1907 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1907 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference Independent
1907 record 6–2
Head coach Clyde Williams (1st season)
Captain Ralph McElhinney
Home stadium State Field

The 1907 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (later renamed Iowa State University) as an independent during the 1907 college football season. In their first season under head coach Clyde Williams, the Cyclones compiled a 6–2 record, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 138 to 40.[1][2] Ralph McElhinney was the team captain.[2]

Between 1892 and 1913, the football team played on a field that later became the site of the university's Parks Library.[3] The field was known as State Field; when the new field opened in 1914, it became known as "New State Field".[4]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
4 October Coe* State Field • Ames, IA W 18-0  
12 October Minnesota* Northrop FieldMinneapolis, MN L 0-8  
19 October Morningside* Sioux City, Iowa W 12-0  
26 October Cornell (Iowa)* State Field • Ames, IA W 17-0  
2 November Nebraska* Antelope Field • Lincoln, NE L 9-10  
9 November Grinnell* Grinnell, IA W 49-0  
23 November Iowa* State Field • Ames, IA W 20-14  
30 November Drake* Des Moines, IA W 13-8  
*Non-conference game.

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References

  1. "1907 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 130. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  3. "Iowa State Football History: The 1890's". cyclones.com. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  4. "Football Game". The Iowa Heritage Collection. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  5. "Historical Scores". jhowell.net. jhowell. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
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