1979 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 1979 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Donnie Duncan, the Cyclones compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the Big Eight. The team played its home games at Cylcone Stadium in Ames, Iowa.

1979 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDal Shealy (1st season)
Home stadiumCylcone Stadium
(capacity: 48,000)
1979 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 0 011 1 0
No. 9 Nebraska 6 1 010 2 0
Oklahoma State 5 2 07 4 0
Missouri 3 4 07 5 0
Colorado 2 5 03 8 0
Iowa State 2 5 03 8 0
Kansas 2 5 03 8 0
Kansas State 1 6 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 151:30 pmBowling Green*W 38–1047,300
September 227:00 pmat No. 4 Texas*L 9–1773,652
September 291:05 pmat Iowa*KWWL (delay)L 14–3060,100
October 61:30 pmPacific (CA)*
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
L 7–2447,600
October 131:30 pmat Kansas StateW 7–323,400
October 201:30 pmKansasdagger
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
L 7–2447,064–48,100
October 271:30 pmat No. 7 OklahomaL 9–3871,187
November 31:30 pmColorado
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 24–1047,100
November 1011:50 amMissouri
ABCL 9–1846,800
November 171:30 pmat No. 3 NebraskaL 3–3476,049
November 241:30 pmOklahoma State
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
L 10–1336,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

1979 Iowa State Cyclones football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 45 Dwayne Crutchfield So
QB 15 Dave Jacobson So
TE 88 Dan Johnson So
C 56 Jim Meyer Fr
OT 69 Karl Nelson Fr
QB 18 John Quinn So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 19 Joe Brown So
CB 44 Larry Crawford Jr
LB 55 Jim Less Jr
DT 62 Kenny Neil Jr
DT 74 Scott Nelson Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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