1931 Iowa State Cyclones football team
American college football season
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The 1931 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 1931 college football season. In their first season under head coach George F. Veenker, the Cyclones compiled a 5â3 record (3â1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 74 to 72.[1][2] They played their home games at State Field in Ames, Iowa.
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record5â3 (3â1 Big 6)
Headcoach
- George F. Veenker (1st season)
CaptainRobert Bowmen
| 1931 Iowa State Cyclones football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Big Six Conference |
| Record | 5â3 (3â1 Big 6) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Robert Bowmen |
| Home stadium | State Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska $ | 5 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 8 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 5 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 3 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 8 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 1 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 5 | â | 5 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 1 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 8 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 1 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 7 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Bowmen was the team captain.[2] Roger Bowen and Dick Grefe were selected as first-team all-conference players.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 26 | 2:00 pm | Simpson* | W 6â0 | 4,116 | [4] | |
| October 3 | 8:00 pm | at Morningside* |
| W 20â6 | 5,500 | [5] |
| October 9 | 7:00 pm | at Detroit* | L 0â20 | 18,000 | [6] | |
| October 24 | 2:00 pm | Missouri |
| W 20â0 | 5,589 | [7] |
| October 31 | 2:00 pm | at Oklahoma | W 13â12 | 4,426 | [8] | |
| November 7 | 2:00 pm | Kansas State |
| W 7â6 | 4,396 | [9] |
| November 14 | 2:00 pm | Drake* |
| L 6â7 | 8,472 | [10] |
| November 21 | 2:00 pm | at Nebraska | L 0â23 | 11,977 | [11] | |
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