1973 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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1973 Big Eight Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Oklahoma $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	1
No. 7 Nebraska	4	–	2	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
No. 18 Kansas	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
No. 17 Missouri	3	–	4	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	3	–	2			5	–	4	–	2
Colorado	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Kansas State	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their first year under head coach Earle Bruce, the Cyclones compiled a 4–7 record (2–5 against conference opponents), tied for sixth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 245 to 236. They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

Larry Hunt and Keith Krepfle were the team captains.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 22	Idaho*	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 48–0
September 29	at Arkansas*	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 19–21
October 6	No. 18 Colorado	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 16–23
October 13	at BYU*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 26–24
October 20	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	L 19–21
October 27	No. 17 Kansas	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 20–22
November 3	at No. 3 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 17–34
November 10	at No. 11 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 7–31
November 17	No. 14 Missouri	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (Telephone Trophy)	W 17–7
November 24	No. 18 Oklahoma State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 28–12
December 1	at San Diego State*	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	L 28–41
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game