1978 Iowa State Cyclones football team
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.
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Hall of Fame Classic, L 12–28 vs. Texas A&M | |
| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| 1978 record | 8–4 (4–3 Big 8) |
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| Home stadium | Cyclone Stadium (Capacity: 48,000) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 9 | at Rice* | No. 20 | W 23–19 | 17,500 | ||
| September 16 | San Diego State* | No. 19 | W 14–13 | 46,450 | ||
| September 23 | at Iowa* | No. 20 | W 31–0 | 60,075 | ||
| September 30 | Drake* | No. 17 |
| W 35–7 | 48,750 | |
| October 7 | No. 10 Nebraska | No. 15 |
| L 0–23 | 51,450 | |
| October 14 | at No. 19 Missouri | No. 20 | L 13–26 | 63,106 | ||
| October 21 | No. 1 Oklahoma |
| L 6–34 | 49,400 | ||
| October 28 | at Kansas | W 13–7 | 32,768 | |||
| November 4 | Kansas State |
| W 24–0 | 47,450 | ||
| November 11 | at Oklahoma State | W 28–15 | 40,300 | |||
| November 18 | at Colorado | ABC | W 20–16 | 46,321 | ||
| December 20 | vs. Texas A&M* | No. 19 | MTN | L 12–28 | 41,158 | |
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Roster
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Special teams
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Game summaries
Iowa
Nebraska
Hall of Fame Classic
Team players in the 1979 NFL Draft
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Mike Stensrud | Defensive line | 2 | 31 | Houston Oilers |
References
- "Iowa State University of Science and Technology – 1978". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
- "1979 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
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