1974 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 1974 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their second year under head coach Earle Bruce, the Cyclones compiled a 4–7 record (2–5 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 198 to 186.[1][2] They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

1974 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1974 record4–7 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Seaman
Defensive coordinatorTom Harper
CaptainPhil Danowsky, Rick Howe, Mike Strachan
Home stadiumClyde Williams Field
1974 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Oklahoma $ 7 0 011 0 0
Missouri 5 2 07 4 0
No. 9 Nebraska 5 2 09 3 0
Oklahoma State 4 3 07 5 0
Colorado 3 4 05 6 0
Iowa State 2 5 04 7 0
Kansas 1 6 04 7 0
Kansas State 1 6 04 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Phil Danowsky, Rick Howe, and Mike Strachan were the team captains.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 147:30 PMat Texas Tech*L 3–24 38,542
September 213:30 PMat Washington*L 28–31 48,119
September 281:30 PMBYU*W 34–7 29,419
October 51:30 PMNew Mexico*
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
W 27–3 31,529
October 122:30 PMat ColoradoL 7–34 47,672
October 191:30 PMKansas State
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA (rivalry)
W 23–18 33,587
October 261:30 PMat KansasW 22–6 29,634
November 21:30 PMNo. 2 Oklahoma
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
L 10–28 33,580
November 91:30 PMNo. 9 Nebraska
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
L 13–23 34,341
November 161:30 PMat MissouriL 7–10 47,430
November 231:30 PMat Oklahoma StateL 12–14 29,248
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References

  1. "1974 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 167.
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