Cyclones Face The Irish At The Camping World Bowl

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IOWA STATE (7-5, 5-4 Big 12)
vs #14 Notre Dame (10-2)
Sat., Dec. 28 | 11:00 a.m. CT | Orlando, Fla.
Camping World Stadium (65,000)

Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: John Walters, Eric Heft, Ben Bruns
TV: ABC
Talent: Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Allison Williams
Radio: Sirius 81, XM 375, Tunein
Live Stats: cyclonestats.com

Cyclone Quick Hitters
-Iowa State (7-5, 5-4 Big 12) will battle No. 14 Notre Dame (10-2) in the Camping World Bowl, Dec. 28 in Orlando, Fla. ISU, 4-10 all-time in bowl games, is making its third-straight bowl appearance for just the second time in history (2000-02).
-Iowa State finished above .500 in conference play (5-4) for the third consecutive season and for only the fourth time in the Big 12 era (2000, 2017, 2018, 2019). ISU tied for third in the Big 12 Conference, marking just the fifth time ISU placed third or better in conference play in the last 60 years (1959, 1977, 1978, 2018, 2019).
I-owa State has 23 wins over the last three seasons, one win shy from the school-record three-year winning stretch (24 wins) from 1976-78.
-ISU has played in six one-score games this season. ISU's five losses are by a combined 21 points to teams in bowl games, including four rated in the most recent CFP ranking: Iowa (18-17), Baylor (23-21), -Oklahoma St. (34-27), Oklahoma (42-41), Kansas St. (27-17). ISU led or was tied in the fourth quarter in four of its five losses.
-Iowa State has appeared in the College Football Playoff rankings in each of the last three seasons, joining Oklahoma as the only two Big 12 teams to do so.
-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.
-Iowa State's offense has thrived in 2019, ranking in the top-26 nationally and on pace to break school records in passing offense (9th, 318.3), yards per play (16th, 6.6), total offense (21st, 458.7) and scoring (26th, 34.1).
-Iowa State has already set season school records for Touchdowns (53), Points (409), Touchdown Passes (29), Passing Yards (3,820), First Downs (284) and Total Offense (5,504).
-ISU has recorded over 400 yards of total offense in 10 of 12 games this season and outgained its opponents in eight games. ISU season records in scoring (33.5) and total offense (439.6) were set in 1976.
-In Big 12 action, Iowa State was third in the league in scoring (32.3), tying a school record by scoring 30+ points vs. league competition five times (2000).
-ISU is third nationally in fourth-quarter scoring (139) this season and ranks in the top-10 nationally in fourth quarter scoring differential at +65. ISU is the only team nationally to have four 20-point outbursts in the final stanza: ULM (24), Baylor (21), Oklahoma (20) and Kansas (20).
-ISU is one of two teams nationally (Hawaii) with four players over 600 yards receiving: Deshaunte Jones (832), Tarique Milton (689), Charlie Kolar (675) and La'Michael Pettway (622). Milton is 6th nationally in ypr (20.9).
-The Cyclones are second in the Big 12 and rank 34th nationally in rushing defense (133.8) and have allowed just 11 rushing TDs to lead the Big 12 and tie for the 14th-fewest in the nation.
-Sophomore QB Brock Purdy is having the most prolific season by an Iowa State signal-caller, breaking or tying 18 school records (game, season, career) in his career. Purdy has already set season school records in passing yardage (3,760), passing TDs (27), completions (295), total offense (4,025) and 300-yard passing games (6).
-Purdy's incredible season places him in elite company, ranking fifth in the nation in passing yardage (313.3), fifth in total offense (335.4) and fourth in completions (295, 24.6). He was named Second-Team All-Big 12.
-Purdy is one of three players nationally with at least 27 passing TDs and eight rushing TDs (Justin Fields, Jalen Hurts) and ranks fourth nationally with nine 300-yard games of total offense.
-First-Team All-Big 12 TE Charlie Kolar was named Second-Team All-American by PFF and First-Team Academic All-American. Among FBS tight ends, Kolar is fifth nationally in receiving yards (56.3), sixth in receptions (48) and fourth in TD catches (7). Kolar broke ISU's season mark for receiving yards by a tight end (675).
-Freshman All-American RB Breece Hall is averaging 108.3 yards, 5.0 ypc with nine rushing TDs in the last seven games. His nine rushing touchdowns is a school record for a Cyclone rookie.
-Junior DB Greg Eisworth leads the Cyclones in passes defended (11) and has 60 tackles. He was named to the All-Big 12 First Team for the second-straight season, becoming one of only four Cyclones in school history to be a Big 12 (1996-present) first-teamer twice.

Players Mentioned

Greg Eisworth II

Breece Hall

Deshaunte Jones

Charlie Kolar

Tarique Milton

La'Michael Pettway

Brock Purdy

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