Some facts about the 2008 Iowa State Cyclones:
SCHOOL COLORS: Cardinal and gold
FOUNDED: 1858
ENROLLMENT: 26,160
LOCATED: Ames, Iowa
COACH: Gene Chizik, second season at Iowa State and overall (3-9)
2006 RECORD: 3-9 (2-6, t-6th Big 12 North)
LAST BOWL: 2005 Houston Bowl, lost to TCU 27-24
STADIUM: Jack Trice Stadium (55,000)
RETURNING STARTERS: 14 (7 offense, 7 defense)
KEY PLAYERS: DE Kurtis Taylor, LB Jesse Smith, WR R.J. Sumrall, P Mike Brandtner
KEY RECRUITS: WR Sedrick Johnson, K Grant Mahoney, DE Grant McDonough
KEY DEPARTURES: QB Bret Meyer, WR Todd Blythe, DL Athyba Rubin, LB Alvin Bowen
COACHSPEAK: “There’s no susperstars on our team. Leadership is an action, not a position. No one’s appointed that, you earn it by what you do. I think our guys understand that”—Chizik.
2008 SCHEDULE:
Aug. 28—South Dakota State
Sept. 6—Kent State
Sept. 13—at Iowa
Sept. 20—at UNLV
Oct. 4—Kansas
Oct. 11—at Baylor
Oct. 18—Nebraska
Oct. 25—Texas A&M
Nov. 1—at Oklahoma State
Nov. 8—at Colorado
Nov. 15—Missouri
Nov. 22—at Kansas State
