1946 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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1946 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
1946 record2–6–1 (1–4 Big 6)
Head coach
CaptainNone
Home stadiumClyde Williams Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Kansas + 4 1 0 7 2 1
No. 14 Oklahoma + 4 1 0 8 3 0
Missouri 3 2 0 5 4 1
Nebraska 3 2 0 3 6 0
Iowa State 1 4 0 2 6 1
Kansas State 0 5 0 0 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (later renamed Iowa State University) in the Big Six Conference during the 1946 college football season. In their fifth and final year under head coach Mike Michalske, the Cyclones compiled a 2–6–1 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 239 to 77.[1][2] They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

There was no team captain selected for the 1946 season. The regular starting lineup consisted of ends Dean Laun and Bob Jensen, tackles Lou Bosnyak and Harle Rollinger, guards Fred Schneider and Norman Anderson, center James Riding, quarterback Don Ferguson, halfbacks Webb Halbert and Vic Weber, and fullback Ray Klootwyk.[2] No Iowa State players were selected as a first-team all-conference players.[3]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 213:30 pmColorado*L 7–1313,787
September 281:00 pmat Northwestern*L 9–4137,186
October 52:00 pmIowa State Teachers*W 20–1810,379
October 122:00 pmKansas
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
L 8–2410,074
October 192:00 pmat Missouri
L 13–3317,011
October 262:00 pmNo. 14 Oklahomadagger
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
L 0–6315,176
November 22:00 pmat Kansas StateW 13–710,988
November 92:00 pmDrake*
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
T 7–79,116
November 162:00 pmat NebraskaL 0–3325,749
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

After the season[]

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Cyclone was selected.[4]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
12 196 LaVerne Camarata Back Detroit Lions

References[]

  1. ^ "1946 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. 139.
  3. ^ 2017 Fact Book, p. 74.
  4. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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