1941 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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1941 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
1941 record2-6-1 (0-4-1 Big 6)
Head coach
CaptainLaVerne "Butch" Lewis
Home stadiumClyde Williams Field
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Big Six Conference football standings
  • v
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Missouri $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Nebraska 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Oklahoma 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Kansas 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Kansas State 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 2
Iowa State 0 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Iowa State Cyclones football team was an American football team that represented Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (later renamed Iowa State University) in the Big Six Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their first season under head coach Ray Donels, the Cyclones compiled a 2-6-1 record (0-4-1) against conference opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 173 to 85.[1][2] They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

Senior guard LaVerne "Butch" Lewis was the team captain;[2] Lewis was also selected by the United Press as a second-team player on the 1941 All-Big Six Conference football team. No Iowa State player was selected as a first-team all-conference player.[3][4]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2610:00 p.m.at Denver*
W 7-614,137[5]
October 42:00 p.m.Nebraska
L 0-1412,413[6]
October 182:00 p.m.Missouridagger
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA (rivalry)
L 13-3912,207[7]
October 252:00 p.m.at Kansas
L 0-135,534[8]
November 12:00 p.m.South Dakota*
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
W 27-04,346[9]
November 82:30 p.m.at Oklahoma
L 0-5514,633[10]
November 152:00 p.m.at Drake*
L 13-145,282[11]
November 222:00 p.m.Kansas State
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA (rivalry)
T 12-124,381[12]
November 291:30 p.m.at Marquette*
L 13-203,806[13]

References[]

  1. ^ "1941 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 136.
  3. ^ 2017 Fact Book, p. 74.
  4. ^ "Missouri's Champs Place 5 Men on All Big Six Team". Ames Daily Tribune. December 1, 1941. p. 6.
  5. ^ "Iowa State 7, Denver 6 -- Lohry Hurt, May Miss Husker Fray; Extra Point By Darling". The Des Moines Tribune. September 27, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Gordon Gammack (October 5, 1941). "Nebraska Overpowers Iowa State, 14 to 0: Cyclone Sky Attack Hits on 16 of 20 Tries". The Des Moines Tribune. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Jack North (October 19, 1941). "Tigers' First Score Comes After 5 Plays". The Des Moines Register. p. Sports 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Jayhawks End Their Famine: Defeat Iowa 13-0 To Cut Defeat String". The Morning Chronicle (Manhattan, Kansas). October 26, 1941. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Jack North (November 2, 1941). "Cyclones' Air Attack Brings 27-0 Victory". The Des Moines Register. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Schuyler Allman (November 9, 1941). "O.U. Spanks Iowa State". Miami Daily News-Record. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Drake's Adams Blocks Try For Extra Point As Cyclones Bow to Old Rivals, 14-13". The Davenport Democrat and Leader. November 16, 1941. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Gordon Gammack (November 23, 1941). "I.S.C. Battles Kansas State To 12-12 Tie". The Des Moines Register. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Arthur Bystrom (November 30, 1941). "Alert Hilltoppers Rout Iowa State, 28-13, in Air Attack: Richardson's Pass Completions Set Record". The Capital Times. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
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