1918 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 1918 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (later renamed Iowa State University) in the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1918 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Charles Mayser, the Cyclones compiled a 0–3 record and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 38 to 0.[1][2] Due to events related to World War I and the 1918 flu pandemic, the Missouri Valley Conference did not schedule any official conference games, recorded no standings, and awarded no title for 1918. The 1918 Iowa State team played their home games at State Field in Ames, Iowa. V.A. “Chick” Heater was the team captain.[2]

1918 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record0–3 (NA MVC)
Head coach
CaptainV. A. "Chick" Heater
Home stadiumState Field
Seasons
← 1917
1919 →
1918 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Drake     3 2 0
Iowa State     0 3 0
Kansas     2 2 0
Kansas State     4 1 0
Missouri     0 0 0
Nebraska     2 3 1
Washington University     6 0 0
  • Due to events related to World War I and the 1918 flu pandemic, the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association did not schedule any official conference games, recorded no standings, and awarded no title for 1918. Additionally, Missouri canceled their season.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
November 9Camp DodgeL 0–6
November 16at IowaL 0–21
November 23at Kansas StateL 0–11

References

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  1. ^ "1918 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 130. Retrieved September 24, 2017.