PROVO, UTAH – Iowa State got up big early on BYU and never let the Cougars into game, winning 45-13 Saturday night out west.
Iowa State built an early lead and was up big by the half against BYU in this game, with plenty of scoring by the offense. The Cyclones (6-4, 5-2 Big 12) scored early and often as QB Rocco Becht threw for two scores.
BYU (5-5 , 2-5) only managed a first quarter touchdown. Early turnovers doomed the Cougars and gave the Cyclones great field position.
Iowa State will be at home versus Texas on Saturday for a night game, televised on FOX. This is the last hoem game of the season, as the Cyclones then finish on the road at Kansas State.
TEAM NOTES
*Attendance: 60,754
*Matt Campbell is now 52-46 at Iowa State and 87-61 overall as a head coach.
*Campbell is now 37-33 against league opponents, the most league wins by an ISU coach in school history.
*Iowa State leads the all-time series with BYU 5-0, including a 3-0 record in Provo.
*Iowa State is a perfect 24-for-24 in the red zone during Big 12 play this year.
*The Cyclones have secured bowl eligibility for the sixth time in the last seven seasons.
*Iowa State has won three-straight conference road games in the same season for the first time since 1978.
*With two interceptions tonight, Iowa State now has 15 on the season, the most since having 15 in 2009.
*Iowa State’s 17 points in the first quarter were the most in a quarter this season.
*The 17 points in the first quarter were most in a quarter since scoring 21 against West Virginia in 2022.
*The Cyclones hadn’t scored 17 points in an opening quarter since scoring 28 against Kansas in 2021, while it was the most scored in the first quarter of a road game since scoring 21 in the first quarter at Texas Tech in 2011.
*Iowa State’s 31 points in the first half were the most since scoring 31 in the second half against TCU in 2021. It is also the third-most points scored in a conference road game and most since 2015 (38 at Kansas State).
*The Cyclones 45 points are tied for the seventh-most in school history in a road conference game.
*Three different Cyclones had a rushing touchdown for the first time since Kansas in 2021 and the first time with three different running backs since Texas Tech in 2013.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Rocco Becht
*Is now tied for 10th in school history with 15 passing touchdowns this season.
*His 2,121 passing yards this season are the second-most in school history by a freshman.
Abu Sama
*His 59-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter was the longest of his career and the longest rushing touchdown by ISU since Breece Hall against TCU in 2021 (80 yards).
*Tallied his first career 100-yard rushing game.
*First ISU running back with a 100-yard rushing game since Jirehl Brock against Iowa last season.
*First Cyclone freshman with a 100-yard rushing game since Breece Hall against Texas in 2021. *Tied his career high for carries with eight.
Jaylin Noel
*Made his 20th career start.
*Has caught a pass in 29-straight games, the fifth-longest streak in school history.
*His 66-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter was the longest of his career.
*Caught two touchdown passes, tying his career high (Texas – 2022).
*With five receptions, he is now in eighth in school history with 151 career receptions. (Enters with 146)
Jarrod Hufford
*Made his 30th career start and 29th straight.
Joey Petersen
*Finished with a career-high eight tackles.
Gerry Vaughn
*Has played in 60 games as a Cyclone, tying former teammate Enyi Uwazurike for the third-most games played in school history.
Caleb Bacon
*Forced the first fumble of his career, coming on a BYU kick return less than three minutes into the game. *Recorded his third sack of the season and first since having two against UNI in the season opener.
Will McLaughlin
*Picked off his second pass of the season, coming on BYU’s first play of the game.
Drew Surges
*Recovered a BYU fumble on a Cougar kick return in the first three minutes of the game, the first of his career. *Forced the first fumble of his career on the following BYU kickoff return.
Jamison Patton
*Picked off his first career pass in the fourth quarter. *Tallied a career-high five tackles.
Chase Contreraz
*His first quarter field goal was his 11th-straight made field goal.
