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1980 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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1980 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record6–5 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMack Brown (1st season)
Home stadiumCylcone Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 0 0 10 2 0
No. 7 Nebraska 6 1 0 10 2 0
Missouri 5 2 0 8 4 0
Iowa State 3 4 0 7 4 0
Oklahoma State 3 4 0 4 7 0
Kansas State 2 5 0 4 7 0
Kansas 1 6 0 2 8 1
Colorado 1 6 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Donnie Duncan, the Cyclones compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Big Eight. The team played its home games at Cylcone Stadium in Ames, Iowa.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 131:30 pmNortheast Louisiana*W 42–747,331[1]
September 201:30 pmSan Jose State*
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 27–647,806[2]
September 271:05 pmat Iowa*IPBN/ESPN (delay)W 10–760,145[3]
October 41:30 pmColorado State*
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 69–049,368[4]
October 111:30 pmKansas Statedagger
W 31–750,163[5]
October 181:30 pmat KansasNo. 19L 17–2830,000[6]
October 251:30 pmNo. 17 Oklahoma
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
L 7–4252,974[7]
November 12:00 pmat ColoradoL 9–1741,567[8]
November 81:30 pmat MissouriL 10–1467,533[9]
November 151:30 pmNo. 4 Nebraska
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
ESPN (delay)L 0–3552,942[10]
November 221:30 pmat Oklahoma StateW 23–2137,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

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1980 Iowa State Cyclones football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 45 Dwayne Crutchfield Jr
TE 88 Dan Johnson Jr
C 56 Jim Meyer So
OT 69 Karl Nelson So
QB 18 John Quinn Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 19 Joe Brown Jr
CB 44 Larry Crawford Sr
CB 9 Jeff Grannon Sr
LB 55 Jim Less Sr
DT 71 Dan Martin So
DT 62 Kenny Neil Sr
DT 74 Scott Nelson So
DE 80 Bruce Reimers Fr
LB 54 Chris Washington Fr
LB Jay Niemann So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 10 Kelly Goodburn Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "ISU sails, Crutchfield leads ground assault, 42–7". The Des Moines Register. September 14, 1980. p. D1. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Cyclone defense beat San Jose". The Manhattan Mercury. September 21, 1980. Retrieved November 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "ISU wins D(fense)-Day battle 10–7". The Waterloo Courier. September 28, 1980. Retrieved November 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Crutchfield lifts ISU". The Manhattan Mercury. October 5, 1980. Retrieved November 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cyclones trim Cats". Tulsa World. October 12, 1980. Retrieved November 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Kansas upsets Iowa State". St. Joseph News-Press. October 19, 1980. Retrieved November 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Oklahoma routs Iowa State, 42–7". Abilene Reporter-News. October 26, 1980. Retrieved November 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Buffaloes finally give Fairbanks reason to smile". The Grand Island Independent. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Missouri defeats Iowa State 14–10". Winston-Salem Journal. November 9, 1980. Retrieved November 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Nebraska stops Cyclones". Tulsa World. November 16, 1980. Retrieved November 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Iowa State edges Oklahoma State". The Springfield News-Leader. November 23, 1980. Retrieved November 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1980 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2024.