1973 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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.

1973 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1973 record	4–7 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach	Earle Bruce (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Weaver (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Marv Braden (1st season)
Captain	Larry Hunt, Keith Krepfle
Home stadium	Clyde Williams Field

1973 Big Eight Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Oklahoma $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	1
No. 7 Nebraska	4	–	2	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
No. 18 Kansas	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
No. 17 Missouri	3	–	4	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	3	–	2			5	–	4	–	2
Colorado	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Kansas State	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Larry Hunt and Keith Krepfle were the team captains.[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 22	Idaho*	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 48–0
September 29	at Arkansas*	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 19–21
October 6	No. 18 Colorado	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 16–23
October 13	at BYU*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 26–24
October 20	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	L 19–21
October 27	No. 17 Kansas	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 20–22
November 3	at No. 3 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 17–34
November 10	at No. 11 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 7–31
November 17	No. 14 Missouri	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (Telephone Trophy)	W 17–7
November 24	No. 18 Oklahoma State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 28–12
December 1	at San Diego State*	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	L 28–41
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1973 Iowa State Cyclones football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class C 58 Chuck Blaskovich T 67 Bob Bos FB 40 Phil Danowsky T 74 Willie Gillis WR 85 Ike Harris QB 8 Buddy Hardeman WR 81 Willie Jones G 71 Dan Kneller RB 35 Paul Konrad TE 91 Keith Krepfle T 77 Henry Lewis G 73 Sherman Miller WR 27 Forry Smith RB 33 Mike Strachan QB 18 Wayne Stanley OL 59 Jack Thomas	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 47 Matt Blair CB 14 Randy Bozich DE 94 Lon Coleman S 9 Bruce Fling CB 44 Barry Hill DT 58 Rick Howe LB 78 Larry Hunt LB 55 Ted Jornov DT 51 Tom Karr DE 95 Ray King DE 92 Andre Roundtree LB 60 Brad Storm	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Earle Bruce Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "1973 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
2. "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 164.