AMES – Iowa State fell behind early against No. 22 Kansas and a late rally wasn’t enough for the Cyclones to get a Homecoming game victory Saturday night in Jack Trice Stadium.
IOWA STATE POSTGAME NOTES
TEAM NOTES
*Attendance: 61,500
*Tonight’s game was the 14th sellout in the current configuration of Jack Trice Stadium.
*Matt Campbell is now 51-46 at Iowa State and 86-61 overall as a head coach.
*Campbell is now 36-33 against league opponents, the most league wins by an ISU coach in school history. *Campbell is 6-2 against Kansas.
*Kansas leads the all-time series 52-45-6, while ISU holds a 25-23-3 advantage in Ames.
*ISU is 44-60-6 all-time on Homecoming.
*Iowa State is 8-4 in night games at Jack Trice Stadium since 2017.
*Iowa State is a perfect 19-for-19 in the red zone during Big 12 play this year.
*The 90-yard scoring drive to open the fourth quarter was the longest scoring drive of the season for Iowa State.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Rocco Becht
*With 20 completions today, he set the school record for completions by a freshman with 162. *His fourth quarter rushing touchdown was the third of the season.
Eli Sanders
*Scored his third career rushing touchdown today.
Jaylin Noel
*Has caught a pass in 28-straight games, tied with Hakeem Butler (2016-18) for the fifth-longest streak in school history. *Completed his first career pass, a 42-yard strike to Jayden Higgins.
Tyler Miller
*Started his 20th game as a Cyclone.
Gerry Vaughn
*Started his 25th game as a Cyclone.
*Has appeared in 59 games as a Cyclone, tied for the fourth-most in school history with former teammate Chase Allen (2017-21).
Jack Sadowsky V
*Had a career-high six tackles, his third-straight week with a new career high.
Beau Freyler
*Had his third game this season, and sixth of his career, with double-digit tackles.
Blake Thompson
*Made his first career start at free safety. *Had a career-high six tackles.
Jontez Williams
*Made his first career start at cornerback.
Chase Contreraz
*Has made his last 10 field goal attempts.
Next Saturday the Cyclones hit the road to face BYU.
