1975 Iowa State Cyclones football team

American college football season

1975 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record4–7 (1–6 Big 8)
Head coach
  • Earle Bruce (3rd season)
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
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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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
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 31–316,789
October 111:30 pmat Kansas StateW 17–725,698
October 182:30 pmKansas
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
L 10–2141,853
October 251:30 pmat No. 2 OklahomaL 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.
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