1895 Iowa Agricultural Cyclones football team explained

Year:1895
Team:Iowa Agricultural Cyclones
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Record:3–4
Head Coach:Pop Warner
Hc Year:1st
Captain:Ed Mellinger
Prev:1894

The 1895 Iowa Agricultural Cyclones football team represented Iowa Agricultural College (later renamed Iowa State University) as an independent during the 1895 college football season. The Cyclones compiled a 3–4 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 82 to 70.[1] [2] Ed Mellinger was the team captain.[2]

While Pop Warner is listed as the team's head coach,[2] The Des Moines Register reported that he only worked with the team before the season started, and "it is believed he only saw the team play once" during the five-year period he was listed as the coach.[3] Ira C. Brownlie, who founded the Iowa Agricultural football program in 1892, later recalled: "In 1895 the great Pop Warner came out to Ames to coach. He would remain with us from July to October 1. . . . He was at Ames for five years that way."[4]

Between 1892 and 1913, the football team played on a field that later became the site of the university's Parks Library.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1895 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. September 24, 2017.
  2. Web site: 2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book. Iowa State University. 2017. 129. September 24, 2017.
  3. News: ISU marking 100 years of football. Maury White. The Des Moines Register. September 27, 1992. 13D. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Dr. Brownlie Started Game 61 Years Ago: At Age Of 80 He's Still Going Strong In Football. Quad-City Times. October 20, 1953. 15. Newspapers.com.
  5. Web site: Iowa State Football History: The 1890s. cyclones.com. September 24, 2017.