1916 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 1916 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (later renamed Iowa State University) in the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1916 college football season. In their second season under head coach Charles Mayser, the Cyclones compiled a 5–2–1 record (2–1–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the conference, shut out five of eight opponents, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 107 to 36.[1][2] They played their home games at State Field in Ames, Iowa. Dury Moss was the team captain.[2]

1916 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–2–1 (2–1–1 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainDury Moss
Home stadiumState Field
Seasons
← 1915
1917 →
1916 MVIAA football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nebraska $ 3 1 0 6 2 0
Missouri 3 1 1 6 1 1
Iowa State 2 1 1 5 2 1
Kansas State 1 1 1 6 1 1
Kansas 1 2 1 4 3 1
Drake 1 3 0 3 5 0
Washington University 0 2 0 3 3 1
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Iowa State Teachers*W 19–0
October 7Highland Park*
  • State Field
  • Ames, IA
W 19–0
October 14Kansas
  • State Field
  • Ames, IA
W 13–05,200[3]
October 21at MissouriT 0–0
November 4at NebraskaL 0–3
November 11at Morningside*Sioux City, IAW 7–0
November 18Iowa* 
L 16–19
November 30Drake
  • State Field
  • Ames, IA
W 32–14
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1916 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 130. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "Hitting K.U. Line Hard, Ames Wins Easy Victory". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 15, 1916. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.