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1974 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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]

This was the Cyclones' final season playing their home games at Clyde Williams Field before moving into the modern Jack Trice Stadium, where Iowa State has played ever since.

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

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 14	7:30 pm	atTexas Tech*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 3–24	38,542
September 21	3:30 pm	atWashington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 28–31	48,119
September 28	1:30 pm	BYU*	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 34–7	29,419
October 5	1:30 pm	New Mexico*	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 27–3	31,529
October 12	2:30 pm	atColorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 7–34	47,672–50,593
October 19	1:30 pm	Kansas State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (rivalry)	W 23–18	33,587
October 26	1:30 pm	atKansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 22–6	29,634–31,134
November 2	1:30 pm	No. 2Oklahoma	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 10–28	33,580
November 9	1:30 pm	No. 9Nebraska	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 13–23	34,341
November 16	1:30 pm	atMissouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)	L 7–10	47,430
November 23	1:30 pm	atOklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 12–14	29,248
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Coaching staff[edit]

Roster[edit]

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