Iowa State Falls At Kansas State, 20-19

MANHATTAN, Kansas – Iowa State dropped a 20-19 heartbreaker to Kansas State on Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The Cyclones drop to 7-5 and 5-4 in Big 12 play with the loss, while K-State improves to 7-5 and 5-4 in conference play.

Keys of the Game…
The Cyclones found themselves trailing 7-6 at halftime despite out-gaining Kansas State 191-53 in the first 30 minutes. Iowa State twice drove deep into Wildcat territory, but were unable to find pay dirt in the opening half, as Garrett Owens drilled a pair of field goals to have ISU within one at the break.

Iowa State found its rhythm offensively after emerging from the locker room. The Cyclones marched 85 yards in 11 plays on their first drive of the half to grab their first lead of the game. The drive culminated in a 9-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Kempt to Marchie Murdock, giving Iowa State a 12-7 advantage after a failed two-point conversion attempt. The Cyclones extended the lead to 19-7 on its ensuing drive, a 10-play, 62-yarder that ended with a 3-yard touchdown reception by Hakeem Butler, Kempt's second TD pass of the day.

K-State cut ISU's lead to 19-14 on a three-yard jump pass from Alex Barnes to Winston Dimel with 6:07 left in the game.

Things took a negative turn for the Cyclones from that point forward. On the ensuing ISU drive, twice flags were thrown against K-State that would have extended the drive, allowing the Cyclones to continue to run out the clock. On both occasions, the flag was picked up by the officials. Iowa State, which entered the game as one of the least-penalized teams in the country, was hit with nine penalties for 85 yards, while the Wildcats were whistled for just four penalties for 45 yards.

K-State would complete its rally with a 10-play, 87-yard drive, scoring the game-winning touchdown with no time left on the game clock to win, 20-19.

Players of Note….
Kempt was 24-of-36 for 264 yards and two touchdowns in Saturday's contest. It was his fourth multi-touchdown pass game of the season.

Sheldon Croney Jr. rushed 13 times for a career-best 63 yards to lead Iowa State on the ground.

Allen Lazard was outstanding once again, with six catches for 95 yards.

Joel Lanning ended the game with seven tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack.

Cyclone Quick Hits
*Garrett Owens has made eight-consecutive field goals. He has 17 made field goals on the season, tying for third on Iowa State's single-season list.
*Allen Lazard has 61 catches on the season, moving him into 6^th on Iowa State's single-season list.
*Iowa State was 1-for-1 on fourth down attempts, improving to 12-of-16 on the season.
*Croney set a career high with 63 yards rushing. His previous career high was 45 yards vs. Baylor.
*Joel Lanning rushed for a fresh set of downs on third down in the third quarter, improving to 5-of-5 on third down conversion this season.
*Mike Warren rushed for 17 yards, becoming the 14^th player in program history to top 2,000 career rushing yards.
*Iowa State had 3.0 tackles for loss, and now has 86 on the season, breaking the single-season school record.
*Iowa State threw a touchdown pass in all 12 games during the 2017 regular season.
*Iowa State has seven different players with 200+ receiving yards for the first time in school history.

Up Next
Iowa State has completed its 2017 regular season schedule. The Cyclones will now await bowl selections, set to be announced on Sunday, Dec. 3.

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Team Stats

Kyle Kempt

Players Mentioned

Hakeem Butler

Sheldon Croney Jr.

Kyle Kempt

Joel Lanning

Allen Lazard

Marchie Murdock

Garrett Owens

Mike Warren

Players Mentioned

Hakeem Butler

Sheldon Croney Jr.

Kyle Kempt

Joel Lanning

Allen Lazard

Marchie Murdock

Garrett Owens

Mike Warren

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