Donnie Duncan (August 28, 1940 – March 12, 2016) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He was the 26th head football coach at Iowa State University and he held that position for four seasons, from 1979 until 1982. His career coaching record at Iowa State was 18–24–2. His 1980 Iowa State Cyclones football team, 1980 and 1981 Iowa State Cyclones football team, 1981 Cyclones squads both made appearances in the national rankings. The 1981 Cyclones began the season at 5–1–1 and rose to No. 11 in the AP Poll. Led by future National Football League (NFL) players Dwayne Crutchfield, Dan Johnson (American football), Dan Johnson, Karl Nelson and Chris Washington (American footballer), Chris Washington, the Cyclones tied No. 5 1981 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Oklahoma (7–7) and downed No. 8 1981 Missouri Tigers football team, Missouri (34–13).
Death
Duncan died in his sleep in Dallas, Dallas, Texas on March 12, 2016 from cancer.
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1940 births
2016 deaths
Iowa State Cyclones football coaches
Oklahoma Sooners athletic directors
Oklahoma Sooners football coaches
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