Iowa State at Kansas State

Saturday, November 22, 1952

Iowa State beat Kansas State 27–⁠0. It was their 36th meeting; after it, Iowa State led the series 22–⁠11–⁠3.

AwayIowa State3–⁠6 in 1952
27
HomeKansas State1–⁠9 in 1952
0

FinalHigh 59°F, low 27°FAttendance 11,958

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Iowa State Wins, 10, Dealing Kansas State IFS 9Th Straiqht Loss

    Evening star, District of Columbia, November 23, 1952, page 65

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    Iowa State Wins, 10, Dealing Kansas State IFS 9Th Straiqht Loss MANHATTAN. Kans., Nov. %. State found itself mired in the Big Seven Conference cellar for the tenth straight season today as Iowa State handed it a 27-to- 0 defeat. The visiting Iowans parlayed wide end sweeps and thrusts up the middle to keep the unfortunate Wildcats off balance all afternoon. The inconsistent K. State offense never gave a shivering crowd of 10000 more than momentary opportunities to cheer. Kansas State, which moved into Cyclone territory only once when Tackle Ron Clair smothered Lee Spence’s tumble on the Iowa State IL. But a delaying penalty put Kansas State back to the 16, and four plays only could gain five yards. AOWd oCdtC POullAC0 W n lOuClldown the first time it gained the ball. Halfback Emory Eichorn and Quarterback Dick Blanton spanked the initial drive which covered 43 yards in IL plays. Eichorn cracked over center from the one with seven minutes left in the quarter. The second counter came with only 20 seconds left in the first quarter when Blanton sneaked across from the one. Spence scored in the second quarter and the only second half touchdown came when Cyclone Halfback Frank Conguardo went 40 yards to score standing up with ~ “”””‘‘ds left in the third frame. iowa State .e lS 80 .ow;‘ State scoring: Touchdowns--- Eichorn B anton Spence. Conguardo. Conversions-Alleman pass. Clendenins 2). lplacementS

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Iowa State 58% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Iowa State leads 55–⁠50–⁠4 in 109 meetings, counting the 73 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Iowa State 24, Kansas State 21Aer Lingus College Football Classic
2024Iowa State 29, Kansas State 21
2023Iowa State 42, Kansas State 35
2022Kansas State 10, Iowa State 9
2021Iowa State 33, Kansas State 20
2020Iowa State 45, Kansas State 0

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