Coaching History
Iowa State Football Coaches
Season-by-season coaching records, tenure arcs, and linked CFBTrack profiles for Iowa State.
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Coaches
24
Indexed Record
460-620-35
Best Win %
Matt Campbell 56.7%
All-time coaching ledger
Records use fallback-adjusted coach-season rows. Zero-game placeholders are not included in the table totals.
| Coach | Years | Record | Win % | Best SRS | Best Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Campbell | 2016-2025 • 10 seasons | 72-55 | 56.7% | 14.3 | #9 |
| Paul Rhoads | 2009-2015 • 7 seasons | 32-54 | 37.2% | 6.8 | — |
| Gene Chizik | 2007-2008 • 2 seasons | 5-19 | 20.8% | -6.6 | — |
| Dan McCarney | 1995-2006 • 12 seasons | 56-85 | 39.7% | 11.5 | #25 |
| Jim Walden | 1987-1994 • 8 seasons | 28-57-3 | 33.5% | 1.7 | — |
| Jim Criner | 1983-1986 • 4 seasons | 16-24-2 | 40.5% | -3.8 | — |
| Chuck Banker | 1986-1986 • 1 seasons | 1-1 | 50.0% | -3.8 | — |
| Donnie Duncan | 1979-1982 • 4 seasons | 18-24-2 | 43.2% | 8.3 | — |
| Earle Bruce | 1973-1978 • 6 seasons | 36-32 | 52.9% | 17.6 | #19 |
| Johnny Majors | 1968-1972 • 5 seasons | 24-30-1 | 44.5% | 16.0 | — |
| Clay Stapleton | 1958-1967 • 10 seasons | 42-53-4 | 44.4% | 8.4 | — |
| Jim Myers | 1957-1957 • 1 seasons | 4-5-1 | 45.0% | -7.6 | — |
| Vince Di Francesca | 1954-1956 • 3 seasons | 6-21-1 | 23.2% | -7.6 | — |
| Abe Stuber | 1947-1953 • 7 seasons | 24-38-3 | 39.2% | -0.4 | — |
| Mike Michalske | 1942-1946 • 5 seasons | 18-18-3 | 50.0% | 0.8 | — |
| Ray Donels | 1941-1942 • 2 seasons | 3-8-1 | 29.2% | -11.2 | — |
| Jim Yeager | 1937-1940 • 4 seasons | 16-19-1 | 45.8% | 2.8 | — |
| George Veenker | 1931-1936 • 6 seasons | 21-22-8 | 49.0% | 3.8 | — |
| C Noel Workman | 1928-1930 • 3 seasons | 3-21-1 | 14.0% | -4.9 | — |
| Sam Willaman | 1922-1925 • 4 seasons | 14-15-3 | 48.4% | 7.0 | — |
| Maury Kent | 1921-1921 • 1 seasons | 4-4 | 50.0% | 5.1 | — |
| Norman Paine | 1920-1920 • 1 seasons | 4-4 | 50.0% | 7.6 | — |
| Homer Hubbard | 1913-1914 • 2 seasons | 8-7 | 53.3% | 4.9 | — |
| Joe Meyers | 1899-1899 • 1 seasons | 5-4-1 | 55.0% | -6.0 | — |
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