1916 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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1916 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record5–2–1 (2–1–1 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainDury Moss
Home stadium State Field
Seasons
  1915
1917  
1916 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Nebraska $ 3 1 06 2 0
Missouri 3 1 16 1 1
Iowa State 2 1 15 2 1
Kansas State 1 1 16 1 1
Kansas 1 2 14 3 1
Drake 1 3 03 5 0
Washington University 0 2 03 3 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1916 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (later renamed Iowa State University) in the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1916 college football season. In their second season under head coach Charles Mayser, the Cyclones compiled a 5–2–1 record (2–1–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the conference, shut out five of eight opponents, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 107 to 36. [1] [2] They played their home games at State Field in Ames, Iowa. Dury Moss was the team captain. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 Iowa State Teachers *W 19–0
October 7 Highland Park *
  • State Field
  • Ames, IA
W 19–0
October 14 Kansas
  • State Field
  • Ames, IA
W 13–05,200 [3]
October 21at Missouri T 0–0
November 4at Nebraska L 0–3
November 11at Morningside * Sioux City, IA W 7–0
November 18 Iowa *Dagger-14-plain.png
L 16–19
November 30 Drake
  • State Field
  • Ames, IA
W 32–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

References

  1. "1916 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. "Hitting K.U. Line Hard, Ames Wins Easy Victory". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 15, 1916. p. 14 via Newspapers.com.