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1979 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDal Shealy (1st season)
Home stadiumCylcone Stadium
Seasons← 19781980 →
1979 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Nebraska 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Oklahoma State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Missouri 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Colorado 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Iowa State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Kansas 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Kansas State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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 8. Iowa State played home games at Cylcone Stadium in Ames, Iowa.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
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 pmKansas
  • 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 amMissouriABCL 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
  • Homecoming
  • 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. # Name Class
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. # Name Class
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
LB Jay Niemann Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "Soph leads Cyclones". The Manhattan Mercury. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Texas squeezes past stubborn ISU, 17–9". The Sioux City Journal. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Iowa swamps Iowa State". Lincoln Journal Star. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Splash! Cyclone ship disappears in Pacific, 24–7". The Gazette. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Cyclones find second victim, K-State". The Grand Island Independent. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Kansas beats Iowa State: first Big 8 win since '77". The Lincoln Star. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Sims crushes Cyclones". The Grand Island Independent. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Cyclones corral Buffs 24–10". The Daily Nonpareil. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Verrilli kicks Mizzou to life, 18–9". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Nebraska bombards Iowa State". Victoria Advocate. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Late kick wipes out ISU, 13–10". The Des Moines Register. November 25, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "1979 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  13. "1979 Iowa State Cyclones Roster". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
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