1980 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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.

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

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
September 271:05 pmat Iowa*IPBN/ESPN (delay)W 10–760,145
October 41:30 pmColorado State*
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 69–049,368
October 111:30 pmKansas State 
W 31–750,163
October 181:30 pmat KansasNo. 19L 17–2830,000
October 251:30 pmNo. 17 Oklahoma
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
L 7–4252,974
November 12:00 pmat ColoradoL 9–1741,567
November 81:30 pmat MissouriL 10–1467,533
November 151:30 pmNo. 4 Nebraska
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
ESPN (delay)L 0–3552,942
November 221:30 pmat Oklahoma StateW 23–2137,500
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • 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
  •   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. ^ "Iowa State Football Record Book" (PDF). Iowa State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2014.