1979 Iowa State
3–8 (2–5 Big Eight), coached by Donnie Duncan. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Bowling Green 38–10Sep 15
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | vs Bowling Green | W 38–10 | 71% |
| Sep 22 | at 4Texas | L 9–17 | 32% |
| Sep 29 | at Iowa | L 14–30 | 66% |
| Oct 6 | vsPacific | L 7–24 | 79% |
| Oct 13 | at Kansas State | W 7–3 | 46% |
| Oct 20 | vs Kansas | L 7–24 | 71% |
| Oct 27 | at 7Oklahoma | L 9–38 | 12% |
| Nov 3 | vs Colorado | W 24–10 | 62% |
| Nov 10 | vs Missouri | L 9–18 | 44% |
| Nov 17 | at 3Nebraska | L 3–34 | 10% |
| Nov 24 | vs Oklahoma State | L 10–13 | 44% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma State 13–10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 2–5 tied for 5th in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 137–221
- Coach
- Donnie Duncan
- Elo
- 1410 −137 this season
- SP+ rating
- -4.6 No. 91 of 135; offense No. 113, defense No. 51
- SRS
- −1.6 No. 75 of 140 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Dal Shealy
All-Big Eight
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Mike SchwartzDBUPI-1
Second team
- Dick CuvelierOGAP-2
- Mike LeadersLBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1979 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1979 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 7–0 | 11–1 | 3 |
| Nebraska | 6–1 | 10–2 | 9 |
| Oklahoma State | 5–2 | 7–4 | |
| Missouri | 3–4 | 7–5 | |
| Colorado | 2–5 | 3–8 | |
| Iowa State | 2–5 | 3–8 | |
| Kansas | 2–5 | 3–8 | |
| Kansas State | 1–6 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.