1896 Iowa Agricultural Cyclones football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1896 Iowa Agricultural Cyclones football Independent 8–2 Pop Warner 2nd James W. Wilson The 1896 Iowa Agricultural Cyclones football team represented Iowa Agricultural College (later renamed Iowa State University) as an independent during the 1896 college football season. Under head coach Pop Warner, the Cyclones compiled an 8–2 record, shut out seven of ten opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 303 to 46.2017 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 James W. Wilson was the team captain. 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 September 4 w Iowa Falls, IA Ames, IA 46–0 September 5 w 1896 Cornell Purple Cornell (IA) Ames, IA 50–0 October 2 w y Missouri Rollins Field Columbia, MO rivalry 12–0 October 17 w y Des Moines YMCA Des Moines, IA 24–16 October 24 l y Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 6–18 October 30 w 1896 Simpson Redmen Simpson Ames, IA 44-0 November 7 w 1896 Grinnell Pioneers Grinnell Ames, IA 40–0 November 19 l y Nebraska "M" Street Park Lincoln, NE rivalry 4–12 November 21 w y Des Moines YMCA Des Moines, IA 15–0 November 28 w y Eldora Eldora, IA 62–0 Roster 1896 Iowa State Cyclones footballFrank W. Bouska - Guard (5' 10", 163) Philip Damon (5' 7½", 134) W. S. "Hank" Dodd - Tackle (5' 9½", 175) Frank C. French - Quarterback (5' 6", 150) H. O. Fritzel - Guard/quarterback (5' 7", 145) Clarence Griffith - End (5' 7", 140) M. J. Hammer - Guard (6' 2", 190) John Howell - Tackle (5' 10¾", 162) F. F. Parker - Back (5' 10½", 160) William Parsons - Halfback (5' 10", 165) Stephen Rice (5' 8½", 156) S. W. Tarr - Guard (5' 11½", 175) M. Van Campen - Center (6' 2", 210) R. G. Weaver (5' 8½", 140) W. W. Wentch - End (5' 9", 135) Ben Wilson - Halfback (6' 0", 171) James W. Wilson - Fullback (6' 0", 171) Iowa State vs. Minnesota, October 24, 1896 Iowa State University Library https://digitalcollections.lib.iastate.edu/islandora/object/isu:ISUFootballPrograms_318#page/10/mode/2up 2021-11-08 digitalcollections.lib.iastate.edu References Iowa Agricultural Category:Iowa State Cyclones football seasons Iowa Agricultural Cyclones football