1979 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1979 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1979 record	3–8 (2–5 Big Eight)
Head coach	Donnie Duncan (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Dal Shealy (1st season)
Home stadium	Cyclone Stadium (Capacity: 48,000)
Seasons

1979 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3 Oklahoma †	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#9 Nebraska	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma State	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Missouri	3	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Colorado	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Cyclone Stadium in Ames, Iowa. They participated as members of the Big Eight Conference. The team was coached by head coach Donnie Duncan.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	Bowling Green*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa	W 38–10	47,300
September 22	at No. 4 Texas*	Texas Memoria Stadium Austin, Texas	L 9–17	73,652
September 29	at Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy)	L 14–30	60,100
October 6	Pacific*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa	L 7–24	47,600
October 13	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, Kansas	W 7–3	23,400
October 20	Kansas	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa	L 7–24	48,100
October 27	at No. 7 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma	L 9–38	71,187
November 3	Colorado	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa	W 24–10	47,100
November 10	Missouri	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa (Battle for the Telephone Trophy)	L 9–18	46,800
November 17	at No. 3 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska	L 3–34	76,049
November 24	Oklahoma State	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa	L 10–13	36,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game