1946 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 1946 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 1946 college football season. In their fifth and final year under head coach Mike Michalske, the Cyclones compiled a 2–6–1 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 239 to 77.^[1][2] They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

1946 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	2–6–1 (1–4 Big 6)
Head coach	Mike Michalske (5th season)
Captain	None
Home stadium	Clyde Williams Field
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

1946 Big Six Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Kansas +	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
No. 14 Oklahoma +	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Missouri	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Nebraska	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Kansas State	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Two Iowa State players received honors from the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) on the 1946 All-Big Six Conference football team: end Dean Laun (UP-2); and back Dick Howard (UP-3).^[3][4]

There was no team captain selected for the 1946 season. The regular starting lineup consisted of ends Dean Laun and Bob Jensen, tackles Lou Bosnyak and Harle Rollinger, guards Fred Schneider and Norman Anderson, center James Riding, quarterback Don Ferguson, halfbacks Webb Halbert and Vic Weber, and fullback Ray Klootwyk.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	3:30 pm	Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 7–13	17,500	[5]
September 28	1:00 pm	at Northwestern*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 9–41	41,000	[6]
October 5	2:00 pm	Iowa State Teachers*	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 20–18	12,000	[7]
October 12	2:00 pm	Kansas	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 8–24	12,000	[8]
October 19	2:00 pm	at Missouri	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry)	L 13–33	16,000	[9]
October 26	2:00 pm	No. 14 Oklahoma	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 0–63	15,176	[10]
November 2	2:00 pm	at Kansas State	Ahearn Field Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	W 13–7	10,000	[11]
November 9	2:00 pm	Drake*	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	T 7–7	9,116	[12]
November 16	2:00 pm	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 0–33	25,749	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

After the season

The 1947 NFL draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Cyclone was selected.^[14]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
12	196	LaVerne Camarata	Back	Detroit Lions