1901 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 1901 Iowa State Cyclones football team was an American football team that represented Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (later renamed Iowa State University) as an independent during the 1901 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Edgar M. Clinton, the team compiled a 2–6–2 record and was outscored by a total of 133 to 56.^[1][2] William Scholty was the team captain.^[2]

1901 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–6–2
Head coach	Edgar M. Clinton (1st season)
Captain	William Scholty
Home stadium	State Field
Seasons ← 1900 1902 →

1901 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Saint Louis			–					10	–	0	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural			–					7	–	0	–	0
Marquette			–					4	–	0	–	1
Northern Illinois State			–					6	–	1	–	0
Notre Dame			–					8	–	1	–	1
Ohio Wesleyan			–					8	–	2	–	0
Kirksville Osteopaths			–					10	–	3	–	0
Nebraska			–					6	–	2	–	0
Ohio			–					6	–	1	–	2
Doane			–					3	–	1	–	0
Haskell			–					6	–	2	–	0
Lake Forest			–					10	–	5	–	0
Ohio State			–					5	–	3	–	1
Washington University			–					5	–	3	–	1
Ohio Medical			–					5	–	3	–	1
Iowa State Normal			–					5	–	3	–	2
South Dakota Agricultural			–					3	–	2	–	0
Beloit			–					5	–	3	–	3
Washburn			–					3	–	2	–	3
Carthage			–					1	–	1	–	0
Drake			–					4	–	4	–	0
Detroit College			–					3	–	3	–	0
Mount Union			–					5	–	5	–	1
Wittenberg			–					4	–	4	–	0
Kansas State			–					3	–	4	–	1
Iowa State			–					2	–	6	–	2
Kansas			–					3	–	5	–	2
Wabash			–					4	–	7	–	0
Fairmount			–					3	–	6	–	0
Heidelberg			–					1	–	3	–	1
Miami (OH)			–					1	–	3	–	1
Cincinnati			–					1	–	4	–	1
Case			–					2	–	7	–	0
Missouri			–					1	–	6	–	1
Butler			–					0	–	1	–	0
Chicago Eclectic Medical			–					0	–	3	–	0

Between 1892 and 1913, the football team played on State Field on land that later became the site of the university's Parks Library.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28		vs. Grinnell	Marshalltown, IA	T 0–0		[4]
October 5		Still	State Field Ames, IA	W 23–0		[5]
October 12		at Iowa State Normal	Cedar Falls, IA	T 0–0		[6]
October 18		at Iowa	Iowa Field Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	L 0–12		[7]
October 26		at Nebraska	Antelope Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 0–17		[8]
November 2		Grinnell	State Field Ames, IA	L 0–23	1,200	[9]
November 9		at Wisconsin	Randall Field Madison, WI	L 0–45		[10]
November 16	2:30 p.m.	Drake	State Field Ames, IA	L 5–12		[11]
November 21		Cornell (IA)	State Field Ames, IA	W 28–12
November 28		at Simpson	Simpson Field Indianola, IA	L 0–12	1,200	[12]
All times are in Central time