1955 Iowa State Cyclones football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1955 Iowa State Cyclones football Big Seven Conference Big 7 1–7–1 1–4–1 Vince DiFrancesca 2nd Jim McCaulley Mel Wostoupal Clyde Williams Field The 1955 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (later renamed Iowa State University) in the Big Seven Conference during the 1955 college football season. In their second year under head coach Vince DiFrancesca, the Cyclones compiled a 1–7–1 record (1–4–1 against conference opponents), tied for fifth place in the conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 218 to 69.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/iowa-state/1955-schedule.html 1955 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football September 21, 20172017 Iowa State Football Fact Book Iowa State University 2017 148 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. The team's regular starting lineup on offense consisted of left end Mel Wostoupal, left tackle Ray Tweetan, left guard Bob Bird, center Grant Blaney, right guard Jim Lyons, right tackle Jim McCaulley, right end Harold Potts, quarterback John Breckenridge, left halfback Gary Lutz, right halfback Brucke Alexander, and fullback Marv Walter. Jim McCaulley and Mel Wostoupal were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included Donn Lorenzen with 179 rushing yards, John Breckenridge with 354 passing yards, and Harold Potts with 173 receiving yards and 18 points (three touchdowns).2017 Fact Book, pp. 112-113. No Iowa State players were selected as first-team all-conference players.2017 Fact Book, p. 75. Schedule 1955 AP Central September 17 2:00 pm l y Denver Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA 7–19 12,217–14,000 Denver Jolts Cyclones, 19-7 The Des Moines Register Bert McGrane September 18, 1955 1S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115889975/denver-jolts-cyclones-19-7/ October 1 12:30 pm l y y Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 0–40 45,706 October 8 2:00 pm t y Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS 7–7 19,854 October 15 2:00 pm w Missouri Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA rivalry 20–14 8,314 October 22 2:00 pm l y Kansas State Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA rivalry 7–9 14,740 October 29 8:05 pm l y y Drake Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA 21–27 6,516–8,500 Wilson Brad Drake Jolts Iowa State, 27-21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91742371/the-des-moines-register/ The Des Moines Register Des Moines, Iowa October 30, 1955 1S January 3, 2022 Newspapers.com Wilson Brad Drake (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91742442/the-des-moines-register/ The Des Moines Register Des Moines, Iowa October 30, 1955 7S January 3, 2022 Newspapers.com November 5 2:00 pm l Nebraska Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA rivalry 7–10 11,237 November 12 2:00 pm l y Oklahoma 1 Owen Field Norman, OK 0–52 46,455 https://www.soonerstats.com/football/seasons/schedule.cfm?seasonid=1955 1955 OU Football Season Schedule - SoonerStats - Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softballBig Red Knocks Wind Out of Cyclones 52-0: Long McDonald Run Highlights Scoring Parade The Norman Transcript Jerry Magee November 13, 1955 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99079047/big-red-knocks-wind-out-of-cyclones/ Newspapers.com November 19 3:00 pm l y Colorado Folsom Field Boulder, CO 0–40 20,780 References Iowa State Category:Iowa State Cyclones football seasons Iowa State Cyclones football