Iowa State, Texas Meet In Battle Of Ranked Teams

Texas

#18 IOWA STATE (6-3, 5-2 Big 12)
at #13 Texas (7-3, 5-2 Big 12)
Sat., Nov. 17 | 7 P.M. CST | Austin, Texas
Darrell K Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium (100,119)

Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: John Walters, Eric Heft, Ben Bruns
TV: LHN (Direct TV: 677; Dish: 407)
Talent: Lowell Galindo, Ahmad Brooks, Kris Budden
Live Stats: cyclonestats.com

Quick Hitters

-No. 18 Iowa State (6-3, 5-2 Big 12), winners of five-straight and bowl eligible for the second-straight season, travels to No. 13 Texas (7-3, 5-2 Big 12) in a battle of ranked teams currently tied for third in the Big 12 standings.
-Texas leads the all-time series vs. Iowa State at 13-2 and is 7-1 vs. the Cyclones in Austin.
-ISU has won its last three games vs. ranked opponents on the road (Oklahoma, Memphis, Oklahoma State). The Cyclones are 8-4 in their last 12 road games.
-For the first time in school history, Iowa State has rattled off five-straight conference victories in a single season. ISU's 5-2 league mark equals its best start to a conference season through seven games (1977) and it ties the school record for most conference wins in a season: 1977 (5-2), 2000 (5-3), 2017 (5-4), 2018 (5-2).
-Top single-season overall win streaks in school history: 7- 1938, 6- 2002, 5- 1980, 5- 2018
-The Cyclones have appeared in the first two CFP rankings and are currently ranked in all three polls: AP (#18), Coaches (#18) and CFP (#22).
-"Power 5" teams with current winning streaks of five games or more: Iowa State, Alabama, Clemson, Michigan, Washington State, Notre Dame.
-ISU currently has played the seventh-toughest schedule nationally to date according to the Sagarin Rankings.
-The Iowa State defense has been stellar in 2018, holding eight opponents to below their season scoring average. The Cyclones lead the Big 12 in total defense at 344.4 (32nd nationally) and scoring defense at 20.4 (22nd nationally). On average, ISU is limiting its opponents to 12.6 points below its season scoring averages.
-ISU has allowed just five offensive TDs in its last four games and its actual season scoring defense total is 17.3 (opponents have scored four non-offensive TDs). ISU also leads the Big 12 in rushing defense (109.4).
-ISU's offense has made a resurgence with the insertion of true freshman QB Brock Purdy in the last five games. With Purdy at the helm, ISU has won five-straight games, two over ranked teams, and is averaging 34.6 points, 426.8 yards of offense and 6.4 yards per play. He's won Big 12 Newcomer of the Week three times.
-Purdy has been sensational, averaging 263.0 yards passing, 307.6 yards of total offense and is completing 68.6 pct. of his passes. He's accounted for 15 of ISU's 21 TDs in the last five games (13 passing, 2 rushing).
-Purdy has thrown for at least 230 yards and completed at least one TD pass in each of the last five contests. His season QB rating/efficiency of 192.0 ranks third nationally among FBS QBs with at least 100 attempts.
-WR Hakeem Butler is a big-play machine, leading the nation in yards per reception at 22.7. He owns nine of ISU's longest plays this season, including eight receptions of 40 yards or longer.
-Butler leads the team in receptions (36), receiving (816) and TD catches (8). His career 19.2 ypc average is the best in ISU history and he ranks 22nd nationally in receiving ypg (90.7). He is averaging 101.0 ypg, 25.3 ypc and has 5 TDs in ISU's current five-game winning streak.
-Butler's 816 receiving yards ranks 10th and his eight TD catches is tied for fifth on ISU's season charts.
-DE JaQuan Bailey leads the team in TFL (10.5) and sacks (5.5), ranking sixth and fifth in the Big 12, respectively. Bailey is fourth in career sacks at ISU with 16.0.
-RB David Montgomery is second in the Big 12 and 25th nationally in rushing at 95.6 yards per game. Montgomery has four 100-yard rushing efforts this season and 12 in his career to tie for sixth in school history.
-Starters by class in 2018: Seniors (7), Juniors (13), Sophomores (8), Freshmen (7). Only one senior on offense (Matthew Eaton) has started more than seven games.
-Iowa State as five wins over AP top-25 teams over the last two seasons to rank in the nation's top-10.
-Iowa State has gone two-straight games without a turnover. ISU ranks fifth nationally in fewest interceptions (3) and ninth nationally in turnovers lost (9).

Iowa State, Texas Meet In Battle Of Ranked Teams

Players Mentioned

JaQuan Bailey

Hakeem Butler

Matthew Eaton

David Montgomery

Brock Purdy

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Iowa State, Texas Meet In Battle Of Ranked Teams

Players Mentioned

JaQuan Bailey

Hakeem Butler

Matthew Eaton

David Montgomery

Brock Purdy

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