1926–27 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1926–27 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record9–9 (7–8 MVIAA)
Head coach
Home arenaState Gymnasium
Seasons
1926–27 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kansas 10 2   .833 15 2   .882
Oklahoma 8 4   .667 12 5   .706
Missouri 6 4   .600 9 8   .529
Nebraska 7 5   .583 12 6   .667
Kansas State 6 6   .500 10 8   .556
Oklahoma A&M 6 6   .500 8 9   .471
Drake 6 6   .500 8 10   .444
Iowa State 7 8   .467 9 9   .500
Washington University 2 8   .200 5 10   .333
Grinnell 2 10   .167 2 15   .118

The 1926–27 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team (also known informally as Ames) represented Iowa State University during the 1926–27 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Bill Chandler, who was in his sixth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 9–9, 7–8 in Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association play to finish in eighth place.

Roster

1926–27 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
Brown
Laurence Coomer
Jr
F Earl Elliott
Sr Ames, Iowa
C Herman Fennema
Sr Monroe, Iowa
L.W. Grimes
Jr
V.S. Hall
Jr
G.B. Hay
Jr
G Freddy Kling
Jr
Harold Klingaman
Sr Waterloo, Iowa
Lester Lande
Jr Northwood, Iowa
Fred Ludwig
So Lawton, Iowa
C.J. McMurrin
Jr
Aaron Miller (C)
Sr Waterloo, Iowa
Max Stayer
Jr
C Joe Wagner
So
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
December 22, 1926*
Simpson W 24–19  1–0
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
January 3, 1927*
at Chicago W 28–18  2–0
Bartlett Gymnasium 
Chicago
January 7, 1927
Oklahoma L 29–32  2–1
(0–1)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
January 8, 1927
Oklahoma A&M W 40–21  3–1
(1–1)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
January 14, 1927
at Kansas State L 24–31  3–2
(1–2)
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, Kansas
January 15, 1927
at Kansas W 15–12  4–2
(2–2)
Robinson Gymnasium 
Lawrence, Kansas
January 17, 1927
at Grinnell W 22–19  5–2
(3–2)
 
Grinnell, Iowa
January 21, 1927
at Oklahoma A&M L 19–42  5–3
(3–3)
Armory-Gymnasium 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
January 22, 1927
at Oklahoma L 21–36  5–4
(3–4)
 
Norman, Oklahoma
January 26, 1927
8:00 pm
at Drake
Iowa Big Four
L 29–43  5–5
(3–5)
Drake Fieldhouse 
Des Moines, Iowa
January 29, 1927
at Nebraska L 19–35  5–6
(3–6)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, Nebraska
January 31, 1927*
at Creighton L 21–25  5–7
University Gym 
Omaha, Nebraska
February 3, 1927
Grinnell W 33–29  6–7
(4–6)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
February 9, 1927
Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 26–21  7–7
(5–6)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
February 14, 1927
Kansas L 16–27  7–8
(5–7)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
February 18, 1927
8:30 pm
at Drake
Iowa Big Four
L 20–23  7–9
(5–8)
Drake Fieldhouse 
Des Moines, Iowa
February 25, 1927
Kansas State W 36–23  8–9
(6–8)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
March 3, 1927
Nebraska W 26–24  9–9
(7–8)
State Gymnasium 
Ames, Iowa
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. ^ (1) IOWA STATE HAS BRIGHT OUTLOOK: FOUR LETTERMEN REPORTED TO COACH CHANDLER OF BASKETBALL TEAM. The Christian Science Monitor 1927 Jan 05:14.
  2. ^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.