1926–27 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1926–27 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1926–27 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1926–27 record	9–9 (7–8 MVIAA)
Head coach	Bill Chandler (6th season);
Home arena	State Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1925–26 1927–28 →

The 1926–27 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team (also known informally as Ames) represented Iowa State University during the . The Cyclones were coached by Bill Chandler, who was in his sixth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 9–9, 7–8 in Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association play to finish in eighth place.

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
	Brown	—	—
	Laurence Coomer	—	—	Jr
F	Earl Elliott	—	—	Sr	Ames, IA
C	Herman Fennema	—	—	Sr	Monroe, IA
	L.W. Grimes	—	—	Jr
	V.S. Hall	—	—	Jr
	G.B. Hay	—	—	Jr
G	Freddy Kling	—	—	Jr
	Harold Klingaman	—	—	Sr	Waterloo, IA
	Lester Lande	—	—	Jr	Northwood, IA
	Fred Ludwig	—	—	So	Lawton, IA
	C.J. McMurrin	—	—	Jr
	Aaron Miller (C)	—	—	Sr	Waterloo, IA
	Max Stayer	—	—	Jr
C	Joe Wagner	—	—	So

Head coach

Bill Chandler

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 22, 1926*	Simpson	W 24–19	1–0	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
January 3, 1927*	at Chicago	W 28–18	2–0	Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago, IL
January 7, 1927	Oklahoma	L 29–32	2–1 (0–1)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
January 8, 1927	Oklahoma A&M	W 40–21	3–1 (1–1)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
January 14, 1927	at Kansas State	L 24–31	3–2 (1–2)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, KS
January 15, 1927	at Kansas	W 15–12	4–2 (2–2)	Robinson Gymnasium Lawrence, KS
January 17, 1927	at Grinnell	W 22–19	5–2 (3–2)	Grinnell, IA
January 21, 1927	at Oklahoma A&M	L 19–42	5–3 (3–3)	Armory-Gymnasium Stillwater, OK
January 22, 1927	at Oklahoma	L 21–36	5–4 (3–4)	Norman, OK
January 26, 1927 8:00 PM	at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 29–43	5–5 (3–5)	Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, IA
January 29, 1927	at Nebraska	L 19–35	5–6 (3–6)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE
January 31, 1927*	at Creighton	L 21–25	5–7	University Gym Omaha, NE
February 3, 1927	Grinnell	W 33–29	6–7 (4–6)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
February 9, 1927	Drake Iowa Big Four	W 26–21	7–7 (5–6)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
February 14, 1927	Kansas	L 16–27	7–8 (5–7)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
February 18, 1927 8:30 PM	at Drake Iowa Big Four	L 20–23	7–9 (5–8)	Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, IA
February 25, 1927	Kansas State	W 36–23	8–9 (6–8)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
March 3, 1927	Nebraska	W 26–24	9–9 (7–8)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References[]

^ (1) IOWA STATE HAS BRIGHT OUTLOOK: FOUR LETTERMEN REPORTED TO COACH CHANDLER OF BASKETBALL TEAM. The Christian Science Monitor (1908-Current file) 1927 Jan 05:14.
^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[1] (1) IOWA STATE HAS BRIGHT OUTLOOK: FOUR LETTERMEN REPORTED TO COACH CHANDLER OF BASKETBALL TEAM. The Christian Science Monitor (1908-Current file) 1927 Jan 05:14.

[2] "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

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v t Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Venues	(1907–1912) State Gymnasium (1913–1947) Iowa State Armory (1947–1971) Hilton Coliseum (1971–present)
Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)
Culture & lore	Cy the Cardinal "ISU Fights" Iowa State Pep Band ISU Holiday Classic
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

1926–27 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kansas	10	–	2	.833	15	–	2	.882
Oklahoma	8	–	4	.667	12	–	5	.706
Missouri	6	–	4	.600	9	–	8	.529
Nebraska	7	–	5	.583	12	–	6	.667
Kansas State	6	–	6	.500	10	–	8	.556
Oklahoma A&M	6	–	6	.500	8	–	9	.471
Drake	6	–	6	.500	8	–	10	.444
Iowa State	7	–	8	.467	9	–	9	.500
Washington University	2	–	8	.200	5	–	10	.333
Grinnell	2	–	10	.167	2	–	15	.118