1917 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 1917 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 1917 college football season. In their third season under head coach Charles Mayser, the Cyclones compiled a 5–2 record (3–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the conference, shut out four of seven opponents, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 129 to 20.[1][2] They played their home games at State Field in Ames, Iowa. Howard Aldrich was the team captain.[2]

1917 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–2 (3–1 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainHoward Aldrich
Home stadiumState Field
Seasons
← 1916
1918 →
1917 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nebraska $ 2 0 0 5 2 0
Kansas 3 1 0 6 2 0
Iowa State 3 1 0 5 2 0
Kansas State 2 2 0 6 2 0
Missouri 2 4 0 3 5 0
Washington University 1 2 0 4 3 0
Drake 0 3 0 0 5 2
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
September 29Simpson*W 47–0
October 6Coe*
  • State Field
  • Ames, IA
W 7–0
October 20Missouri
W 15–0
October 27at KansasL 0–7
November 10Kansas State 
W 10–7
November 24at Iowa*L 3–6
November 29at DrakeW 47–0
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1917 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.