1973 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1973 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
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

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	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	1:30 pm	Idaho*	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 48–0	30,164
September 29	2:00 pm	at Arkansas*	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 19–21	42,078
October 6	1:30 pm	No. 18 Colorado	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 16–23	34,868
October 13	2:30 pm	at BYU*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 26–24	25,580
October 20	1:30 pm	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	L 19–21	29,062
October 27	1:30 pm	No. 17 Kansas	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 20–22	32,662–33,440
November 3	1:30 pm	at No. 3 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 17–34	61,876
November 10	1:30 pm	at No. 11 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 7–31	74,474
November 17	1:30 pm	No. 14 Missouri	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (rivalry)	W 17–7	33,393
November 24	1:30 pm	No. 18 Oklahoma State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 28–12	27,395
December 1	9:30 pm	at San Diego State*	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	L 28–41	38,627
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

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