1984 Iowa State Cyclones football team

American college football season

1984 Iowa State Cyclones football

Conference| Big Eight Conference
Record| 2–7–2 (0–5–2 Big 8)
Head coach|

* Jim Criner (2nd season)

Defensive coordinator| Ed Johnson (1st season)
Home stadium| Cyclone Stadium

Seasons

<- 1983

1985 ->

1984 Big Eight Conference football standings

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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

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 8| 12:10 pm| at No. 10 Iowa*|

* Kinnick Stadium
* Iowa City, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy)

| Sports View| L 21–59| 66,150
September 15| 1:30 pm| Drake*|

* Cyclone Stadium
* Ames, IA

| | W 21–17| 47,656
September 22| 11:34 am| at Texas A&M*|

* Kyle Field
* College Station, TX

| Raycom| L 17–38| 45,239
September 29| 1:30 pm| West Texas State*|

* Cyclone Stadium
* Ames, IA

| | W 14–0| 50,316
October 6| 1:30 pm| at Kansas|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, KS

| | L 14–33| 31,500
October 13| 2:30 pm| at Colorado|

* Folsom Field
* Boulder, CO

| | L 21–23| 36,762
October 20| 6:45 p.m.| No. 2 Oklahoma|

* Cyclone Stadium
* Ames, IA

| ESPN| L 10–12| 50,977
October 27| 1:30 pm| at Missouri|

* Faurot Field
* Columbia, MO (rivalry)

| | T 14–14| 48,133
November 3| 1:30 pm| No. 3 Nebraska|

* Cyclone Stadium
* Ames, IA

| | L 0–44| 52,919
November 10| 11:34 am| Kansas State|

* Cyclone Stadium
* Ames, IA (rivalry)

| Katz Sports Network| T 7–7| 45,000
November 17| 11:34 am| at No. 4 Oklahoma State|

* Lewis Field
* Stillwater, OK

| Katz Sports Network| L 10–16| 32,000

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

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## Game summaries

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### At Iowa

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Iowa State at #10 Iowa  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Cyclones | 0 | 7| 0| 14 | 21
• Hawkeyes | 14 | 28| 10| 7 | 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

Q1| | IOWA| Strobel 38-yard interception return (Nichol kick)| IOWA 7–0
Q1| | IOWA| Happel 15-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)| IOWA 14–0
Q2| | IOWA| Smith 63-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)| IOWA 21–0
Q2| | IOWA| Hayes 3-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)| IOWA 28–0
Q2| | IOWA| O. Gill 3-yard run (Nichol kick)| IOWA 35–0
Q2| | ISU| Davis 1-yard pass from Espinoza (Bochrodt kick)| IOWA 35–7
Q2| | IOWA| R. Harmon 86-yard run (Nichol kick)| IOWA 42–7
Q3| | IOWA| R. Harmon 68-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)| IOWA 49–7
Q3| | IOWA| T. Nichol 37-yard field goal| IOWA 52–7
Q4| | ISU| Henderson 45-yard pass from Espinoza (Bochrodt kick)| IOWA 52–14
Q4| 6:55| IOWA| Cotton 18-yard pass from K. Hatinon (Nichol kick)| IOWA 59–14
Q4| | ISU| Hanson 12-yard pass from Espinoza (Bochrodt kick)| IOWA 59–21

See also: 1984 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry

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### Oklahoma

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#2 Oklahoma at Iowa State  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Sooners | 3 | 0| 0| 9 | 12
Cyclones | 0 | 7| 0| 3 | 10

* Date: October 20
* Location: Cyclone Stadium
* Game attendance: 48,509
* Television network: ESPN

See also: 1984 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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### Nebraska

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#3 Nebraska at Iowa State |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Cornhuskers | 3 | 7| 6| 28 | 44
Cyclones | 0 | 0| 0| 0 | 0

* Date: November 3
* Location: Cyclone Stadium, Ames, Iowa
* Game attendance: 52,919

See also: 1984 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

## References

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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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