1940 Iowa State Cyclones football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1940 Iowa State Cyclones football Big Six Conference Big 6 4–5 2–3 James J. Yeager 4th Tom Smith Clyde Williams Field The 1940 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 1940 college football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach James J. Yeager, the Cyclones compiled a 4–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 132 to 118.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/iowa-state/1940-schedule.html 1940 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football September 21, 20172017 Iowa State Football Fact Book Iowa State University 2017 136 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 Tom Smith was the team captain. No Iowa State player was selected as a first-team all-conference player.2017 Fact Book, p. 74. Iowa State was ranked at No. 103 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings The Boston Globe Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 19, 1940 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/ Newspapers.com They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa. Schedule 1940 AP Central September 21 2:00 p.m. w y 1940 Luther Norse Luther Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA 27–0 7,249 September 27 9:15 p.m. l y y Denver DU Stadium Denver, CO 7–14 13,651 Late Denver Score Spills I.S.C., 14 to 7 The Des Moines Register September 28, 1940 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115904813/late-denver-score-spills-isc-14-to-7/ Newspapers.com October 5 2:00 p.m. w Kansas Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA 7–0 7,491 Stewart Saves 7-0 Victory for Cyclones: Backfield Ace Foils Kansas; Lohry Scores The Des Moines Register Brad Wilson October 6, 1940 Sports 1, 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115407127/stewart-saves-7-0-victory-for-cyclones/ Newspapers.com October 11 8:00 p.m. l y y Marquette Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI 25–41 15,000 Marquette Tramples Over Iowa State, 41-25 Wisconsin State Journal October 12, 1940 Sports 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120342220/marquette-tramples-over-iowa-state/ Newspapers.com October 19 2:00 p.m. l y Missouri Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO rivalry 14–30 12,457 October 26 2:00 p.m. l y Oklahoma Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA 7–20 11,424 November 9 2:00 p.m. w y Drake Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA 7–6 5,444 November 16 2:00 p.m. w y Kansas State Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS rivalry 12–0 7,936 November 23 2:00 p.m. l y 8 Nebraska Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE rivalry 12–21 17,541 Raging Huskers stop Cyclones, 21-12 Sunday Journal and Star November 24, 1940 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120959935/raging-huskers-stop-cyclones-21-12/ Newspapers.com= References Iowa State Category:Iowa State Cyclones football seasons Iowa State Cyclones football