# 1991 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 1991 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Jim Walden, the Cyclones compiled an overall record of 3–7–1 with a mark of 1–5–1 in conference play, placing sixth in the Big 8. Iowa State played home games at Cyclone Stadium in Ames, Iowa.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Eastern Illinois* | Cyclone StadiumAmes, IA | | W 42–13 | 41,680 |
| September 14 | 11:30 a.m. | No. 14 Iowa* | Cyclone StadiumAmes, IA (rivalry) | ABC | L 10–29 | 54,469 |
| September 21 | 1:05 p.m. | at Wisconsin* | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | | L 6–7 | 50,710 |
| September 28 | 3:45 p.m. | at Rice* | Rice StadiumHouston, TX | | W 28–27 | 33,900 |
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 5 Oklahoma | Cyclone StadiumAmes, IA | PSN | L 8–29 | 42,950 |
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at Kansas | Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS | | L 0–41 | 37,000 |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Oklahoma State | Cyclone StadiumAmes, IA | | T 6–6 | 41,528 |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Missouri | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO (rivalry) | | W 23–22 | 27,872 |
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Kansas State | Cyclone StadiumAmes, IA (rivalry) | | L 7–37 | 37,052 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Nebraska | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | | L 13–38 | 76,078 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 15 Colorado | Cyclone StadiumAmes, IA | KCNC | L 14–17 | 36,256 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Iowa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Hawkeyes | 17 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 29 |
| Cyclones | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |

### At Nebraska

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cyclones | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| • Cornhuskers | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 |

### Colorado

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colorado | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Iowa St | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa
* Date: November 23, 1991
* Game weather: Snow, 17 °F (−8 °C)
* Game attendance: 36,256
* TV announcers: Les Shapiro and Dave Logan
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Colorado | Passing | | |
| Colorado | Rushing | Lamont Warren | 168 Yds |
| Colorado | Receiving | | |
| Iowa St | Passing | | |
| Iowa St | Rushing | | |
| Iowa St | Receiving | | |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | CU | ISU |
| 2 | | | | | Colorado | Lamont Warren 74-yard touchdown run, kick good | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | | | | | Iowa St | Jim Knott 17-yard touchdown run, kick good | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | | 10 | 80 | | Colorado | Sean Brown 8-yard touchdown reception from Darian Hagan, kick good | 17 | 14 |
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