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Iowa State Football Team History

Iowa State Cyclones

Iowa State University
Ames, IA
Founded: 1858
Stadium: Cyclone-Jack Trice Stadium
Capacity: 43,000
Colors: Red, Gold, Black & White
Coach: Donnie Duncan
Conference: Big Eight-

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1892 <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024

1980 Season Highlights

Donnie Duncan enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Iowa State.

1980 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 13	vs. Louisiana Monroe	42	7	W
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. San Jose State	27	6	W
Sat., Sep. 27	@ Iowa	10	7	W
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Colorado State	69	0	W
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Kansas State	31	7	W
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Kansas	17	28	L
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Oklahoma	7	42	L
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Colorado	9	17	L
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Missouri	10	14	L
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Nebraska	0	35	L
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Oklahoma State	23	21	W

1980 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	245
Scoring Average	22.3
Points Allowed	184
Defense Average	16.7
Opponents Record	63-57
Conference Record	2-5
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	2-3

1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1980 Big Eight- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Iowa State	6-5	245	184		2-5	97	164	Donnie Duncan
Kansas	3-6-2	171	208		2-4-1	129	158	Don Fambrough
Oklahoma	10-2	396	209	Won 18-17	7-0	281	127	Barry Switzer
Nebraska	10-2	470	110	Won 31-17	6-1	292	59	Tom Osborne
Missouri	8-4	332	175	Lost 25-28	5-2	156	88	Warren Powers
Kansas State	4-7	129	212		2-5	74	178	Jim Dickey
Oklahoma State	3-7-1	187	268		2-4-1	115	185	Jimmy Johnson
Colorado	1-10	160	451		1-6	97	282	Chuck Fairbanks

1980 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1980 All Big Eight Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).