1978 Iowa State Cyclones football team
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Hall of Fame Classic, L 12–28 vs. Texas A&M
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
1978 record | 8–4 (4–3 Big 8) |
Head coach | Earle Bruce |
Home stadium | Cyclone Stadium (Capacity: 48,000) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#3 Oklahoma + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#8 Nebraska + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#15 Missouri | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Hall of Fame Classic. Of note, Iowa State's secondary coach was Pete Carroll.
Schedule
Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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September 9 | at Rice* | #20 | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | W 23–19 | 17,500 | ||||
September 16 | San Diego State* | #19 | Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA | W 14–13 | 46,450 | ||||
September 23 | at Iowa* | #20 | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy) | W 31–0 | 60,075 | ||||
September 30 | Drake* | #17 | Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA | W 35–7 | 48,750 | ||||
October 7 | #10 Nebraska | #15 | Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA | L 0–23 | 51,450 | ||||
October 14 | at #19 Missouri | #20 | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO (Battle for the Telephone Trophy) | L 13–26 | 63,106 | ||||
October 21 | #1 Oklahoma![]() |
Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA | L 6–34 | 49,400 | |||||
October 28 | at Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | W 13–7 | 32,768 | |||||
November 4 | Kansas State | Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA | W 24–0 | 47,450 | |||||
November 11 | at Oklahoma State | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK | W 28–15 | 40,300 | |||||
November 18 | at Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | ABC | W 20–16 | 46,321 | ||||
December 20 | vs. Texas A&M* | #19 | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Hall of Fame Classic) | MTN | L 12–28 | 41,158 | |||
*Non-conference game. ![]() |
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