1984 Iowa State Cyclones football team

American college football season

1984 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record2–7–2 (0–5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
  • Jim Criner (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorEd Johnson (1st season)
Home stadiumCyclone Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Big Eight Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Nebraska + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Oklahoma + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
No. 7 Oklahoma State 5 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Kansas 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Missouri 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Kansas State 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Colorado 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Iowa State 0 – 5 – 2 2 – 7 – 2
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Criner, the Cyclones compiled an overall record of 2–7–2 with a mark of 0–5–2 in conference play, placing last in the Big 8. Iowa State played home games at Cyclone Stadium in Ames, Iowa.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 812:10 pmat No. 10 Iowa*Sports ViewL 21–5966,150
September 151:30 pmDrake*W 21–1747,656
September 2211:34 amat Texas A&M*RaycomL 17–3845,239
September 291:30 pmWest Texas State*
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 14–050,316
October 61:30 pmat Kansas
L 14–3331,500
October 132:30 pmat ColoradoL 21–2336,762
October 206:45 p.m.No. 2 Oklahomadagger
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
ESPNL 10–1250,977
October 271:30 pmat MissouriT 14–1448,133
November 31:30 pmNo. 3 Nebraska
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
L 0–4452,919
November 1011:34 amKansas State
Katz Sports NetworkT 7–745,000
November 1711:34 amat No. 4 Oklahoma StateKatz Sports NetworkL 10–1632,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

At Iowa

Iowa State at #10 Iowa
1 234Total
Cyclones 0 7014 21
• Hawkeyes 14 28107 59
  • Date: September 8
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Game start: 12:05 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:30
  • Game attendance: 66,150
  • Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), Showers possible, Wind SW 10–20 mph (16–32 km/h)
  • Referee: Tom Quinn
  • Television network: IPTV
Scoring summary
Q1IOWAStrobel 38-yard interception return (Nichol kick)IOWA 7–0
Q1IOWAHappel 15-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)IOWA 14–0
Q2IOWASmith 63-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)IOWA 21–0
Q2IOWAHayes 3-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)IOWA 28–0
Q2IOWAO. Gill 3-yard run (Nichol kick)IOWA 35–0
Q2ISUDavis 1-yard pass from Espinoza (Bochrodt kick)IOWA 35–7
Q2IOWAR. Harmon 86-yard run (Nichol kick)IOWA 42–7
Q3IOWAR. Harmon 68-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)IOWA 49–7
Q3IOWAT. Nichol 37-yard field goalIOWA 52–7
Q4ISUHenderson 45-yard pass from Espinoza (Bochrodt kick)IOWA 52–14
Q46:55IOWACotton 18-yard pass from K. Hatinon (Nichol kick)IOWA 59–14
Q4ISUHanson 12-yard pass from Espinoza (Bochrodt kick)IOWA 59–21

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Oklahoma

#2 Oklahoma at Iowa State
1 234Total
• Sooners 3 009 12
Cyclones 0 703 10

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Nebraska

#3 Nebraska at Iowa State
1 234Total
• Cornhuskers 3 7628 44
Cyclones 0 000 0

References

  1. ^ "Iowa State Football Record Book" (PDF). Iowa State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "Long bombards Iowa State". The Pantagraph. September 9, 1984. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "No. 2 Sooners survive ISU scare, 12-10". Des Moines Register via newspapers.com. October 21, 1984. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
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