The 1923 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 1923 college football season. In their second season under head coach Sam Willaman, the Cyclones compiled a 4–3–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 121 to 93.[1][2] They played their home games at State Field in Ames, Iowa. Ira Young was the team captain.[2]
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 4–3–1 (3–2–1 MVC) |
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| Captain | Ira Young |
| Home stadium | State Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 0 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 1 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grinnell | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On October 8, two days after the Minnesota game, tackle Jack Trice died due to hemorrhaged lungs and internal bleeding stemming from injuries he sustained during the game.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 29 | 2:30 pm | Simpson* | W 14–6 | |||
| October 6 | 2:30 pm | at Minnesota* | L 17–20 | 12,000 | ||
| October 13 | 2:30 pm | at Missouri | W 2–0 | |||
| October 20 | 2:15 pm | Kansas State |
| T 7–7 | ||
| October 27 | 3:00 pm | at Washington University | W 54–7 | 3,500 | [4][5][6] | |
| November 3 | 2:00 pm | at Drake | L 0–21 | |||
| November 17 | 2:30 pm | Nebraska |
| L 14–26 | ||
| November 24 | 2:00 pm | Grinnell |
| W 13–6 | ||
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Roster
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References
edit- ^ "1924 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 131. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2017.
- ^ Wright, Branson (October 30, 2017). "Jack Trice's life and football career were tragically cut short – the first African-American to play varsity at Iowa State died from injuries suffered in a 1923 game". Andscape. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ "S O S Brings Out 8 New Candidates For Piker Eleven". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 26, 1923. p. 51. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Schneff, Arthur (October 28, 1923). "Ames Overwhelms Pikers, 54 to 7". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1S. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Schneff, Arthur (October 28, 1923). "Ames Crosses Pikers' Line Eight Times And Rolls Up 54 to 7 Score (continued)". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 2S. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Jack Trice's jersey number mystery solved | Kagavi". Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ @cy_vader1 (January 10, 2022). "@DanBrouillette @brentblum @ChrisMWilliams @StephCopley @WideRtNattyLt @cyclonefanatic Schedule card with jack tric…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
