I wiki'd Criner just to bring back memories........ did he really get caught giving cash, etc? The first Iowa / Iowa State game I attended was in Ames in '85, so I did get to see a good old Criner coached game.
Iowa State[edit]
Following the
1982 season at BSU, Criner became the 27th head coach at
Iowa State University of the
Big Eight Conference.
[11][12][13] He had a five-year contract for
$58,000 annually,
[11][12] but lasted only four seasons (
1983–
1986) in
Ames. His record with the
Cyclones was 9–17–2 (.357) in conference and 17–25–2 (.409) overall, ranking him 14th at ISU in total wins and 19th in winning percentage.
[14] He was fired from this position in November 1986,
[1] when the school announced the organization had made 34 allegations of wrongdoing in the football program. Allegations included coaches giving players cash as well as giving recruits rides and meals.