1931 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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 Veenker, the Cyclones compiled a 5–3 record (3–1 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.

1931 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
1931 record5–3 (3–1 Big 6)
Head coach
CaptainMaynard Spear
Home stadiumState Field
1931 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Nebraska $ 5 0 0  8 2 0
Iowa State 3 1 0  5 3 0
Kansas State 3 2 0  8 2 0
Kansas 1 3 0  5 5 0
Missouri 1 4 0  2 8 0
Oklahoma 1 4 0  4 7 1
  • $ Conference champion

Robert Bowmen was the team captain.[2] Roger Bowen and Dick Grefe were selected as first-team all-conference players.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26Simpson*W 6-0
October 3at Morningside*Sioux City, IowaW 20-6
October 9at Detroit*L 0-20
October 24Missouri
W 20-0
October 31at OklahomaW 13-12
November 7Kansas State
W 7-6
November 14Drake*
  • State Field
  • Ames, IA
L 6-7
November 21at NebraskaL 0-23
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1931 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 133.
  3. 2017 Fact Book, p. 74.
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