the 1962 iowa state cyclones football team represented iowa state university in the big eight conference during the 1962 ncaa university division football season. in their fifth year under head coach clay stapleton, the cyclones compiled a 5–5 record (3–4 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and scored the same number of points (235) as they allowed on defense. they played their home games at clyde williams field in ames, iowa.