![]() Iowa State wins its last four Big Eight Conference games to earn a second-straight bowl bid. The Cyclones post a third-straight eight-win season and end up the fall campaign against Texas A&M in the Hall of Fame Bowl in Birmingham, Ala. DL Mike Stensrud, DT Tom Randall, CB Kevin Hart and LB Tom Boskey earned all-Big Eight honors. Dexter Green rushes for 1,240 yards and 15 TDs. Iowa State is 5-2 in the Big Eight, good enough for second place. 9 Nebraska, beating the Huskers for the second time in a row and are ranked as high as 16th on the AP poll. Iowa State wins eight games for the second straight season and earns a Peach Bowl berth against North Carolina State. Blue, whose kickoff return for a TD was the biggest play of Iowa State's win over Nebraska, earning All-America honors. KR Luther Blue and OL Dave Greenwood also earned all-conference honors. The stout Cyclone defense is led by first-team all-Big Eight honorees Tony Hawkins at safety, DL Maynard Stensrud, DL Mike Stensrud and DT Tom Randall. Sophomore RB Dexter Green rushed for 1,074 yards. 20.Įarle Bruce's fourth team blossoms as one of the best teams in school history. The first game played is a 17-12 Iowa State win over Air Force on Sept. PK Tom Goedjen is a first-team All-Big Eight honoree.Ĭyclone Stadium opens with a capacity of 42,500. He holds the school record with nine interceptions, which ranked him ninth nationally. NG Lawrence “Big Daddy” Hunt, TE Keith Krepfle and TB Mike Strachan earn first-team All-Big Eight honors. LB Matt Blair earns All-America honors in his final season. In October, Iowa State officials break ground on a $ 7.6 million football stadium on the southeast side of campus. ![]() Majors informs the team after the bowl game that he is leaving Iowa State to coach at Pittsburgh.įormer Tampa head coach Earle Bruce is named Iowa State's head coach. Amundson earns Big Eight Players-of-the-Year honors over Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rodgers of Nebraska. First-team all-Big Eight honorees are Amundson OL Geary Murdoch and DE Merv Krakau. Amundson switched to QB for his senior season, setting several school records, including 2,387 yards of total offense. Iowa State is ranked on the AP poll for the first time since 1938, staying in the top 20 seven weeks, as high as 12th. The Cyclones earn a second-straight bowl bid, traveling to Memphis, Tenn. LB Matt Blair is selected as the game's most valuable player. LB Keith Schroeder earns first-team all-Big Eight honors as the Cyclones end the season in El Paso, Texas playing LSU in the Sun Bowl. QB Dean Carlson throws for a school record 1,867 yards. RB George Amundson tallied school records in rushing (1,260), and TDs (15) on the ground. The season includes a 54-0 win over Oklahoma State in the final home game of the season. Iowa State fields the first bowl squad in school and wins eight games (8-4) for the first time since 1906. Dave McCurry is the last Cyclone to play both ways (offensive-defense). WR Otto Stowe and S Tony Washington are first-team All-Big Eight honorees. Shortened document for another department project. Our Athletics Communicationsĭepartment recently chronicled the highlights of that history into ![]() AMES, Iowa - Iowa State's football legacy stretches over 12 decadesīack to the program's formation in 1892. ![]()
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