2006 Iowa State Cyclones Football Preview

Welcome to Maddux's 2006 Iowa State Cyclones season preview. As usual we have taken the time to break down the team, while providing information about the university, and the 2006 Iowa State Cyclones Football Schedule. If you are betting on college football games use Maddux Sports' expert College football picks for the added insurance over the sportsbooks in 2006. In addition be sure to bookmark our free college football lines service for this NCAA season.

Coach: Dan McCarney (12th year at Iowa State)
Team Name: Cyclones
2005 Overall Record: 7-4
2005 Big 12 Conference Record 4-4
Returning Starters: 14

The Cyclones look good on offense with junior QB Brett Meyer (19 TDs, 10 INTs) sending passes again to the elusive Todd Blythe (51 REC, 9 TDs) and the dependable Austin Flynn (56 REC, 4 TDs). At tailback, Stevie Hicks, who played injured last season, is healthy and hopes to at least match his 2004 total of 1,062 yards. TEs Ben Barkema and Aaron Nickel, who last season totaled 38 receptions, are ready to go.

Much of the offensive line is also back. They are a seasoned group that needs to show improvement in protecting Meyer, who was sacked a conference leading 39 times in 2005.

If the good news is the offense, the bad news is the Cyclones “D,” which lost most of its middle and deep men. Cornerback DeAndre Jackson, who notched 5 interceptions, is wily and fast and the only returning starter in the secondary. Defensive tackle Brent Curvey (61 Tackles, 6.5 Sacks) will now lead a relatively inexperienced front line. Along with a loss of starters, the backups on defense are mainly freshmen.

Iowa State has a tough road schedule that includes Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa and Colorado. Games against Toledo, Kansas and Missouri can all go either way. In the end, this team could be 8 and 4 or 3 and 9. Their first game against Toledo should tell you a lot about this club.

Iowa State Cyclones 2006 Schedule

Date	Opponent	Home/Road
Aug 31	Toledo	Home
Sep 9	UNLV	Home
Sep 16	Iowa	Road
Sep 23	Texas	Road
Sep 30	Northern Iowa	Home
Oct 7	Nebraska	Home
Oct 14	Oklahoma	Road
Oct 21	Texas Tech	Home
Oct 28	Kansas State	Road
Nov 4	Kansas	Home
Nov 11	Colorado	Road
Nov 18	Missouri	Home

 

For more data on the 2006 Iowa State football program, view the Cyclones team website or scroll down below to read up on the rest of the Big 12 competition.