Randy Peterson

rpeterson@dmreg.com

Iowa State will pay football coach Matt Campbell more money for winning six regular-season games than it would have paid former coach Paul Rhoads for winning seven, according to Campbell’s contract released Friday.

The contract, obtained by The Register through the Freedom of Information Act, includes a $500,000 bonus if Campbell’s team wins half of its 12 regular-season games, which ultimately means bowl qualification.

Rhoads’ final contract included a $200,000 incentive for seven regular-season wins, as well as an additional $100,000 for bowl appearances.

Campbell’s six-win bonus includes a stipulation that he can put $100,000 of that half-million dollars into a supplemental bonus pool for his staff.

Iowa State last won six regular-season games in 2012.

In November, Campbell and Iowa State agreed on a six-year contract with a first-year salary of $2 million. Details of that contract, which extends through the 2021 season, were first released Friday.

Also included in Campbell’s contract are bonus’ of $250,000 for winning or sharing the Big 12 regular-season title, $100,000 for winning a bowl game and $50,000 if he is the Big 12 coach of the year.

Additionally, both Iowa State and Campbell have 100 percent buyouts — the coach gets however much money remains on the contract if he is fired without cause, and the university gets all that’s remaining if Campbell breaks the contract to pursue a coaching job in college or the NFL or to become an NFL general manager.

Campbell’s first season as Cyclones coach starts Sept. 3 against Northern Iowa at Jack Trice Stadium.