1970 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 1970 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their third year under head coach Johnny Majors, the Cyclones compiled a 5–6 record (1–6 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 284 to 248. They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

1970 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	5–6 (1–6 Big 8)
Head coach	Johnny Majors (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Gordon Smith
Defensive coordinator	Jackie Sherrill (1st season)
Captains	Tony Washington Mark Withrow
Home stadium	Clyde Williams Field

1970 Big Eight Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Nebraska $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	1
No. 20 Oklahoma	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Kansas State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Missouri	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Colorado	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Tony Washington and Mark Withrow were the team captains.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	8:30 p.m.	at New Mexico*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 32–3	18,068
September 26	1:30 p.m.	Colorado State*	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 37–6	25,000
October 3	2:30 p.m.	at Utah*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 16–13	23,771
October 10	2:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 10–61	40,840
October 17	1:30 p.m.	Kansas State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (rivalry)	L 0–17	28,000
October 24	1:30 p.m.	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 10–24	37,750
October 31	1:30 p.m.	Oklahoma	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 28–29	27,000
November 7	1:30 p.m.	No. 4 Nebraska	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (rivalry)	L 29–54	36,000
November 14	1:30 p.m.	at Missouri	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry)	W 31–19	56,000
November 21	1:30 p.m.	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 27–36	19,500
November 28	10:03 p.m.	at San Diego State*	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	W 28–22	31,810
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

1970 Iowa State Cyclones football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 12 George Amundson So QB 15 Dean Carlson Jr WR 85 Otto Stowe Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 13 Dave McCurry So DB 21 Jeff Allen Sr DE 86 Merv Krakau So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bill Meek Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt