1973 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1973 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference Big Eight Conference
1973 record 4–7 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach Earle Bruce (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Marv Braden (1st season)
Captain Larry Hunt, Keith Krepfle
Home stadium Clyde Williams Field
1973 Big 8 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 0 0  10 0 1
No. 7 Nebraska 4 2 1  9 2 1
No. 18 Kansas 4 2 1  7 4 1
No. 17 Missouri 3 4 0  8 4 0
Oklahoma State 2 3 2  5 4 2
Colorado 2 5 0  5 6 0
Kansas State 2 5 0  5 6 0
Iowa State 2 5 0  4 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their first year under head coach Earle Bruce, the Cyclones compiled a 4–7 record (2–5 against conference opponents), tied for sixth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 245 to 236.[1][2] They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

Larry Hunt and Keith Krepfle were the team captains.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 22Idaho*W 48–0 
September 29at Arkansas*L 19–21 
October 6No. 18 Colorado
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
L 16–23 
October 13at BYU*W 26–24 
October 20at Kansas StateL 19–21 
October 27No. 17 Kansas
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
L 20–22 
November 3at No. 3 OklahomaL 17–34 
November 10at No. 11 NebraskaL 7–31 
November 17No. 14 Missouri
W 17–7 
November 24No. 18 Oklahoma State
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
W 28–12 
December 1at San Diego State*L 28–41 
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1973 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 164.
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