SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – A balanced passing and rushing attack helped Iowa State get a big win against Utah, 31-28, Saturday night out West.
Matt Campbell is now 62-50 at Iowa State and 97-65 overall as a head coach. Campbell’s 62 wins are the most in program history, as he passed Dan McCarney earlier this year.
The Cyclones (9-2, 6-2 Big 12) are 6-0 in night games this season, including a 3-0 record on the road and 3-0 at Jack Trice Stadium.
Iowa State won its ninth game for just the fourth time in program history and second time under Campbell. This is the first time (and second overall) that Iowa State has won nine games in the regular season since 1906.
Iowa State is now 4-1 all-time against Utah (4-7, 1-7), including a 3-0 record in games played at Utah.
The Cyclones are now 6-0 all-time in the state of Utah.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Rocco Becht
*Extended his school record streak of throwing a touchdown pass to 15-straight games.
*Moved into third in school history for wins by a quarterback with his 16th win.
*Is now in second in school history for conference wins by a quarterback with 12.
*Became the seventh player in program history to account for 50 touchdowns in a career.
*Has thrown for 41 touchdowns in his career, moving into fifth in program history.
*Surpassed 6,000 yards passing in his career, while moving into fourth in program history with 6,069 passing yards.
*Moved into seventh in program history with 732 career completions.
*Is now in fifth in program history with 6,371 career yards of total offense.
*His 18 touchdown passes this season are tied for the eighth-most in program history.
Carson Hansen
*Had multiple rushing touchdowns for the third time this season. He has now scored nine touchdowns in the last six games.
*Completed his first career pass attempt, a gain of 26 yards.
Jayden Higgins
*Went over 1,000 yards on the season, just the seventh time that has happened in program history.
*His third 150-yard receiving game of his career moves him into a tie for second in program history in 150-yard receiving games.
*Caught his 14th touchdown pass at Iowa State, moving into a tie for 10th in program history.
*Moved into ninth in program history with 1,998 career receiving yards.
*Had his seventh game of 100 yards or more at Iowa State, moving into a tie for seventh in program history with teammate Jaylin Noel.
*Has caught a pass in 24 consecutive games, the seventh-longest streak in program history.
*His 77 receptions this season are the fourth-most in program history.
*Has caught eight touchdown passes this season, tied for the sixth-most in school history.
*Tallied his fourth 100-yard receiving game of the season with a season-high 155 yards, the third-most in his Cyclone career.
Jaylin Noel
*Has caught a pass in 43 consecutive games, the second-longest streak in program history and the fourth-longest active streak in the country.
Tyler Miller
*Started his 35th game at Iowa State.
Domonique Orange
*Tied a career-high with four tackles, including 1.5 for a loss.
Tyler Onyedim
*Started his 20th game at Iowa State.
Jack Sadowsky V
*Finished with seven tackles, including his first career sack.
Malik Verdon
*Had his third game with double-digit tackles with a game-high 12 tackles.
*Recorded his first career sack.
Darrien Porter
*Appeared in his 62nd game as a Cyclone, tied with former teammate Anthony Johnson for the third-most in program history.
Kyle Konrardy
*His 17 field goals this season are tied for the fifth-most in program history and the second-most by a freshman.
Iowa State finishes the regular season next as they host Kansas State on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 6:30 PM.
