1983 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Nebraska $ 7 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
Missouri 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Oklahoma 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 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 as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Criner, the Cyclones compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Big 8. Iowa State played home games on campus at Cyclone Stadium in Ames, Iowa.

Hired in late January, Criner was previously the head coach at Boise State for seven seasons, and won the Division I-AA title in 1980.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 102:20 pmNo. 16 Iowa*
ABCL 10–5154,066[2]
September 177:00 pmat Vanderbilt*
L 26–2941,165[3]
September 241:30 pmColorado State*
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 21–1749,817[4]
October 11:30 pmNew Mexico State*
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
L 17–2447,703[5]
October 81:30 pmKansas
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 38–3548,125[6]
October 151:30 pmColoradodagger
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 22–1049,311[7]
October 221:30 pmat No. 16 Oklahoma
L 11–4975,008[8]
October 291:30 pmMissouri
L 18–4149,404[9]
November 51:30 pmat No. 1 Nebraska
L 29–7276,326[10]
November 121:30 pmat Kansas State
W 49–2724,300[11]
November 191:00 pmOklahoma State
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
L 7–3046,517[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[13]

Game summaries

Iowa

#16 Iowa at Iowa State
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 17 14614 51
Cyclones 0 307 10
See also: 1983 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry

[14]

At Oklahoma

Iowa State at #16 Oklahoma
1 234Total
Cyclones 3 008 11
• Sooners 14 2177 49
See also: 1983 Oklahoma Sooners football team

At Nebraska

Iowa State at #1 Nebraska
1 234Total
Cyclones 0 1478 29
• Cornhuskers 14 211027 72
See also: 1983 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Roster

References

  1. ^ "Iowa State tabs BSU's Criner to take over head football post". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 30, 1983. p. 6C.
  2. ^ "Hawk Gill's 4 touchdowns ruin Criner debut". Omaha World-Herald. September 11, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Vanderbilt tips Cyclones, 29–26". The Daily Nonpareil. September 18, 1983. Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cyclones 'suck it in,' nudge CSU". The Sioux City Journal. September 25, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cooper 'kills' Iowa State". The Sioux City Journal. October 2, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Whew! ISU wins thriller". Quad-City Times. October 9, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "ISU progress continues in 22–10 win over Buffs". The Daily Nonpareil. October 16, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "OU hits high gear against ISU". The Grand Island Independent. October 23, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Adler adds 4 touchdown runs as MU pounds Iowa State". The News-Leader. October 30, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Records, ISU fall to Big Red Machine, 72–29". Sunday Telegraph. November 6, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "ISU stuns 'Cats". The Gazette. November 13, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Oklahoma State stops Cyclones". The Sioux City Journal. November 20, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Iowa State Football Record Book" (PDF). Iowa State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  14. ^ "Iowa unveils its state-of-the-art offense". Chicago Tribune. September 11, 1983. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
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