1983 Iowa State Cyclones football team

American college football season

1983 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	4–7 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach	Jim Criner (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Knoll (1st season)
Home stadium	Cyclone Stadium
Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	2:20 pm	No. 16 Iowa*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)	ABC	L 10–51	54,066
September 17	7:00 pm	at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		L 26–29	41,165	^[2]
September 24	1:30 pm	Colorado State*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		W 21–17	49,817
October 1	1:30 pm	New Mexico State*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		L 17–24	47,703
October 8	1:30 pm	Kansas	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		W 38–35	48,125
October 15	1:30 pm	Colorado	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		W 22–10	49,311
October 22	1:30 pm	at No. 16 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		L 11–49	75,008
October 29	1:30 pm	Missouri	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)		L 18–41	49,404
November 5	1:30 pm	at No. 1 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE		L 29–72	76,326
November 12	1:30 pm	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)		W 49–27	24,300
November 19	1:00 pm	Oklahoma State	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		L 7–30	46,517
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

QB David Archer

Game summaries

Iowa

#16 Iowa at Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hawkeyes	17	14	6	14	51
Cyclones	0	3	0	7	10

Date: September 10
Location: Cyclone Stadium, Ames, Iowa
Game attendance: 54,066
TV announcers (ABC): Curt Gowdy and Lee Grosscup

Scoring summary

1		IOWA	Granger 24-yard pass from Long (Nichol kick)	Iowa 7–0

1		IOWA	Nichol 42-yard field goal	Iowa 10–0

1		IOWA	Gill 31-yard run (Nichol kick)	Iowa 17–0

2		IOWA	Gill 2-yard run (Nichol kick)	Iowa 24–0

2		ISU	Bachrodt 36-yard field goal	Iowa 24–3

2		IOWA	Gill 1-yard run (Nichol kick)	Iowa 31–3

3		IOWA	Long 2-yard run (kick failed)	Iowa 37–3

4		IOWA	Gill 3-yard run (Nichol kick)	Iowa 44–3

4		IOWA	Jackson 6-yard run (Nichol kick)	Iowa 51–3

4	0:58	ISU	Posey 65-yard pass from Hood (Bachrodt kick)	Iowa 51–10

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At Oklahoma

Iowa State at #16 Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	3	0	0	8	11
• Sooners	14	21	7	7	49

Date: Saturday, October 22
Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
Game attendance: 75,008

Scoring summary

1	Iowa St	Bachrodt 34-yard field goal	Iowa St 3-0

1	Oklahoma	Tillman 2-yard run (Lashar kick)	Oklahoma 7-3

1	Oklahoma	Bradley 19-yard run (Lashar kick)	Oklahoma 14-3

2	Oklahoma	Ledbetter 13-yard run (Lashar kick)	Oklahoma 21-3

2	Oklahoma	Johnson 2-yard run (Lashar kick)	Oklahoma 28-3

2	Oklahoma	Tillman 16-yard pass from Clopton (Lashar kick)	Oklahoma 35-3

3	Oklahoma	Case 67-yard interception return (Lashar kick)	Oklahoma 42-3

4	Iowa St	Wodka 2-yard pass from Archer (Jacobs pass from Archer)	Oklahoma 42-11

4	Oklahoma	Clopton 1-yard run (Lashar kick)	Oklahoma 49-11

At Nebraska

Iowa State at #1 Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	0	14	7	8	29
• Cornhuskers	14	21	10	27	72

Date: November 5
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 76,326

References

^ "Iowa State tabs BSU's Criner to take over head football post". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 30, 1983. p. 6C.
^ "Vanderbilt tips Cyclones, 29–26". The Daily Nonpareil. September 18, 1983. Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Iowa State Football Record Book" (PDF). Iowa State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
^ "Iowa unveils its state-of-the-art offense". Chicago Tribune. September 11, 1983. Retrieved October 26, 2019.

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