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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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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
  Record6-5
  Points Scored245
  Scoring Average22.3
  Points Allowed184
  Defense Average16.7
  Opponents Record63-57
  Conference Record2-5
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record2-3
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 6-5245184 2-597164  Donnie Duncan
Kansas 3-6-2171208 2-4-1129158  Don Fambrough
Oklahoma 10-2396209Won  18-177-0281127  Barry Switzer
Nebraska 10-2470110Won  31-176-129259  Tom Osborne
Missouri 8-4332175Lost  25-285-215688  Warren Powers
Kansas State 4-7129212 2-574178  Jim Dickey
Oklahoma State 3-7-1187268 2-4-1115185  Jimmy Johnson
Colorado 1-10160451 1-697282  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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.