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1978 Iowa State Cyclones football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1978
team	Iowa State Cyclones
sport	football
conference	Big Eight Conference
short_conf	Big 8
record	8–4
conf_record	4–3
head_coach	Earle Bruce
hc_year	6th
def_coach	Pete Rodriguez
dc_year	3rd
stadium	Cylcone Stadium
bowl	[Hall of Fame Classic](1978-hall-of-fame-classic)
bowl_result	L 12–28 vs. [Texas A&M](1978-texas-a-m-aggies-football-team)

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.

Schedule

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Roster

Jim Williams – Offensive line
Pete Carroll – Secondary coordinator

Team players in the 1979 NFL draft

Main article: 1979 NFL draft

Mike Stensrud	Defensive line	2	31	[Houston Oilers](1979-houston-oilers-season)

References

(September 10, 1978). "Late rally saves Cyclones, 23–19". The Des Moines Register.
(September 17, 1978). "Jacobs sparks Cyclone victory". The Daily Nonpareil.
(September 24, 1978). "Sub quarterback sinks Hawkeyes". The Rock Island Argus.
(October 1, 1978). "ISU bops Drake 35–7". The Courier.
(October 8, 1978). "'Everything works' as Huskers rock ISU". The Sioux City Journal.
(October 15, 1978). "Missouri gains 26–13 victory". St. Joseph News-Press.
(October 22, 1978). "Sims, OU devastating". The Shreveport Times.
(October 29, 1978). "Cyclones top hapless Kansas; Green's sub rushes for 111". The Daily Oklahoman.
(November 5, 1978). "Iowa State scores 24–0 victory over K-State". The Salina Journal.
(November 12, 1978). "Cyclones rip Pokes in gusty, chilly game". The Manhattan Mercury.
(November 19, 1978). "Iowa State stops Buffs, gets Hall of Fame berth". Lincoln Journal Star.
(December 21, 1978). "Dickey runs Texas A&M to 28–12 win". Birmingham Post-Herald.
"1978 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
"1979 NFL Draft".

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