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Iowa State Football Team History


Iowa State Cyclones
Iowa State University
 Ames, IA
Founded: 1858
Stadium: Cyclone-Jack Trice Stadium
Capacity: 43,000
Colors: Red, Gold, Black & White
Coach: Earle Bruce
Conference: Big Eight-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1892  <-- 1973 <- 1974 -> 1975 --> 2024
1974 Season Highlights
 Earle Bruce enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Iowa State.
 
1974 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Texas Tech  3   24   L       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Washington  28   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Brigham Young  34   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. New Mexico  27   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Colorado  7   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Kansas State  23   18   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Kansas  22   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Oklahoma  10   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Nebraska  13   23   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Missouri  7   10   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Oklahoma State  12   14   L       
 
1974 Season Totals
  Record4-7
  Points Scored186
  Scoring Average16.9
  Points Allowed198
  Defense Average18.0
  Opponents Record69-52
  Conference Record2-5
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record1-5
1974 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1974 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Iowa State 4-7186198 2-594133  Earle Bruce
Kansas 4-7157247 1-672204  Don Fambrough
Oklahoma 11-047392 7-029465  Barry Switzer
Nebraska 9-3373132Won  13-105-217687  Tom Osborne
Missouri 7-4204217 5-2147127  Al Onofrio
Oklahoma State 7-5262183Won  16-64-3134125  Jim Stanley
Colorado 5-6226307 3-4160186  Bill Mallory
Kansas State 4-7193283 1-691241  Vince Gibson

1974 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1974 All Big Eight Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.