2024 The Ten-Win Year

Iowa State's 2024 season (11-3) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 11-3
Final Result 11-win season
AP Final #18 post-bowls
SP+ +4.5 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs Nort Dak 21-3 W @ Iowa 20-19 W vs Arka Sta 52-7 W @ Houston 20-0 W vs Baylor 43-21 W @ West Vir 28-16 W vs UCF 38-35 L vs Texa Tec 22-23 L @ Kansas 36-45 W vs Cincin 34-17 W @ Utah 31-28 W vs Kans Sta 29-21 L @ Ariz Sta 19-45 W @ Miami 42-41 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2024.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2024 season's largest margin: Iowa State 52, Arkansas State 7. A 45-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Iowa State 19, Arizona State 45. A 26-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Iowa State beat Miami 42-41 in the postseason.

"Go Clones"
— Iowa State fanbase voice · 2024· synthesized
What It Meant

2024 is a middle chapter for Iowa State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.