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American college football season
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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 15 | 1:30 pm | Bowling Green* | | | W 38–10 | 47,300 |
September 22 | 7:00 pm | at No. 4 Texas* | | | L 9–17 | 73,652 |
September 29 | 1:05 pm | at Iowa* | | KWWL (delay) | L 14–30 | 60,100 |
October 6 | 1:30 pm | Pacific (CA)* | | | L 7–24 | 47,600 |
October 13 | 1:30 pm | at Kansas State | | | W 7–3 | 23,400 |
October 20 | 1:30 pm | Kansas![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | | L 7–24 | 47,064–48,100 |
October 27 | 1:30 pm | at No. 7 Oklahoma | | | L 9–38 | 71,187 |
November 3 | 1:30 pm | Colorado | | | W 24–10 | 47,100 |
November 10 | 11:50 am | Missouri | | ABC | L 9–18 | 46,800 |
November 17 | 1:30 pm | at No. 3 Nebraska | | | L 3–34 | 76,049 |
November 24 | 1:30 pm | Oklahoma State | | | L 10–13 | 36,000 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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1979 Iowa State Cyclones football team roster
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- Head coach
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Redshirt
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