2013 Iowa State Cyclones football team
The 2013 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University as a member of Big 12 Conference during the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Paul Rhoads, the Cyclones compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 2–7 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for seventh the Big 12. The team played home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa.
The Cyclones played in record setting temperatures: the hottest Jack Trice Stadium game at against [2013 2013 Northern Iowa Panthers football team|Northern Iowa Panthers football team|Northern Iowa] on August 31, and the coldest Jack Trice Stadium game at for kickoff and by the start of the second half against [2013 2013 Kansas Jayhawks football team|Kansas Jayhawks football team|Kansas] on November 23.
On December 1, 2013, offensive coordinator Courtney Messingham and running backs coach Kenith Pope were fired from their positions.