 The Cyclones finished the season 6–6 and would receive an invitation to face the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in the Pinstripe Bowl, which they went on to lose, 27–13.The Cyclones opened the 2012 season 3–0 including a 9–6 win at Iowa for the first time in 10 years.The other major highlight of the season was ending TCU's then-longest winning streak in college football by upsetting the #15 ranked Horned Frogs in Fort Worth 37–23.