1971 Iowa State Cyclones football team
1971 Iowa State Cyclones football | |
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 17 |
1971 record | 8–4 (4–3 Big 8) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | George Haffner (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Jackie Sherrill (2nd season) |
Captain | Dean Carlson, Ray Harm, Keith Schroeder |
Home stadium | Clyde Williams Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Nebraska $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Oklahoma | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Colorado | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1971 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth year under head coach Johnny Majors, the Cyclones compiled an 8–4 record (4–3 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 337 to 250.[1][2] They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.
Dean Carlson, Ray Harm, and Keith Schroeder were the team captains.[2]
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 18 | 1:30 pm | Idaho* | W 24–7 | 27,064 | |||
September 25 | 8:30 pm | at New Mexico* | W 44–20 | 25,687 | |||
October 2 | 12:30 pm | at Kent State* | W 17–14 | 11,551 | [3] | ||
October 9 | 1:30 pm | No. 5 Colorado |
| L 14–24 | 31,535 | ||
October 16 | 1:30 pm | at Kansas State |
| W 24–0 | 31,074 | ||
October 23 | 1:30 pm | Kansas![]() |
| W 40–24 | 31,459 | ||
October 30 | 1:30 pm | at No. 2 Oklahoma |
| L 12–43 | 60,477 | ||
November 6 | 1:30 pm | at No. 1 Nebraska | L 0–37 | 65,622 | |||
November 13 | 1:30 pm | Missouri |
| W 45–17 | 25,386 | ||
November 20 | 1:30 pm | Oklahoma State |
| W 54–0 | 23,596 | ||
November 27 | 9:30 pm | at San Diego State* | W 48–31 | 25,490 | |||
December 18 | 12:00 pm | vs. No. 11 LSU* | CBS | L 15–33 | 33,530 | ||
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References[]
- ^ "1971 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 164.
- ^ Scott Bosley (October 3, 1971). "Last-Minute FG Tops Kent, 17-14". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. B1, B6 – via Newspapers.com.
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