Iowa State at Northwestern
Saturday, September 29, 1956 Share
Northwestern beat Iowa State 14–13. It was their eighth meeting; Northwestern leads the series 7–1.
FinalHigh 82°F, low 58°FAttendance 31,108
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., September 30, 1956, page 68
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Wildcats Open With 14–13Win Over Iowa State EvANsTowN. Ill. Sept. 20 (R.-Bob McKiver, a hometown product who starred at Evanston High School, scored two touch downs and added both extra points today in leading North western to a 1913 victory over Iowa State in the Wildcats foot ball opener. McKiever gained 100 yards in % carries and made Coach Ara Parseghfan’s debut in Big Ten circles a successful one, although Iowa State battled to the end and fumbled on Northwestern’s z as the final gun sounded. Jim Kudlinski, a fourth string quarterback, spanked Iowa States fourth-quarter rally with a 42-yard pass which set up a 15-yard touchdown run by Chuck Latting. Latting also scored Iowa States first touchdown with a 38-yard run UP the middle that brought the Cyclones back into the game with only nine seconds remaining in the third quarter. ESsshr ststs - 3 g ia Iowa state scoring--Touchdow Latting 2 t3S. run; 10, rum. ConVersions: Scheldrup. McKiever 2 Is, plunge; 2s. rum. Con. versions: McKieyer 2.
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)
Northwestern 53% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Iowa State–Northwestern gameNorthwestern leads 7–1 in eight meetings.
Around this game
Iowa State
- Next gameat NebraskaOct. 6, 1956
- SeasonIowa State in 1956
- ProgramIowa State history and records
Northwestern
- Next gamevs. TulaneOct. 6, 1956
- SeasonNorthwestern in 1956
- ProgramNorthwestern history and records

