1975 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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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

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
Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
  • 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 NebraskaL 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.