1995 Iowa State
3–8 (1–6 Big Eight), coached by Dan McCarney. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat UNLV 57–30Sep 23
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs Ohio | W 36–21 | 65% |
| Sep 9 | at TCU | L 10–27 | 26% |
| Sep 16 | vs Iowa | L 10–27 | 37% |
| Sep 23 | vs UNLV | W 57–30 | 47% |
| Oct 7 | vs 14Oklahoma | L 26–39 | 34% |
| Oct 14 | at 10Kansas | L 7–34 | 14% |
| Oct 21 | vs 9Colorado | L 28–50 | 15% |
| Oct 28 | vs Oklahoma State | W 38–14 | 50% |
| Nov 4 | at 1Nebraska | L 14–73 | 5% |
| Nov 11 | vs 7Kansas State | L 7–49 | 18% |
| Nov 18 | at Missouri | L 31–45 | 42% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Missouri 45–31; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 125th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1995.
Heisman voteTroy Davis, fifth
Led the nationTroy Davis: rushing yards (2,010 yds)
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 1–6 tied for 7th in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 264–409
- Coach
- Dan McCarney
- Elo
- 1336 −19 this season
- SP+ rating
- -10.0 No. 85 of 107; offense No. 41, defense No. 92
- SRS
- −9.1 No. 84 of 108 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Steve Loney
- Defensive coordinator
- Larry Coyer
- Offense
- Pro set
- Defense
- 4–3
All-Big Eight
2 first teamFirst team
Troy DavisRBAP-1; Coaches-1- Tim KohnOL
From Wikipedia’s 1995 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1995 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 7–0 | 12–0 | 1 |
| Kansas | 5–2 | 10–2 | 9 |
| Kansas State | 5–2 | 10–2 | 7 |
| Colorado | 5–2 | 10–2 | 5 |
| Oklahoma | 2–5 | 5–5–1 | |
| Oklahoma State | 2–5 | 4–8 | |
| Iowa State | 1–6 | 3–8 | |
| Missouri | 1–6 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.