1971 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1971 Iowa State Cyclones football
1971 Iowa State Cyclones football
Sun Bowl, L 15–33 vs. LSU
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
Record	8–4 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach	Johnny Majors (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	George Haffner (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jackie Sherrill (2nd season)
Captain	Dean Carlson, Ray Harm, Keith Schroeder
Home stadium	Clyde Williams Field
	Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

1971 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	1:30 pm	Idaho*	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA		W 24–7	27,064
September 25	8:30 pm	at New Mexico*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		W 44–20	25,687
October 2	12:30 pm	at Kent State*	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH		W 17–14	11,551	^[3]
October 9	1:30 pm	No. 5 Colorado	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA		L 14–24	31,535
October 16	1:30 pm	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)		W 24–0	31,074
October 23	1:30 pm	Kansas	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA		W 40–24	31,459
October 30	1:30 pm	at No. 2 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		L 12–43	60,477
November 6	1:30 pm	at No. 1 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE		L 0–37	65,622
November 13	1:30 pm	Missouri	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (rivalry)		W 45–17	25,386
November 20	1:30 pm	Oklahoma State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA		W 54–0	23,596
November 27	9:30 pm	at San Diego State*	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA		W 48–31	25,490
December 18	12:00 pm	vs. No. 11 LSU*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	L 15–33	33,530	^[4]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

^ "1971 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. 164.
^ Scott Bosley (October 3, 1971). "Last-Minute FG Tops Kent, 17-14". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. B1, B6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "L.S.U. spurt unloads I-State in 2nd half". The Kansas City Star. December 19, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.