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 →

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.

Record8–4 (4–3 Big 8)

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DefensivecoordinatorPete Rodriguez (3rd season)

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1978 Big Eight Conference football standings
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

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	7:30 pm	at Rice*	No. 20	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 23–19	17,500	^[1]
September 16	1:30 pm	San Diego State*	No. 19	Cylcone Stadium Ames, IA		W 14–13	46,450	^[2]
September 23	1:05 pm	at Iowa*	No. 20	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	WHO (delay)	W 31–0	60,075	^[3]
September 30	1:30 pm	Drake*	No. 17	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		W 35–7	48,750	^[4]
October 7	1:30 pm	No. 10 Nebraska	No. 15	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)		L 0–23	51,450	^[5]
October 14	1:30 pm	at No. 19 Missouri	No. 20	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)		L 13–26	63,106	^[6]
October 21	1:30 pm	No. 1 Oklahoma		Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	WOI (delay)	L 6–34	49,400	^[7]
October 28	1:30 pm	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		W 13–7	32,768	^[8]
November 4	1:30 pm	Kansas State		Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)		W 24–0	47,450	^[9]
November 11	1:30 pm	at Oklahoma State		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		W 28–15	40,300	^[10]
November 18	11:50 am	at Colorado		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ABC	W 20–16	46,321	^[11]
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	^[12]
*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

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