1938 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 1938 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 1938 college football season. In their second season under head coach James J. Yeager, the Cyclones compiled a 7–1–1 record (3–1–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 125 to 64.^[1][2] They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

1938 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	7–1–1 (3–1–1 Big 6)
Head coach	James J. Yeager (2nd season)
Captains	Ed Bock Everett Kischer
Home stadium	Clyde Williams Field
Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 Big Six Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Oklahoma $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Missouri	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Nebraska	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Kansas State	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Kansas	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Guard Ed Bock and back Everett Kischer were the team captains.^[2] Four Iowa State players were selected as first-team all-conference players: Bock, Kischer, end Charles Heileman, and tackle Clyde Shugart.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	9:15 p.m.	at Denver*		DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 14–7	14,786	[4]
October 1	2:00 p.m.	Luther*		Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 32–7	7,445
October 8	2:00 p.m.	at Nebraska		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	W 8–7	28,468
October 15	2:00 p.m.	at Missouri		Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry)	W 16–13	8,873
October 22	2:00 p.m.	Kansas		Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 21–7	14,076
October 29	2:00 p.m.	at Marquette*		Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 7–0	7,070	[5]
November 5	2:00 p.m.	Drake*	No. 18	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 14–0	15,937
November 12	2:00 p.m.	at Kansas State		Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	T 13–13	11,400
November 19	2:00 p.m.	No. 7 Oklahoma		Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 0–10	17,864
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time