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1971 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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 FieldinAmes, Iowa.

Dean Carlson, Ray Harm, and Keith Schroeder were the team captains.^[2]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	1:30 pm	Idaho*	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA		W 24–7	27,064
September 25	8:30 pm	atNew Mexico*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		W 44–20	25,687
October 2	12:30 pm	atKent State*	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH		W 17–14	11,551	[3]
October 9	1:30 pm	No. 5Colorado	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA		L 14–24	31,535
October 16	1:30 pm	atKansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)		W 24–0	31,074
October 23	1:30 pm	Kansas	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA		W 40–24	31,459
October 30	1:30 pm	at No. 2Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		L 12–43	60,477
November 6	1:30 pm	at No. 1Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE		L 0–37	65,622
November 13	1:30 pm	Missouri	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (rivalry)		W 45–17	25,386
November 20	1:30 pm	Oklahoma State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA		W 54–0	23,596
November 27	9:30 pm	atSan Diego State*	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA		W 48–31	25,490
December 18	12:00 pm	vs. No. 11LSU*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	L 15–33	33,530	[4]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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