1982 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1982 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record4–6–1 (1–5–1 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumCylcone Stadium
1982 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Nebraska $ 7 0 0 12 1 0
No. 16 Oklahoma 6 1 0 8 4 0
Oklahoma State 3 2 2 4 5 2
Kansas State 3 3 1 6 5 1
Missouri 2 3 2 5 4 2
1 5 1 4 6 1
Kansas 1 5 1 2 7 2
Colorado 1 5 1 2 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Donnie Duncan in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Cyclones compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 with a mark of 1–5–1 in conference play, placing sixth in the Big 8. Iowa State played home games at Cylcone Stadium in Ames, Iowa.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 116:30 pmat Tennessee*CTN (delay)L 21–2390,901[1]
September 181:05 pmat Iowa*WOIW 19–759,605[2]
September 251:30 pmDrake*CTN (delay)W 35–1051,866[3]
October 21:30 pmOklahoma
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
CTN (delay)L 3–1352,770[4]
October 91:30 pmKent State*
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
CTN (delay)W 44–749,930[5]
October 161:30 pmat MissouriCTN (delay)T 17–1766,133[6]
October 232:30 pmat ColoradoCTN (delay)W 31–1440,581[7]
October 301:30 pmKansas State
CTN (delay)L 3–952,078[8]
November 61:30 pmat KansasCTN (delay)L 17–2426,796[9]
November 131:30 pmNo. 7 Nebraska
CTN (delay)L 10–4852,887[10]
November 201:30 pmat Oklahoma StateCTN (delay)L 13–4940,200[11]
  • *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

Tennessee

Iowa State

Iowa State at Iowa
Team 1 234Total
Cyclones 0 3313 19
Hawkeyes 7 000 7
  • Date: September 18
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
  • Game start: 1:10 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:27
  • Game attendance: 59,605
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), Clear and sunny, Wind NW 12 mph (19 km/h)
  • Referee: Jerry Hendrickson

Roster

1982 Iowa State Cyclones football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 69 Karl Nelson Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Jay Niemann Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 6 Alex Giffords Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Team players in the 1983 NFL draft

    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    Karl Nelson Offensive tackle 3 70 New York Giants

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    References

    1. ^ "52-yard FG defeats ISU". The Waterloo Courier. September 12, 1982. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    2. ^ "Cyclones 'gun down' Iowa, 19–7". The Des Moines Register. September 19, 1982. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. ^ "'Fair Day' by Davis propels ISU". Omaha World-Herald. September 26, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ^ "Sooners too tough for Cyclones". The Courier. October 3, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ^ "It's ISU by 44–7". The Gazette. October 10, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. ^ "Cyclones rally to tie Missouri". The Grand Island Independent. October 17, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. ^ "Cyclone duo leads surge past Buffs". The Daily Nonpareil. October 24, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    8. ^ "Offense? Not at Iowa State". Quad-City Times. October 31, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. ^ "Big Kansas burst in 2nd half, 24–17". The Des Moines Register. November 7, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    10. ^ "Huskers breath easy with Gill, OU next up". The Grand Island Independent. November 14, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    11. ^ "Cowboys overrun Cyclones". The Sioux City Journal. November 21, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    12. ^ "Iowa State Football Record Book" (PDF). Iowa State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
    13. ^ "1983 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved August 10, 2019.