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1978 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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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 Cyclone 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. Of note, Iowa State's secondary coach was Pete Carroll.

Schedule

September 9at Rice*No. 20

W 23–1917,500 September 16San Diego State*No. 19

W 14–1346,450 September 23at Iowa*No. 20

W 31–060,075 September 30Drake*No. 17

  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, Iowa

W 35–748,750 October 7No. 10 NebraskaNo. 15

  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, Iowa

L 0–2351,450 October 14at No. 19 MissouriNo. 20

L 13–2663,106 October 21No. 1 Oklahomadagger

  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, Iowa

L 6–3449,400 October 28at Kansas

W 13–732,768 November 4Kansas State

  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, Iowa

W 24–047,450 November 11at Oklahoma State

W 28–1540,300 November 18at Colorado

ABCW 20–1646,321 December 20vs. Texas A&M*No. 19

MTNL 12–2841,158

Template:CFB Schedule End

References

  1. ^ "Iowa State University of Science and Technology – 1978". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved October 16, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)