1920 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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1920 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–4 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainMarshall Boyd
Home stadiumState Field
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oklahoma $ 4 0 1 6 0 1
Missouri 5 1 0 7 1 0
Kansas 3 2 0 5 2 1
Iowa State 3 2 0 4 4 0
Drake 1 3 1 4 5 1
Washington University 1 4 0 4 4 0
Grinnell 0 2 1 3 3 1
Kansas State 0 3 1 3 3 3
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1920 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (later renamed Iowa State University) in the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1920 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Norman C. Paine, the Cyclones compiled a 4–4 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 98 to 48.[1][2] They played their home games at State Field in Ames, Iowa. Marshall Boyd was the team captain.[2]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2Coe*L 0–6
October 9at GrinnellGrinnell, IAW 28–0
October 16Missouri
L 2–14
October 23at KansasL 0–7
October 30Washington University
  • State Field
  • Ames, IA
W 24–7[3][4]
November 6at Creighton*Omaha, NEW 17–0
November 13at Kansas StateW 17–0
November 202:30 pmIowa*dagger
L 10–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1920 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 131. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "Cyclones In Easy Victory Over Pikers". Des Moines Sunday Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 31, 1920. p. 1S. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Cyclones In Easy Victory Over Pikers (continued)". Des Moines Sunday Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 31, 1920. p. 2S. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.