Matt Campbell

AMES — Iowa State head football coach Matt Campbell was one of 26 coaches named to the 2025 Dodd Trophy preseason watch list. The annual award honors the Football Bowl Subdivision head coach whose program represents the highest ideals on and off the field.

Campbell, the winningest coach in Iowa State history, led the Cyclones to an 11-3 record, Big 12 title game appearance and a Pop-Tarts Bowl victory over No. 15 Miami in 2024. ISU’s 11 wins were the most in the 133-year history of the program.

Now entering his 10th season at Iowa State, Campbell is the third-longest tenured coach in program history and has tallied 64 victories during his time in Ames. He owns 50.6 percent of ISU’s all-time Big 12 wins (45-of-89) and has led the Cyclones to more bowl appearances than any other Big 12 school (7).

Iowa State opens the 2025 season August 23 in Dublin, Ireland, against Kansas State in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic.