1951 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1951 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1951 record	4–4–1 (2–4 Big 7)
Head coach	Abe Stuber (5th season)
Captain	Stan Campbell
Home stadium	Clyde Williams Field
Seasons

1951 Big 7 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#10 Oklahoma	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Colorado	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Kansas	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Missouri	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Nebraska	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (later renamed Iowa State University) in the Big Seven Conference during the 1951 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Abe Stuber, the Cyclones compiled a 4–4–1 record (2–4 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 216 to 211. They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

The team's regular starting lineup on offense consisted of left end Mal Schmidt, left tackle Jack Lessin, left guard Stan Campbell, center Rollie Arns, right guard Carl Brettschneider, right tackle Bob Mateson, right end Bob Voetberg, quarterback Dick Mann, left halfback Dick Cherpinsky, right halfback Frank Congiardo, and fullback Maury Schnell. Stan Campbell was the team captain.

The team's statistical leaders included Frank Congiardo with 315 rushing yards, Rich Mann with 1,296 passing yards, Mal Schmidt with 547 receiving yards, and Stan Cozzi with 36 points (six touchdowns) each. Three Iowa State players were selected as first-team all-conference players: Stan Campbell, Rich Mann, and Mal Schmidt.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 22	[[{{{school}}}|Wayne State]]*	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 53–21
September 29	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 33–53
October 6	at Marquette*	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	T 6–6
October 13	Kansas State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (rivalry)	W 32–6
October 20	Missouri	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (rivalry)	W 21–14
October 27	at Drake*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 13–0
November 3	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 20–47
November 10	Nebraska	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 27–34
November 17	at No. 12 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 6–35
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game