1978 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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1978 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1978 record8–4 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumCyclone Stadium
(Capacity: 48,000)
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Big Eight Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Oklahoma + 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Nebraska + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Missouri 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Iowa State 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Kansas State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Oklahoma State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Colorado 2 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Kansas 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented the Iowa State University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big Eight Conference (Big 8). The team was led by head coach Earle Bruce, in his sixth year, and they played their home games at Cyclone Stadium in Ames, Iowa. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4, 4–3 Big 8) and with a loss to Texas A&M in the All-American Bowl. Of note, Iowa State's secondary coach was Pete Carroll.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 97:30 pmat Rice*No. 20
W 23–1917,500
September 161:30 pmSan Diego State*No. 19
W 14–1346,450
September 231:05 pmat Iowa*No. 20
WHO (delay)W 31–060,075
September 301:30 pmDrake*No. 17
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 35–748,750
October 71:30 pmNo. 10 NebraskaNo. 15
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
L 0–2351,450
October 141:30 pmat No. 19 MissouriNo. 20
L 13–2663,106
October 211:30 pmNo. 1 Oklahoma
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
WOI (delay)L 6–3449,400
October 281:30 pmat Kansas
W 13–732,768
November 41:30 pmKansas Statedagger
W 24–047,450
November 111:30 pmat Oklahoma State
W 28–1540,300
November 1811:50 amat Colorado
ABCW 20–1646,321
December 207:00 pmvs. Texas A&M*No. 19
MTNL 12–2841,158
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster[]

1978 Iowa State Cyclones football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 24 Dexter Green Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 63 Mike Stensrud Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Jim Williams – Offensive line
  • Pete Carroll – Secondary coordinator
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries[]

Iowa[]

See also: 1978 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry

Nebraska[]

See also: 1978 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Hall of Fame Classic[]

Main article: 1978 Hall of Fame Classic
See also: 1978 Texas A&M Aggies football team

Team players in the 1979 NFL Draft[]

Main article: 1979 NFL Draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Mike Stensrud Defensive line 2 31 Houston Oilers

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References[]

  1. ^ "Iowa State University of Science and Technology – 1978". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  2. ^ "1979 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
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