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 Cylcone 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. 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 |
Record | 8–4 (4–3 Big 8) |
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Defensive coordinator | Pete Rodriguez (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Cylcone Stadium |
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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
editDate | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 9 | 7:30 pm | at Rice* | No. 20 | W 23–19 | 17,500 | ||
September 16 | 1:30 pm | San Diego State* | No. 19 | W 14–13 | 46,450 | ||
September 23 | 1:05 pm | at Iowa* | No. 20 | WHO (delay) | W 31–0 | 60,075 | |
September 30 | 1:30 pm | Drake* | No. 17 |
| W 35–7 | 48,750 | |
October 7 | 1:30 pm | No. 10 Nebraska | No. 15 |
| L 0–23 | 51,450 | |
October 14 | 1:30 pm | at No. 19 Missouri | No. 20 | L 13–26 | 63,106 | ||
October 21 | 1:30 pm | No. 1 Oklahoma |
| WOI (delay) | L 6–34 | 49,400 | |
October 28 | 1:30 pm | at Kansas | W 13–7 | 32,768 | |||
November 4 | 1:30 pm | Kansas State |
| W 24–0 | 47,450 | ||
November 11 | 1:30 pm | at Oklahoma State | W 28–15 | 40,300 | |||
November 18 | 11:50 am | at Colorado | ABC | W 20–16 | 46,321 | ||
December 20 | 7:00 pm | vs. Texas A&M* | No. 19 | MTN | L 12–28 | 41,158 | |
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Roster
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
editIowa
editNebraska
editHall of Fame Classic
editTeam players in the 1979 NFL Draft
editPlayer | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Mike Stensrud | Defensive line | 2 | 31 | Houston Oilers |
References
edit- ^ "1979 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved August 10, 2019.