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1940 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record4–5 (2–3 Big 6)
Head coach
CaptainTom Smith
Home stadiumClyde Williams Field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Nebraska $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Oklahoma 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Missouri 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Iowa State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Kansas State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Kansas 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 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 1940 college football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach James J. Yeager, the Cyclones compiled a 4–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 132 to 118.[1][2]

Tom Smith was the team captain.[2] No Iowa State player was selected as a first-team all-conference player.[3]

Iowa State was ranked at No. 103 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[4]

They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 212:00 p.m.Luther*
W 27–07,249
September 279:15 p.m.at Denver*
L 7–1413,651[5]
October 52:00 p.m.Kansas
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
W 7–07,491[6]
October 118:00 p.m.at Marquette*
L 25–4115,000[7]
October 192:00 p.m.at Missouri
L 14–3012,457
October 262:00 p.m.Oklahomadagger
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
L 7–2011,424
November 92:00 p.m.Drake*
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
W 7–65,444
November 162:00 p.m.at Kansas State
W 12–07,936
November 232:00 p.m.at No. 8 Nebraska
L 12–2117,541[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References

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  1. ^ "1940 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. 136.
  3. ^ 2017 Fact Book, p. 74.
  4. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Late Denver Score Spills I.S.C., 14 to 7". The Des Moines Register. September 28, 1940. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Brad Wilson (October 6, 1940). "Stewart Saves 7-0 Victory for Cyclones: Backfield Ace Foils Kansas; Lohry Scores". The Des Moines Register. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Marquette Tramples Over Iowa State, 41-25". Wisconsin State Journal. October 12, 1940. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Raging Huskers stop Cyclones, 21-12". Sunday Journal and Star. November 24, 1940. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com=.
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