1974 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1974 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	4–7 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach	Earle Bruce (2nd season)
Captain	Phil Danowsky, Rick Howe, Mike Strachan
Home stadium	Clyde Williams Field

1974 Big Eight Conference football standings

	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

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. They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

Phil Danowsky, Rick Howe, and Mike Strachan were the team captains.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 14	at Texas Tech*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 3–24
September 21	at Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 28–31
September 28	BYU*	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 34–7
October 5	New Mexico*	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 27–3
October 12	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 7–34
October 19	Kansas State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (rivalry)	W 23–18
October 26	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 22–6
November 2	No. 2 Oklahoma	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 10–28
November 9	No. 9 Nebraska	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 13–23
November 16	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (Telephone Trophy)	L 7–10
November 23	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 12–14
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game