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The 1979 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Donnie Duncan, the Cyclones compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the Big Eight. The team played its home games at Cylcone Stadium in Ames, Iowa.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 15	1:30 pm	Bowling Green*	Cylcone Stadium Ames, IA		W 38–10	47,300
September 22	7:00 pm	at No. 4 Texas*	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		L 9–17	73,652
September 29	1:05 pm	at Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA ( rivalry)	KWWL (delay)	L 14–30	60,100
October 6	1:30 pm	Pacific (CA)*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		L 7–24	47,600
October 13	1:30 pm	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS ( rivalry)		W 7–3	23,400
October 20	1:30 pm	Kansas	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		L 7–24	47,064–48,100
October 27	1:30 pm	at No. 7 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		L 9–38	71,187
November 3	1:30 pm	Colorado	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		W 24–10	47,100
November 10	11:50 am	Missouri	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA ( rivalry)	ABC	L 9–18	46,800
November 17	1:30 pm	at No. 3 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE		L 3–34	76,049
November 24	1:30 pm	Oklahoma State	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		L 10–13	36,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

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