1981 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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1981 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference Big Eight Conference
Record5–5–1 (2–4–1 Big Eight)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mack Brown (2nd season)
Home stadium Cyclone Stadium
(Capacity: 48,000)
Seasons
←  1980
1982  →
1981 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Nebraska $ 7 –0 –09 –3 –0
No. 20 Oklahoma 4 –2 –17 –4 –1
Kansas 4 –3 –07 –5 –0
Oklahoma State 4 –3 –07 –5 –0
No. 19 Missouri 3 –4 –08 –4 –0
Iowa State 2 –4 –15 –5 –1
Colorado 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
Kansas State 1 –6 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Cyclone Stadium in Ames, Iowa. They participated as members of the Big Eight Conference. The team was coached by head coach Donnie Duncan. The offensive coordinator was Mack Brown.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 121:30 pm West Texas State *
W 17–1349,854 [1]
September 191:30 pm Iowa *
 WOI/WQAD (delay)W 23–1253,922
September 261:30 pm Kent State *
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 28–1950,594
October 31:30 pmat No. 5 Oklahoma No. 20
T 7–776,385
October 109:30 pmat San Diego State *No. 12
WOIL 31–5227,561
October 171:30 pmNo. 8 Missouri Dagger-14-plain.png
W 34–1353,220
October 241:30 pm Colorado No. 14
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 17–1050,103
October 311:30 pmat Kansas State No. 11
L 7–1026,650
November 71:30 pm Kansas
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
L 11–2449,720
November 141:30 pmat No. 7 Nebraska
L 7–3176,258
November 211:35 pm Oklahoma State
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
L 7–2746,387
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

1981 Iowa State Cyclones football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 45 Dwayne Crutchfield Sr
TE 88 Dan Johnson Sr
C 56Jim MeyerJr
QB 14Ted MeyerSo
OT 74Scott NelsonSo
OT 69 Karl Nelson Jr
QB 18John QuinnSr
G 72 Bruce Reimers So
DT 9Ernie ThomasJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 99Marc ButtsSr
CB 19Joe BrownSr
FS 44Jim LaskaFr
LB 54 Chris Washington Jr
LB Jay Niemann Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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References

  1. ↑ "ISU tops stubborn West Texas". Sioux City Journal. September 13, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Iowa State Football Record Book" (PDF). Iowa State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
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