Iowa State Travels To TCU

TCU

IOWA STATE (1-2, 0-1 Big 12)
at TCU (2-2, 0-1 Big 12)
Sat., Sept. 29 | 6 P.M. CST | Ft. Worth, Texas
Amon G. Carter Stadium (45,000)

Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: John Walters, Eric Heft, Ben Bruns
TV: ESPNU
Talent: Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey
Live Stats: cyclonestats.com

-TCU leads the all-time series at 7-2 and is 3-1 vs. Iowa State in Ft. Worth.
-Iowa State won last year's meeting, defeating No. 5 TCU, 14-7 in Ames. It marked the second-straight win over a top-5 opponent for the Cyclones. ISU is 3-2 vs. ranked opponents in its last five games against rated foes.
-ISU shut out the Horned Frogs on offense last season. TCU's only TD was a KaVontae Turpin kickoff return.
-ISU has had over 50,000 fans attend a game at MidAmerican Energy Field at Jack Trice Stadium for a school-record 47-straight games.
-Iowa State got into the win column last Saturday with a 26-13 victory over Akron. ISU fell down 7-0 early, but went into the break with a 17-10 lead. The Cyclone defense took care of the rest, holding the Zips to just three points after intermission and 244 yards of total offense for the game.
-WR Hakeem Butler continued his outstanding play, catching six passes for 88 yards and a TD. Butler has 11 receptions for 262 yards and 3 TDs in his last two games, averaging a 23.8 yards per catch in that span.
-Butler has two TD catches of 50+ yards this season and six (74, 67, 57, 57, 52, 51) 50+ yard snares in his career. His 21.2 yards per catch average this season ranks 22nd nationally and his 99.0 receiving yards per game average ranks 15th nationally. His career 17.6 ypc average ranks fourth on the Cyclone record lists.
-Butler has 12 career TD grabs to tie for eighth in school history.
-QB Zeb Noland received his third career start against Akron. Noland, who threw for 233 yards (26-34) vs. the Zips, is completing 68.8 pct. of his passes this season to rank 20th nationally.
-Noland has five career TD passes and all five have been strikes of 24 yards or more (24, 36, 51, 57, 67).
-CB Brian Peavy has 39 career passes defended, ranking No. 1 among active FBS players.
-Safety Greg Eisworth leads the team and ranks fifth in the Big 12 in tackles per game (9.7).
-Iowa State has more catches from its tight ends (7) in three games than it did the entire 2017 season (5).
-PK Connor Assalley is a perfect 7-of-7 on field goals this season, one of four kickers nationally without a missed field goal with seven or more attempts. In the Matt Campbell era (2016-), the -Cyclones have connected on 86.9 percent of their field goals (40-of-46). Assalley is third nationally in FG per game at 2.33.
-DE JaQuan Bailey leads the team in sacks (1.5) and TFL (5.0). His 1.7 TFL average is tied for 21st nationally. Bailey is tied for eighth in career sacks at ISU with 12.0, the 38th-best total by an active FBS player.
-RB David Montgomery is a Doak Walker Award nominee and leads the Cyclones in rushing 77.7 ypg. Montgomery picked up his third career 100-yard rushing game vs. Akron (107).
-RB Kene Nwangwu is averaging 32.3 yards per kickoff return and his career 26.84 yards per kickoff return average is the best in school history. He owns six career returns of 40+ yards.
-Starters by class in 2018: Seniors (7), Juniors (11), Sophomores (8), Freshmen (2).
-Only two teams (Oklahoma State, Oklahoma) have scored more than 20 points vs. ISU in its last 11 games.
-Iowa State's defense hasn't allowed a point in the fourth quarter in seven of its last 11 games (41), allowing an average of 3.7 points in the last quarter during that span.
-In its last 14 games, ISU's defense is allowing 6.9 offensive points (97) in the second half.
-Iowa State's first seven opponents to start the season all made bowl games in 2017 and six are currently ranked or receiving votes in the latest AP Top-25 poll.
-ISU's first seven opponents currently have a combined 20-6 record.

Players Mentioned

Connor Assalley

JaQuan Bailey

Hakeem Butler

Greg Eisworth II

David Montgomery

Zeb Noland

Kene Nwangwu

Brian Peavy

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