The 1993 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Cyclone Stadium in Ames, Iowa. They participated as members of the Big Eight Conference. The team was coached by head coach Jim Walden.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		W 54–10	35,706
September 11	Noon	Iowa*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy)	Cyclone TV Network	L 28–31	53,317
September 18	1:05 p.m.	at No. 24 Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		L 7–28	77,745
September 25	4:45 p.m.	at Rice*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		L 21–49	18,600
October 2	1:00 p.m.	No. 10 Oklahoma	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	PPV	L 7–24	37,281
October 16	1:00 p.m.	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		L 20–35	28,500
October 23	1:00 p.m.	Oklahoma State	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		W 20–17	31,761
October 30	1:00 p.m.	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)		L 34–37	30,294
November 6	1:00 p.m.	No. 18 Kansas State	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)		W 27–23	31,441
November 13	1:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE		L 17–49	75,513
November 20	1:00 p.m.	No. 18 Colorado	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	KCNC	L 16–21	23,797
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Personnel