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1975 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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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.

Record4–7 (1–6 Big 8)
Headcoach
DefensivecoordinatorTom Harper (2nd season)
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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)
Captains
  • Sy Bassett
  • Bob Bos
  • Jeff Jones
  • Ray King
Home stadiumCyclone Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1975 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Oklahoma +6–1–011–1–0
No. 9 Nebraska +6–1–010–2–0
No. 16 Colorado5–2–09–3–0
Kansas4–3–07–5–0
Missouri3–4–06–5–0
Oklahoma State3–4–07–4–0
Iowa State1–6–04–7–0
Kansas State0–7–03–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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Sy Bassett, Bob Bos, Jeff Jones, and Ray King were the team captains.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1310:05 p.m.at No. 16 UCLA*L 21–3731,260[3]
September 201:30 pmAir Force*W 17–1242,000[4]
September 276:30 pmat Florida State*W 10–629,333[5]
October 48:30 pmat Utah*W 31–316,096[6]
October 111:30 pmat Kansas StateW 17–723,600[7]
October 182:30 pmKansas
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
L 10–2142,500[8]
October 251:30 pmat No. 2 OklahomaL 7–3972,086[9]
November 11:30 pmNo. 16 Coloradodagger
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
L 27–2842,500[10]
November 81:30 pmNo. 19 Missouri
L 14–4441,500[11]
November 151:30 pmat No. 2 NebraskaL 0–5276,131[12]
November 221:30 pmOklahoma State
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
L 7–1421,500[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
1975 Iowa State Cyclones football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
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