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Rocco Becht throws for 277 yards and two scores to lead No. 16 Iowa State to 43-21 win over Baylor

Oct. 06, 2024 00:27 AM EDT

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Rocco Becht threw for 277 yards and two touchdown to lead No. 16 Iowa State to a 43-21 win over Baylor on Saturday night. The Cyclones (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) wiped out an early deficit and another in the third quarter and are off to their best start since 1980. Baylor...

No. 16 Iowa State, out to best start since 2000, looks to go 5-0 when Baylor visits

Oct. 03, 2024 10:23 AM EDT

Baylor (2-3, 0-2 Big 12) at No. 16 Iowa State (4-0, 1-0), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (Fox) BetMGM College Football Odds: Iowa State by 12 1/2. Series record: Baylor leads 12-10. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The Cyclones are the highest-ranked team in...

No. 16 Iowa State is expecting frustrated Baylor Bears to pose a big challenge

Oct. 03, 2024 06:13 AM EDT

To Iowa State coach Matt Campbell, Baylor has the look of a team on the cusp of breaking out following a couple of gut-wrenching losses. The 16th-ranked Cyclones (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) are going to do all they can to keep that from happening Saturday night when the Bears (2-3, 0-2) visit...

Rocco Becht, Abu Sama III lead No. 18 Iowa State past Houston, 20-0

Sep. 28, 2024 23:19 PM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Rocco Becht threw for 153 yards and a touchdown, Abu Sama III ran for 101 yards and a touchdown and No. 18 Iowa State beat Houston 20-0 on Saturday night. Iowa State (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) improved to 4-0 for the first time since 2000, with coach Matt Campbell becoming...

No. 18 Iowa State looks to improve to 4-0 for first time since 2000 in visit to struggling Houston

Sep. 26, 2024 14:11 PM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — No. 18 Iowa State begins Big 12 play on Saturday riding high after opening the season with three straight wins. The Cyclones (3-0) were picked to finish sixth in the conference, but they have an opportunity to do much more. Iowa State coach Matt...

No. 18 Iowa State looks for 1st 4-0 start since 2000 when Cyclones visit Houston Cougars

Sep. 26, 2024 10:36 AM EDT

No. 18 Iowa State (3-0, 0-0 Big 12) at Houston (1-3, 0-1), Saturday, 7 p.m. ET (FS1) BetMGM College Football Odds: Iowa State by 13 1/2. Series record: First meeting. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Iowa State looks to open a season 4-0 for the first...

Rocco Becht has hand in 3 TDs, No. 20 Cyclones run off to a 52-7 win over Arkansas St.

Sep. 21, 2024 18:49 PM EDT

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Rocco Becht threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, and Carson Hansen rushed for two scores as No. 20 Iowa State rolled to a 52-7 win over Arkansas State on Saturday. Ninth-year coach Matt Campbell won his 56th game at Iowa State, tying him with Dan McCarney...

No. 20 Iowa State will play as a ranked team for first time since 2021 when Red Wolves visit

Sep. 19, 2024 06:17 AM EDT

Arkansas State (2-1) at No. 20 Iowa State (2-0), Saturday, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+) BetMGM College Football Odds: Iowa State by 21 1/2. Series record: First meeting. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Iowa State is playing as a ranked team for the first time...

No. 20 Cyclones host Arkansas St. with Matt Campbell on verge of becoming school career wins leader

Sep. 19, 2024 06:12 AM EDT

Matt Campbell has led 20th-ranked Iowa State to unprecedented heights over his eight-plus seasons, and now he is on the cusp of becoming the program's all-time wins leader. If the Cyclones (2-0) beat Arkansas State (2-1) in Ames, Iowa, on Saturday, Campbell would have 56 at the...

Konrardy hits 54-yard field goal with 6 seconds left to lift Iowa State past No. 21 Iowa, 20-19

Sep. 07, 2024 20:27 PM EDT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Kyle Konrardy made a 54-yard field goal with six seconds left to give Iowa State a 20-19 victory over No. 21 Iowa on Saturday, only the Cyclones' third victory in the last 11 games against the Hawkeyes. Konrardy, who had missed a 41-yard field-goal attempt in...