The 1950 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (later renamed Iowa State University) in the Big Seven Conference during the 1950 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Abe Stuber, the Cyclones compiled a 3–6–1 record (2–3–1 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 200 to 174.[1][2] They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.
| 1950 Iowa State Cyclones football | |
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| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Record | 3–6–1 (2–3–1 Big 7) |
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| Captain | Vince Beacom |
| Home stadium | Clyde Williams Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Oklahoma $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Nebraska | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's regular starting lineup on offense consisted of left end Sy Wilhelmi, left tackle Lowell Titus, left guard Stan Campbell, center Rollie Arns, right guard Bob Matheson, right tackle John Tillo, right end Jim Doran, quarterback Bill Weeks, left halfback Melvin Meling, right halfback Mark Rothacker, and fullback Maury Schnell.[2] Vince Beacom was the team captain.[2]
The team's statistical leaders included Maury Schnell with 490 rushing yards, Bill Weeks with 1,552 passing yards, Jim Doran with 651 receiving yards, and Doran and Weeks with 36 points (six touchdowns) each.[3] Two Iowa State players were selected as first-team all-conference players: Doran and Weeks.[4]
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | 2:00 pm | Colorado | W 14–7 | 10,739 | ||
| September 30 | 2:00 pm | at Northwestern* | L 13–23 | 38,473 | ||
| October 7 | 2:00 pm | Iowa State Teachers* |
| W 26–8 | 11,001 | |
| October 14 | 2:00 pm | Kansas |
| L 21–33 | 17,392 | |
| October 21 | 2:00 pm | at Missouri | T 20–20 | 23,101 | ||
| October 28 | 2:00 pm | No. 3 Oklahoma |
| L 7–20 | 16,883 | [5] |
| November 4 | 2:00 pm | at Kansas State | W 13–7 | 13,342 | ||
| November 11 | 2:00 pm | Drake* |
| L 21–35 | 15,519 | |
| November 18 | 2:00 pm | at No. 18 Nebraska | L 13–20 | 37,193 | ||
| November 25 | 8:00 pm | at Arizona* | L 26–27 | 13,868 | ||
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References
edit- ^ "1950 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ^ a b c "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 143.
- ^ 2017 Fact Book, pp. 112-113.
- ^ 2017 Fact Book, pp. 74-75.
- ^ "Oklahoma takes Iowa State 20–7". Argus-Leader. October 29, 1950. Retrieved September 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.