1901 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–6–2
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Scholty
Home stadiumState Field
Seasons
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1901 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Saint Louis   –   10 – 0 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural   –   7 – 0 – 0
Marquette   –   4 – 0 – 1
Northern Illinois State   –   6 – 1 – 0
Notre Dame   –   8 – 1 – 1
Ohio Wesleyan   –   8 – 2 – 0
Kirksville Osteopaths   –   10 – 3 – 0
Nebraska   –   6 – 2 – 0
Ohio   –   6 – 1 – 2
Doane   –   3 – 1 – 0
Haskell   –   6 – 2 – 0
Lake Forest   –   10 – 5 – 0
Ohio State   –   5 – 3 – 1
Washington University   –   5 – 3 – 1
Ohio Medical   –   5 – 3 – 1
Iowa State Normal   –   5 – 3 – 2
South Dakota Agricultural   –   3 – 2 – 0
Beloit   –   5 – 3 – 3
Washburn   –   3 – 2 – 3
Carthage   –   1 – 1 – 0
Drake   –   4 – 4 – 0
Detroit College   –   3 – 3 – 0
Mount Union   –   5 – 5 – 1
Wittenberg   –   4 – 4 – 0
Kansas State   –   3 – 4 – 1
Michigan Agricultural   –   3 – 4 – 1
Iowa State   –   2 – 6 – 2
Kansas   –   3 – 5 – 2
Wabash   –   4 – 7 – 0
Fairmount   –   3 – 6 – 0
Heidelberg   –   1 – 3 – 1
Miami (OH)   –   1 – 3 – 1
Cincinnati   –   1 – 4 – 1
Case   –   2 – 7 – 0
Missouri   –   1 – 6 – 1
Butler   –   0 – 1 – 0
Chicago Eclectic Medical   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1901 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) as an independent during the 1901 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Edgar M. Clinton, the team compiled a 2–6–2 record and was outscored by a total of 133 to 56.[1][2] William Scholty was the team captain.[2]

Between 1892 and 1913, the football team played on State Field on land that later became the site of the university's Parks Library.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28vs. GrinnellMarshalltown, IAT 0–0[4]
October 5Still
W 23–0[5]
October 12at Iowa State NormalCedar Falls, IAT 0–0[6]
October 18at Iowa
L 0–12[7]
October 26at Nebraska
L 0–17[8]
November 2Grinnell
  • State Field
  • Ames, IA
L 0–231,200[9]
November 9at Wisconsin
L 0–45[10]
November 162:30 p.m.Drake
  • State Field
  • Ames, IA
L 5–12[11]
November 21Cornell (IA)
  • State Field
  • Ames, IA
W 28–12
November 28at Simpson
L 0–121,200[12]

References

  1. ^ "1901 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 129. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "Iowa State Football History: The 1890s". cyclones.com. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  4. ^ "Tie Game at Marshalltown: Contest Between Ames and Grinnell Resulted in a Score of 0 to 0". The Des Moines Leader. September 29, 1901. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Still Was Outclassed: Defeated by Ames by a Score of 21 to 0 on Ames Grounds". The Des Moines Leader. October 6, 1901. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Normal and Ames Play a Tie". Cedar Rapids Daily Republican. October 13, 1901. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Iowa Wins From Ames: Shuts Agricultural College Out by a Score of 12 to 0". The Sioux City Journal. October 19, 1901. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Nebraska Men Victors". Nebraska State Journal. October 27, 1901. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Grinnell Defeats Ames". The Sioux City Journal. November 3, 1901. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Seven Yards the Closest: Nearest Ames Came to Scoring at Madison". The Des Moines Leader. November 10, 1901. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Drake Won From Ames". The Des Moines Leader. November 17, 1901. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Simpson Defeats Ames: Best Game Ever Played on the Simpson Field". The Sioux City Journal. November 29, 1901. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
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