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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: Jim Criner
Conference: Big Eight-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1892  <-- 1983 <- 1984 -> 1985 --> 2024
1984 Season Highlights
 Jim Criner enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Iowa State.
 
1984 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 8  @ Iowa  21   59   L       
 Sat., Sep. 15  vs. Drake  21   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Texas A&M  17   38   L       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. West Texas A&M  14   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Kansas  14   33   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Colorado  21   23   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Oklahoma  10   12   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Missouri  14   14   T       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Nebraska  0   44   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Kansas State  7   7   T       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Oklahoma State  10   16   L       
 
1984 Season Totals
  Record2-7 -2
  Points Scored149
  Scoring Average13.5
  Points Allowed263
  Defense Average23.9
  Opponents Record55-45
  Conference Record0-5
  Home Record2-2 -1
  Away Record0-5 -1
1984 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1984 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Kansas 5-6218298 4-3148185  Mike Gottfried
Iowa State 2-7-2149263 0-5-276149  Jim Criner
Nebraska 10-2387115Won  28-106-122871  Tom Osborne
Oklahoma 9-2-1306164Lost  17-286-117989  Barry Switzer
Oklahoma State 10-2312148Won  21-145-216594  Pat Jones
Kansas State 3-7-1185330 2-4-1116201  Jim Dickey
Missouri 3-7-1310301 2-4-1191190  Warren Powers
Colorado 1-10172364 1-6101225  Bill McCartney

1984 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1984 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.