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Final score
Iowa State 45, BYU 13
The Cougars were embarrassed on their home field, as Iowa State became bowl eligible and stayed in the Big 12 race with a runaway win.
The Cyclones scored on seven of their first nine drives — that included six touchdowns — and put up 443 yards of total offense. Iowa State converted 8 of 14 third downs.
BYU, meanwhile, had 318 yards and converted just 1 of 11 third downs in another night full of offensive struggles.
Third quarter
Iowa State 45, BYU 13
5:36 — Iowa State scored on a second straight drive on another long play, as Abu Sama ran 59 yards for a score. Iowa State 45, BYU 13.
Have a night @AB3_sama 👀
— Iowa State Football (@CycloneFB) November 12, 2023
8 Att.
110 Yds.
2 TD
13.8 Avg.
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8:27 — BYU gave up a 66-yard touchdown pass to Jaylin Noel on a third-and-1 play, stopping any momentum the Cougars had after their score. Iowa State 38, BYU 13.
10:05 — The Cougars finally pulled out some creativity on offense.
Wide receiver Parker Kingston threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Isaac Rex, giving BYU the first score of the second half. Iowa State 31, BYU 13.
The two-point conversion was not successful.
Halftime
Iowa State 31, BYU 7
The Cougars are getting utterly dominated again.
Iowa State has 235 yards of total offense to 97 for the Cougars — 75 of those yards came on BYU’s lone scoring drive.
BYU has 6 — let me repeat that, 6 — passing yards at halftime.
The Cougars’ effort is as frigid as the November air tonight.
Second quarter
Iowa State 31, BYU 7
1:28 — Iowa State’s Abu Sama scored on a 13-yard run, capping a 66-yard drive with the Cyclones’ fourth touchdown of the half. Iowa State 31, BYU 7.
Abuuuuuuuuu 🤯@AB3_sama
— Iowa State Football (@CycloneFB) November 12, 2023
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8:02 — Cartevious Norton scored on an 11-yard touchdown run, extending the Cyclones’ lead. Iowa State 24, BYU 7.
Norton finds pay dirt for the third time this season ‼@CarteviousN
— Iowa State Football (@CycloneFB) November 12, 2023
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Iowa State marched 80 yards on 11 plays on the scoring drive and converted a pair of long third downs.
First quarter
Iowa State 17, BYU 7
1:03 — Eli Saunders scored on a 4-yard run on second-and-goal, the Cyclones’ third score of the first quarter. Iowa State 17, BYU 7.
Iowa State marched 72 yards on nine plays to retake a double-digit lead, a drive that included a key third-down conversion in ISU territory early in the drive.
8:47 — BYU needed that.
The Cougars responded to the early two turnovers by scoring on a 5-yard pass to Jojo Phillips, the first catch of his college career. Iowa State 10, BYU 7.
that was real nice. @jretz11 🤝 @josiahphillip20
— BYU FOOTBALL (@BYUfootball) November 12, 2023
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BYU marched the ball 75 yards in seven plays, running the ball six straight times for 70 yards before the touchdown pass from Jake Retzlaff, his first as a Cougar.
Aidan Robbins ran the ball for 44 yards on three carries on the drive, while Retzlaff had three carries for 26 yards.
11:34 — BYU turned the ball over — again — and it led to a Chase Contreraz 31-yard field goal. Iowa State 10, BYU 0.
The Cyclones got a second possession deep inside BYU territory — this time at the Cougars 17 — after Ray Paulo fumbled on the kickoff following Iowa State’s touchdown.
13:32 — Iowa State scored three plays after forcing the first turnover of the game, as Jaylin Noel caught a 4-yard pass for a touchdown. Iowa State 7, BYU 0.
On the first play of the game, BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff threw an interception — Will McLaughlin picked the pass and returned it 4 yards to the BYU 32.
Can't ask for a better start than that!
— Iowa State Football (@CycloneFB) November 12, 2023
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Pregame prep
Here are a few stories to get you ready for BYU’s game against Iowa State.