The 1926 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (later renamed

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) in the

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during the

1926 college football season The 1926 college football season was the first in which an attempt was made to recognize a national champion after the season. Stanford, coached by Pop Warner, was the top team in the U.S. under the new Dickinson System and was awarded the Riss ...

. In their first season under head coach

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, the Cyclones compiled a 4–3–1 record (3–3–1 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 60 to 51. They played their home games at

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. Roland "Bud" Coe was the team captain. No Iowa State players were selected as first-team all-conference players. The October 2 contest in

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against was postponed to October 4 due to field conditions.

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Iowa State Cyclones football seasons

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