1973 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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
Seasons

1973 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3 Oklahoma	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	1
#7 Nebraska	4	–	2	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
#18 Kansas	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
#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
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. They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

Larry Hunt and Keith Krepfle were the team captains.

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 Blaskovich, ChuckChuck Blaskovich T 67 Bos, BobBob Bos FB 40 Danowsky, PhilPhil Danowsky T 74 Gillis, WillieWillie Gillis WR 85 Harris, IkeIke Harris QB 8 Hardeman, BuddyBuddy Hardeman WR 81 Jones, WillieWillie Jones G 71 Kneller, DanDan Kneller RB 35 Konrad, PaulPaul Konrad TE 91 Krepfle, KeithKeith Krepfle T 77 Lewis, HenryHenry Lewis G 73 Miller, ShermanSherman Miller WR 27 Smith, ForryForry Smith RB 33 Strachan, MikeMike Strachan QB 18 Stanley, WayneWayne Stanley OL 59 Thomas, JackJack Thomas	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 47 Blair, MattMatt Blair CB 14 Bozich, RandyRandy Bozich DE 94 Coleman, LonLon Coleman S 9 Fling, BruceBruce Fling CB 44 Hill, BarryBarry Hill DT 58 Howe, RickRick Howe LB 78 Hunt, LarryLarry Hunt LB 55 Jornov, TedTed Jornov DT 51 Karr, TomTom Karr DE 95 King, RayRay King DE 92 Roundtree, AndreAndre Roundtree LB 60 Storm, BradBrad Storm	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Earle Bruce Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt