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1969 Iowa State Cyclones football team

American college football team season

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 13, 2026
Entity authorityQ43081833 ↗
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The 1969 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Johnny Majors, the Cyclones compiled a 3–7 record (1–6 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 231 to 152. They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

Jerry Fiat and Fred Jones were the team captains. Joe Avezzano coached the freshman team.

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“1969 Iowa State Cyclones football team” enters the record as american college football team season. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Iowa, State and Cyclones can confirm, complicate or overturn.

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