| Year: | 1974 |
| Team: | Iowa State Cyclones |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Eight Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 8 |
| Record: | 4–7 |
| Conf Record: | 2–5 |
| Head Coach: | Earle Bruce |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Coach: | Bob Seaman |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Tom Harper |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | Phil Danowsky, Rick Howe, Mike Strachan |
| Stadium: | Clyde Williams Field |
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.[1] [2]
This was the Cyclones' final season playing their home games at Clyde Williams Field before moving into the modern Jack Trice Stadium, where Iowa State has played ever since.
Phil Danowsky, Rick Howe, and Mike Strachan were the team captains.[2]
| Earle Bruce | Head coach | 2nd | Tampa (HC) |
| Tom Harper | Defensive coordinator | 1st | Jacksonville Sharks (DC) |
| Bob Seaman | Offensive coordinator | 1st | Wichita State (HC) |
| Dante Scarnecchia | Defensive rovers, secondary | 2nd | California Western (OL) |
| Charlie Lyle | Secondary | 2nd | Tampa (asst.) |
| Tom Backhus | Offensive guards, centers | 2nd | Tampa (asst.) |
| Bob Tucker | Defensive ends | 2nd | Wichita State (asst.) |
| Keith Kephart | Junior varsity coach | 7th | |
| Larry Hunt | Assistant defensive line | 1st | First coaching job |
| Tom Lichtenberg | Offensive backfield | 1st | Morehead State |
| John Wiley | Recruiting | 1st | Iowa |
| Randy Hart | Defensive tackles | 2nd | Tampa (asst.) |
| Al Lavan | Wide Receivers | 1st | Louisville |
| Rick Bankston | Defensive guards, strength | 2nd | Tampa (asst.) |