American college football season
1978 Iowa State Cyclones football |
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
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Record | 8–4 (4–3 Big 8) |
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Head coach | |
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Defensive coordinator | Pete Rodriguez (3rd season) |
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Home stadium | Cylcone Stadium |
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Seasons |
1978 Big Eight Conference football standings | 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 |
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- + – 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 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.
Schedule
Date | 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 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Roster
1978 Iowa State Cyclones football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | RB | 24 | Dexter Green | Sr | | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Jim Williams – Offensive line
- Pete Carroll – Secondary coordinator
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Game summaries
Iowa
Nebraska
Hall of Fame Classic
Team players in the 1979 NFL Draft
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References
- ^ "1979 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
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