly noteworthy. It was honored with the President's Award in 2000 by All American Rose Selections, Inc., which is presented to one public garden in the United States each year for superior rose maintenance and display: “For contributing to the public interest in rose growing through its efforts in maintaining an outstanding public rose garden.

Campaniling: A student officially becomes an Iowa Stater when he or she is kissed under the campanile on the Iowa State University campus at the stroke of midnight.

The story of the campanile is also a love story. Edgar Stanton graduated with the first class at Iowa State in 1872. He spent 50 years on campus as a student and faculty member, becoming the head of the Department of Mathematics, secretary to the Board of Trustees, dean of the junior college, vice-president, and on four different occasions, acting President.

His first wife was Margaret MacDonald Stanton, first dean of women. When she died, July 25, 1895, she had been closely identified with the University for almost 25 years. Stanton wanted to establish a monument so all students and friends of Iowa State would remember her. He purchased and had installed a chime of 10 bells in a detached tower on central campus. President William M. Beardshear helped him choose the site, and the state legislature appropriated $7, 500 for the construction of the tower and its clock.

Stanton died September 12, 1920. His will provided that after certain bequests were taken out, the residue of his estate should be turned over to the University for furnishing a memorial to him. His second wife, Julia Wentch Stanton, and the children, decided to request that the University install 26 additional bells, thus forming a musical instrument which became known as the Edgar W. and Margaret MacDonald Stanton Memorial Carillon.

Today, the original 10 bells have increased to 50. Listen to the bells here.  

Festival of Lights: Iowa State's tree lighting tradition was first celebrated in 1914-1915. It then was discontinued until 1946.  The event has come to symbolize holiday music, campus carriage rides, visits to the Farm House, and candles on campus.

What originally was a Christmas event has become more inclusive, commemorating the entire holiday season. In 1988, the Iowa State Singers sang the following words, penned by ISU student James Tener, "This tree we light may signal to all our community. This tree we light may signal to all our hopes for humanity."

The Zodiac: Who knows what prompted that first student to step over the bronze zodiac relief of the floor of the Gold Star Hall in the Memorial Union? But for more than 70 years, subsequent students have done likewise, understanding that to step on the zodiac is to ensure that they will flunk their next exam. The bad luck can be dissipated by throwing a coin into the Fountain of the Four Seasons directly outside the door, but most students don’t want to risk it. 


The Cannon: The cannon, operated by members of the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity, is traditionally fired after every Cyclone touchdown or field goal. It also has been fired on kickoffs and was formerly fired during the Cyclone Marching Band’s playing of the “Star Spangled Banner.” 

Sweet Caroline: Made popular in recent years, Iowa State fans sing Sweet Caroline (by Neil Diamond) in between the third and fourth quarters of football games when the Cyclones are ahead, as well as post-game after significant victories. Listen here. 

Victory Bell: The Victory Bell is rung after each gridiron triumph in Ames. The bell has graced the campus for more than a century. The bell was originally used to signal changes in class periods and student curfews. It was moved to Clyde Williams Field early in the 20th century and eventually to Jack Trice Stadium. The bell was cast in 1890 by the Clinton H. Meneely Bell Company of Troy, New York.

 Marching Band: The "Varsity" is the marching band of Iowa State. Also known as the Cyclone Marching Band, it is nicknamed the "Pride of Iowa State," the "Best of the Midwest," and the "Varsity."

The first evidence of a band at Iowa State is in a newspaper article mentioning the reorganization of the band in 1881. In 1886, a drum major performed with the band during a half-time show. The band made its first appearance at an away football game in 1936. 

 

Songs: 

ISU Fights Lyrics
 
O we will fight, fight, fight for Iowa State,
And may her colors ever fly.
Yes, we will fight with might for Iowa State,
With a will to do or die,
Rah! Rah! Rah!
Loyal sons forever true,
And we will fight the battle through.
And when we hit that line we'll hit it hard
ev'ry yard for I.S.U.

Listen: here

The Bells of Iowa State (Alma Mater)

Green hills for thy throne,
And for crown a golden melody
Ringing in the hearts of all
Who bring thee love and loyalty;
Dear Alma Mater,
Make our spirits great,
True, and valiant
Like the bells of Iowa State.

Listen: here

RISE SONS OF IOWA STATE

Fighting sons we sing to you,
Keep you spirit ringing true;
Make our valor carry on,
And you'll see the battle through,

(Chorus)
Rise sons of Iowa State,
And proudly raise our flaming banner to the sky;
Lift our ringing challenge valiantly,
Let our fighting war cry ever be "Victory!"
Bold sons of Iowa State,
keep marching onward ever near the vic'try gate;
There to consecrate our everlasting loyalty.
Rise! Iowa State.

FOR "I", FOR "S"

For "I", for "S", forever
For Iowa State all the way,
Let's go! To show them what the gang's all here for
Go! To show them how the Cyclones cheer.

For "I", for "S", forever
For Iowa State do it right!
It's time to climb up on the vict'ry wagon,
Fight! Iowa State, Fight! Fight!

Iowa State songs: here 

Go Cyclones, Go: here   

Band performance: here