1973 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1973 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record4–7 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Weaver (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMarv Braden (1st season)
CaptainLarry Hunt, Keith Krepfle
Home stadiumClyde Williams Field
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
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.[1][2] They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

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

  1. ^ "1973 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. 164.