1968 Iowa State Cyclones football team
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
Record | 3–7 (1–6 Big 8) |
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Offensive coordinator | King Block (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Larry Lacewell (1st season) |
Captain | George Dimitri, John Warder |
Home stadium | Clyde Williams Field |
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No. 7 Kansas + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Oklahoma + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Missouri | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1968 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Johnny Majors, the Cyclones compiled a 3–7 record (1–6 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 273 to 178.[1][2] They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.
George Dimitri and John Warder were the team captains.[2]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 14 | 2:00 pm | Buffalo* | W 28–10 | 21,187 | |
September 21 | 2:00 pm | Arizona* |
| L 12–21 | 20,908 |
September 28 | 8:30 pm | at BYU* | W 28–20 | 23,059 | |
October 5 | 2:00 pm | Colorado |
| L 18–28 | 23,447 |
October 12 | 1:30 pm | at Kansas State | W 23–14 | 31,507 | |
October 19 | 1:30 pm | at Oklahoma | L 7–42 | 46,960 | |
October 26 | 2:00 pm | No. 3 Kansas![]() |
| L 25–46 | 26,256 |
November 2 | 2:00 pm | Nebraska |
| L 13–24 | 30,463 |
November 9 | 1:30 pm | at No. 8 Missouri | L 7–42 | 50,655 | |
November 16 | 1:30 pm | at Oklahoma State | L 17–26 | 23,085 | |
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Coaching staff
[edit]Name | Position | Year at Iowa State | Previous job |
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Johnny Majors | Head coach | 1st | Arkansas |
King Block | Offensive coordinator, offensive Line | 1st | Washington State |
Jack Blazek | Freshman coach | 1st | Marshalltown HS |
Jimmy Johnson | Interior linemen | 1st | Wichita State |
Ollie Keller | Offensive backfield | 1st | Memphis Catholic HS |
Larry Lacewell | Defensive coordinator, ends, linebackers | 1st | Wichita State |
Joe Madden | Defensive backs | 1st | Wake Forest |
Jackie Sherrill | Offensive backs | 1st | Arkansas |
Gordon Smith | Wide receivers | 1st | Arkansas |
Arch Steele | Scout squad | 15th |
Roster
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References
[edit]- ^ "1968 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. 161.
- ^ "Iowa State vs. Kansas, October 26, 1968 | Iowa State University Library". digitalcollections.lib.iastate.edu. Retrieved November 7, 2021.