American college football season
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]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | 2:20 pm | No. 16 Iowa* | | ABC | L 10–51 | 54,066 | |
September 17 | 7:00 pm | at Vanderbilt* | | | L 26–29 | 41,165 | [2] |
September 24 | 1:30 pm | Colorado State* | | | W 21–17 | 49,817 | |
October 1 | 1:30 pm | New Mexico State* | | | L 17–24 | 47,703 | |
October 8 | 1:30 pm | Kansas | | | W 38–35 | 48,125 | |
October 15 | 1:30 pm | Colorado![dagger](Https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | | W 22–10 | 49,311 | |
October 22 | 1:30 pm | at No. 16 Oklahoma | | | L 11–49 | 75,008 | |
October 29 | 1:30 pm | Missouri | | | L 18–41 | 49,404 | |
November 5 | 1:30 pm | at No. 1 Nebraska | | | L 29–72 | 76,326 | |
November 12 | 1:30 pm | at Kansas State | | | W 49–27 | 24,300 | |
November 19 | 1:00 pm | Oklahoma State | | | 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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#16 Iowa at Iowa State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Hawkeyes |
17 |
14 | 6 | 14 |
51 |
Cyclones |
0 |
3 | 0 | 7 |
10 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 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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Iowa State at #16 Oklahoma
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cyclones |
3 |
0 | 0 | 8 |
11 |
• Sooners |
14 |
21 | 7 | 7 |
49 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 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 |
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Iowa State at #1 Nebraska
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cyclones |
0 |
14 | 7 | 8 |
29 |
• Cornhuskers |
14 |
21 | 10 | 27 |
72 |
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