1968 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1968 Iowa State Cyclones football
1968 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	3–7 (1–6 Big 8)
Head coach	Johnny Majors (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	King Block (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Larry Lacewell (1st season)
Captain	George Dimitri, John Warder
Home stadium	Clyde Williams Field
	Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

The 1968 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Johnny Majors, the Cyclones compiled a 3–7 record (1–6 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 273 to 178.^[1]^[2] They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

1968 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Kansas +	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Oklahoma +	6	–	1	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
No. 9 Missouri	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Nebraska	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Colorado	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Kansas State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

George Dimitri and John Warder were the team captains.^[2]

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 14	2:00 pm	Buffalo*	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 28–10	21,187
September 21	2:00 pm	Arizona*	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 12–21	20,908
September 28	8:30 pm	at BYU*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 28–20	23,059
October 5	2:00 pm	Colorado	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 18–28	23,447
October 12	1:30 pm	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	W 23–14	31,507
October 19	1:30 pm	at Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 7–42	46,960
October 26	2:00 pm	No. 3 Kansas	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 25–46	26,256
November 2	2:00 pm	Nebraska	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 13–24	30,463
November 9	1:30 pm	at No. 8 Missouri	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry)	L 7–42	50,655
November 16	1:30 pm	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 17–26	23,085
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Name	Position	Year at Iowa State	Previous job
Johnny Majors	Head coach	1st	Arkansas
King Block	Offensive coordinator, offensive Line	1st	Washington State
Jack Blazek	Freshman coach	1st	Marshalltown HS
Jimmy Johnson	Interior linemen	1st	Wichita State
Ollie Keller	Offensive backfield	1st	Memphis Catholic HS
Larry Lacewell	Defensive coordinator, ends, linebackers	1st	Wichita State
Joe Madden	Defensive backs	1st	Wake Forest
Jackie Sherrill	Offensive backs	1st	Arkansas
Gordon Smith	Wide receivers	1st	Arkansas
Arch Steele	Scout qquad	15th

1968 Iowa State Cyclones Football

Quarterback

Running back

20 Ben King – Senior (5'10", 190)
21 Jeff Allen – Sophomore (6'0", 188)
22 Willie Harris – Sophomore (6'3", 192)
23 Sammy Davis – Sophomore (5'9", 160)
25 Ray Coleman – Sophomore (6'2", 196)
27 Bob Thomas – Junior (5'8", 166)
33 Roger Guge – Sophomore (6'1", 196)
35 Ray Coffey – Junior (5'10", 175)
37 Bruce Beerman – Sophomore (5'10", 181)
44 Jock Johnson – Sophomore (6'0", 199)

Wide receiver/tight end

34 Mike Terrizzi – Sophomore (6'3", 205)
40 Bob Brouillette – Junior (6'2", 193)
42 Marshall Langhor – Junior (6'0", 186)
80 Tom Lorenz – Sophomore (6'3", 202)
85 Otto Stowe – Sophomore (6'2", 172)
87 Greg Dukstein – Junior (6'0", 168)
88 Sam Campbell – Senior (6'5", 217)

Placekicker

Offensive lineman

50 Wayne Beske – Junior (6'1", 218)
51 Dennis Pelisek – Sophomore (6'0", 189)
54 Steve Richards – Junior (6'0", 182)
60 Larry Gaffin- Senior (6'0", 186)
61 Dan McAvoy – Sophomore (6'1", 197)
63 Mike Bliss – Junior (6'0", 198)
64 Bill Easter – Sophomore (6'0", 194)
65 Ted Hall – Senior (6'0", 185)
67 Mike O'Neill – Sophomore (6'3", 202)
70 Dan Robinson – Junior (6'2", 242)
73 Joe Marconi – Sophomore (6'2", 220)
76 Jim Crow – Sophomore (6'1", 204)
77 Tim Jeffries – Sophomore (6'4", 225)
78 Jerry Berna – Sophomore (6'1", 208)
79 Tom Barnes – Sophomore (6'4", 218)

Defensive lineman

53 Tim Connor – Sophomore (6'0", 189)
62 Terry Voy – Senior (6'0", 209)
66 Fred Jones – Junior (6'0", 198)
72 John Griglione – Sophomore (6'3", 209)
74 Craig Boller – Junior (6'1", 213)
75 George Dimitti – Senior (6'0", 228)
81 Chuck Wilkinson – Sophomore (6'1", 190)
82 Mike Kirar – Junior (6'2", 196)
84 John Koningswood – Sophomore (6'2", 196)
86 John Kelly – Sophomore (6'1", 191)
89 Ted Reimer – Senior (6'4", 199)
90 Tom Potter – Sophomore (6'4", 202)
91 Andy Waller – Sophomore (6'2", 212)
92 Eric Ghianni – Sophomore (6'0", 209)
94 Larry Herrman – Sophomore (6'3", 205)

Linebacker

26 Steve Powers – Sophomore (6'1", 193)
31 Bob Williams – Sophomore (5'11", 171)
32 Randy Calm – Junior (6'1", 183)
39 Al Staidl – Senior (6'0", 202)
45 Jerry Fiat – Junior (6'0", 178)
55 Mark Withrow – Sophomore (6'1", 190)
56 Jerry Boyington – Sophomore (6'2", 194)
57 Keith Schroeder – Sophomore (6'0", 205)
59 Mike Lorber – Sophomore (6'1", 189)
83 Roy Snell – Sophomore (6'1", 190)
93 Ray Harm – Sophomore (6'3", 194)

Defensive back

12 Brad Steckmesser – Sophomore (6'2", 189)
13 Tony Washington – Sophomore (6'1", 168)
17 Jeff Simonds – Senior (6'1", 180)
23 Sammy Davis – Sophomore (5'9", 160)
28 Tom Hilden – Sophomore (6'0", 178)
29 Tom Elliott – Sophomore (5'11", 169)
41 John Usmial – Sophomore (6'0", 172)
46 Hub Nelson – Junior (5'11", 169)
49 Steve Karber- Sophomore (6'0", 175)
68 Tom Salerno – Junior (5'11", 182)

^ "1968 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. 161.
^ "Iowa State vs. Kansas, October 26, 1968 | Iowa State University Library". digitalcollections.lib.iastate.edu. Retrieved November 7, 2021.