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09.02.2005 | Football
Sept. 3, 2005
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IOWA STATE POST-GAME NOTES
Individual Notes
Bret Meyer's 30 completions are a career-best. Tonight's 30 completions is the second best total for completions in ISU record books. The last Cyclone quarterback to throw 30 completions was Seneca Wallace in 2001 at Texas A&M. Todd Bandhauer also threw 30 completions in 1998 at Texas. The school record is 31 completions by Seneca Wallace against Missouri in 2002.
Bret Meyer's 41 pass attempts tonight are a career-high.
Bret Meyer's 314 yards passing tonight is his second-highest passing yardage day ever. Meyer threw for 345 yards in a 34-27 victory over Nebraska on November 6, 2004.
Ryan Kock's two rushing touchdowns are a career-high. He has three rushing touchdowns in his career, all in the last two games.
Todd Blythe's four-yard touchdown reception tonight his 10th career touchdown reception in 13 career games. This ties him for seventh place on ISU's all-time touchdown reception charts with Lance Young (2001-03), Otto Stowe (1968-70) and Jim Doran (1948-50). In a fifth-place tie with 12 touchdown receptions are: Willie Jones (1971-73) and Dick Limerick (1961-63). Tony Yelk's 25-yard field goal in the fourth quarter was Yelk's first successful field goal since he booted a 51-yard field goal against Texas on October 18, 2003.
Troy Blankenship's 55-yard punt is a career best. His previous best was a 54-yard boot against Boise State in the crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl on Dec. 31, 2002.
Coach Dan McCarney is 10-5 at night and has won a school-best 46 football games.
Team Notes
Tonight's punt block for a safety in the first quarter was the first safety recorded by ISU since Jeremy Loyd recorded a safety in a 36-31 win at Iowa on Sept. 14, 2002.
Iowa State is 80-30-4 in season openers and have won the last three in a row. This is the second time in the Coach McCarney era that ISU has won three season openers in a row (1999-2001).
Iowa State improves to 13-6 all-time at Jack Trice Stadium in night games and has won nine of its last 12 night games.
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