1983 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1983 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1983 record	4–7 (3–4 Big Eight)
Head coach	Jim Criner (1st season)
Home stadium	Cyclone Stadium (Capacity: 48,000)
Seasons

1983 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Nebraska †	7	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
Oklahoma	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Missouri	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma State	3	–	4	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Colorado	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University during the 1983 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 Jim Criner.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	No. 16 Iowa*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy)	ABC	L 10–51	54,066
September 17	at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, Tennessee		L 26–29
September 24	Colorado State*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa		W 21–17
October 1	New Mexico State*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa		L 17–24
October 8	Kansas	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa		W 38–35
October 15	Colorado	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa		W 22–10	49,311
October 22	at No. 16 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma		L 11–49	75,008
October 29	at Missouri	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa (Battle for the Telephone Trophy)		L 18–41
November 5	No. 1 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska		L 29–72	76,326
November 12	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, Kansas		W 49–27	24,300
November 19	Oklahoma State	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa		L 7–30
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

• QB David Archer