1907 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 1907 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (later renamed Iowa State University) as an independent during the 1907 college football season. In their first season under head coach Clyde Williams, the Cyclones compiled a 6–2 record, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 138 to 40.[1][2] Ralph McElhinney was the team captain.[2]

1907 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
CaptainRalph McElhinney
Home stadiumState Field
Seasons
← 1906
1908 →
1907 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Marquette     6 0 0
North Dakota Agricultural     3 0 0
Notre Dame     6 0 1
Miami (OH)     6 1 0
Michigan     5 1 0
Mount Union     9 2 0
Fairmount     8 2 0
Iowa State     6 2 0
Lake Forest     4 1 1
South Dakota State     5 2 0
St. Vincent's (IL)     5 2 0
Wabash     5 2 0
Saint Louis     7 3 0
Michigan Agricultural     4 2 1
Western State Normal     4 2 1
Kansas State     5 3 0
Michigan State Normal     3 2 0
Wittenberg     5 4 0
Central Michigan     3 3 0
Drake     3 4 1
Ohio     3 4 1
Western Illinois     2 3 0
Franklin     3 5 1
Heidelberg     2 4 1
Butler     1 3 2
Carthage     2 5 0
Haskell     2 6 1
Chicago P&S     1 3 0
Detroit College     1 3 0
Northern Illinois State     1 4 1
Doane     1 5 0
St. Mary's (OH)     0 4 0
Baldwin–Wallace     0 6 0

Between 1892 and 1913, the football team played on a field that later became the site of the university's Parks Library.[3] The field was known as State Field; when the new field opened in 1914, it became known as "New State Field".[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Coe
W 18–0
October 12at MinnesotaL 0–85,000
October 19at MorningsideSioux City, IAW 12–0
October 26Cornell (IA)
  • State Field
  • Ames, IA
W 17–0
November 2at Nebraska
L 9–10
November 9at GrinnellGrinnell, IAW 49–0
November 23Iowa
W 20–14
November 28at DrakeW 13–8[5]

References

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  1. ^ "1907 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. ^ "Iowa State Football History: The 1890s". cyclones.com. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  4. ^ "Football Game". The Iowa Heritage Collection. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  5. ^ "Drake Nearly Defeats Ames". Des Moines Daily Tribune. November 29, 1907. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.