1975 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1975 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record4–7 (1–6 Big 8)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorTom Harper (2nd season)
CaptainSy Bassett, Bob Bos, Jeff Jones, Ray King
Home stadiumCylcone Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Oklahoma + 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Nebraska + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Colorado 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Kansas 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Missouri 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Oklahoma State 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Iowa State 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their third year under head coach Earle Bruce, the Cyclones compiled a 4–7 record (1–6 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 263 to 161.[1][2] They played their home games at Cyclone Stadium (now known as Jack Trice Stadium) in Ames, Iowa.

Sy Bassett, Bob Bos, Jeff Jones, and Ray King were the team captains.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1310:05 p.m.at No. 16 UCLA*
L 21–3730,949
September 201:30 pmAir Force*
W 17–1240,383
September 276:30 pmat Florida State*
W 10–630,703
October 48:30 pmat Utah*
W 31–316,096[3]
October 111:30 pmat Kansas State
W 17–725,698
October 182:30 pmKansas
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
L 10–2141,853
October 251:30 pmat No. 2 Oklahoma
L 7–3970,879
November 11:30 pmNo. 16 Coloradodagger
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
L 27–2842,613
November 81:30 pmNo. 19 Missouri
L 14–4441,861
November 151:30 pmat No. 2 Nebraska
L 0–5274,498
November 221:30 pmOklahoma State
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
L 7–1432,159
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

1975 Iowa State Cyclones football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 91 Luther Blue Jr
G 67 Bob Bos Sr
G 66 Kevin Cartier Sr
TE 86 Al Dixon Jr
QB 12 Tom Mason Sr
OT 70 Randy Young Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
MG 69 Dave Cheesebrough So
S 7 Kevin Hart So
CB 14 Tony Hawkins Jr
LB 46 Mark Luhr So
DT 63 Mike Sternsrud So
CB 3 Joe Valasa Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1975 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 168.
  3. ^ "Iowa State defense humbles Utah, 31–3". Albuquerque Journal. October 5, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.