1912 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 1912 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts—now known as Iowa State University—as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1912 college football season. Led by Clyde Williams in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Cyclones compiled an overall record of 6–2 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, sharing the MVC title with Nebraska for the second consecutive year.^[1] As of 2024, this is the most recent time that Iowa State has won a conference title.

1912 Iowa State Cyclones football
MVC co-champion
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	6–2 (2–0 MVC)
Head coach	Clyde Williams (6th season)
Captain	R. L. "Buck" Hurst
Home stadium	State Field
Seasons ← 1911 1913 →

1912 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Nebraska +	2	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Iowa State +	2	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Drake	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Missouri	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Kansas	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Washington University	0	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 5	at Minnesota*	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN	L 0–5	4,000
October 12	Simpson*	State Field Ames, IA	W 24–7
October 19	at Missouri	Rollins Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)	W 29–0
October 26	Grinnell*	State Field Ames, IA	W 31–7
November 2	Morningside*	State Field Ames, IA	W 16–3
November 9	at Cornell (IA)*	Mount Vernon, IA	W 21–0
November 16	Iowa*	State Field Ames, IA (rivalry)	L 7–20		[2]
November 23	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 23–3
*Non-conference game Homecoming