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.[1][2] They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
Record | 5–6 (1–6 Big 8) |
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Offensive coordinator | Gordon Smith |
Defensive coordinator | Jackie Sherrill (1st season) |
Captain | Tony Washington, Mark Withrow |
Home stadium | Clyde Williams Field |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tony Washington and Mark Withrow were the team captains.[2]
Schedule
editDate | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | 8:30 pm | at New Mexico* | W 32–3 | 17,459–18,068 | [3] | |
September 26 | 1:30 pm | Colorado State* | W 37–6 | 23,453–25,000 | [4] | |
October 3 | 2:30 pm | at Utah* | W 16–13 | 19,156–23,771 | [5] | |
October 10 | 2:30 pm | at No. 17 Colorado | L 10–61 | 41,089 | ||
October 17 | 1:30 pm | Kansas State |
| L 0–17 | 26,053 | |
October 24 | 1:30 pm | at Kansas | L 10–24 | 34,837 | ||
October 31 | 1:30 pm | Oklahoma |
| L 28–29 | 26,672 | |
November 7 | 1:30 pm | No. 4 Nebraska |
| L 29–54 | 34,007 | |
November 14 | 1:30 pm | at Missouri | W 31–19 | 57,524 | ||
November 21 | 1:30 pm | at Oklahoma State | L 27–36 | 34,893 | ||
November 28 | 10:00 pm | at San Diego State* | W 28–22 | 40,172 | ||
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Roster
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
edit- ^ "1970 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 163.
- ^ "Shoemake's 4 field goals boost Iowa State, 32–3". The Des Moines Register. September 20, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cyclones rout Colorado State". Sunday Times-Democrat. September 27, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Toe saves ISU 3rd in row 16–13". The Courier. October 4, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.