Cyclones Hit The Road To West Virginia

West Virginia

IOWA STATE (3-2, 1-1 Big 12)
At West Virginia (3-2, 1-1 Big 12)
Sat., Oct. 12 | 3 P.m. CT | Morgantown, W.V.
Milan Puskar Stadium (60,000)

Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: John Walters, Eric Heft, Ben Bruns
TV: ESPN
Talent: Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Olivia Dekker
Radio: Sirius 108, XM 210, Tunein
Live Stats: cyclonestats.com

Quick Hitters
-Iowa State (3-2, 1-1 Big 12) travels to West Virginia (3-2, 1-1 Big 12) on Saturday at 3 p.m. CT (ESPN).
-WVU leads the all-time series at 5-2 and has a 2-1 edge in games played in Morgantown.
I-owa State is coming off a 49-24 victory over TCU last Saturday to stretch its home-field conference winning streak to five games, setting a new school record. ISU is 9-1 at Jack Trice Stadium in its last 10 games, the best 10-game stretch in school history.
-Iowa State is 8-0 in October, all vs. Big 12 opponents, since 2017. ISU and Alabama (6-0) are the only two "power 5" schools with perfect records in October since 2017.
-Iowa State, Oklahoma and Washington are the only "power 5" schools to avoid a loss of over 14 points in the last three seasons. ISU's worst loss since 2017 was a 24-10 setback at Texas in 2018. The Cyclones' last three losses have been by a combined five points: Washington State (28-26), Iowa (18-17), Baylor (23-21).
-After beginning his ISU tenure at 1-8, head coach Matt Campbell has climbed above the .500 mark (22-21) in his Cyclone coaching career. He is 21-13 in the last 34 games.
-The Cyclone defense is giving up just 19.6 offensive points in regulation this season. ISU opponents have not scored a first-quarter TD this season, outscoring opponents in the first stanza, 31-3.
-ISU's defense has allowed just three rushing TDs all year, tying for 11th in the nation, and is allowing 3.2 yards per rush to rank 32nd nationally.
-The Cyclone offense has only two true 3-and-outs this season, tying for first nationally: 2- Iowa State (5 games), 2-Washington State (5 games).
-ISU has gained at least 20 yards in 45 of 61 drives this season (UNI, 8/10; Iowa, 10/13; ULM, 12/14; BU, 7/13; TCU, 8/11).
-Iowa State is averaging 8.4 yards per touch from scrimmage, ranking 13th nationally, 487.2 yards of total offense, 15th in the nation, and 327.6 passing yards to rank seventh nationally.
-The Cyclones have reached 400 yards of total offense in each of the first five games of the season for the first time in school history. The Cyclones have recorded 400+ yards of total offense in six-straight games dating back to last season, tying the school record: 2016-17 (3/3).
-Iowa State is 22-of-23 in the red zone this season (16 TDs, 6 FGs) to rank eighth nationally.
-The ISU offense has scored on 14 of its 18 4th Q/OT possessions this season. In its last three games, ISU is averaging 19.7 points and scored on 9-of-11 possessions in the 4th Q (8 TDs, 1 FG).
-Sophomore QB Brock Purdy has four-straight games of 300 yards of total offense, ranking fifth nationally in total offense at 356.2. He leads the Big 12 and ranks fifth in the nation in passing yardage (315.6).
-Purdy, who has a 7-2 record vs. Big 12 competition, is one of four players in FBS this season with multiple games of at least two passing TDs and two rushing TDs (Justin Fields, OSU; Jalen Hurts, OU; Caleb Evens, ULM).
-Purdy is ISU's career leader in completion pct. (68.3) and passing efficiency (167.8). His career passing efficiency total is third nationally among active FBS QBs with at least 325 attempts.
-Senior WR Deshaunte Jones ranks seventh nationally in receptions per game at 7.4. Jones is one of six players in FBS with multiple games of 10 or more catches and his three 100-yard receiving games ties for third nationally. Jones' 145 career receptions ranks sixth in school history.
-Sophomore TE Charlie Kolar is one of the best tight ends in the nation. Kolar is second on the team in receptions (20) and ranks 9th nationally among TEs in receiving yards (54.8) and 10th in catches (4.0).
-Sophomore LB O'Rien Vance leads the Big 12 and ranks fifth nationally in sacks per game at 1.3 (6.5). Vance is one of four players in the nation to have a sack in every game this season.

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