1958 Iowa State Cyclones football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1958 Iowa State Cyclones football Big Seven Conference Big 7 4–6 0–6 Clay Stapleton 1st Gale Gibson Clyde Williams Field The 1958 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (renamed Iowa State University in 1959) in the Big Seven Conference during the 1958 college football season. In their first year under head coach Clay Stapleton, the Cyclones compiled a 4–6 record (0–6 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 127 to 88.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/iowa-state/1958-schedule.html 1958 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football September 21, 20172017 Iowa State Football Fact Book Iowa State University 2017 151 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 Jim Winstead, left tackle Charles Martin, left guard Ray Fauser, center Arden Esslinger, right guard Jerry Donohue, right tackle Larry Van Der Heyden, right end Gale Gibson, quarterback Cliff Rick, left halfback Dwight Nichols, right halfback Tom Watkins, and fullback Chuck Lamson. Gale Gibson was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included Dwight Nichols with 815 rushing yards and 357 passing yards, Gale Gibson with 148 receiving yards, and Bob Harden with 42 points scored (seven touchdowns).2017 Fact Book, pp. 112-113.1958 Iowa State Cyclones Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football September 22, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/iowa-state/1958.html Dwight Nichols was selected as a first-team all-conference player.2017 Fact Book, p. 75. Schedule 1958 AP Central September 20 1:30 pm w y Drake Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA 33–0 12,806 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-houston-post-iowa-state-rolls-over-d/200944758/ The Houston Post Iowa State rolls over Drake, 33–0 September 21, 1958 July 4, 2026 Newspapers.com September 27 9:00 pm w y y Arizona Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ 14–0 18,608 https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald-cyclones-score-early/169741633/ Omaha World-Herald Cyclones score early to dump Arizona, 14–0 September 28, 1958 April 6, 2025 Newspapers.com October 4 2:00 pm l y Nebraska Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE rivalry 6–7 30,310 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-nebraska-squeezes-past-iowa-st/200944896/ The Shreveport Times Nebraska squeezes past Iowa State by 7–6 mark October 5, 1958 July 4, 2026 Newspapers.com October 11 1:30 pm l y Kansas Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA 0–7 14,551–17,082 https://www.newspapers.com/article/lincoln-journal-star-kansas-gets-first-s/200944993/ Lincoln Evening Journal Kansas gets first score, first win October 12, 1958 July 4, 2026 Newspapers.com October 18 1:30 pm l Colorado Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA 0–20 8,274 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-billings-gazette-buffaloes-take-iowa/200945086/ The Billings Gazette Buffaloes take Iowa State, 20–0 October 19, 1958 July 4, 2026 Newspapers.com October 25 1:30 pm l y Missouri Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO rivalry 6–14 22,464 https://www.newspapers.com/article/quad-city-times-missouri-dumps-iowa-stat/200945159/ Morning Democrat Missouri dumps Iowa State 14–6 October 26, 1958 July 4, 2026 Newspapers.com November 1 1:30 pm w y South Dakota Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA 53–0 6,337 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sioux-city-journal-iowa-state-bounce/200945265/ The Sioux City Journal Iowa State bounces South Dakota, 53 to 0 November 2, 1958 July 4, 2026 Newspapers.com November 8 1:30 pm l Oklahoma 6 Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA 0–20 10,314 https://www.newspapers.com/article/victoria-advocate-sooners-best-iowa-stat/200945368/ The Victoria Advocate Sooners best Iowa State November 9, 1958 July 4, 2026 Newspapers.com November 15 1:30 pm l y Kansas State Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS rivalry 6–14 8,193 https://www.newspapers.com/article/columbia-missourian-k-state-wildcats-pou/200945497/ Columbia Missourian K-State Wildcats pound punch less Cyclones 14–6 November 16, 1958 July 4, 2026 Newspapers.com November 21 Friday 10:00 pm w y y San Jose State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA 9–6 12,000 https://www.newspapers.com/image/835031101/?match=1&terms=%22san%20jose%20state%22%20AND%20%22iowa%20state%22 Iowa State nips SJSC November 22, 1958 Chico Enterprise-Record 9 en Newspapers.com Schedule/Results (1958 Iowa State) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/294293 NCAA Statistics National Collegiate Athletic Association July 4, 2026 References Iowa State Category:Iowa State Cyclones football seasons Iowa State Cyclones football