1974 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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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
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Big Eight Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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

Coaching staff[]

Name Position Year at Iowa State Previous job
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.)

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 Colorado
L 7–34 47,672
October 191:30 pmKansas Statedagger
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA (rivalry)
W 23–18 33,587
October 261:30 pmat Kansas
W 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 Missouri
L 7–10 47,430
November 231:30 pmat Oklahoma State
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
L 12–14 29,248
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster[]

1974 Iowa State Cyclones football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 8 Buddy Hardeman So
QB 9 Rusty Shelley So
QB 10 Mike Tryon So
QB 12 Tom Mason Jr
ROV 18 Wayne Stanley Jr
RB 20 Mike Williams So
FB 22 Ed Morton Jr
FB 23 Frank Cooper So
WR 25 Sheldon Morton So
WR 27 Forry Smith Jr
RB 28 John Solomon Fr
WR 32 Jerry Moses Sr
RB 33 Mike Strachan Sr
WR 34 Jim Wingender Jr
FB 36 Clarence Isler Fr
RB 37 Neal Moses So
FB 40 Phil Danowsky Sr
WR 42 Greg Grove Jr
FB 43 Curtis Bryant So
WR 48 Anthony Norman So
C 53 Jeff Jones Jr
C 54 John Fritsch Jr
G 55 Rod Stoffel So
T 57 Arlen Ciechanowski Sr
G 59 Jack Thomas Jr
T 62 John Wodziak So
T 64 Terry Andringa Sr
G 65 Rick Chiaculas Jr
C 66 Terry Reelitz Jr
G 67 Bob Bos Jr
G 69 Wally Yelverton So
T 70 Randy Young So
T 71 Greg Miller So
T 72 Karl Schueneman So
G 73 Sherman Miller Sr
G 75 Dave Greenwood So
T 78 Jon McCarthy Jr
WR 80 Dave Brosher So
WR 81 Nelson Taylor Fr
WR 82 Clive Sands Jr
WR 83 Rob Overton Sr
WR 85 Al Dixon So
WR 87 Steve Hicks So
TE 88 Guy Preston Fr
TE 89 Glover Rogers So
TE 96 Kevin Cartier Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 13 Lorenzo Johnson Jr
ROV 14 Tony Hawkins So
ROV 16 Mark Williams Jr
CB 17 Jerry Jaksich So
CB 19 Ramsey Jay Sr
CB 23 Steve Wilson So
S 24 Rob Bolks Sr
DE 25 Joe Palmisano Jr
CB 31 Bill Larkin So
CB 35 Rick Blabolil Fr
ROV 38 Sy Bassett Sr
LB 39 Mike Larsen Fr
LB 41 Gerry Forge Sr
LB 43 Bruce Beaman Sr
S 44 Barry Hill Sr
LB 45 Mark Clarey So
ROV 47 Barry Barritt So
LB 49 Mike Gnade Jr
DL 50 Jimmy Potter Jr
LB 51 Lagrant Anthony So
DE 52 Craig Volkens So
DT 56 Rick Howe Sr
LB 58 Bob Police So
LB 60 Brad Storm Sr
DT 61 Ron McFarland So
DT 63 Dan Hanover So
DT 63 Mike Stensrud Fr
DT 64 Tom Randall Fr
DL 68 Kevin Cunningham Fr
G 74 Mitch Omer So
DT 76 Bob Herman Sr
DT 77 Gerry Petsch So
DT 79 Mitch Hallett Sr
DE 90 Maynard Stensrud So
DE 92 Andre Roundtree Sr
DE 93 Lenzy Perine So
DE 94 Les Leonard Jr
DE 95 Ray King Jr
DT 96 Duane Ohrt Sr
LB 97 Mark Benda So
DT 98 Pierre Gelinas Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 5 Scott Kollman So
K 21 Scott Bradley Sr
K 29 Tom Goedjen Sr
K 97 Doug Lenth Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "1974 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. 167.
  3. ^ https://digitalcollections.lib.iastate.edu/islandora/object/isu%3AISUFootballPrograms_3229#page/32/mode/2up
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