1942 Iowa State Cyclones football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1942 Iowa State Cyclones football Big Six Conference Big 6 3–6 1–4 Ray Donels 2nd first 3 games Mike Michalske 1st season, final 6 games Royal Lohry Clyde Williams Field 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.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/iowa-state/1942-schedule.html 1942 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football September 21, 20172017 Iowa State Football Fact Book Iowa State University 2017 137 https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/isuni.sidearmsports.com/documents/2015/5/5/Media_Guide.pdf September 22, 2017 March 5, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170305101853/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/isuni.sidearmsports.com/documents/2015/5/5/Media_Guide.pdf dead They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa. Royal Lohry was the team captain. Back Paul Darling was selected as a first-team all-conference player.2017 Fact Book, p. 74. 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.Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2 Twin City Sentinel Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 16, 1942 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123106326/litkenhous-rates-georgia-no-1-ohio/ Newspapers.com Schedule Central September 25 9:00 p.m. w y y Denver DU Stadium Denver, CO 7—0 7,073 Iowa State 7, Denver U. 0 The Des Moines Register September 26, 1942 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115902944/iowa-state-7-denver-u-0/ Newspapers.com October 3 3:00 p.m. l y Nebraska Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE rivalry 0—26 14,472 October 10 3:00 p.m. l y Marquette Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA 12—34 7,000 Power Wins: Marquette 34, Iowa State 12 The Des Moines Register Brad Wilson October 11, 1942 Sports 1, 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121646563/power-wins-marquette-34-iowa-state-12/ Newspapers.com October 17 2:00 p.m. w y 1942 Drake Bulldogs Drake Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA 29—6 6,081 October 24 3:00 p.m. l y Missouri Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO rivalry 6—45 7,094 October 31 2:00 p.m. l y Oklahoma Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA 7—14 7,720 November 6 8:30 p.m. l y y Villanova Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA 7—32 8,827 November 14 w 2:00 p.m. Kansas Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA 20—13 4,217 Iowa State Checks Kansas, 20-13 The Des Moines Register Gordon Gammack November 15, 1942 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115402222/iowa-state-checks-kansas-20-13/ Newspapers.com November 21 3:00 p.m. l y Kansas State Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS rivalry 6—7 4,180 References Iowa State Category:Iowa State Cyclones football seasons Iowa State Cyclones football