Iowa State Football In-Game Notes

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Iowa State (0-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs. SEMO (1-0, 0-0 OVC)
Sept. 5, 2026 - MidAmerican Energy Field at Jack Trice Stadium (61,500) - Ames, Iowa - Noon (CT) - ESPN+ (Shawn Kenney, Todd Doxzon)

Today's Iowa State Captains
- #97 Max Baloun, #18 David Coffey, #21 Aiden Flora, #1 Jaylen Raynor, #79 Jake Taylor, #88 Isaac Terrell

Series Notes
- Iowa State and SEMO are meeting for the second time.
- ISU owns a 1-0 edge in the all-time series, having defeated the Redhawks 42-10 in the 2022 season opener.
- The Cyclones are 4-0 all-time against teams from the Ohio Valley Conference.

A Cyclone Win Would...
- Give ISU a win in the season opener for the sixth-straight season.
- Make Jimmy Rogers the 22nd head coach in school history to win his first game.
- Improve Rogers to 34-9 overall as a head coach.

Live Game Updates
- Today's Attendance: 51,802
- The start of today's game was delayed 30 minutes due to storms in the area.
- Dominic Overby had a 45-yard reception on the Cyclones' second drive of the game ... it was the longest reception of his career. (12:43 p.m.)
- Jaylen Raynor's seven-yard rush for a touchdown was his 16th career rushing touchdown. (12:47 p.m.)
- Vince Benetti's 24-yard touchdown reception was the first catch of his career. (1:10 p.m.)
- Today is the eighth game of Jaylen Raynor's career with a rushing and passing touchdown. (1:11 p.m.)
- ISU had three sacks in the first quarter of the game, matching its season high for a game from the 2025 season. (1:31 p.m.)
- Isaac Terrell is the first player to have two sacks in his Cyclone debut since Rashawn Parker in 2006 (1:37 p.m.)
- Aiden Flora's 11-yard rushing touchdown in the second quarter was third rushing touchdown of his career (1:39 p.m.)
- Beni Ngoyi's one-handed interception in the second quarter was the first pick of his career. (1:53 p.m.)
- Easton Miller's 10-yard TD reception was the first score of his career. (1:54 p.m.)
- Iowa State's first four scoring drives have all been two minutes or less. (1:58 p.m.)
- ISU finished the first half with five sacks, its most in a game since 2023 (UNI). (2:20 p.m.)
- Beau Goodwin had his first career takeaway with a fumble recovery in the third quarter ... it was forced by Drew Surges, the fourth of his career. (2:58 p.m.)
- Kyle Konrardy's first field goal attempt of the season was good from 33 yards out ... he improves to 23-for-24 from inside 40 yards in his career. (3:03 p.m.)
- Raynor's second rushing touchdown of the game gives him his third career game with multiple rushing and passing touchdowns. (3:28 p.m.)

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