1942 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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1942 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference Big Six Conference
Record3–6 (1–4 Big 6)
Head coach
CaptainRoyal Lohry
Home stadium Clyde Williams Field
Seasons
←  1941
1943  →
1942 Big Six Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Missouri $ 4 –0 –18 –3 –1
Oklahoma 3 –1 –13 –5 –2
Nebraska 3 –2 –03 –7 –0
Kansas State 2 –3 –03 –8 –0
Iowa State 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
Kansas 1 –4 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1942 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 1942 college football season. Under head coaches Ray Donels (first three games) and Mike Michalske (final six games), the Cyclones compiled a 3–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents), tied for last place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 177 to 94. [1] [2] They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

Royal Lohry was the team captain. [2] Back Paul Darling was selected as a first-team all-conference player. [3]

Iowa State was ranked at No. 128 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942. [4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 259:00 p.m.at Denver *
W 7–07,073 [5]
October 33:00 p.m.at Nebraska
L 0–2614,472
October 103:00 p.m. Marquette *
L 12–347,000 [6]
October 172:00 p.m. Drake *
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
W 29–66,081
October 243:00 p.m.at Missouri
L 6–457,094
October 312:00 p.m. Oklahoma Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
L 7–147,720
November 68:30 p.m.at Villanova *
L 7–328,827
November 142:00 p.m. Kansas
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
W 20–134,217 [7]
November 213:00 p.m.at Kansas State
L 6–74,180
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ↑ "1942 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 137.
  3. ↑ 2017 Fact Book, p. 74.
  4. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Iowa State 7, Denver U. 0". The Des Moines Register. September 26, 1942. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Brad Wilson (October 11, 1942). "Power Wins: Marquette 34, Iowa State 12". The Des Moines Register. pp. Sports 1, 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Gordon Gammack (November 15, 1942). "Iowa State Checks Kansas, 20-13". The Des Moines Register. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
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