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1978 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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1978 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record8–4 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorPete Rodriguez (3rd season)
Home stadiumCylcone Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
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
  • + – 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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 97:30 pmat Rice*No. 20
W 23–1917,500[1]
September 161:30 pmSan Diego State*No. 19
W 14–1346,450[2]
September 231:05 pmat Iowa*No. 20
WHO (delay)W 31–060,075[3]
September 301:30 pmDrake*No. 17
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 35–748,750[4]
October 71:30 pmNo. 10 NebraskaNo. 15
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
L 0–2351,450[5]
October 141:30 pmat No. 19 MissouriNo. 20
L 13–2663,106[6]
October 211:30 pmNo. 1 Oklahoma
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
WOI (delay)L 6–3449,400[7]
October 281:30 pmat Kansas
W 13–732,768[8]
November 41:30 pmKansas Statedagger
W 24–047,450[9]
November 111:30 pmat Oklahoma State
W 28–1540,300[10]
November 1811:50 amat Colorado
ABCW 20–1646,321[11]
December 207:00 pmvs. Texas A&M*No. 19
MTNL 12–2841,158[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

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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

Team players in the 1979 NFL Draft

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

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References

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  1. ^ "Late rally saves Cyclones, 23–19". The Des Moines Register. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Jacobs sparks Cyclone victory". The Daily Nonpareil. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sub quarterback sinks Hawkeyes". The Rock Island Argus. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "ISU bops Drake 35–7". The Courier. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "'Everything works' as Huskers rock ISU". The Sioux City Journal. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Missouri gains 26–13 victory". St. Joseph News-Press. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Sims, OU devastating". The Shreveport Times. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cyclones top hapless Kansas; Green's sub rushes for 111". The Daily Oklahoman. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Iowa State scores 24–0 victory over K-State". The Salina Journal. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cyclones rip Pokes in gusty, chilly game". The Manhattan Mercury. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Iowa State stops Buffs, gets Hall of Fame berth". Lincoln Journal Star. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Dickey runs Texas A&M to 28–12 win". Birmingham Post-Herald. December 21, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1978 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  14. ^ "1979 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
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