1970 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1970 Iowa State Cyclones football
1970 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	5–6 (1–6 Big 8)
Head coach	Johnny Majors (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Gordon Smith
Defensive coordinator	Jackie Sherrill (1st season)
Captains	Tony Washington; Mark Withrow;
Home stadium	Clyde Williams Field
	Seasons ← 1969 1971 →

The 1970 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their third year under head coach Johnny Majors, the Cyclones compiled a 5–6 record (1–6 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 284 to 248. They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

Record5–6 (1–6 Big 8)

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OffensivecoordinatorGordon Smith

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1970 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Nebraska $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	1
No. 20 Oklahoma	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	1
Kansas State	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Missouri	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Colorado	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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Tony Washington and Mark Withrow were the team captains.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	8:30 p.m.	at New Mexico*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 32–3	18,068	^[1]
September 26	1:30 p.m.	Colorado State*	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 37–6	25,000	^[2]
October 3	2:30 p.m.	at Utah*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 16–13	23,771	^[3]
October 10	2:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 10–61	40,840	^[4]
October 17	1:30 p.m.	Kansas State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (rivalry)	L 0–17	28,000	^[5]
October 24	1:30 p.m.	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 10–24	37,750	^[6]
October 31	1:30 p.m.	Oklahoma	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 28–29	27,000	^[7]
November 7	1:30 p.m.	No. 4 Nebraska	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (rivalry)	L 29–54	36,000	^[8]
November 14	1:30 p.m.	at Missouri	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry)	W 31–19	56,000	^[9]
November 21	1:30 p.m.	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 27–36	19,500	^[10]
November 28	10:03 p.m.	at San Diego State*	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	W 28–22	31,810	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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