1983 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1983 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record4–7 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMike Knoll (1st season)
Home stadiumCyclone Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Big Eight Conference football standings
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]

  1. ^ "Iowa State tabs BSU's Criner to take over head football post". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 30, 1983. p. 6C.