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.^[1][2] They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

Tony Washington and Mark Withrow were the team captains.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19	8:30 pm	at New Mexico*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 32–3	17,459
September 26	1:30 pm	Colorado State*	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 37–6	23,453
October 3	2:30 pm	at Utah*	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 16–13	19,156
October 10	2:30 pm	at No. 17 Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 10–61	41,089
October 17	1:30 pm	Kansas State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (rivalry)	L 0–17	26,053
October 24	1:30 pm	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 10–24	34,837
October 31	1:30 pm	Oklahoma	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 28–29	26,672
November 7	1:30 pm	No. 4 Nebraska	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 29–54	34,007
November 14	1:30 pm	at Missouri	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry)	W 31–19	57,524
November 21	1:30 pm	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 27–36	34,893
November 28	10:00 pm	at San Diego State*	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	W 28–22	40,172
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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