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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]
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
Record | 4–7 (2–5 Big 8) |
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Offensive coordinator | Bob Seaman (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Tom Harper (1st season) |
Captain | Phil Danowsky, Rick Howe, Mike Strachan |
Home stadium | Clyde Williams Field |
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No. 1 Oklahoma $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Nebraska | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the Cyclones' final season playing their home games at Clyde Williams Field before moving into the modern Jack Trice Stadium, where Iowa State has played ever since.
Phil Danowsky, Rick Howe, and Mike Strachan were the team captains.[2]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 14 | 7:30 pm | at Texas Tech* | L 3–24 | 38,542 | |
September 21 | 3:30 pm | at Washington* | L 28–31 | 48,119 | |
September 28 | 1:30 pm | BYU* | W 34–7 | 29,419 | |
October 5 | 1:30 pm | New Mexico* |
| W 27–3 | 31,529 |
October 12 | 2:30 pm | at Colorado | L 7–34 | 47,672–50,593 | |
October 19 | 1:30 pm | Kansas State |
| W 23–18 | 33,587 |
October 26 | 1:30 pm | at Kansas | W 22–6 | 29,634–31,134 | |
November 2 | 1:30 pm | No. 2 Oklahoma |
| L 10–28 | 33,580 |
November 9 | 1:30 pm | No. 9 Nebraska |
| L 13–23 | 34,341 |
November 16 | 1:30 pm | at Missouri | L 7–10 | 47,430 | |
November 23 | 1:30 pm | at Oklahoma State | L 12–14 | 29,248 | |
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Name | Position | Year at Iowa State | Previous job |
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Earle Bruce | Head coach | 2nd | Tampa (HC) |
Tom Harper | Defensive coordinator | 1st | Jacksonville Sharks (DC) |
Bob Seaman | Offensive coordinator | 1st | Wichita State (HC) |
Dante Scarnecchia | Defensive rovers, secondary | 2nd | California Western (OL) |
Charlie Lyle | Secondary | 2nd | Tampa (asst.) |
Tom Backhus | Offensive guards, centers | 2nd | Tampa (asst.) |
Bob Tucker | Defensive ends | 2nd | Wichita State (asst.) |
Keith Kephart | Junior varsity coach | 7th | |
Larry Hunt | Assistant defensive line | 1st | First coaching job |
Tom Lichtenberg | Offensive backfield | 1st | Morehead State |
John Wiley | Recruiting | 1st | Iowa |
Randy Hart | Defensive tackles | 2nd | Tampa (asst.) |
Al Lavan | Wide Receivers | 1st | Louisville |
Rick Bankston | Defensive guards, strength | 2nd | Tampa (asst.) |
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