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Football: The top wins of the Paul Rhoads Era

Paul Rhoads’ seven-year tenure as the Iowa State football coach is set to come to an end this upcoming Saturday when he coaches his final game after being informed of his firing Sunday. Below you’ll find the most notable wins of his time guiding the Cyclones program.

Sept. 3, 2009: ISU 34, North Dakota State 17

Rhoads’ debut was a victory at Jack Trice Stadium in which the Cyclones defeated an FCS program that would win in Ames in 2014.

Sept. 20, 2009: ISU 34, Kent State 14

It was ISU’s first win on the road since 2005, snapping a 17-game road losing streak.