1927 Iowa State Cyclones football team
| 1927 Iowa State Cyclones football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 4–3–1 (3–2 MVC) |
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| Captain | Walter Weiss |
| Home stadium | State Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Nebraska | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grinnell | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1927 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 1927 college football season. In their second season under head coach C. Noel Workman, the Cyclones compiled a 4–3–1 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 78 to 77.[1][2] They played their home games at State Field in Ames, Iowa.
Walter Weiss was the team captain.[2] Harry Lindblom was selected as a first-team all-conference player.[3] The Cyclones garnered a 12-12 tie against 1927 national co-champion Illinois.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 1 | 2:00 pm | at Nebraska | L 0–6 | 10,000 | [4] | |
| October 8 | 2:30 pm | Simpson* | W 26–6 | |||
| October 15 | 2:30 pm | at Illinois* | T 12–12 | 12,000 | [5][6] | |
| October 29 | 2:00 pm | Kansas State |
| W 12–7 | ||
| November 5 | 2:00 pm | at Drake | W 7–0 | [7] | ||
| November 11 | 2:00 pm | Missouri |
| L 6–13 | ||
| November 19 | 2:00 pm | Grinnell |
| W 14–0 | ||
| November 24 | 2:00 pm | at Marquette* | L 0–34 | 15,000 | [8] | |
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References
- ^ "1927 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.
- ^ 2017 Fact Book, p. 74.
- ^ "The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, October 02, 1927, Image 1 « Nebraska Newspapers".
- ^ "Iowa State Battles Illini To Tie Count". The Jacksonville (Illinois) Daily Journal. October 16, 1927. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Drew 140,000". Decatur Sunday Review. November 20, 1927. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ted Ashby (November 6, 1927). "Unbroken Jinx Strides Drake Team As Rivals Snatch Another Victory: It Looked Like a Tie, but Break Gave Game to Ames". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1L, 12L – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marquette Trims Ames in Season's Final, 34-0". The Des Moines Register. November 25, 1927. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.