1945 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1945 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record4–3–1 (2–2–1 Big 6)
Head coach
CaptainNone
Home stadiumClyde Williams Field
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Missouri $ 5 0 0 6 4 0
Oklahoma 4 1 0 5 5 0
Iowa State 2 2 1 4 3 1
Nebraska 2 3 0 4 5 0
Kansas 1 3 1 4 5 1
Kansas State 0 5 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1945 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 1945 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Mike Michalske, the Cyclones compiled a 4–3–1 record (2–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 156 to 97.[1][2] They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

There was no team captain selected for the 1945 season.[2] Four Iowa State players were selected as a first-team all-conference players: guard Jack Fathauer, backs Dick Howard and Gene Phelps, and center Jim Riding.[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 222:00 pmat Northwestern*L 6–1834,725
September 292:00 pmIowa State Teachers*W 48–134,940
October 62:00 pmat KansasT 13–135,000[4]
October 132:00 pmMissouri
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA (rivalry)
L 7–138,157
October 202:00 pmNebraskadagger
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
W 27–711,699
November 32:00 pmKansas State
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA (rivalry)
W 40–135,572
November 102:30 pmat OklahomaL 7–1413,163
November 172:00 pmat Drake*W 8–68,442

References

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  1. ^ "1945 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. 138.
  3. ^ 2017 Fact Book, p. 74.
  4. ^ Gordon Gammack (October 7, 1945). "State Ties: Last-Second Kansas Rush Halted, 13-13". The Des Moines Tribune – via Newspapers.com.