1974_Iowa_State_Cyclones_football_team

1974 Iowa State Cyclones football
1974 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	4–7 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach	Earle Bruce (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Bob Seaman (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Harper (1st season)
Captain	Phil Danowsky, Rick Howe, Mike Strachan
Home stadium	Clyde Williams Field
	Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

1974 Iowa State Cyclones football team

American college football season

The 1974 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their second year under head coach Earle Bruce, the Cyclones compiled a 4–7 record (2–5 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 198 to 186.^[1]^[2]

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This was the Cyclones' final season playing their home games at Clyde Williams Field before moving into the modern Jack Trice Stadium, where Iowa State has played ever since.

Phil Danowsky, Rick Howe, and Mike Strachan were the team captains.^[2]

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1974 Iowa State Cyclones football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`8`	Buddy Hardeman	So
QB	`9`	Rusty Shelley	So
QB	`10`	Mike Tryon	So
QB	`12`	Tom Mason	Jr
ROV	`18`	Wayne Stanley	Jr
RB	`20`	Mike Williams	So
FB	`22`	Ed Morton	Jr
FB	`23`	Frank Cooper	So
WR	`25`	Sheldon Morton	So
WR	`27`	Forry Smith	Jr
RB	`28`	John Solomon	Fr
WR	`32`	Jerry Moses	Sr
RB	`33`	Mike Strachan	Sr
WR	`34`	Jim Wingender	Jr
FB	`36`	Clarence Isler	Fr
RB	`37`	Neal Moses	So
FB	`40`	Phil Danowsky	Sr
WR	`42`	Greg Grove	Jr
FB	`43`	Curtis Bryant	So
WR	`48`	Anthony Norman	So
C	`53`	Jeff Jones	Jr
C	`54`	John Fritsch	Jr
G	`55`	Rod Stoffel	So
OT	`57`	Arlen Ciechanowski	Sr
G	`59`	Jack Thomas	Jr
OT	`62`	John Wodziak	So
OT	`64`	Terry Andringa	Sr
G	`65`	Rick Chiaculas	Jr
C	`66`	Terry Reelitz	Jr
G	`67`	Bob Bos	Jr
G	`69`	Wally Yelverton	So
OT	`70`	Randy Young	So
OT	`71`	Greg Miller	So
OT	`72`	Karl Schueneman	So
G	`73`	Sherman Miller	Sr
G	`75`	Dave Greenwood	So
OT	`78`	Jon McCarthy	Jr
WR	`80`	Dave Brosher	So
WR	`81`	Nelson Taylor	Fr
WR	`82`	Clive Sands	Jr
WR	`83`	Rob Overton	Sr
WR	`85`	Al Dixon	So
WR	`87`	Steve Hicks	So
TE	`88`	Guy Preston	Fr
TE	`89`	Glover Rogers	So
TE	`96`	Kevin Cartier	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`13`	Lorenzo Johnson	Jr
ROV	`14`	Tony Hawkins	So
ROV	`16`	Mark Williams	Jr
CB	`17`	Jerry Jaksich	So
CB	`19`	Ramsey Jay	Sr
CB	`23`	Steve Wilson	So
S	`24`	Rob Bolks	Sr
DE	`25`	Joe Palmisano	Jr
CB	`31`	Bill Larkin	So
CB	`35`	Rick Blabolil	Fr
ROV	`38`	Sy Bassett	Sr
LB	`39`	Mike Larsen	Fr
LB	`41`	Gerry Forge	Sr
LB	`43`	Bruce Beaman	Sr
S	`44`	Barry Hill	Sr
LB	`45`	Mark Clarey	So
ROV	`47`	Barry Barritt	So
LB	`49`	Mike Gnade	Jr
DL	`50`	Jimmy Potter	Jr
LB	`51`	Lagrant Anthony	So
DE	`52`	Craig Volkens	So
DT	`56`	Rick Howe	Sr
LB	`58`	Bob Police	So
LB	`60`	Brad Storm	Sr
DT	`61`	Ron McFarland	So
DT	`63`	Dan Hanover	So
DT	`63`	Mike Stensrud	Fr
DT	`64`	Tom Randall	Fr
DL	`68`	Kevin Cunningham	Fr
G	`74`	Mitch Omer	So
DT	`76`	Bob Herman	Sr
DT	`77`	Gerry Petsch	So
DT	`79`	Mitch Hallett	Sr
DE	`90`	Maynard Stensrud	So
DE	`92`	Andre Roundtree	Sr
DE	`93`	Lenzy Perine	So
DE	`94`	Les Leonard	Jr
DE	`95`	Ray King	Jr
DT	`96`	Duane Ohrt	Sr
LB	`97`	Mark Benda	So
DT	`98`	Pierre Gelinas	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`5`	Scott Kollman	So
K	`21`	Scott Bradley	Sr
K	`29`	Tom Goedjen	Sr
K	`97`	Doug Lenth	Jr

Head coach

Earle Bruce (2nd year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Tom Harper (DC)
Bob Seaman (OC)
Dante Scarnecchia (Secondary)
Charlie Lyle (Secondary)
Tom Backhus (G/C)
Bob Tucker (DE)
Larry Hunt (asst. DL)
Tom Lichtenberg (Off. Backfield)
John Wiley (Rec.)
Keith Kephart (JV)
Randy Hart (DT)
Al Lavan (WR)
Rick Bankston (Def. Guards/Strength)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

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"1974 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.

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"2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 167.

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"Iowa State vs. Brigham Young, September 28, 1974 | Iowa State University Library".

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 14	7:30 pm	at Texas Tech*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 3–24	38,542
September 21	3:30 pm	at Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 28–31	48,119
September 28	1:30 pm	BYU*	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 34–7	29,419
October 5	1:30 pm	New Mexico*	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 27–3	31,529
October 12	2:30 pm	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 7–34	47,672–50,593
October 19	1:30 pm	Kansas State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (rivalry)	W 23–18	33,587
October 26	1:30 pm	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 22–6	29,634–31,134
November 2	1:30 pm	No. 2 Oklahoma	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 10–28	33,580
November 9	1:30 pm	No. 9 Nebraska	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 13–23	34,341
November 16	1:30 pm	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)	L 7–10	47,430
November 23	1:30 pm	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 12–14	29,248
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Oklahoma $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	0
Missouri	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
No. 9 Nebraska	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma State	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Colorado	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Kansas	1	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Name	Position	Year at Iowa State	Previous job
Earle Bruce	Head coach	2nd	Tampa (HC)
Tom Harper	Defensive coordinator	1st	Jacksonville Sharks (DC)
Bob Seaman	Offensive coordinator	1st	Wichita State (HC)
Dante Scarnecchia	Defensive rovers, secondary	2nd	California Western (OL)
Charlie Lyle	Secondary	2nd	Tampa (asst.)
Tom Backhus	Offensive guards, centers	2nd	Tampa (asst.)
Bob Tucker	Defensive ends	2nd	Wichita State (asst.)
Keith Kephart	Junior varsity coach	7th
Larry Hunt	Assistant defensive line	1st	First coaching job
Tom Lichtenberg	Offensive backfield	1st	Morehead State
John Wiley	Recruiting	1st	Iowa
Randy Hart	Defensive tackles	2nd	Tampa (asst.)
Al Lavan	Wide Receivers	1st	Louisville
Rick Bankston	Defensive guards, strength	2nd	Tampa (asst.)