1978 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1978 Iowa State Cyclones football
Hall of Fame Classic, L 12–28 vs. Texas A&M
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1978 record	8–4 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach	Earle Bruce
Home stadium	Cyclone Stadium (Capacity: 48,000)

1978 Big 8 football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#3 Oklahoma +	6	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
#8 Nebraska +	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Iowa State	4	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
#15 Missouri	4	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Kansas State	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Oklahoma State	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Colorado	2	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Kansas	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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 Cyclone 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. Of note, Iowa State's secondary coach was Pete Carroll.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	at Rice*	No. 20	Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas		W 23–19	17,500
September 16	San Diego State*	No. 19	Cyclone Stadium • Ames, Iowa		W 14–13	46,450
September 23	at Iowa*	No. 20	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy)		W 31–0	60,075
September 30	Drake*	No. 17	Cyclone Stadium • Ames, Iowa		W 35–7	48,750
October 7	No. 10 Nebraska	No. 15	Cyclone Stadium • Ames, Iowa		L 0–23	51,450
October 14	at No. 19 Missouri	No. 20	Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri (Battle for the Telephone Trophy)		L 13–26	63,106
October 21	No. 1 Oklahoma		Cyclone Stadium • Ames, Iowa		L 6–34	49,400
October 28	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas		W 13–7	32,768
November 4	Kansas State		Cyclone Stadium • Ames, Iowa		W 24–0	47,450
November 11	at Oklahoma State		Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma		W 28–15	40,300
November 18	at Colorado		Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado	ABC	W 20–16	46,321
December 20	vs. Texas A&M*	No. 19	Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama (Hall of Fame Classic)	MTN	L 12–28	41,158
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Iowa State Cyclones football

Venues	Clyde Williams Field (1915–1974) Jack Trice Stadium (1975–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa (Cy-Hawk Trophy) Kansas State Missouri (Telephone Trophy)

Culture & lore	History Cy the Cardinal "ISU Fights" Iowa State University Cyclone Marching Band

People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL players Statistical leaders

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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