1893 Iowa Agricultural Cardinals football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1893 Iowa Agricultural Cardinals football Independent 0–3 W. P. Finney 1st Ed Mellinger The 1893 Iowa Agricultural Cardinals football team represented Iowa Agricultural College (later renamed Iowa State University) as an independent during the 1893 college football season. The 1893 Cyclones compiled a 0–3 record, losing twice to 1893 Grinnell Pioneers Grinnell and once to 1893 Cornell Purple Cornell. They were outscored by a combined total of 62 to 14. W. P. Finney was the head coach, and Ed Mellinger was the team captain.2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book Iowa State University 2017 129 https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/isuni.sidearmsports.com/documents/2015/5/5/Media_Guide.pdf September 24, 2017 September 5, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170905104156/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/isuni.sidearmsports.com/documents/2015/5/5/Media_Guide.pdf dead Between 1892 and 1913, the football team played on a field that later became the site of the university's Parks Library.Iowa State Football History: The 1890s cyclones.com September 24, 2017 http://www.cyclones.com/news/2012/6/15/205439131.aspx Schedule October 14 l y 1893 Grinnell Pioneers Grinnell Grinnell, IA 6–42 Minor Games and Gossip https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106065062/chicago-tribune/ Chicago Tribune Chicago, Illinois October 15, 1893 7 July 21, 2022 Newspapers.com College Life At Grinnell https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106065232/the-gazette/ The Gazette Cedar Rapids, Iowa October 20, 1893 8 July 21, 2022 Newspapers.com November 4 l 1893 Cornell Purple Cornell (IA) Ames, IA 6–14 3:00 p.m. l Grinnell Ames, IA 2–6 References Iowa Agricultural Category:Iowa State Cyclones football seasons Category:College football winless seasons Iowa Agricultural Cardinals football