Iowa State Football In-Game Notes

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Iowa State (5-2, 2-2 Big 12) vs. No. 11 BYU (7-0, 4-0 Big 12)
Oct. 25, 2025 - MidAmerican Energy Field at Jack Trice Stadium (61,500) - Ames, Iowa - 2:30 p.m. (CT) - FOX (Jason Benetti, Robert Griffin III, Alexa Landestoy)

Today's Iowa State Captains
- Rocco Becht, Caleb Bacon, Jim Bonifas, Kooper Ebel

Series Notes
- Iowa State owns a 5-0 edge in the all-time series, including 1-0 since BYU joined the Big 12 Conference in 2023.
- ISU won 45-13 in Provo in that 2023 matchup.
- Abu Sama finished with 110 yards in the 2023 game, his first career 100-yard game.

Pregame Note
- Today's Attendance: 61,500 ... today's game is ISU's fourth-straight sellout, the most consecutive games sold out in the current configuration of the stadium.
- Iowa State is 22-13 in October under Matt Campbell.
- ISU is 0-4 all-time against teams ranked No. 11 in the AP poll ... the Cyclones are 12-97-2 against Top-11 teams, but Campbell has led the Cyclones to four of the 12 wins.
- ISU's last ranked win at home came on Nov. 25, 2023 against Kansas State (42-35).

A Cyclone Win Would...
- Be ISU's sixth-straight at Jack Trice Stadium and improve the Cyclones to 10-1 at home since the start of the 2024 season.
- Give ISU a 4-0 start to the home schedule for just the sixth time in Jack Trice Stadium history (2024, 2002, 1981, 1980, 1977).
- Move Matt Campbell past Mike Leach (Texas Tech) and Gary Pinkel (Missouri) for fifth-most wins in Big 12 Conference history ... Campbell enters the game with 47 Big 12 victories.

Live Game Updates
- Rocco Becht's 75-yard pass to Brett Eskildsen on the first play of the game was the Cyclones' longest play from scrimmage this season ... coming nine seconds into the game it was the second-fastest scoring touchdown dating back to at least 1970 ... only Tom Vaughn's 87-yard kick return in 1962 against Kansas State was a faster score. (2:39)
- The TD reception for Eskildsen was his third of the season ... it was Becht's 10th touchdown pass this season and the 58th of his career. (2:46)
- Kyle Konrardy returned to action for the first time since the Arkansas State game in week 3 and connected on a 36-yard field goal in the first quarter, improving to 8-for-10 this season. (3:01)
- Will McLaughlin recorded his second career sack and first this season in the first quarter. (3:08)
- Cooper Alexander surpassed his previous career-high with two receptions in the opening quarter. (3:10)
- Carson Hansen scored on a two-yard TD run in the first quarter, his third this season and the 16th rushing TD of his career ... he had 46 yards on six carries on the drive. 3:17)
- Rocco Becht's 134 yards passing in the first quarter were the most passing of any first quarter in his career. (3:22)
- Iowa State's 17 first-quarter points are its most this season ... it is the most by ISU in a first quarter since the 2023 game against BYU. (3:31)
- McLaughlin made his second sack of the game in the second quarter ... he had one career sack entering the game. (3:39)
- Hanson has his second multi-rushing TD game of the season and the sixth of his career. (4:44)
- Iowa State's 318 first half yards were its most in a first half since 2022. (4:46)
- Carson Hansen went over his career-high of 116 with his career-long 65 yard dash in the third quarter ... it is his second career 100-yard game. (5:09)

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