The Iowa State Cyclones will play an FCS opponent, North Dakota, in their 2024 season opener on August 31. For the full Iowa State schedule, keep scrolling.

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2024 Iowa State Game and TV Schedule

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Iowa State 2024 Strength of Schedule

• In terms of difficulty, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Cyclones will be facing the 67th-ranked schedule this year.
• In terms of difficulty, based on our predictions, Iowa State will be playing the 25th-ranked schedule this season.
• Based on its opponents’ projected win total this season (64), Iowa State has the 68th-ranked schedule in college football.
• The Cyclones are facing the 57th-ranked conference schedule this season (based on their Big 12 opponents’ combined win total last year).
• Iowa State has a schedule that includes eight games in 2024 against teams that finished over .500 in 2023 (one of those teams won nine or more games and two of them totaled less than four wins).
• The Cyclones will play eight teams who made a 2023 bowl game on their schedule in 2024.

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Iowa State Stat Insights (2023)

• The Cyclones totaled 364.9 yards per game on offense last season, which ranked them 81st in FBS. On the other side of the ball, they ranked 52nd, giving up 363.2 yards per game.
• Iowa State ranked 72nd in scoring offense (26.2 points per game) and 44th in scoring defense (22.8 points allowed per game) last season.
• The Cyclones put up 245 passing yards per game offensively last season (50th in FBS), and they gave up 228.9 passing yards per game (73rd) on the other side of the ball.
• Iowa State compiled 119.9 rushing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked it 103rd in FBS. Defensively, it ranked 39th, giving up 134.2 rushing yards per contest.
• Iowa State had the 16th-best turnover margin in college football last season at +8, forcing 19 turnovers (46th in FBS) while turning it over 11 times (10th in FBS).

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