2012 Iowa State Cyclones football team - 2011 Torneo Clausura (Primera B de Chile)

American college football season

2012 Iowa State Cyclones football
Liberty Bowl, L 17–31 vs. Tulsa
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2012 record	6–7 (3–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Paul Rhoads (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Courtney Messingham (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread, zone read
Defensive coordinator	Wally Burnham (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Jack Trice Stadium. (Capacity: 55,000)
Seasons← 2011 2013 →

2012 Big 12 Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No.12 Kansas State $+		8	–	1					11	–	2
No.15 Oklahoma +		8	–	1					10	–	3
No.19 Texas		5	–	4					9	–	4
Oklahoma State		5	–	4					8	–	5
Baylor		4	–	5					8	–	5
TCU		4	–	5					7	–	6
Texas Tech		4	–	5					8	–	5
West Virginia		4	–	5					7	–	6
Iowa State		3	–	6					6	–	7
Kansas		0	–	9					1	–	11
$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Iowa State Cyclones football teamrepresented Iowa State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cyclones were led by fourth-year head coach Paul Rhoads and played their home games at Jack Trice Stadium. They were a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 3–6 in Big 12 play, to finish in ninth place. They were invited to the Liberty Bowl, where they lost to Tulsa, whom they had defeated in the opening game of the season.

• 1 Personnel
  • 1.1 Coaching staff
• 2 Schedule
• 3 Game summaries
  • 3.1 Game 1: vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane
  • 3.2 Game 2: at Iowa Hawkeyes
  • 3.3 Game 3: vs. Western Illinois Leathernecks
  • 3.4 Game 4: vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders
  • 3.5 Game 5: at TCU Horned Frogs
  • 3.6 Game 6: vs. Kansas State
  • 3.7 Game 7: at Oklahoma State Cowboys
  • 3.8 Game 8: vs. Baylor Bears
  • 3.9 Game 9: vs. Oklahoma Sooners
  • 3.10 Game 10: at Texas Longhorns
  • 3.11 Game 11: at Kansas Jayhawks
  • 3.12 Game 12: vs. West Virginia Mountaineers
  • 3.13 Game 13: vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane
• 4 Rankings
• 5 References

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at. Iowa State	Alma Mater
Paul Rhoads	Head Coach	4	Missouri Western (1989)
Wally Burnham	Defensive Coordinator /Linebackers	4	Samford (1963)
Courtney Messingham	Offensive Coordinator /Quarterbacks	4	Northern Iowa (1990)
Kenith Pope	Running Backs	4	Oklahoma (1976)
Troy Douglas	Defensive Backs	1	Appalachian State (1986)
Luke Wells	Tight Ends	4	Oklahoma (2001)
Todd Sturdy	Wide Receivers, Passing Game Coordinator	2	St. Ambrose (1990)
Curtis Bray	Defensive Line	4	Pittsburgh (1992)
Bill Bleil	Assistant Head Coach /Offensive Line Coach	4	Northwestern College (1981)
Reference:

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	2:30 p.m.	Tulsa *	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FSN	W 38–23	54,931
September 8	2:30 p.m.	at Iowa *	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy )	BTN	W 9–6	70,585
September 15	7:00 p.m.	Western Illinois *	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	CYtv	W 37–3	55,783
September 29	6:00 p.m.	Texas Tech	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FCS Central	L 13–24	54,149
October 6	2:30 p.m.	at No. 13 TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FSN	W 37–23	42,152
October 13	11:00 a.m.	No. 5 Kansas State	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry )	FX	L 21–27	56,800
October 20	11:00 a.m.	at Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FX	L 10–31	57,019
October 27	6:00 p.m.	Baylor	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FSN	W 35–21	54,877
November 3	11:00 a.m.	No. 12 Oklahoma	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	ABC	L 20–35	56,585
November 10	11:00 a.m.	at No. 17 Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	LHN *	L 7–33	100,018
November 17	6:00 p.m.	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FSN	W 51–23	41,608
November 23	2:30 p.m.	West Virginia	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	ABC	L 24–31	53,792
December 31	2:30 p.m.	vs. Tulsa*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl )	ESPN	L 17–31	53,687
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

*Game shown on ABC stations in Iowa.

Game 1: vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Game One: Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	16	0	0	7	23
Cyclones	7	17	7	7	38

at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA

• Date: September 1
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 85° • Wind: SE 5–10 • Weather: overcast
• Game attendance: 54,931
• Referee: Referee: Rick Loumiet • Umpire: Rick Podraza • Linesman: Bill Scott • Line judge: Keith Garmond • Back judge: Donnie Aultman • Field judge: Jason Lede • Side judge: Bill Stimmel • Scorer: Shuey/Pope
• TV announcers (FSN ): Mark Followill (Play-by-Play) Gary Reasons (Color)

Game information

First quarter ISU – 07:51 Josh Lenz 43 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 7–0) TUL - 06:39 Safety (ISU 7–2) TUL – 02:31 Ja'Terian Douglas 1 yd run, Cody Green pass to Thomas Roberson good (TUL 10–7) TUL – 04:30 Thomas Roberson 6 yd pass from Cody Green, Daniel Schwarz XP blocked (TUL 16–7) Second quarter ISU – 11:55 Steele Jantz 5 yd run, Edwin Arceo XP good (TUL 16–14) ISU – 09:18 Ernst Brun Jr. 7 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 21–16) ISU - 00:00 Edwin Arceo 30 yd field goal good (ISU 24–16) Third quarter ISU – 05:08 James White 6 yd run, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 31–16) Fourth quarter TUL – 04:30 Keyarris Garrett 4 yd pass from Cody Green, Daniel Schwarz XP good (ISU 31–23) ISU – 00:40 Shontrelle Johnson 5 yd run, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 38–23) Top passers TUL – Cody Green 23/49, 198 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT ISU – Steele Jantz 32/45, 281 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers TUL – Trey Watts 10 attempts, 125 yards ISU – Shontrelle Johnson 18 attempts, 120 yards, 1 TD Top receivers TUL – Bryan Burnham 9 receptions, 90 yards ISU – Josh Lenz 8 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD Top tacklers TUL – Marco Nelson 13 tackles ISU – Jake Knott 11 tackles

Game 2: at Iowa Hawkeyes

Game Two: Iowa State Cyclones at Iowa Hawkeyes – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	6	3	0	0	9
Hawkeyes	3	0	0	3	6

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA

• Date: September 8
• Game time: 2:42 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 69° • Wind: WNW 7 • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 70,585
• Referee: Referee: Tom Walker • Umpire: John Mascarello • Linesman: Bradford Edward • Line judge: David Oliver • Back judge: Brad Van Vark • Field judge: Scott Gaines • Side judge: Anthony Flemmin
• TV announcers (BTN ): Kevin Kugler (Play-by-play), Chuck Long (Color), Chris Martin (Color) Jon Jansen (Sideline)

Game information

First quarter ISU – 09:55 Aaron Horne 5 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Edwin Arceo XP no good (ISU 6–0) IOWA - 04:49 Mike Meyer 23 yd field goal good (ISU 6–3) Second quarter ISU - 11:13 Edwin Arceo 22 yd field goal good (ISU 9–3) Fourth quarter IOWA - 14:06 Mike Meyer 21 yd field goal good (ISU 9–6) Top passers ISU – Steele Jantz 24/36, 241 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT IOWA – James Vanderberg 20/42, 236 yards, 2 INT Top rushers ISU – Steele Jantz 14 attempts, 40 yards IOWA – Damon Bullock 22 attempts, 53 yards Top receivers ISU – Aaron Horne 6 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD IOWA – Keenan Davis 4 receptions, 75 yards Top tacklers ISU – Durrell Givens 9 tackles IOWA – Anthony Hitchens 19 tackles

Game 3: vs. Western Illinois Leathernecks

Game Three: Western Illinois Leathernecks vs Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	0	0	0	3	3
Cyclones	14	7	10	6	37

at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA

• Date: September 15
• Game time: 7:01 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 76° • Wind: SW 0-5 • Weather: Clear
• Game attendance: 55,783
• Referee: Referee: Cooper Castleberry • Umpire: Matt Richards • Linesman: Andy Warner • Line judge: Mark Stewart • Back judge: Joel Wetzel • Field judge: Tom Bessant • Side judge: Dave Curschman • Scorer: Shuey/Pope

Game information

First quarter ISU – 13:10 James White 56 yd run, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 7–0) ISU – 09:34 Chris Young 16 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 14–0) Second quarter ISU – 00:56 Chris Young 5 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 21–0) Third quarter ISU – 12:27 Aaron Horne 22 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 28–0) ISU - 04:17 Edwin Arceo 49 yd field goal good (ISU 31–0) Fourth quarter WIU - 14:09 Pat Smith 26 yd field goal good (ISU 31–3) ISU – 01:49 Rob Standard 1 yd run, Brett Bueker pass failed (ISU 37–3) Top passers WIU – Josh Hudson 9/18, 73 yards ISU – Steele Jantz 19/26, 209 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Top rushers WIU – Nikko Watson 17 attempts, 76 yards ISU – James White 5 attempts, 72 yards, 1 TD Top receivers WIU – Justin Morgan 4 receptions, 32 yards ISU – Chris Young 7 receptions, 86 yards, 2 TD Top tacklers WIU – J. J. Raffelson 8 tackles ISU – Jeremiah George 9 tackles

Game 4: vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders

Game Four: Texas Tech Red Raiders at Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	0	7	7	10	24
Cyclones	7	0	6	0	13

at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA

• Date: September 29
• Game time: 6:06 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 79° • Wind: NW 0-5 • Weather: Clear
• Game attendance: 54,149
• Referee: Referee: Mike Defee • Umpire: Robert Richeson • Linesman: Al Green • Line judge: Walt Coleman • Back judge: Dax Hill • Field judge: Mike Cuttone • Side judge: Eugene Hall • Scorer: Shuey/Pope
• TV announcers (FCS Central ): Mike Gleason (Play-by-play), Dave Lapham (Color) (Sideline)

Game information

First quarter ISU – 01:42 A. J. Klein 86 yd interception return, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 7–0) Second quarter TTU – 01:32 Grant Jakeem 11 yd pass from Seth Doege, Ryan Bustin XP good (Tied 7–7) Third quarter ISU – 04:26 Ernst Brun 5 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Edwin Arceo XP no good (ISU 13–7) TTU – 01:01 Darrin Moore 4 yd pass from Seth Doege, Ryan Bustin XP good (TTU 14–13) Fourth quarter TTU – 01:01 Darrin Moore 4 yd pass from Seth Doege, Ryan Bustin XP good (TTU 21–13) TTU - 02:20 Ryan Bustin 39 yd field goal good (TTU 24–13) Top passers TTU – Seth Doege 30/46, 331 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT ISU – Steele Jantz 10/20, 73 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT Top rushers TTU – Kenny Williams 15 attempts, 80 yards ISU – James White 9 attempts, 57 yards Top receivers TTU – Eric Ward 9 receptions, 122 yards, 1 TD ISU – James White 4 receptions, 30 yards Top tacklers TTU – Will Smith 7 tackles ISU – Jacques Washington 12 tackles

Game 5: at TCU Horned Frogs

Game Five: Iowa State Cyclones at TCU Horned Frogs – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	16	0	7	14	37
Horned Frogs	7	3	10	3	23

at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX

• Date: October 6
• Game time: 2:36 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 53° • Wind: N 14 • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 42,152
• Referee: Referee: Randy Christal • Umpire: Jim Adams • Linesman: Cal McNeill • Line judge: Kelly Deterding • Back judge: Terry Jones • Field judge: Joe Blubaugh • Side judge: Freeman Johns • Scorer: Ben Dobson
• TV announcers (FSN ): Mike Morgan (Play-by-play), J. C. Pearson (Color) Laura McKeeman (Sideline)

Game information

First quarter ISU – 13:48 Josh Lenz 51 yd pass from Jared Barnett, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 7–0) ISU – 09:38 Edwin Arceo 46 yd field goal good (ISU 10–0) TCU – 01:50 Aundre Dean 7 yd pass from Trevone Boykin, Jaden Oberkrom XP good (ISU 10–7) ISU – 01:07 Josh Lenz 74 yd pass from Jared Barnett, Edwin Arceo XP no good (ISU 16–7) Second quarter TCU – 01:14 Jaden Oberkrom 38 yd field goal good (ISU 16–10) Third quarter ISU – 10:24 Josh Lenz 1 yd pass from Jared Barnett, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 23–10) TCU – 08:20 Laderice Sanders 1 yd run, Jaden Oberkrom XP good (ISU 23–17) TCU – 02:36 Jaden Oberkrom 50 yd field goal good (ISU 23–20) Fourth quarter ISU – 13:33 Ernst Brun 15 yd pass from Jared Barnett, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 30–20) TCU – 09:51 Jaden Oberkrom 39 yd field goal good (ISU 30–23) ISU – 07:51 David Irving 20 yd interception return, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 37–23) Top passers ISU – Jared Barnett 12/21, 183 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT TCU – Trevone Boykin 23/40, 270 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT Top rushers ISU – James White 11 attempts, 53 yards TCU – B. J. Catalon 13 attempts, 86 yards Top receivers ISU – Josh Lenz 5 receptions, 147 yards, 3 TD TCU – Brandon Carter 6 receptions, 94 yards Top tacklers ISU – Jake Knott 13 tackles TCU – Sam Carter 8 tackles

Game 6: vs. Kansas State

Game Six: Kansas State Wildcats at Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	14	7	3	27
Cyclones	0	14	0	7	21

at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA

• Date: October 13
• Game time: 11:06 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 61° • Wind: S 10–15 • Weather: Overcast, mist
• Game attendance: 56,800
• Referee: Referee: Reggie Smith • Umpire: Robert Richeson • Linesman: Mike Moeller • Line judge: Kevin Vicknair • Back judge: Corey Luxner • Field judge: Jack G. Taylor III • Side judge: Tim Murray • Scorer: Shuey/Pope
• TV announcers (FX ): Justin Kutcher (Play-by-play), Eric Crouch (Color), Darius Walker (Sideline)

Game information

First quarter KSU – 06:58 Anthony Cantele 41 yd field goal good (KSU 3–0) Second quarter ISU – 14:58 Shontrelle Johnson 2 yd pass from Jared Barnett, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 7–3) KSU – 08:18 Collin Klein 2 yd run, Anthony Cantele XP good (KSU 10–7) ISU – 02:27 Ernst Brun 30 yd pass from Jared Barnett, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 14–10) KSU – 00:49 Collin Klein 6 yd run, Anthony Cantele XP good (KSU 17–14) Third quarter KSU – 01:33 Collin Klein 12 yd run, Anthony Cantele XP good (KSU 24–14) Fourth quarter ISU – 12:34 Jeff Woody 2 yd run, Edwin Arceo XP good (KSU 24–21) KSU – 04:24 Anthony Cantele 25 yd field goal good (KSU 27–21) Top passers KSU – Collin Klein 16/24, 187 yards ISU – Jared Barnett 16/36, 166 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers KSU – Collin Klein 25 attempts, 105 yards, 3 TD ISU – Jared Barnett 8 attempts, 35 yards Top receivers KSU – Tyler Lockett 2 receptions, 55 yards ISU – Aaron Horne 7 receptions, 84 yards Top tacklers KSU – Randall Evans 9 tackles ISU – Jake Knott 13 tackles

Game 7: at Oklahoma State Cowboys

Game Seven: Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma State Cowboys – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	10	0	0	0	10
Cowboys	7	10	7	7	31

at Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK

• Date: October 20
• Game time: CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 66° • Wind: S 8 • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 57,019
• Referee: Referee: Scott Novak • Umpire: Kevin Matthews • Linesman: Doug Moore • Line judge: Frank LeBlanc • Back judge: Lyndon Nixon • Field judge: Nick Lave • Side judge: Shane Standley
• TV announcers (FX): Justin Kutcher (Play-by-play), Eric Crouch (Color), Darius Walker (Sideline)

Game information

First quarter ISU – 12:17 Jeff Woody 2 yd pass from Jared Barnett, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 7–0) OSU – 05:53 Joseph Randle 4 yd run, Quinn Sharp XP good (Tied 7–7) ISU – 03:17 Edwin Arceo 41 yd field goal good (ISU 10–7) Second quarter OSU – 14:28 Quinn Sharp 20 yd field goal good (Tied 10–10) OSU – 12:52 Charlie Moore 74 yd pass from J. W. Walsh, Quinn Sharp XP good (OSU 17–10) Third quarter OSU – 09:32 Joseph Randle 12 yd run, Quinn Sharp XP good (OSU 24–10) Fourth quarter OSU – 10:09 J. W. Walsh 3 yd run, Quinn Sharp XP good (OSU 31–10) Top passers ISU – Jared Barnett 19/39, 206 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT OSU – J. W. Walsh 32/47, 415 yards, 1 TD Top rushers ISU – Jared Barnett 6 attempts, 49 yards OSU – Joseph Randle 24 attempts, 151 yards, 2 TD Top receivers ISU – Aaron Horne 8 receptions, 75 yards OSU – Charlie Moore 8 receptions, 129 yards, 1 TD Top tacklers ISU – Durrell Givens 12 tackles OSU – Caleb Lavey 6 tackles

Game 8: vs. Baylor Bears

Game Eight: Baylor Bears at Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	7	0	7	21
Cyclones	7	14	7	7	35

at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA

• Date: October 27
• Game time: 6:06 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 40° • Wind: E 0–5 • Weather: Mostly Clear
• Game attendance: 54,877
• Referee: Referee: Rick Loumiet • Umpire: Rick Podraza • Linesman: Bill Scott • Line judge: Keith Garmond • Back judge: Donnie Aultman • Field judge: Jason Ledet • Side judge: Mike Contreraz • Scorer: Shuey/Pope
• TV announcers (FSN): Mike Morgan (Play-by-play), J. C. Pearson (Color), Laura McKeeman (Sideline)

Game information

First quarter BAY – 05:20 Jarred Salubi 2 yd run, Aaron Jones XP good (Bay 7–0) ISU – 12:17 Jarvis West 23 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Edwin Arceo XP good (Tied 7–7) Second quarter BAY – 14:53 Tevin Reese 49 yd pass from Nick Florence, Aaron Jones XP good (BAY 14–7) ISU – 08:49 Albert Gary 36 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Edwin Arceo XP good (Tied 14–14) ISU – 00:27 Jarvis West 7 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 21–14) Third quarter ISU – 04:16 Jeff Woody 8 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 28–14) Fourth quarter ISU – 08:37 Jarvis West 22 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 35–14) BAY – 06:14 Lanear Sampson 3 yd pass from Nick Florence, Aaron Jones XP good (ISU 35–21) Top passers BAY – Nick Florence 31/51, 426 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT ISU – Steele Jantz 36/52, 381 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT Top rushers BAY – Lache Seastrunk 7 attempts, 30 yards ISU – Shontrelle Johnson 16 attempts, 73 yards Top receivers BAY – Terrance Williams 13 receptions, 190 yards ISU – Jarvis West 7 receptions, 99 yards, 3 TD Top tacklers BAY – Sam Holl 13 tackles ISU – A. J. Klein 13 tackles

Game 9: vs. Oklahoma Sooners

Game Nine: Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sooners	0	14	14	7	35
Cyclones	0	6	7	7	20

at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA

• Date: November 3
• Game time: 11:07 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 45° • Wind: NNE 0–5 • Weather: mostly sunny
• Game attendance: 56,585
• Referee: Referee: Tom Walker • Umpire: Scott Teifer • Linesman: Al Green • Line judge: David Oliver • Back judge: Terry White • Field judge: Scott Gaines • Side judge: Tony Flemming • Scorer: Shuey/Pope
• TV announcers (ABC): Mike Patrick (Play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (Color) Jeannine Edwards (Sideline)

Game information

Second quarter OU – 10:00 Sterling Shepard 20 yd pass from Landry Jones, Michael Hunnicutt XP good (OU 7–0) ISU – 04:10 Edwin Arceo 27 yd field goal (OU 7–3) ISU – 01:04 Edwin Arceo 51 yd field goal (OU 7–6) OU – 00:14 Kenny Stills 21 yd pass from Landry Jones, Michael Hunnicutt XP good (OU 14–6) Second quarter OU – 08:52 Justin Brown 20 yd pass from Landry Jones, Michael Hunnicutt XP good (OU 21–6) ISU – 05:49 Jarvis West 19 yd run, Edwin Arceo XP good (OU 21–13) OU – 02:04 Brennan Clay 18 yd run, Michael Hunnicutt XP good (OU 28–13) Fourth quarter OU – 10:59 Kenny Stills 31 yd pass from Landry Jones, Michael Hunnicutt XP good (OU 35–13) ISU – 06:32 Shontrelle Johnson 2 yd run, Edwin Arceo XP good (OU 35–20) Top passers OU – Landry Jones 32/45, 405 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT ISU – Steele Jantz 13/25, 177 yards Top rushers OU – Brennan Clay 24 attempts, 157 yards, 1 TD ISU – Shontrelle Johnson 7 attempts, 28 yards, 1 TD Top receivers OU – Justin Brown 7 receptions, 107 yards, 1 TD ISU – Quenton Bundrage 4 receptions, 44 yards Top tacklers OU – Tony Jefferson 9 tackles ISU – Jeremiah George 17 tackles

Game 10: at Texas Longhorns

Game Ten: Iowa State Cyclones at Texas Longhorns – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	0	7	0	0	7
Longhorns	14	6	3	10	33

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX

• Date: November 10
• Game time: 11:08 a.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 78° • Wind: S 15–20 • Weather: partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 100,018
• Referee: Referee: Greg Burks • Umpire: Jim Adams • Linesman: George Gusman • Line judge: Kevin Mar • Back judge: Brian Ernest • Field judge: Scott Gaines • Side judge: Tony Flemming • Scorer: Shuey/Pope
• TV announcers (Longhorn Network /ABC ): Mark Neely (Play–by–play), Ray Bentley (Color) Kaylee Hartung (Sideline) (ABC); Mike Patrick (Play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (color) Jeannine Edwards (Sideline) (Longhorn Network)

Game information

First quarter UT – 04:34 Johnathan Gray 5 yd run, Anthony Fera XP good (UT 7–0) UT – 03:23 Mike Davis 61 yd pass from David Ash, Anthony Fera XP good (UT 14–0) Second quarter UT – 02:53 Barrett Matthews 3 yd pass from David Ash, Anthony Fera XP no good (UT 20–0) ISU – 00:41 Quenton Bundrage 14 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Edwin Arceo XP good (UT 20–7) Third quarter UT – 10:31 Nick Jordan 37 yd field goal (UT 23–7) Fourth quarter UT – 12:32 Johnathan Gray 13 yd run, Nick Jordan XP good (UT 30–7) UT – 01:23 Nick Jordan 25 yd field goal (UT 33–7) Top passers ISU – Steele Jantz 15/29, 133 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT UT – David Ash 25/31, 364 yards, 2 TD Top rushers ISU – Shontrelle Johnson 9 attempts, 57 yards UT – Joe Bergeron 12 attempts, 86 yards Top receivers ISU – Chris Young 1 reception, 23 yards UT – Jaxon Shipley 8 receptions, 137 yards Top tacklers ISU – Durrell Givens 11 tackles UT – Alex Okafor 9 tackles

Game 11: at Kansas Jayhawks

Game Eleven: Iowa State Cyclones at Kansas Jayhawks – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	10	28	3	10	51
Jayhawks	7	10	0	6	23

at Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS

• Date: November 17
• Game time: 6:06 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 52° • Wind: SSE 11 • Weather: clear
• Game attendance: 41,608
• Referee: Referee: Dan Romeo • Umpire: Scott Teifer • Linesman: Rick Smith • Line judge: Mark Bovos • Back judge: Terry White • Field judge: Bobby Bernard • Side judge: Criag Faulkner • Scorer: Beau White
• TV announcers (FSN): Steve Physioc (Play-by-play), J. C. Pearson (Color) Laura McKeeman (Sideline)

Game information

First quarter ISU – 10:18 Edwin Arceo 37 yd field goal (ISU 3–0) KU – 04:22 Taylor Cox 2 yd run, Nick Prolago XP good (KU 7–3) ISU – 00:36 Jeff Woody 11 yd run, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 10–7) Second quarter KU – 14:50 Tony Pierson 55 yd run, Nick Prolago XP good (KU 14–10) ISU – 11:23 Albert Gary 11 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 17–14) ISU – 08:41 Aaron Horne 30 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 24–14) ISU – 03:33 Sam B. Richardson 1 yd run, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 31–14) ISU – 01:01 Ernst Brun 20 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 38–14) KU – 00:00 Nick Prolago 21 yd field goal (ISU 38–17) Third quarter ISU – 01:35 Edwin Arceo 51 yd field goal (ISU 41–17) Fourth quarter KU – 14:19 Tony Pierson 37 yd pass from Dayne Crist, Michael Cummings pass intercepted (ISU 41–24) ISU – 12:12 Josh Lenz 14 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 48–24) ISU – 08:19 Edwin Arceo 47 yd field goal (ISU 51–24) Top passers ISU – Sam B. Richardson 23/27, 250 yards, 4 TD KU – Dayne Crist 9/20, 156 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers ISU – Jeff Woody 9 attempts, 89 yards, 1 TD KU – James Sims 20 attempts, 81 yards Top receivers ISU – Josh Lenz 6 reception, 78 yards, 1 TD KU – Jimmay Mundine 3 receptions, 63 yards Top tacklers ISU – Willie Scott 8 tackles KU – Ben Heeney 13 tackles

Game 12: vs. West Virginia Mountaineers

Game Twelve: West Virginia Mountaineers at Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	3	14	3	11	31
Cyclones	0	14	7	3	24

at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA

• Date: November 23
• Game time: 2:36 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 32° • Wind: NW 15 • Weather: clear
• Game attendance: 53,792
• Referee: Referee: Reggie Smith • Umpire: Michael Cooper • Linesman: Mike Moeller • Line judge: Kevin Vicknair • Back judge: Donnie Aultman • Field judge: Jack G. Taylor III • Side judge: Tim Murray • Scorer: Shuey/Pope
• TV announcers (ABC): Dave Lamont (Play-by-play) Kelly Stouffer (Color)

Game information

First quarter WVU – 09:58 Tyler Bitancurt 42 yd field goal (WVU 3–0) Second quarter WVU – 10:34 Shawne Alston 1 yd run, Tyler Bitancurt XP good (WVU 10–0) ISU – 07:57 Jerome Tiller 8 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Edwin Arceo XP good (WVU 10–7) WVU – 04:10 Stedman Bailey 6 yd pass from Geno Smith, Tyler Bitancurt XP good (WVU 17–7) ISU – 00:18 Josh Lenz 18 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Edwin Arceo XP good (WVU 17–14) Third quarter WVU – 07:26 Tyler Bitancurt 44 yd field goal (WVU 20–14) ISU – 04:56 Quenton Bundrage 35 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 21–20) Fourth quarter WVU – 09:35 Tyler Bitancurt 35 yd field goal (WVU 23–20) ISU – 06:42 Edwin Arceo 49 yd field goal (ISU 24–23) WVU – 06:31 Tavon Austin 75 yd pass from Geno Smith, Tavon Austin rush (WVU 31–24) Top passers WVU – Geno Smith 22/31, 236 yards, 2 TD ISU – Sam B. Richardson 13/31, 162 yards, 3 TD Top rushers WVU – Shawne Alston 19 attempts, 130 yards, 1 TD ISU – Sam B. Richardson 18 attempts, 119 yards Top receivers WVU – Tavon Austin 6 receptions, 99 yards, 1 TD ISU – Josh Lenz 4 reception, 48 yards, 1 TD Top tacklers WVU – Karl Joseph 13 tackles ISU – A. J. Klein 14 tackles

Game 13: vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Game Thirteen: Iowa State Cyclones vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	17	0	0	0	17
Golden Hurricane	7	14	7	3	31

at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, TN

• Date: December 31
• Game time: 2:37 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 47° • Wind: S 10 • Weather: cloudy
• Game attendance: 53,687
• Referee: Referee: Alan Eck • Umpire: Roscoe Meisenheimer • Linesman: Tim Croley • Line judge: Marc Bovos • Back judge: Chris Alston • Field judge: Nick Lave • Side judge: Fulton Carson • Scorer: UM Statcrew
• TV announcers (ESPN ): Mark Jones (Play-by-play), Brock Huard (Color) Jessica Mendoza (Sideline)

Game information

First quarter ISU – 10:47 Edwin Arceo 33 yd field goal (ISU 3–0) ISU – 07:44 Jeremy Reeves 31 yd interception return, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 10–0) TUL – 04:47 Alex Singleton 2 yd run, Daniel Schwarz XP good (ISU 10–7) ISU – 03:46 Ernst Brun 69 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Edwin Arceo XP good (ISU 17–7) Second quarter TUL – 14:33 Cody Green 8 yd run, Daniel Schwarz XP good (ISU 17–14) TUL – 11:10 Alex Singleton 2 yd run, Daniel Schwarz XP good (TUL 21–17) Third quarter TUL – 01:50 Alex Singleton 1 yd run, Daniel Schwarz XP good (TUL 28–17) Fourth quarter TUL – 12:49 Daniel Schwarz 40 yd field goal (TUL 31–17) Top passers ISU – Sam B. Richardson 10/21, 129 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT TUL – Cody Green 11/23, 93 yards, 1 INT Top rushers ISU – Sam B. Richardson 10 attempts, 46 yards TUL – Trey Watts 25 attempts, 149 yards Top receivers ISU – Ernst Brun 4 reception, 102 yards, 1 TD TUL – Thomas Roberson 2 receptions, 35 yards Top tacklers ISU – A. J. Klein 19 tackles TUL – Shawn Jackson 9 tackles

In the preseason USA Today Coaches' Poll and Associated Press Top 25 Poll Iowa State didn't receive any points. In the week one (September 2) coaches poll Iowa State was ranked T–40th receiving 10 points. In the week one (September 2) AP poll Iowa State was ranked T–38th with 3 points. In the week two (September 9) coaches poll Iowa State was ranked 40th receiving 10 points. In the week two (September 9) AP poll Iowa State was ranked T–39th with 5 points. In the week three (September 16) coaches poll Iowa State was ranked T–31st receiving 29 points. In the week three (September 16) AP poll Iowa State was ranked 33rd with 15 points. In the week four (September 23) coaches poll Iowa State was ranked 29th receiving 45 points. In the week four (September 23) AP poll Iowa State was ranked 32nd with 16 points. In the week five (September 30) coaches poll Iowa State was not ranked and didn't receive any votes. In the week five (September 30) AP poll Iowa State was ranked T–38th with 3 points. In the week six (October 7) coaches poll Iowa State was ranked 25th receiving 73 points. In the week six (October 7) AP poll Iowa State was ranked 28th with 54 points.

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Ranking movements. Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. () = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	25	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Harris	Not released						25	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released
BCS	Not released							24	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released