1939 Iowa State Cyclones football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1939 Iowa State Cyclones football Big Six Conference Big 6 2–7 1–4 James J. Yeager 3rd Marty Boswell Clyde Williams Field The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In their third season under head coach James J. Yeager, the Cyclones compiled a 2–7 record (1–4 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 117 to 50.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/iowa-state/1939-schedule.html 1939 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 They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa. Marty Boswell was the team captain. Center Jack West was selected as a first-team all-conference player.2017 Fact Book, p. 74. Iowa State was ranked at No. 114 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth E. E. Litkenhous Johnson City Sunday Press December 31, 1939 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123000367/vols-second-in-final-litkenhous-grid/ Newspapers.com Schedule 1939 AP Central September 23 2:00 p.m. w y 1939 Coe Kohawks Coe Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA 19–0 7,873 September 29 9:00 p.m. l y y Denver DU Stadium Denver, CO 0–6 18,000 18,000 Watch Rugged Denver Team Down Iowa State, 6-0: Pioneer Line Too Powerful for Cyclones The Des Moines Register September 30, 1939 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115907204/18000-watch-rugged-denver-team-down/ Newspapers.com October 7 2:00 p.m. l y Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS 0–14 8,043 October 14 2:00 p.m. l Nebraska Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA rivalry 7–10 11,770 October 21 2:00 p.m. l y y Drake Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA 0–7 13,500 Drake Upsets Iowa State, 7-0; Drives To Score As Game Wanes The Des Moines Register Frank Brody October 22, 1939 Sports 1, 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121853531/drake-upsets-iowa-state-7-0-drives-to/ Newspapers.com October 28 2:00 p.m. l y Missouri Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA rivalry 6–21 12,000 Missouri Spoils Homecoming for Iowa State, 21 to 6: Cyclones Get Dose of Their Own 'Razzle' Des Moines Register Sec Taylor October 29, 1939 Sports 1, 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122308464/missouri-spoils-homecoming-for-iowa/ Newspapers.com November 4 2:30 p.m. l y 6 Oklahoma Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK 6–38 20,417 November 11 2:00 p.m. l y y Marquette Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI 2–21 15,000 Hilltops Roll Over Iowa State in 21-2 Thriller The Capital Times November 12, 1939 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116717406/hilltops-roll/ Newspapers.com November 18 2:00 p.m. w Kansas State Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA rivalry 10–0 5,339 References Iowa State Category:Iowa State Cyclones football seasons Iowa State Cyclones football