1958 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record4–6 (0–6 Big 7)
Head coach
CaptainGale Gibson
Home stadiumClyde Williams Field
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Big Seven Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Oklahoma $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Missouri 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Colorado 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kansas 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Kansas State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Nebraska 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Iowa State 0 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (renamed Iowa State University in 1959) in the Big Seven Conference during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Clay Stapleton, the Cyclones compiled a 4–6 record (0–6 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 127 to 88.[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 Jim Winstead, left tackle Charles Martin, left guard Ray Fauser, center Arden Esslinger, right guard Jerry Donohue, right tackle Larry Van Der Heyden, right end Gale Gibson, quarterback Cliff Rick, left halfback Dwight Nichols, right halfback Tom Watkins, and fullback Chuck Lamson.[2] Gale Gibson was the team captain.[2]

The team's statistical leaders included Dwight Nichols with 815 rushing yards and 357 passing yards, Gale Gibson with 148 receiving yards, and Bob Harden with 42 points scored (seven touchdowns).[3][4] Dwight Nichols was selected as a first-team all-conference player.[5]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 201:30 pmDrake*
W 33–012,806
September 279:00 pmat Arizona*
W 14–018,608
October 42:00 pmat Nebraska
L 6–730,310
October 111:30 pmKansasdagger
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
L 0–714,551–17,082
October 181:30 pmColorado
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
L 0–208,274
October 251:30 pmat Missouri
L 6–1422,464
November 11:30 pmSouth Dakota*
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
W 53–06,337
November 81:30 pmNo. 6 Oklahoma
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
L 0–2010,314
November 151:30 pmat Kansas State
L 6–148,193
November 2110:00 pmat San Jose State*
W 9–611,214
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References

  1. ^ "1958 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 151.
  3. ^ 2017 Fact Book, pp. 112-113.
  4. ^ "1958 Iowa State Cyclones Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  5. ^ 2017 Fact Book, p. 75.
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