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1944 Iowa State Cyclones football
1944 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	6–1–1 (3–1–1 Big 6)
Head coach	Mike Michalske (3rd season);
Captain	None
Home stadium	Clyde Williams Field
	Seasons ← 1943 1945 →

1944 Big Six Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Oklahoma $	4	–	0	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Iowa State	3	–	1	–	1	6	–	1	–	1
Missouri	2	–	1	–	2	3	–	5	–	2
Nebraska	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Kansas	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	1
Kansas State	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	5	–	2

$ – Conference champion

The 1944 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 1944 college football season. In their third year under head coach Mike Michalske, the Cyclones compiled a 6–1–1 record (3–1–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 203 to 39. The team shut out Kansas (25–0) and Kansas State (14–0), ran up 288 rushing yards in a 19–6 victory over Nebraska, and suffered its sole loss to Oklahoma.^[1]^[2] They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

The team's statistical leaders included Meredith Warner with 260 rushing yards and 32 points scored (three touchdowns and 14 extra points), Joe Noble with 162 passing yards, and Dick Howard with 108 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	2:30 pm	Gustavus Adolphus*	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 49–0	3,864
October 7	2:30 pm	Doane*	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 59–0	3,461
October 14	2:30 pm	Kansas	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 25–0	6,500	^[4]
October 21	2:30 pm	at Missouri	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry)	T 21–21	5,281
October 28	2:00 pm	at Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	W 14–0	3,102
November 4	2:30 pm	Oklahoma	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 7–12	8,474
November 11	2:00 pm	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	W 19–6	7,263
November 18	2:30 pm	Drake*	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 9–0	5,142
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

References

^ "1944 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
^ "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 137.
^ 2017 Fact Book, pp. 112-113.
^ Jack North (October 15, 1944). "Cyclones Flog Kansas, 25-0". The Des Moines Register. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.