Iowa State Football Team History
Iowa State Cyclones
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
Founded: 1858 Stadium: Cyclone-Jack Trice Stadium Capacity: 43,000 Colors: Red, Gold, Black & White Coach: Bert German Conference: Independent-
1896 Season Highlights
Bert German enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Iowa State.
1896 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 4 Iowa Falls
46
0
W
@ Eldora
Sat., Sep. 5 Cornell
50
0
W
@ Eldora
Fri., Oct. 2 @
Missouri
12
0
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @ Des Moines YMCA
24
16
W
@ Eldora
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Minnesota
6
18
L
Fri., Oct. 30 vs. Simpson
44
0
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs. Grinnell
40
0
W
Thu., Nov. 19 @
Nebraska
4
12
L
Sat., Nov. 21 @ Des Moines YMCA
15
0
W
Sat., Nov. 28 @ Eldora
62
0
W
1896 Season Totals
Record 8-2
Points Scored 303
Scoring Average 30.3
Points Allowed 46
Defense Average 4.6
Opponents Record 21-10
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-0
Away Record 4-2
1896 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1896 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1896 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.