Matt Campbell has accepted the head football coaching position at the Penn State after holding the same position for the last ten seasons at the Iowa State University. The Iowa State Cyclones were 72-55 during Campbell's tenure with the Cyclones. Following the production rank chart below is a short overview of the Iowa State Cyclones football program during his tenure as head football coach based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
Matt Campbell [2016-2025]
2016
The Cyclones finished
the regular season at 3-9 making them bowl ineligible. The Cyclones played
against an “average” strength of schedule
(SOS), meaning that their SOS was plus or minus one standard deviation of the average SOS for the "league". Iowa State's best regular season win
was against #96 ranked Texas Tech by a
score of (66-10) and their worst regular season loss was to FCS Northern Iowa by a
score of (20-25). Iowa State was the #93 ranked team overall, with the #76 ranked
offense and the #88 ranked defense from the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
2018
The Cyclones finished the regular season at 8-4 making them bowl eligible
where they were defeated by #33 ranked Washington State by a score of (26-28) to finish
the season at 8-5 overall. The Cyclones played
against an “average” strength of schedule
(SOS). Iowa State's best regular season win
was against #23 ranked West Virginia by a
score of (30-14) and their worst regular season loss was to #56 ranked TCU by a
score of (14-17). Iowa State was the #54 ranked team overall, with the #83 ranked
offense and the #34 ranked defense from the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
The Cyclones finished the regular season at 7-5 making them bowl eligible
where they were defeated by #6 ranked Notre Dame by a score of (9-33) to finish
the season at 7-6 overall. The Cyclones played
against an “average” strength of schedule
(SOS). Iowa State's best regular season win
was against #43 ranked TCU by a
score of (49-24) and their worst regular season loss was to #55 ranked Oklahoma State by a
score of (27-34). Iowa State was the #40 ranked team overall, with the #45 ranked
offense and the #43 ranked defense from the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
The Cyclones finished the COVID-19 regular season at 8-3 and they
played in a post-season bowl game where they defeated #59 ranked Oregon to finish
the season at 9-3 overall. The Cyclones played
against a “tougher” strength of schedule
(SOS), meaning that their SOS was between one and two standard deviations lower than the average SOS for the "league". Iowa State's best regular season win
was against #12 ranked Texas by a
score of (23-20) and their worst regular season loss was to #29 ranked Oklahoma State by a
score of (21-24). Iowa State was the #8 ranked team overall, with the #9 ranked
offense and the #61 ranked defense from the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
The Cyclones finished
the regular season at 7-5 making them bowl eligible where they were defeated by #35 ranked Clemson by a score of (13-20) to finish the season at 7-6 overall. The Cyclones played
against an “average” strength of schedule
(SOS). Iowa State's best regular season win
was against #10 ranked Oklahoma State by a
score of (24-21) and their worst regular season loss was to #76 ranked Texas Tech by a
score of (38-41). Iowa State was the #14 ranked team overall, with the #33 ranked
offense and the #8 ranked defense from the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
2023
The Cyclones finished the regular season at 7-5 making them bowl eligible
where they were defeated by #42 ranked Memphis by a score of (26-36) to finish
the season at 7-6 overall. The Cyclones played
against an “average” strength of schedule
(SOS). Iowa State's best regular season win
was against #17 ranked Kansas State by a
score of (42-35) and their worst regular season loss was to #69 ranked Iowa by a
score of (13-20). Iowa State was the #51 ranked team overall, with the #69 ranked
offense and the #34 ranked defense from the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
The Cyclones finished the regular season at 10-2 and played in the Big 12 Conference Championship game where they were defeated by #18 ranked Arizona State by a score of (19-45). The Cyclones then played in their post-season bowl game where they defeated #6 ranked Miami (FL) by a score of (42-41) to finish
the season at 10-3 overall. The Cyclones played
against an “average” strength of schedule
(SOS). Iowa State's best regular season win
was against #32 ranked Iowa by a
score of (20-19) and their worst regular season loss was to #83 ranked Texas Tech by a
score of (22-23). Iowa State was the #25 ranked team overall, with the #18 ranked
offense and the #73 ranked defense from the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
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