1945 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1945 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	4–3–1 (2–2–1 Big 6)
Head coach	Mike Michalske (4th season)
Captain	None
Home stadium	Clyde Williams Field

1945 Big Six Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Missouri $	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Nebraska	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Kansas	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Kansas State	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1945 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 1945 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Mike Michalske, the Cyclones compiled a 4–3–1 record (2–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 156 to 97.[1][2] They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

There was no team captain selected for the 1945 season.[2] Four Iowa State players were selected as a first-team all-conference players: guard Jack Fathauer, backs Dick Howard and Gene Phelps, and center Jim Riding.[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	2:00 pm	at Northwestern*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 6–18	34,725
September 29	2:00 pm	Iowa State Teachers*	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 48–13	4,940
October 6	2:00 pm	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	T 13–13	5,000	[4]
October 13	2:00 pm	Missouri	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (rivalry)	L 7–13	8,157
October 20	2:00 pm	Nebraska	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 27–7	11,699
November 3	2:00 pm	Kansas State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (rivalry)	W 40–13	5,572
November 10	2:30 pm	at Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 7–14	13,163
November 17	2:00 pm	at Drake*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 8–6	8,442
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

References

1. "1945 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. 138.
3. 2017 Fact Book, p. 74.
4. Gordon Gammack (October 7, 1945). "State Ties: Last-Second Kansas Rush Halted, 13-13". The Des Moines Tribune – via Newspapers.com.