Colorado was right up there. Ask all of about 2000 that braved that one. Definitely could find a good seat with no issues!
Coldest Iowa State Home Football Games
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Cold is not great, but at least a person can throw on a lot of layers.
Coldest I've been and most miserable game I've attended was in 1983-1985 time frame and if my memory is correct the temps were 40-45 and pretty hard rain throughout game. Being cold and wet is the worst.
Not many people stayed the whole game.
Coldest I've been and most miserable game I've attended was in 1983-1985 time frame and if my memory is correct the temps were 40-45 and pretty hard rain throughout game. Being cold and wet is the worst.
Not many people stayed the whole game.
Football vs Kansas State on 11/24/2018 - Box Score - Iowa State University Athletics
The official box score of Football vs Kansas State on 11/24/2018
40 degrees at kickoff
Man I thought that 2022 Tech game was colder than that. Maybe it was just because of the snow on the ground
Man, it felt so much colder than thatFootball vs Kansas State on 11/24/2018 - Box Score - Iowa State University Athletics
The official box score of Football vs Kansas State on 11/24/2018cyclones.com
40 degrees at kickoff
Coldest one of those that I attended was 1985 when we upset Thurman Thomas and OSU. About 1,000 of us idiots rushed on the field after the game. Someone had a football and we got a little tackle game going. Cops didn’t care as long as we stayed away from the goal posts. This was before we had turf and it literally felt like we were playing on a concrete parking lot.
That's the coldest game I remember being at. I literally had a thick-ass comforter and still froze. But stayed to the end to see us beat Thurman Thomas.
Yeah, in the back of my mind, the Okie St game in 85 was colder than KU in 13. But in 85 I was a drunk student probably underdressed, while in 13 I was bundled up well (but still froze).
The Baylor fight game was quite cold by the end. 2018. Temperature: 25; WC18
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Football vs Baylor on 11/10/2018 - Box Score - Iowa State University Athletics
The official box score of Football vs Baylor on 11/10/2018
Mizzou on the grass in the NW corner with my employers from the vet clinic back home and their wives. My winter gear was inadequate but the bota bags helped to a certain extent.
Today, I got a heated vest and socks in order to prepare.
Kansas 2013: all those layers were perfect for getting full liters of whiskey and schnapps into the game.
Did some more digging on games prior to 1959. A new #2 should be on the list. Since box scores aren't there I went by daily high temp. Games were always in the afternoon back then so it would have been near the high temperature. Here's what I compiled using the climate site Ames 3SW for daily high temperatures prior to 1959.
Coldest Home Iowa State Games
This is not complete warmer than 30°. Just wanted to highlight some of the older games.
Coldest Home Iowa State Games
This is not complete warmer than 30°. Just wanted to highlight some of the older games.
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