1984 Iowa State

2–⁠7–⁠2 (0–⁠5–⁠2 Big Eight), coached by Jim Criner.

Schedule and results

Iowa State in 1984, game by game: lost at No. 10 Iowa 21–59; won vs. Drake 21–17; lost at Texas A&M 17–38; won vs. West Texas 14–0; lost at Kansas 14–33; lost at Colorado 21–23; lost vs. No. 2 Oklahoma 10–12; tied at Missouri 14–14; lost vs. No. 3 Nebraska 0–44; tied vs. Kansas State 7–7; lost at No. 4 Oklahoma State 10–16+14−44Lost 21–59 at No. 10 Iowa-38No. 10 IowaWon 21–17 vs. Drake+4DrakeLost 17–38 at Texas A&M-21Texas A&MWon 14–0 vs. West Texas+14West TexasLost 14–33 at Kansas-19KansasLost 21–23 at Colorado-2ColoradoLost 10–12 vs. No. 2 Oklahoma-2No. 2 OklahomaTied 14–14 at Missouri0MissouriLost 0–44 vs. No. 3 Nebraska-44No. 3 NebraskaTied 7–7 vs. Kansas State0Kansas StateLost 10–16 at No. 4 Oklahoma State-6No. 4 Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma State 16–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big Eight.

In program history: The 108th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
2–⁠7–⁠2
Conference
0–⁠5–⁠2 tied for 7th in Big Eight
AP final
Unranked
Points
149–⁠263
Coach
Jim Criner
Elo
1375 −66 this season
SP+ rating
-11.8 No. 86 of 106; offense No. 94, defense No. 75
SRS
−9.9 No. 88 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Ed Johnson

Drafted in 1985

The 1985 draft
Rd 5Tracy Henderson WRNew York Giants

All-Big Eight

1 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

  • Dave SmoldtTEUPI-2
  • Lester WilliamsDEAP-2; UPI-2
  • Steve LittleDTAP-2
  • Jeff BrasswellLBAP-2; UPI-2
  • Anthony MayzeDBAP-2; UPI-2

From Wikipedia’s 1984 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1984 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska6–⁠110–⁠24
Oklahoma6–⁠19–⁠2–⁠16
Oklahoma State5–⁠210–⁠27
Kansas4–⁠35–⁠6
Missouri2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Kansas State2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Colorado1–⁠61–⁠10
Iowa State0–⁠5–⁠22–⁠7–⁠2

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.