1973 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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1973 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1973 record4–7 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Weaver (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMarv Braden (1st season)
CaptainLarry Hunt, Keith Krepfle
Home stadiumClyde Williams Field
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Big Eight Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   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[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 221:30 pmIdaho*
W 48–0 30,164
September 292:00 pmat Arkansas*
L 19–21 42,078
October 61:30 pmNo. 18 Colorado
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
L 16–23 34,868
October 132:30 pmat BYU*
W 26–24 25,580
October 201:30 pmat Kansas State
L 19–21 29,062
October 271:30 pmNo. 17 Kansasdagger
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
L 20–22 32,662
November 31:30 pmat No. 3 Oklahoma
L 17–34 61,876
November 101:30 pmat No. 11 Nebraska
L 7–31 74,474
November 171:30 pmNo. 14 Missouri
W 17–7 33,393
November 241:30 pmNo. 18 Oklahoma State
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
W 28–12 27,395
December 19:30 pmat San Diego State*
L 28–41 38,627
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1973 Iowa State Cyclones football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 58 Chuck Blaskovich
T 67 Bob Bos
FB 40 Phil Danowsky
T 74 Willie Gillis
WR 85 Ike Harris
QB 8 Buddy Hardeman
WR 81 Willie Jones
G 71 Dan Kneller
RB 35 Paul Konrad
TE 91 Keith Krepfle
T 77 Henry Lewis
G 73 Sherman Miller
WR 27 Forry Smith
RB 33 Mike Strachan
QB 18 Wayne Stanley
OL 59 Jack Thomas
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 47 Matt Blair
CB 14 Randy Bozich
DE 94 Lon Coleman
S 9 Bruce Fling
CB 44 Barry Hill
DT 58 Rick Howe
LB 78 Larry Hunt
LB 55 Ted Jornov
DT 51 Tom Karr
DE 95 Ray King
DE 92 Andre Roundtree
LB 60 Brad Storm
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

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