A more aggressive Cy donned a uniform in this mark used for basketball. Estimated year of first use is 1974.


A more aggressive Cy donned a uniform in this mark used for football. Estimated year of first use is 1974.


This vertical ISU was used on football helmets in 1975.


Still a popular mark, this version of Cy was used until 1995 when the current athletic identity program was introduced. This version of Cy was introduced in 1978.


This mark was used on football helmets and by the Pom Squad in 1979.


This mark was used by the athletic department on stationery and apparel in the late 1970s.


This is the 1981 football helmet design.


Still a popular mark, this version of Cy was used until 1995 when the current athletic identity program was introduced. This version of Cy was introduced in 1983.


Still a popular mark, this version of Cy was used until 1995 when the current athletic identity program was introduced. This version of Cy was introduced in 1983.


This mark was used on football helmets from 1983 through 1986. It can still be found on some apparel items in retail stores.


This is an altered version of the above mark, also used in the early 1980s.


This stylized wordmark was introduced in the late 1980s, and is similar to the one used on football helmets from 1987 through 1994.


This mark was used on football helmets from 1987 through 1994, the current athletic identity program was introduced in 1995.

 

Many photos courtesy of the ISU Library Special Collections Department. Information and images also collected from the Iowa State University Bomb Yearbook 1894 through 1995.