1971 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1971 Iowa State Cyclones football
Sun Bowl, L 15–33 vs. LSU
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
Record8–4 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge Haffner (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJackie Sherrill (2nd season)
Captains
  • Dean Carlson
  • Ray Harm
  • Keith Schroeder
Home stadiumClyde Williams Field
1971 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Nebraska $ 7 – 0 – 0 13 – 0 – 0
No. 2 Oklahoma 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Colorado 5 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Iowa State 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Kansas State 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Oklahoma State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Kansas 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Missouri 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth year under head coach Johnny Majors, the Cyclones compiled an 8–4 record (4–3 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 337 to 250.[1][2] They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

Dean Carlson, Ray Harm, and Keith Schroeder were the team captains.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 181:30 pmIdaho*
W 24–725,000[3]
September 258:30 pmat New Mexico*
W 44–2027,231[4]
October 212:30 pmat Kent State*
W 17–1411,551[5]
October 91:30 pmNo. 5 Colorado
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
L 14–2432,000[6]
October 161:30 pmat Kansas State
W 24–032,000[7]
October 231:30 pmKansas
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
W 40–2432,000[8]
October 301:30 pmat No. 2 Oklahoma
L 12–4360,500[9]
November 61:30 pmat No. 1 Nebraska
L 0–3767,201[10]
November 131:30 pmMissouri
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA (rivalry)
W 45–1729,000[11]
November 201:30 pmOklahoma State
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
W 54–021,000[12]
November 279:30 pmat San Diego State*
W 48–3125,490[13]
December 1812:00 pmvs. No. 11 LSU*
CBSL 15–3333,530[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[15]

References

  1. ^ "1971 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. 164.
  3. ^ "Iowa State trims Idaho". The Kansas City Star. September 19, 1971. Retrieved October 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Amundson sparks ISU win over Lobos, 44–20". The Sioux City Journal. September 26, 1971. Retrieved October 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Scott Bosley (October 3, 1971). "Last-Minute FG Tops Kent, 17–14". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. B1, B6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Buffs dump Cyclones". Casper Star-Tribune. October 10, 1971. Retrieved October 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cyclones' air assault ruins K-State, 24–0". Tulsa World. October 17, 1971. Retrieved October 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cyclones slap KU team, 40–24". The Sioux City Journal. October 24, 1971. Retrieved October 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Sooners roll again as Mildren frolics". Omaha World-Herald. October 31, 1971. Retrieved October 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Nebraska too much for Iowa State, 37–0". The Arizona Republic. November 7, 1971. Retrieved October 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Late Cyclone surge buries Missouri". Quad-City Times. November 14, 1971. Retrieved October 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Iowa State whips Okla. St., 54–0". Lincoln Journal & Star. November 21, 1971. Retrieved October 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Iowa State whips Aztecs". The Los Angeles Times. November 28, 1971. Retrieved October 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "L.S.U. spurt unloads I-State in 2nd half". The Kansas City Star. December 19, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Schedule/Results (1971 Iowa State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
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