Iowa State-Kansas Gameday Primer

Who: Iowa State (5-3, 4-1 Big 12) vs. No. 22 Kansas (6-2, 3-2 Big 12)
Where: MidAmerican Energy Field at Jack Trice Stadium (61,500) – Ames, Iowa
When: Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023 – 6 p.m.
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Iowa State hosts No. 22 Kansas in its 111^th Homecoming game this weekend. Matt Campbell is 4-2 at ISU on Homecoming.

INSIDE THE SERIES
Overall: Kansas leads 51-45-6
At Ames: ISU leads 25-22-3
Campbell vs. KU: 6-1

SERIES NOTE: Iowa State and Kansas will meet for the 103^rd time … ISU and KU have met every year since 1932.

BY THE NUMBERS
5 – Five straight games with an interception for the Cyclones … ISU has 10 interceptions in those five games … the Cyclones have 13 interceptions this season, the most in the Campbell era.

6 – Iowa State has allowed just six sacks through eight games … last season at this time, ISU had allowed 15 sacks … the Cyclones have yet to allow a sack at home this season.

15 – Consecutive trips into the red zone for Iowa State that resulted in points (nine TDs-6 FGs).

18.3 – Jayden Higgins is averaging 18.3 yards per reception, the most by a Cyclone (min. 15 receptions) since Tarique Milton (20.9) in 2019.

TURN 'EM OVER
Iowa State owns a +7 turnover margin, good for 13^th nationally and third in the Big 12 Conference … five-straight games with an interceptions is the first time for ISU since 2018 … last week, Carson Willich caused and Joey Petersen recovered the first fumble of the season for the Cyclones.

Defense makes stop against Baylor

EIGHT STRAIGHT
Rocco Becht has tossed a TD pass in his first eight games as a starter, tied for the second-longest streak to start a career for ISU since Todd Bandhauer in 1996.

THE JACK AT NIGHT
Since 2017, Iowa State is 8-3 in night games at Jack Trice Stadium … the game is sold out, the 14^th sellout since the stadium was expanded to 61,500 capacity in 2015.

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Players Mentioned

Rocco Becht

Jayden Higgins

Joey Petersen

Carson Willich

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