Quarterback on the 1938 team (7-1-1 record), which became the first Cyclone squad nationally ranked (18th by A.P.) and finished one win shy of the Orange Bowl
Received All-America (third-team by Newspaper Enterprise Association) honors as a senior
Chosen for the Chicago Tribune’s prestigious College All-Star Game
Set an Iowa State record for interceptions in a game (four) vs. Northwestern in 1937
His high school class valedictorian, Kischer came to ISU to study engineering with no intent to play sports