1973 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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)
Captains
  • Larry Hunt
  • Keith Krepfle
Home stadiumClyde Williams Field
1973 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Oklahoma $7–0–010–0–1
No. 7 Nebraska4–2–19–2–1
No. 18 Kansas4–2–17–4–1
No. 17 Missouri3–4–08–4–0
Oklahoma State2–3–25–4–2
Colorado2–5–05–6–0
Kansas State2–5–05–6–0
Iowa State2–5–04–7–0
  • $ – 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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 221:30 pmIdaho*
W 48–030,164[3]
September 292:00 pmat Arkansas*
L 19–2137,830[4]
October 61:30 pmNo. 18 Colorado
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
L 16–2335,900[5]
October 132:30 pmat BYU*
W 26–2425,580[6]
October 201:30 pmat Kansas State
L 19–2130,500[7]
October 271:30 pmNo. 17 Kansasdagger
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
L 20–2235,000[8]
November 31:30 pmat No. 3 Oklahoma
L 17–3461,826[9]
November 101:30 pmat No. 11 Nebraska
L 7–3176,503[10]
November 171:30 pmNo. 14 Missouri
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA (rivalry)
W 17–733,000[11]
November 241:30 pmNo. 18 Oklahoma State
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
W 28–1225,000[12]
December 19:30 pmat San Diego State*
L 28–4138,627[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[14]

Roster

1973 Iowa State Cyclones football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ "1973 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ Payne, Bob (September 9, 1973). "Sensation! Idaho mangles Miners 62-14 in devastating grid debut". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
  4. ↑ "Arkansas upsets Iowa St., 21–19". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 30, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "ISU's Strachan rushes for 198 but Colorado prevails 23–16". The Sioux City Journal. October 7, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Cyclones escape scrappy BYU". The Des Moines Register. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "K-State upends ISU". Quad-City Times. October 21, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Late score haunts ISU again". The Waterloo Courier. October 28, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Cyclones no breeze for OU". Tulsa World. November 4, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Cornhuskers shuck Cyclones 31–7". Star-Herald. November 11, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Cyclones upset 14th-ranked Tigers". The Journal News. November 18, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Cyclones set sail, 28–12". Argus-Leader. November 25, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Freitas leads Aztecs to easy 41–28 victory". The San Francisco Examiner. December 2, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Schedule/Results (1973 Iowa State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
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