1956 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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1956 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference Big Seven Conference
Record2–8 (0–6 Big 7)
Head coach
CaptainChuck Muelhaupt, Oliver Sparks
Home stadium Clyde Williams Field
Seasons
←  1955
1957  →
1956 Big Seven Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Oklahoma $ 6 –0 –010 –0 –0
No. 20 Colorado 4 –1 –18 –2 –1
Missouri 3 –2 –14 –5 –1
Nebraska 3 –3 –04 –6 –0
Kansas 2 –4 –03 –6 –1
Kansas State 2 –4 –03 –7 –0
Iowa State 0 –6 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (later renamed Iowa State University) in the Big Seven Conference during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In their third and final year under head coach Vince DiFrancesca, the Cyclones compiled a 2–8 record (0–6 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 260 to 92. [1] [2] They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

The team's regular starting lineup on offense consisted of left end Brian Dennis, left tackle Oliver Sparks, left guard Ron Bredeson, center Frank Powell, right guard Ralph Losee, right tackle Andris Poncius, right end Gale Gibson, quarterback Charles Martin, left halfback Jack Hansen, right halfback Bob Harden, and fullback Marv Walter. [2] Chuck Muelhaupt and Oliver Sparks were the team captains. [2]

The team's statistical leaders included Bob Harden with 244 rushing yards and 24 points (four touchdowns), Phil Hill with 205 passing yards, and John Scheldrup with 140 receiving yards. [3] [4] No Iowa State players were selected as first-team all-conference players. [5]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 159:00 pmat Denver *
W 13–1014,126 [6]
September 2912:30 pmat Northwestern *
L 13–1431,108
October 62:00 pmat Nebraska
L 7–931,743
October 132:00 pm Kansas
L 14–259,552
October 202:00 pm Colorado Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
L 0–5214,985
October 271:30 pmat Missouri
L 0–3418,752
November 32:00 pm Drake *
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
W 39–148,140
November 102:00 pmNo. 1 Oklahoma
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
L 0–4411,409
November 171:30 pmat Kansas State
L 6–3212,693
November 2412:30 pmat Villanova *
L 0–265,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ↑ "1956 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 149.
  3. ↑ 2017 Fact Book, pp. 112-113.
  4. ↑ "1956 Iowa State Cyclones Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  5. ↑ 2017 Fact Book, p. 75.
  6. ↑ Bert McGrane (September 16, 1956). "Iowa State's Late Score Wins, 13-10". The Des Moines Register. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
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