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1973 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
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
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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 221:30 pmIdaho*
W 48–030,164
September 292:00 pmat Arkansas*
L 19–2142,078
October 61:30 pmNo. 18 Colorado
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
L 16–2334,868
October 132:30 pmat BYU*
W 26–2425,580[3]
October 201:30 pmat Kansas State
L 19–2129,062
October 271:30 pmNo. 17 Kansasdagger
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
L 20–2232,662–33,440
November 31:30 pmat No. 3 Oklahoma
L 17–3461,876
November 101:30 pmat No. 11 Nebraska
L 7–3174,474
November 171:30 pmNo. 14 Missouri
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA (rivalry)
W 17–733,393
November 241:30 pmNo. 18 Oklahoma State
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
W 28–1227,395
December 19:30 pmat San Diego State*
L 28–4138,627
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

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1973 Iowa State Cyclones football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 58 Chuck Blaskovich Sr
OT 67 Bob Bos So
FB 40 Phil Danowsky Jr
OT 74 Willie Gillis Jr
WR 85 Ike Harris Sr
QB 8 Buddy Hardeman Fr
WR 81 Willie Jones Sr
G 71 Dan Kneller Sr
RB 35 Paul Konrad So
TE 91 Keith Krepfle Sr
OT 77 Henry Lewis Sr
G 73 Sherman Miller Jr
WR 27 Forry Smith
RB 33 Mike Strachan Jr
QB 18 Wayne Stanley So
G 57 Arlen Ciechanowski Jr
OL 59 Jack Thomas So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 47 Matt Blair Sr
CB 14 Randy Bozich Jr
DE 94 Lon Coleman Sr
S 9 Bruce Fling Jr
CB 44 Barry Hill Jr
DT 58 Rick Howe Jr
LB 78 Larry Hunt Sr
LB 55 Ted Jornov Sr
DT 51 Tom Karr Sr
DE 95 Ray King So
DE 92 Andre Roundtree Jr
LB 60 Brad Storm Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  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.
  3. ^ "Cyclones escape scrappy BYU". The Des Moines Register. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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