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Iowa State University Athletics
Saturday, October 28
Waco, Texas
2:30 PM
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Photo by: Jeff Spaur
Iowa State Tops Baylor in Waco, 30-18
10.28.2023 | Football
WACO, Texas (AP) - Cartevious Norton ran for two touchdowns, Rocco Becht threw for a score and Iowa State held off Baylor 30-18 for its third straight win on a rainy Saturday.
The win for Iowa State (5-3, 4-1 Big 12), combined with No. 6 Oklahoma's 38-33 road loss to Kansas, pushes the Cyclones into a four-way tie for first place in the Big 12 with the Sooners, seventh-ranked Texas and Kansas State.
There goes that man ‼@CarteviousN
— Iowa State Football (@CycloneFB) October 28, 2023
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Becht was 19-for-31 passing for 238 yards and was intercepted once. Jayden Higgins caught Becht's touchdown pass, an 18-yarder that ended the Cyclones'Â first drive and helped them jump out to a 17-0 lead.
Iowa State ran for 162 yards on 35 attempts, and that balance allowed it to convert nine of 15 mostly favorable third-down tries.
Baylor (3-5, 2-3) has lost all three of its home conference games this season and five in a row dating to last year.
Baylor quarterback Blake Shapen was 24-for-41 passing for 239 yards and 69-yard touchdown pass to Monaray Baldwin, who caught six passes for 117 yards. Shapen, who was intercepted once, had thrown for at least 293 yards in each of his previous four starts this season.
Dawson Pendergrass ran for two touchdowns for the Bears, but Baylor managed only 67 yards rushing, averaging just 2.7 yards per attempt.
UP NEXT
Iowa State hosts Kansas next Saturday for homecoming, the first home game for the Cyclones since Oct. 7. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. on ESPN. Tickets are available here.
— Iowa State Football (@CycloneFB) October 28, 2023
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Team Stats
ISU
BAY
Total Yards
400
306
Pass Yards
238
239
Rushing Yards
162
67
Penalty Yards
18
12
1st Downs
19
17
3rd Downs
9
4
4th Downs
0
3
TOP
33:33
26:27
1st Quarter
ISU 7, BAY 0
ISU - Higgins,Jayden 18 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Contreraz,Chase kick) 4 plays, 55 yards, TOP 01:37
2nd Quarter
ISU 10, BAY 0
ISU - Contreraz,Chase 42 yd field goal 9 plays, 42 yards, TOP 04:07
ISU 17, BAY 0
ISU - Norton,Cartevious 1 yd run (Contreraz,Chase kick), 7 plays, 27 yards, TOP 02:55
ISU 17, BAY 6
BAY - Pendergrass,Dawson 8 yd run (), 7 plays, 40 yards, TOP 01:00
3rd Quarter
ISU 24, BAY 6
ISU - Norton,Cartevious 49 yd run (Contreraz,Chase kick), 7 plays, 73 yards, TOP 03:45
ISU 27, BAY 6
ISU - Contreraz,Chase 45 yd field goal 5 plays, 34 yards, TOP 02:52
ISU 27, BAY 12
BAY - Baldwin,Monaray 69 yd pass from Shapen,Blake () 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:24
4th Quarter
ISU 27, BAY 18
BAY - Pendergrass,Dawson 5 yd run (), 10 plays, 69 yards, TOP 04:56
ISU 30, BAY 18
ISU - Contreraz,Chase 25 yd field goal 12 plays, 69 yards, TOP 05:13
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
19
TD
1
YDS
238
INT
1
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