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Iowa State

B8 · 1974 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
6th
2–5 in B8

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
129
1895–2026
All-Time Record
566–679–45
0.456 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#11
1944, 2024
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 11
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 8 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Iowa State head-to-head · History & Eras

1974 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 17Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC6–4–2L 3–24
5Week 5 · Sep 24Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC5–6L 28–31
6Week 6 · Oct 1BYUH2HIND WAC7–4–1W 34–7
7Week 7 · Oct 8New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC4–6–1W 27–3
8Week 8 · Oct 15Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B85–6L 7–34
9Week 9 · Oct 22Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B84–7W 23–18
10Week 10 · Oct 29Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B84–7W 22–6
11Week 11 · Nov 5Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B811–0L 10–28
12Week 12 · Nov 12Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B89–3L 13–23
13Week 13 · Nov 19Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B87–4L 7–10
14Week 14 · Nov 26Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B87–5L 12–14

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
4.122
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-9
-28+19
  • BYU +7
  • New Mexico +4
  • Kansas State +4
  • Kansas +4
  • Oklahoma 0
  • Nebraska -3
  • Texas Tech -4
  • Missouri -4
  • Oklahoma State -5
  • Washington -6
  • Colorado -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #75Better than 46%
Win % Place 86thBetter than 38%

0.364 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#75Regular Season Final#75Post-Season W1#75Post-Season W2#75Post-Season W3#75Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-21
-3
+27
+24
-27
+5
+16
-18
-10
-3
-2

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#901969#601970#201971#651972#671973

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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