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1940 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1940 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference Big Six Conference
1940 record 4–5 (2–3 Big 6)
Head coach James J. Yeager (4th season)
Captain Tom Smith
Home stadium Clyde Williams Field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Big 6 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
No. 7 Nebraska $ 5 0 0     8 2 0
Oklahoma 4 1 0     6 3 0
Missouri 3 2 0     6 3 0
Iowa State 2 3 0     4 5 0
Kansas State 1 4 0     2 7 0
Kansas 0 5 0     2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 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 1940 college football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach James J. Yeager, the Cyclones compiled a 4–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 132 to 118. They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

Tom Smith was the team captain. No Iowa State player was selected as a first-team all-conference player.


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