1978_Iowa_State_Cyclones_football_team

1978 Iowa State Cyclones football
1978 Iowa State Cyclones football
Hall of Fame Classic, L 12–28 vs. Texas A&M
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	8–4 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach	Earle Bruce (6th season);
Defensive coordinator	Pete Rodriguez (3rd season)
Home stadium	Cylcone Stadium
	Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

1978 Iowa State Cyclones football team

American college football season

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.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	7:30 pm	at Rice*	No. 20	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 23–19	17,500
September 16	1:30 pm	San Diego State*	No. 19	Cylcone Stadium Ames, IA		W 14–13	46,450
September 23	1:05 pm	at Iowa*	No. 20	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	WHO (delay)	W 31–0	60,075
September 30	1:30 pm	Drake*	No. 17	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		W 35–7	48,750
October 7	1:30 pm	No. 10 Nebraska	No. 15	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		L 0–23	51,450
October 14	1:30 pm	at No. 19 Missouri	No. 20	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)		L 13–26	63,106
October 21	1:30 pm	No. 1 Oklahoma		Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	WOI (delay)	L 6–34	49,400
October 28	1:30 pm	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		W 13–7	32,768
November 4	1:30 pm	Kansas State		Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)		W 24–0	47,450
November 11	1:30 pm	at Oklahoma State		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		W 28–15	40,300
November 18	11:50 am	at Colorado		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ABC	W 20–16	46,321
December 20	7:00 pm	vs. Texas A&M*	No. 19	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Hall of Fame Classic)	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

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Mike Stensrud	Defensive line	2	31	Houston Oilers

1978 Iowa State Cyclones football team

v t e	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