1928 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 1928 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (later renamed Iowa State University) in the Big Six Conference during the 1928 college football season. In their third season under head coach C. Noel Workman, the Cyclones compiled a 2–5–1 record (2–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 67 to 39.[1][2] They played their home games at State Field in Ames, Iowa.

1928 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record2–5–1 (2–2–1 Big 6)
Head coach
CaptainHarry Lindblom
Home stadiumState Field
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nebraska $ 5 0 0 7 1 1
Oklahoma 3 2 0 5 3 0
Missouri 3 2 0 4 4 0
Iowa State 2 2 1 2 5 1
Kansas 1 3 1 2 4 2
Kansas State 0 5 0 3 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Harry Lindblom was the team captain.[2] Paul Trauger was selected as a first-team all-conference player.[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 62:30 pmNebraskaL 6–315,884
October 132:00 pmat Grinnell*
L 0–32,125–2,500[4]
October 203:00 pmat MissouriL 19–286,002
October 272:00 pmat KansasT 0–04,721
November 32:00 pmOklahoma 
  • State Field
  • Ames, IA
W 13–04,875
November 172:00 pmKansas State
W 7–02,163
November 242:00 pmat Drake*L 0–1810,294
November 292:00 pmat Marquette*L 0–615,000[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • All times are in Central time

References

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  1. ^ "1928 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 131.
  3. ^ 2017 Fact Book, p. 74.
  4. ^ Crocker, T. F. (October 13, 1928). "Ruff Stars as Pioneers Defeat Ames". Sunday World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. p. 2B. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Marquette In 6-0 Win Over Ames Eleven". The Capital Times. November 30, 1928. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.