American college football season
1974 Iowa State Cyclones football |
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
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Record | 4–7 (2–5 Big 8) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Bob Seaman (1st season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Tom Harper (1st season) |
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Captain | Phil Danowsky, Rick Howe, Mike Strachan |
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Home stadium | Clyde Williams Field |
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Seasons |
1974 Big Eight Conference football standings | 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 |
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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]
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
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 14 | 7:30 pm | at Texas Tech* | | L 3–24 | 38,542 |
September 21 | 3:30 pm | at Washington* | | L 28–31 | 48,119 |
September 28 | 1:30 pm | BYU* | | 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 | at Colorado | | 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 | at Kansas | | W 22–6 | 29,634–31,134 |
November 2 | 1:30 pm | No. 2 Oklahoma | - Clyde Williams Field
- Ames, IA
| L 10–28 | 33,580 |
November 9 | 1:30 pm | No. 9 Nebraska | - Clyde Williams Field
- Ames, IA
| L 13–23 | 34,341 |
November 16 | 1:30 pm | at Missouri | | L 7–10 | 47,430 |
November 23 | 1:30 pm | at Oklahoma State | | L 12–14 | 29,248 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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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.) |
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 | OT | 57 | Arlen Ciechanowski | Sr | G | 59 | Jack Thomas | Jr | OT | 62 | John Wodziak | So | OT | 64 | Terry Andringa | Sr | G | 65 | Rick Chiaculas | Jr | C | 66 | Terry Reelitz | Jr | G | 67 | Bob Bos | Jr | G | 69 | Wally Yelverton | So | OT | 70 | Randy Young | So | OT | 71 | Greg Miller | So | OT | 72 | Karl Schueneman | So | G | 73 | Sherman Miller | Sr | G | 75 | Dave Greenwood | So | OT | 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
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1974 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 167.
- ^ "Iowa State vs. Brigham Young, September 28, 1974 | Iowa State University Library".
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