2024 Iowa State Cyclones football team

2024 Iowa State Cyclones football
2024 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
AP	No. 21
Record	2–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Matt Campbell (9th season);
Offensive coordinator	Taylor Mouser (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Jon Heacock (9th season)
Base defense	3-high safety
Home stadium	Jack Trice Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Big 12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Arizona State	0	–	0	3	–	0
No. 14 Kansas State	0	–	0	3	–	0
BYU	0	–	0	2	–	0
No. 21 Iowa State	0	–	0	2	–	0
No. 13 Oklahoma State	0	–	0	2	–	0
TCU	0	–	0	2	–	0
UCF	0	–	0	2	–	0
No. 12 Utah	0	–	0	2	–	0
No. 20 Arizona	0	–	0	2	–	1
Baylor	0	–	0	1	–	1
Cincinnati	0	–	0	1	–	1
Colorado	0	–	0	1	–	1
Texas Tech	0	–	0	1	–	1
West Virginia	0	–	0	1	–	1
Kansas	0	–	0	1	–	2
Houston	0	–	0	0	–	2
Championship: December 7, 2024
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of September 14, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Iowa State Cyclones football team represents Iowa State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by Matt Campbell in his ninth year as their head coach. The Cyclones play home games at Jack Trice Stadium located in Ames, Iowa.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	2:30 p.m.	No. 24 (FCS) North Dakota*		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FS1	W 21–3	56,148
September 7	2:30 p.m.	at No. 21 Iowa*		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	CBS	W 20–19	69,250
September 21	1:00 p.m.	Arkansas State*	No. 21	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	ESPN+
September 28		at Houston		TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	TBA
October 5		Baylor		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	TBA
October 12		at West Virginia		Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV	TBA
October 19		UCF		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	TBA
November 2		Texas Tech		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	TBA
November 9		at Kansas		Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO	TBA
November 16		Cincinnati		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	TBA
November 23		at Utah		Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	TBA
November 30		Kansas State		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)	TBA
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after October 30) - Released prior to game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

vs No. 24 (FCS) North Dakota

No. 24 (FCS) North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0–0) vs Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 (FCS) Fighting Hawks	0	3	0	0	3
Cyclones	7	7	0	7	21

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA

Date: August 31, 2024
Game time: 2:30 p.m.
Game weather: clear, 82 °F (28 °C), SW 9 MPH
Game attendance: 56,148
Referee: Mike McCabe
TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter

(14:22) ISU - Higgins,Jayden 21 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Konrardy,Kyle kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:38; ISU 7–0)

Second Quarter

(3:00) UND – Elrichs,CJ 26 yd field goal (Drive: 23 plays, 88 yards, 12:24; ISU 7–3)
(0:48) ISU - Noel,Jaylin 14 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Konrardy,Kyle kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:12; ISU 14–3)

Fourth Quarter

(12:33) ISU - ISU - Becht,Rocco 2 yd run (Konrardy,Kyle kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 96 yards, 6:54; ISU 21–3)

Statistics	UND	ISU
First downs	20	18
Total yards	295	353
Rushing yards	174	86
Passing yards	121	267
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–30–1	20–26–0
Time of possession	37:51	22:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota	Passing	Simon Romfo	17–30, 121 yds, INT
	Rushing	Isaiah Smith	12 car, 50 yds
	Receiving	Bo Belquist	6 rec, 43 yds
Iowa State	Passing	Rocco Becht	20–26, 267 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Abu Sama	5 car, 36 yds
	Receiving	Jaylin Noel	8 rec, 135 yds, TD

at No. 21 Iowa

Iowa State Cyclones (1–0) at No. 21 Iowa Hawkeyes (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	0	0	14	6	20
No. 21 Hawkeyes	7	6	6	0	19

at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA

Date: September 7, 2024
Game time: 2:30 p.m.
Game weather: sunny, 66 °F (19 °C), N 10 mph
Referee: Kevin Mar
TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), and Jenny Dell (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter

(6:29) UI - Johnson,Kaleb 27 yd run (Stevens,Drew kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 43 yards, 0:45; UI 7–0)

Second Quarter

(13:38) UI - Stevens,Drew 23 yd field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 7 yards, 2:13; UI 10–0)
(01:11) UI - Stevens,Drew 21 yd field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 1:46; UI 13–0)

Third Quarter

(8:48) ISU - Higgins,Jayden 3 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Konrardy,Kyle kick)(Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:32; UI 13–7)
(4:47) UI - Johnson,Kaleb 3 yd run (McNamara,Cade pass attempt failed) (Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:55; UI 19–7)
(4:36) ISU - Noel,Jaylin 75 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Konrardy,Kyle kick) (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11; UI 19–14)

Fourth Quarter

(11:32) ISU - Konrardy,Kyle 46 yd field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:59; UI 19–7)
(00:06) ISU - Konrardy,Kyle 54 yd field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 0:28; ISU 20–19)

Statistics	ISU	IOWA
First downs	15	16
Total yards	361	303
Rushing yards	89	204
Passing yards	272	99
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–36–1	13–29–2
Time of possession	30:10	29:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa State	Passing	Rocco Becht	23–35, 272 yds, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Abu Sama	17 car, 58 yds
	Receiving	Jaylin Noel	5 rec, 133 yds, TD
Iowa	Passing	Cade McNamara	13–29, 99 yds, 2 INT
	Rushing	Kaleb Johnson	25 car, 187 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jacob Gill	4 rec, 47 yds

vs Arkansas State

Arkansas State Red Wolves (0–0) vs Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	0	0	0	0	0
Cyclones	0	0	0	0	0

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA

Date: September 21, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ARST	ISU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Iowa State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Houston

Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) at Houston Cougars (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	0	0	0	0	0
Cougars	0	0	0	0	0

at TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX

Date: September 28, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ISU	HOU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Houston	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Baylor

Baylor Bears (0–0) vs Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Cyclones	0	0	0	0	0

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA

Date: October 5, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	BAY	ISU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Baylor	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Iowa State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at West Virginia

Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) at West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	0	0	0	0	0
Mountaineers	0	0	0	0	0

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

Date: October 12, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ISU	WVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
West Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs UCF

UCF Knights (0–0) vs Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Knights	0	0	0	0	0
Cyclones	0	0	0	0	0

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA

Date: October 19, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UCF	ISU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCF	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Iowa State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Texas Tech

Texas Tech Red Raiders (0–0) vs Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0
Cyclones	0	0	0	0	0

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA

Date: November 2, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TTU	ISU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Iowa State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Kansas

Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) at Kansas Jayhawks (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	0	0	0	0	0
Jayhawks	0	0	0	0	0

at Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, MO

Date: November 9, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ISU	KAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Kansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Cincinnati

Cincinnati Bearcats (0–0) vs Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	0	0	0	0	0
Cyclones	0	0	0	0	0

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA

Date: November 16, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	CIN	ISU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cincinnati	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Iowa State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Utah

Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) at Utah Utes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	0	0	0	0	0
Utes	0	0	0	0	0

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT

Date: November 23, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ISU	UTAH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Kansas State

Kansas State Wildcats (0–0) vs Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
Cyclones	0	0	0	0	0

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA

Date: November 30, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	KSU	ISU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Iowa State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV	RV	21
Coaches	RV	RV	23
CFP	Not released																Not released

References

^ "2024 Iowa State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

[1] "2024 Iowa State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

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