1959 Iowa State Cyclones football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1959 Iowa State Cyclones football Big Seven Conference Big 7 7–3 3–3 Clay Stapleton 2nd Dwight Nichols Clyde Williams Field The 1959 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the Big Seven Conference during the 1959 college football season. In their second year under head coach Clay Stapleton, the Cyclones compiled a 7–3 record (3–3 against conference opponents), tied for third place in the conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 248 to 80.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/iowa-state/1959-schedule.html 1959 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football September 21, 20172017 Iowa State Football Fact Book Iowa State University 2017 152 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 became known in the school's history as the "Dirty Thirty", named after the number of players left from the original 55, and celebrated for its perseverance and hard-nosed play. Retrieved 2021-Jan-07. The team's regular starting lineup on offense consisted of left end Bob Anderson, left tackle Jerry Schoenfelder, left guard Tom Ferrebee, center Arden Esslinger, right guard Dan Celoni, right tackle Larry Van Der Heyden, right end Don Webb, quarterback Cliff Rick, left halfback Dwight Nichols, right halfback Mike Fitzgerald, and fullback Tom Watkins. Dwight Nichols was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included Tom Watkins with 843 rushing yards, Dwight Nichols with 609 passing yards, Don Webb with 309 receiving yards, and Dwight Nichols and Tom Watkins with 54 points scored (nine touchdowns) each.2017 Fact Book, pp. 112-113.1959 Iowa State Cyclones Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football September 22, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/iowa-state/1959.html Three Iowa State players were selected as first-team all-conference players: Dwight Nichols, Tom Watkins, and Don Webb.2017 Fact Book, p. 75. Schedule Central September 19 8:00 pm w y y 1959 Drake Bulldogs Drake Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA 41–0 13,397 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-iowa-state-rolls-over-drake/200843679/ Waterloo Sunday Courier Iowa State rolls over Drake 41–0 September 20, 1959 July 3, 2026 Newspapers.com September 25 Friday 9:15 pm w y y Denver DU Stadium Denver, CO 28–12 8,903–10,602 https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-world-herald-i-state-sinks-rival/171308545/ Omaha World-Herald I-State sinks rival, 28–12 September 26, 1959 April 28, 2025 Newspapers.com October 3 1:30 pm l Missouri Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA rivalry 0–14 10,632 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sioux-city-journal-tigers-eat-iowa-s/200843767/ The Sioux City Journal Tigers eat Iowa State October 4, 1959 July 3, 2026 Newspapers.com October 10 1:30 pm w y y South Dakota State Field Vermillion, SD 41–6 1,864–4,000 Iowa State's Cyclones Bump Coyotes 41–6 Argus-Leader John Egan October 11, 1959 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97974880/iowa-states-cyclones-bump-coyotes-41-6/ Newspapers.com October 17 2:30 pm w y Colorado Folsom Field Boulder, CO 27–0 37,319 https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-republic-iowa-state-blanks-buffs/200843902/ The Arizona Republic Iowa State blanks Buffs October 18, 1959 July 3, 2026 Newspapers.com October 24 1:30 pm w y Kansas State Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA rivalry 26–0 13,899 https://www.newspapers.com/article/muskogee-daily-phoenix-and-times-democra/200841874/ The Muskogee Sunday Phoenix Iowa State outdrives Kansas State 26–0 October 25, 1959 July 3, 2026 Newspapers.com October 31 1:30 pm l y Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS 0–7 24,409 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salina-journal-jayhawks-tall-in-four/200843359/ The Salina Journal Jayhawks tall in fourh to trip Iowa State, 7–0 November 1, 1959 July 3, 2026 Newspapers.com November 7 1:30 pm w Nebraska Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA rivalry 18–6 10,995 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-collins-coloradoan-iowa-state-clips/200842904/ Fort Collins Coloradoan Iowa State clips Nebraska, 18–6 November 8, 1959 July 3, 2026 Newspapers.com November 14 1:30 pm w y San Jose State Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA 55–0 6,059–7,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-iowa-state-rips-san-jose-55/200735805/ Tulsa Daily World Iowa State rips San Jose, 55 to 0 November 15, 1959 July 3, 2026 Newspapers.com November 21 2:00 pm l y Oklahoma Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK WOI 12–35 46,529 https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald-sooners-march-by-cycl/200844120/ Omaha World-Herald Sooners march by Cyclones 35–12, for 12th crown in row November 22, 1959 July 3, 2026 Newspapers.com Schedule/Results (1959 Iowa State) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/214233 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Statistics July 3, 2026 References Iowa State Category:Iowa State Cyclones football seasons Iowa State Cyclones football