1939 Iowa State Cyclones football team
American college football season
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The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In their third season under head coach James J. Yeager, the Cyclones compiled a 2â7 record (1â4 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 117 to 50.[1][2] They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.
- James J. Yeager (3rd season)
| 1939 Iowa State Cyclones football | |
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| Conference | Big Six Conference |
| Record | 2â7 (1â4 Big 6) |
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| Captain | Marty Boswell |
| Home stadium | Clyde Williams Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Missouri $ | 5 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 8 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Nebraska | 4 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 1 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Oklahoma | 3 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 1 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 6 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 7 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 1 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 5 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marty Boswell was the team captain.[2] Center Jack West was selected as a first-team all-conference player.[3]
Iowa State was ranked at No. 114 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Coe* | W 19â0 | 7,873 | ||
| September 29 | 9:00 p.m. | at Denver* | L 0â6 | 18,000 | [5] | |
| October 7 | 2:00 p.m. | at Kansas | L 0â14 | 8,043 | ||
| October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | Nebraska |
| L 7â10 | 11,770 | |
| October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | at Drake* | L 0â7 | 13,500 | [6] | |
| October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Missouri |
| L 6â21 | 12,000 | [7] |
| November 4 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 6 Oklahoma | L 6â38 | 20,417 | ||
| November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | at Marquette* | L 2â21 | 15,000 | [8] | |
| November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | Kansas State |
| W 10â0 | 5,339 | |
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