Jimmy Rogers speaks during his introductory press conference as the university’s new head football coach on Dec. 8, 2025, at Iowa State University in Ames, IA. (PhotoCody Scanlan/The Register)

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With the release of the Big 12 Conference schedule on Jan. 21, the full 2026 Iowa State football schedule has been revealed.

The Cyclones will open the year with a non-conference game at home against Southeast Missouri State on Sept. 5. They will continue non-conference play with a road game at rival Iowa (Sept. 12), before returning home to wrap up non-conference play against Bowling Green on Sept. 19.

Iowa State will begin Big 12 play with back-to-back home games against Utah (Sept. 26) and West Virginia (Oct. 3).

The Cyclones will have a bye week in between road games at BYU (Oct. 10) and at Arizona (Oct. 24). They will wrap up the 2026 regular season at home against rival Kansas State on Nov. 28. This year’s Big 12 title game is scheduled for Dec. 4 at the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium.

The Cyclones recently announced their new-look 101-man roster, which features 57 newcomers.

Kickoff times and TV information for each game will be announced at a later date.