# 2020 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 2020 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cyclones competed as members of the Big 12 Conference and were led by fifth-year head coach Matt Campbell. They played their home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa. Breece Hall became the first unanimous all-American in school history. After starting the season with a loss to Louisiana, Iowa State won eight out of nine Big 12 Conference games, finishing the season with the best record in the Big 12 and earning a spot in the program's first ever Big 12 Championship Game. Despite falling to Oklahoma, Iowa State was given a bid to the Fiesta Bowl, the Cyclones first ever appearance in a New Year's Six Bowl Game, where they defeated the Oregon Ducks, and due to the COVID 19 shortened season, became one of only eleven teams in the nation to have at least nine wins.

## Preseason
### Seating plans

On May 26, 2020, Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard announced that single-game tickets would not be sold for Iowa State football games for the 2020 season and that only the 30,000 season ticket holders would be permitted to attend games, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Big 12 media Days

The Big 12 media days were held on July 21–22, 2020 in a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

### Big 12 media poll

Big 12 media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 80 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 6 |
| 3 | Texas | 4 |
| 4 | Iowa State | |
| 5 | Baylor | |
| 6 | TCU | |
| 7 | Kansas State | |
| 8 | West Virginia | |
| 9 | Texas Tech | |
| 10 | Kansas | |

## Schedule
### Spring game

The Cyclones announced they would cancel spring practice in March and April 2020 and would not hold a spring game.
Spring practices were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

### Regular season

Iowa State released its 2020 schedule on October 22, 2019. On July 9, 2020, it was announced that the Big Ten Conference would only play games against conference teams, leading to the cancellation of the September 12 game between Iowa State and Iowa. The Cyclones added Ball State to the schedule to replace in-state rival Iowa. On August 6, 2020, Iowa State's game against UNLV was canceled and rescheduled for the 2030 season. The Cyclones announced a reconfigured schedule on August 12, 2020, with the addition of Louisiana as their non-conference opponent. On December 5, after Oklahoma State and Kansas State lost their respective games, Iowa State officially clinched a spot in their very first Big 12 Championship Game.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 12 | 11:00 a.m. | Louisiana* | No. 23 | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | ESPN | L 14–31 | 0 |
| September 26 | 12:30 p.m. | at TCU | | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | FS1 | W 37–34 | 11,852 |
| October 3 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 18 Oklahoma | | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | ABC | W 37–30 | 13,724 |
| October 10 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas Tech | No. 24 | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | ABC | W 31–15 | 13,502 |
| October 24 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 6 Oklahoma State | No. 17 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FOX | L 21–24 | 14,671 |
| October 31 | 11:00 a.m. | at Kansas | No. 23 | David Booth Kansas Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS | FS1 | W 52–22 | 9,652 |
| November 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Baylor | No. 17 | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | FS1 | W 38–31 | 13,535 |
| November 21 | 3:00 p.m. | Kansas State | No. 17 | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA (rivalry) | FOX | W 45–0 | 0 |
| November 27 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 17 Texas | No. 13 | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX | ABC | W 23–20 | 16,555 |
| December 5 | 2:30 p.m. | West Virginia | No. 9 | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | ESPN | W 42–6 | 14,256 |
| December 19 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. No. 10 Oklahoma | No. 6 | AT&T StadiumArlington, TX (Big 12 Championship Game) | ABC | L 21–27 | 18,720 |
| January 2 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 25 Oregon* | No. 10 | State Farm StadiumGlendale, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) | ESPN | W 34–17 | 0 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||
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## Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Year at Iowa State | Previous job |
| Matt Campbell | Head coach | 5th | Toledo (HC) |
| Jon Heacock | DC | 5th | Toledo (DC) |
| Tom Manning | OC/TE | 4th | Indianapolis Colts (TE) |
| Nathan Scheelhaase | WR | 3rd | Illinois (offensive analyst) |
| Joel Gordon | Passing game coordinator/QB | 5th | Ferrum (OC) |
| D.K. McDonald | Defensive passing game coordinator/SAF | 5th | Toledo (CB) |
| Eli Rasheed | DL | 5th | Toledo (DL) |
| Tyson Veidt | AHC/LB | 5th | Toledo (LB) |
| Jeff Myers | OL | 5th | Toledo (graduate assistant) |
| Matt Caponi | CB | 2nd | West Virginia (DB) |
| Mick McCall | RB | 1st | Northwestern (OC/QB) |
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## Game summaries
### Vs. Louisiana

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Louisiana | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| No. 23 Iowa State | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
* Date: Saturday, September 12, 2020
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind: Light
* Game attendance: 0
* Referee: Tuta Salaam
* TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Hart (play–by–play), Mike Golic (analyst), and Cole Cubelic (sideline reporter)
* Pregame line: Iowa State −13.0 • O/U: 58
| Statistics | LA | ISU |
| First downs | 14 | 18 |
| Total yards | 272 | 303 |
| Rushes/yards | 35–118 | 36–158 |
| Passing yards | 154 | 145 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 13–21–0 | 16–35–1 |
| Time of possession | 27:41 | 32:19 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Louisiana | Passing | Levi Lewis | 13–21, 154 yds, 1 TD |
| Louisiana | Rushing | Trey Ragas | 14 CAR, 49 yds, 1 TD |
| Louisiana | Receiving | Peter LeBlanc | 5 REC, 82 yds, 1 TD |
| Iowa State | Passing | Brock Purdy | 16–35, 145 yds, 1 INT |
| Iowa State | Rushing | Breece Hall | 20 CAR, 103 yds, 1 TD |
| Iowa State | Receiving | Xavier Hutchinson | 4 REC, 43 yds |

### At TCU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Iowa State | 0 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 37 |
| TCU | 0 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 34 |
at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
* Date: Saturday, September 26, 2020
* Game time: 12:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C)
* Game attendance: 11,852
* Referee: Brandon Cruse
* TV announcers (FS1): Joe Davis, Mark Helfrich
* Pregame line: Iowa State −4
| Statistics | ISU | TCU |
| First downs | 14 | 27 |
| Total yards | 423 | 498 |
| Rushes/yards | 28–212 | 44–99 |
| Passing yards | 211 | 399 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–23–0 | 27–40–1 |
| Time of possession | 26:58 | 33:02 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Iowa State | Passing | Brock Purdy | 18–23, 211 yds, TD |
| Iowa State | Rushing | Breece Hall | 18 CAR, 154 yds, 3 TD |
| Iowa State | Receiving | Landen Akers | 2 REC, 60 yds |
| TCU | Passing | Max Duggan | 16–19, 241 yds, 3 TD, INT |
| TCU | Rushing | Emari Demercado | 8 CAR, 39 yds |
| TCU | Receiving | Taye Barber | 5 REC, 82 yds, TD |

### Vs. No. 18 Oklahoma

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #18 Oklahoma | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| Iowa State | 3 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 37 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
* Date: Saturday, October 3, 2020
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Broken clouds • Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C)
* Game attendance: 13,724
* Referee: Michael Vandervelde
* TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Todd McShay (field analyst), Molly McGrath (sideline)
* Pregame line: Oklahoma −8
| Statistics | OKLA | ISU |
| First downs | 22 | 23 |
| Total yards | 414 | 417 |
| Rushes/yards | 33–114 | 31–135 |
| Passing yards | 300 | 282 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–36–1 | 13–25–0 |
| Time of possession | 33:34 | 26:26 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oklahoma | Passing | Spencer Rattler | 25–36, 300 yds, 2 TD, INT |
| Oklahoma | Rushing | Seth McGowan | 12 car, 47 yds |
| Oklahoma | Receiving | Austin Stogner | 5 car, 74 yds |
| Iowa State | Passing | Brock Purdy | 12–24, 254 yds, TD |
| Iowa State | Rushing | Breece Hall | 28 car, 139 yds, 2 TD |
| Iowa State | Receiving | Xavier Hutchinson | 3 rec, 83 yds, TD |

### Vs. Texas Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas Tech | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| No. 24 Iowa State | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
* Date: Saturday, October 10, 2020
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NE 5-10 MPH
* Game attendance: 13,502
* Referee: Kevin Hassell
* TV announcers (ABC): Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek
* Pregame line: Iowa State −10
| Statistics | TTU | ISU |
| First downs | 15 | 29 |
| Total yards | 270 | 516 |
| Rushes/yards | 22–58 | 43–214 |
| Passing yards | 212 | 302 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23–34–0 | 32–43–0 |
| Time of possession | 19:09 | 40:41 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas Tech | Passing | Henry Colombi | 10–12, 115 yds, TD |
| Texas Tech | Rushing | Xavier White | 7 car, 21 yds |
| Texas Tech | Receiving | Erik Ezukanma | 5 rec, 61 yds, TD |
| Iowa State | Passing | Brock Purdy | 32–43, 302 yds, 2 TD |
| Iowa State | Rushing | Breece Hall | 27 car, 135 yds, 2 TD |
| Iowa State | Receiving | Xavier Hutchinson | 9 rec, 77 yds |

### At No. 6 Oklahoma State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 17 Iowa State | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| No. 6 Oklahoma State | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
* Date: Saturday, October 24, 2020
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 54°F
* Game attendance: 14,671
* Referee: Tuta Salaam
* TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman
* Pregame line: Oklahoma State University −2.5
| Statistics | ISU | OKST |
| First downs | 18 | 24 |
| Total yards | 389 | 461 |
| Rushes/yards | 227 | 226 |
| Passing yards | 162 | 235 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–34–1 | 20–29–2 |
| Time of possession | 29:56 | 30:04 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Iowa State | Passing | Brock Purdy | 19–34, 162 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Iowa State | Rushing | Breece Hall | 20 CAR, 185 YDS, 1 TD |
| Iowa State | Receiving | Xavier Hutchinson | 8 REC, 68 YDS, 1 TD |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Spencer Sanders | 20–29, 235 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing | Chuba Hubbard | 25 CAR, 139 YDS, 1 TD |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving | Tylan Wallace | 5 REC, 76 YDS |

### At Kansas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #23 Iowa State | 13 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 52 |
| Kansas | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS
* Date: Saturday, October 31, 2020
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind: SSW 21 miles per hour (34 km/h)
* Game attendance: 9,652
* Referee: Brad Van Vark
* TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins and Ben Leber
* Pregame line: Iowa State −27
| Statistics | ISU | KAN |
| First downs | 26 | 15 |
| Total yards | 552 | 240 |
| Rushes/yards | 35–258 | 34–73 |
| Passing yards | 294 | 167 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–36–1 | 18–33–1 |
| Time of possession | 31:13 | 28:47 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Iowa State | Passing | Brock Purdy | 23–34, 239 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Iowa State | Rushing | Breece Hall | 21 CAR, 185 YDS, 2 TD |
| Iowa State | Receiving | Xavier Hutchinson | 5 REC, 87 YDS, 1 TD |
| Kansas | Passing | Jalon Daniels | 16–29, 165 YDS, 1 INT |
| Kansas | Rushing | Jalon Daniels | 16 CAR, 36 YDS, 1 TD |
| Kansas | Receiving | Kwamie Lassiter II | 5 REC, 66 YDS |

### Vs. Baylor

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Baylor | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| #17 Iowa State | 0 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 38 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
* Date: Saturday, November 7, 2020
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 66°F
* Game attendance: 13,535
* Referee: Scott Campbell
* TV announcers (FS1): Brian Custer and Robert Smith
* Pregame line: Iowa State −14
| Statistics | BAY | ISU |
| First downs | 17 | 23 |
| Total yards | 366 | 362 |
| Rushes/yards | 27–71 | 41–198 |
| Passing yards | 295 | 164 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22–33–02 | 15–24–3 |
| Time of possession | 26:55 | 33:05 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Baylor | Passing | Charlie Brewer | 22–33, 295 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Baylor | Rushing | Charlie Brewer | 10 car, 29 yds |
| Baylor | Receiving | R.J. Sneed | 6 rec, 93 yds, TD |
| Iowa State | Passing | Brock Purdy | 32–43, 302 yds, 2 TD |
| Iowa State | Rushing | Breece Hall | 27 car, 135 yds, 2 TD |
| Iowa State | Receiving | Charlie Kolar | 3 rec, 45 yds, TD |

### Vs. Kansas State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kansas State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 17 Iowa State | 7 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 45 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
* Date: Saturday, November 21, 2020
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Overcast • Temperature: 41°F
* Game attendance: 0
* Referee: Brandon Cruse
* TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman
* Pregame line: Iowa State −13½
| Statistics | KSU | ISU |
| First downs | 9 | 26 |
| Total yards | 149 | 539 |
| Rushes/yards | 28–73 | 44–240 |
| Passing yards | 76 | 299 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 9–19–1 | 19–25–0 |
| Time of possession | 23:05 | 36:55 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Kansas State | Passing | Nick Ast | 6–10, 44 yds |
| Kansas State | Rushing | Deuce Vaughn | 7 car, 44 yds |
| Kansas State | Receiving | Chabastin Taylor | 2 rec, 37 yds |
| Iowa State | Passing | Brock Purdy | 16–20, 236 yds, 3 TD |
| Iowa State | Rushing | Breece Hall | 15 car, 135 yds, 2 TD |
| Iowa State | Receiving | Xavier Hutchinson | 6 rec, 111 yds, TD |

### At No. 17 Texas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 13 Iowa State | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| No. 17 Texas | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
* Date: Saturday, November 28, 2020
* Game time: 11 a.m. CST
* Game weather: Rainy • Temperature: 69°F
* Game attendance: 16,555
* Referee: David Alvarez
* TV announcers (ABC): Matt Barrie, Mike Golic, Jr.
* Pregame line: Iowa State −1½
| Statistics | ISU | TEX |
| First downs | 25 | 21 |
| Total yards | 433 | 448 |
| Rushes/yards | 33-121 | 35-145 |
| Passing yards | 312 | 303 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–36–0 | 18–30–0 |
| Time of possession | 32:57 | 27:03 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Iowa State | Passing | Brock Purdy | 25–36, 312 YDS, TD |
| Iowa State | Rushing | Breece Hall | 20 CAR, 91 YDS, TD |
| Iowa State | Receiving | Charlie Kolar | 6 REC, 131 YDS |
| Texas | Passing | Sam Ehlinger | 17–29, 298 YDS, TD |
| Texas | Rushing | Sam Ehlinger | 15 CAR, 65 YDS, TD |
| Texas | Receiving | Brennan Eagles | 5 REC, 142 YDS |

### Vs. West Virginia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| No. 9 Iowa State | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
* Date: Saturday, December 5, 2020
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 49
* Game attendance: 14,256
* Referee: Kevin Hassell
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Mike Golic
* Pregame line: Iowa State -6
| Statistics | WVU | ISU |
| First downs | 16 | 26 |
| Total yards | 263 | 483 |
| Rushes/yards | 25-54 | 44-236 |
| Passing yards | 209 | 247 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21-41-0 | 20-23-0 |
| Time of possession | 28:09 | 31:51 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| West Virginia | Passing | Jarret Doege | 21–44, 209 YDS |
| West Virginia | Rushing | Leddie Brown | 14 CAR, 48 YDS |
| West Virginia | Receiving | Sean Ryan | 5 REC, 79 YDS |
| Iowa State | Passing | Brock Purdy | 20–23, 247 YDS, 3 TD |
| Iowa State | Rushing | Breece Hall | 22 CAR, 97 YDS, TD |
| Iowa State | Receiving | Xavier Hutchinson | 8 REC, 89 YDS |

### Vs. No. 10 Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship game)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 10 Oklahoma | 7 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| No. 6 Iowa State | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX
* Date: Saturday, December 19, 2020
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Indoors
* Game attendance: 18,720
* Referee: David Alvarez
* TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Todd McShay (reporter) and Allison Williams (reporter)
* Pregame line: Oklahoma -5½
| Statistics | OU | ISU |
| First downs | 20 | 20 |
| Total yards | 392 | 435 |
| Rushes/yards | 120 | 113 |
| Passing yards | 272 | 322 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22-34-0 | 27-40-3 |
| Time of possession | 27:48 | 32:12 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oklahoma | Passing | Spencer Rattler | 22–27, 272 YDS, 1 TD |
| Oklahoma | Rushing | Rhamondre Stevenson | 18 CAR, 97 YDS |
| Oklahoma | Receiving | Marvin Mims | 7 REC, 101 YDS, 1 TD |
| Iowa State | Passing | Brock Purdy | 27–40, 322 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT |
| Iowa State | Rushing | Breece Hall | 23 CAR, 79 YDS, 2 TD |
| Iowa State | Receiving | Xavier Hutchinson | 10 REC, 114 YDS |

### Vs. No. 25 Oregon (Fiesta Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 25 Oregon | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| No. 10 Iowa State | 7 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
at State Farm Stadium • Glendale, AZ
* Date: Saturday, December 19, 2020
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Light Clouds • Temperature: 60 (roof open)
* Game attendance: 0 (family only)
* Referee: David Smith
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Mike Golic
* Pregame line: Iowa State -4½
| Statistics | UO | ISU |
| First downs | 17 | 25 |
| Total yards | 312 | 384 |
| Rushes/yards | 86 | 228 |
| Passing yards | 226 | 156 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21-28-1 | 20-29-0 |
| Time of possession | 17:12 | 42:48 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oregon | Passing | Anthony Brown | 12–19, 147 YDS |
| Oregon | Rushing | Travis Dye | 8 CAR, 52 YDS |
| Oregon | Receiving | Johnny Johnson III | 4 REC, 41 YDS |
| Iowa State | Passing | Brock Purdy | 20–29, 156 YDS, 1 TD |
| Iowa State | Rushing | Breece Hall | 34 CAR, 136 YDS, 2 TD |
| Iowa State | Receiving | Charlie Kolar | 5 REC, 53 YDS, 1 TD |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | 23 | | RV | — | — | 24 | 20 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 9 |
| Coaches | 25 | | RV | — | — | 24 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 9 |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | Not released |

## Awards and honors

All-American Honors :
| Player | Selection |
| Offense ||
| Breece Hall | (AFCA, AP, Athletic, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, TSN, USAT, WCFF) |
| Defense ||
| JaQuan Bailey | (FWAA, Phil Steele) |
| Mike Rose | (Athletic, Phil Steele, USAT) |
Iowa State led all Big 12 schools with nine All-Big 12 first team players.
All-Big 12 :
| Player | Selection |
| Offense ||
| Brock Purdy | Coaches-1; Media-2 |
| Breece Hall | Coaches-1; Media-1 |
| Xavier Hutchinson | Coaches-1; Media-2 |
| Charlie Kolar | Coaches-1; Media-1 |
| Colin Newell | Coaches-1; Media-2 |
| Chase Allen | Coaches-2 |
| Derek Schweiger | Coaches-2; Media-2 |
| Darrell Simmons | Coaches-HM |
| Dylan Soehner | Coaches-HM |
| Defense ||
| JaQuan Bailey | Coaches-1; Media-1 |
| Will McDonald IV | Coaches-1 |
| Mike Rose | Coaches-1; Media-1 |
| Greg Eisworth | Coaches-1; Media-2 |
| Jake Hummel | Coaches-HM |
| Anthony Johnson Jr. | Coaches-HM |
| Tayvonn Kyle | Coaches-HM |
| Isaiah Lee | Coaches-HM |
| Eyioma Uwazurike | Coaches-HM |
| Lawrence White | Coaches-HM |
| Special Teams ||
| Kene Nwangwu | Coaches-HM |
Hall was a unanimous selection.
Individual Awards :
| Player | Award |
| Matt Campbell | Chuck Neinas Big 12 Coach of the Year AP Big 12 Coach of the Year |
| Breece Hall | Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year AP Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year |
| Mike Rose | Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year AP Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year |
| Xavier Hutchinson | Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year |
| Isheem Young | Big 12 Defensive Co-Freshman of the Year |
Honorable Mention for Individual Big 12 Awards: JaQuan Bailey (Defensive Lineman of the Year), Latrell Bankston (Defensive Newcomer of the Year), Colin Newell (Offensive Lineman of the Year), Darrell Simmons (Offensive Freshman of the Year) and Rory Walling (Special Teams Player of the Year).
Weekly Awards :
| Player | Award | Date Awarded |
| JaQuan Bailey | Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week | September 28, 2020 |
| Breece Hall | Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week | October 5, 2020 |
| Breece Hall | Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week | October 26, 2020 |
| Breece Hall | Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week | November 9, 2020 |
| Mike Rose | Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week | November 9, 2020 |
| Latrell Bankston | Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week | November 30, 2020 |
| Brock Purdy | Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week | December 7, 2020 |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 4 | 119 | Kene Nwangwu | RB | Minnesota Vikings |

## TV ratings

| Opponent | Outlet | Viewers | Rating |
| Louisiana | ESPN | 1.68M | 1.0 |
| @ TCU | FS1 | 346K | 0.19 |
| Oklahoma | ABC | 3.71M | 2.1 |
| Texas Tech | ABC | 1.38M | 0.9 |
| @ Oklahoma State | FOX | 2.81M | 1.6 |
| @ Kansas | FS1 | 247K | 0.14 |
| Baylor | FS1 | 487K | 0.28 |
| Kansas State | FOX | 1.98M | 1.15 |
| @ Texas | ABC | 3.57M | 2.1 |
| West Virginia | ESPN | 1.22M | 0.7 |
| vs. Oklahoma | ABC | 2.99M | 1.8 |
| vs. Oregon | ESPN | 6.68M | 3.8 |
All totals via Sports Media Watch. Streaming numbers not included. † - Data not available.