# 2015 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 2015 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Playing as a member of the Big 12 Conference (Big 12), the team played its home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa. They were led by seventh-year head coach Paul Rhoads. They finished the season 3–9, 2–7 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place.
On October 26, 2015, Mark Mangino was replaced as offensive coordinator with Todd Sturdy, formerly the passing game coordinator, on an interim basis. On November 23, Rhoads was fired. He stayed on to coach the final game of the season on November 28. He finished at Iowa State with a seven-year record of 32–55.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 10 (FCS) Northern Iowa* | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | Cyclones.tv | W 31–7 | 61,500 |
| September 12 | 3:45 p.m. | Iowa* | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy) | FOX | L 17–31 | 61,500 |
| September 19 | 7:00 p.m. | at Toledo* | Glass BowlToledo, OH | ESPNews | L 23–30 $^{2OT}$ | 23,104 |
| October 3 | 11:00 a.m. | Kansas | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | FSN | W 38–13 | 55,837 |
| October 10 | 2:30 p.m. | at Texas Tech | Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX | FSN | L 31–66 | 53,891 |
| October 17 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 3 TCU | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | ESPN2 | L 21–45 | 52,480 |
| October 24 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 2 Baylor | McLane StadiumWaco, TX | ESPN | L 27–45 | 45,512 |
| October 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | FS1 | W 24–0 | 53,616 |
| November 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | ESPNU | L 16–52 | 85,595 |
| November 14 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 5 Oklahoma State | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | ESPN | L 31–35 | 54,180 |
| November 21 | 11:00 a.m. | at Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS (Farmageddon) | FS1 | L 35–38 | 53,297 |
| November 28 | 11:00 a.m. | at West Virginia | Milan Puskar StadiumMorgantown, WV | FS1 | L 6–30 | 42,446 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Central time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### Game 1: vs. Northern Iowa Panthers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Cyclones | 0 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
* Date: September 5
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 88° • Wind: S 5 • Weather: Hazy
* Game attendance: 61,500
* Referee: Referee: Cooper Castleberry • Umpire: Jim Adams • Linesman: Bill Scott • Line judge: Frank LeBlanc • Back judge: Joel Wetzel • Field judge: Randy Smith • Side judge: Fulton Carson • Center judge: Stacy Hardin
* TV announcers (Cyclones.tv): Brent Blum (Play-by-play) & Sage Rosenfels (Color)
Game information :
Second quarter
UNI – 11:57 Savon Huggins 19 yd pass from Aaron Bailey, Michael Schmadeke XP good (UNI 7–0)
ISU – 07:44 Joshua Thomas 1 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (Tied 7–7)
ISU – 02:40 Cole Netten 24 yd field goal good (ISU 10–7)
Third quarter
ISU – 10:05 Dondre Daley 36 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 17–7)
ISU – 01:03 Allen Lazard 13 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 24–7)
Fourth quarter
ISU – 03:00 Trever Ryen 81 yd punt return, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 31–7)
Top passers
UNI – Aaron Bailey 11/19, 114 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
ISU – Sam B. Richardson 21/29, 233 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
UNI – Aaron Bailey 22 attempts, 85 yards
ISU – Tyler Brown 11 attempts, 68 yards
Top receivers
UNI – Darrian Miller 5 receptions, 58 yards
ISU – Dondre Daley 4 receptions, 70 yards, 1 TD
Top tacklers
UNI – Deiondre' Hall 9 tackles
ISU – Jarnor Jones 9 tackles :

### Game 2: vs. Iowa Hawkeyes

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawkeyes | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Cyclones | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
* Date: September 12
* Game time: 3:51 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 67° • Wind: N 5 • Weather: Mostly Sunny
* Game attendance: 61,500
* Referee: Referee: Mike Cannon • Umpire: Ken Zelmanski • Linesman: Bruce Keeling • Line judge: Dan Gallagher • Back judge: Dennis Morris • Field judge: John Roggeman • Side judge: Grady Smith • Center judge: Mike Conlin
* TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play-by-play), Joel Klatt (Color) & Molly McGrath (Sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
IOWA – 05:44 Marshall Koehn 49 yd field goal good (IOWA 3–0)
ISU – 02:07 Cole Netten 37 yd field goal good (Tied 3–3)
Second quarter
ISU – 13:12 Quenton Bundrage 11 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 10–3)
IOWA – 04:24 Tevaun Smith 14 yd pass from C. J. Beathard, Marshall Koehn XP good (Tied 10–10)
ISU – 02:19 Jauan Wesley 29 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 17–10)
Third quarter
IOWA – 10:05 Matt VandeBerg 3 yd pass from C. J. Beathard, Marshall Koehn XP good (Tied 17–17)
Fourth quarter
IOWA – 02:14 Riley McCarron 25 yd pass from C. J. Beathard, Marshall Koehn XP good (IOWA 24–17)
IOWA – 01:05 Jordan Canzeri 1 yd run, Marshall Koehn XP good (IOWA 31–17)
Top passers
IOWA – C. J. Beathard 15/25, 215 yards, 3 TD
ISU – Sam B. Richardson 19/35, 247 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
IOWA – Jordan Canzeri 24 attempts, 124 yards, 2 TD
ISU – Trever Ryen 4 attempts, 23 yards
Top receivers
IOWA – Matt VandeBerg 9 receptions, 114 yards, 1 TD
ISU – Jauan Wesley 4 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD
Top tacklers
IOWA – Nate Meier 7 tackles
ISU – Kamari Cotton–Moya 9 tackles :

### Game 3: at Toledo Rockets

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Cyclones | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| Rockets | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
at Glass Bowl, Toledo, OH
* Date: September 19
* Game time: 8:02 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 68° • Wind: NW 9 • Weather: Partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 23,104
* Referee: Referee: Reggie Smith • Umpire: Joel Bellinger • Linesman: Mike Moeller • Line judge: Mark Stewart • Back judge: Lyndon Nixon • Field judge: Matt Mills • Side judge: Tim Murray • Center judge: Dan Scanlan
* TV announcers (ESPNews): Eamon McAnaney (Play-by-play) & Rocky Boiman (Color)
Game information :
First quarter
TOL – 11:39 Jameson Vest 30 yd field goal good (TOL 3–0)
ISU – 06:34 Cole Netten 35 yd field goal good (Tied 3–3)
TOL – 01:16 Alonzo Russell 3 yd pass from Phillip Ely, Jameson Vest XP good (TOL 10–3)
Second quarter
TOL – 07:17 Jameson Vest 19 yd field goal good (TOL 13–3)
ISU – 03:50 D'Vario Montgomery 59 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Cole Netten XP good (TOL 13–10)
Third quarter
TOL – 11:32 Alex Zmolik 0 yd fumble recovery, Jameson Vest XP good (TOL 20–10)
Fourth quarter
ISU – 11:23 Trever Ryen 1 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (TOL 20–17)
ISU – 06:27 Cole Netten 47 yd field goal good (Tied 20–20)
First overtime
ISU – 15:00 Cole Netten 44 yd field goal good (ISU 23–20)
TOL – 15:00 Jameson Vest 42 yd field goal good (Tied 23–23)
Second overtime
TOL – 15:00 Damion Jones–Moore 10 yd run, Jameson Vest XP good (TOL 30–23)
Top passers
ISU – Sam B. Richardson 25/42, 269 yards, 1 TD
TOL – Phillip Ely 11/28, 138 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
ISU – Mike Warren 21 attempts, 126 yards
TOL – Kareem Hunt 24 attempts, 129 yards
Top receivers
ISU – D'Vario Montgomery 4 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TD
TOL – Corey Jones 4 receptions, 54 yards
Top tacklers
ISU – Kamari Cotton–Moya 6 tackles
TOL – Jaylen Coleman 16 tackles :

### Game 4: vs. Kansas Jayhawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jayhawks | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Cyclones | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
* Date: October 3
* Game time: 11:05 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 51° • Wind: E 5–10 • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 55,837
* Referee: Referee: Brad Van Vark • Umpire: Michael Cooper • Linesman: George Gusman • Line judge: Jerod Phillips • Back judge: Brian Ernest • Field judge: Jason Ledet • Side judge: Gene Semko • Center judge: Brian Alos
* TV announcers (FSN): Mark Followill (Play-by-play), Brian Baldinger (Color) & Lesley McCaslin (Sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
ISU – 01:54 Cole Netten 34 yd field goal good (ISU 3–0)
Second quarter
ISU – 05:40 Sam B. Richardson 4 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 10–0)
ISU – 00:27 Allen Lazard 9 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 17–0)
Third quarter
ISU – 09:47 Mike Warren 62 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 24–0)
KU – 05:36 Tre' Parmalee 47 yd pass from Montell Cozart, Nick Bartolotta XP no good (ISU 24–6)
ISU – 02:15 D'Vario Montgomery 13 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 31–6)
Fourth quarter
KU – 13:30 Marcquis Roberts 83 yd interception return, Nick Bartolotta XP good (ISU 31–13)
ISU – 11:34 Mike Warren 7 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 38–13)
Top passers
KU – Montell Cozart 15/21, 150 yards, 1 TD
ISU – Sam B. Richardson 27/37, 269 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
KU – Ke'aun Kinner 11 attempts, 46 yards
ISU – Mike Warren 18 attempts, 175 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
KU – Tre' Parmalee 5 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD
ISU – Allen Lazard 6 receptions, 75 yards, 1 TD
Top tacklers
KU – Fish Smithson 13 tackles
ISU – Brian Peavy 10 tackles :

### Game 5: at Texas Tech Red Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cyclones | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Red Raiders | 17 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 66 |
at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX
* Date: October 10
* Game time: 2:35 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 76° • Wind: SW 18 • Weather: Mostly cloudy
* Game attendance: 53,891
* Referee: Referee: Dan Romeo • Umpire: Scott Teifer • Linesman: Andy Warner • Line judge: Marc Bovos • Back judge: Chris Alston • Field judge: Ed Vinzant • Side judge: Craig Faulkner • Alternate: Ken Ray
* TV announcers (FSN): Mark Followill (Play-by-play), Brian Baldinger (Color) & Lesley McCaslin (Sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
TTU – 11:27 Clayton Hatfield 24 yd field goal good (TTU 3–0)
TTU – 10:44 DeAndre Washington 7 yd run, Clayton Hatfield XP good (TTU 10–0)
ISU – 07:03 Quenton Bundrage 33 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Cole Netten XP good (TTU 10–7)
TTU – 06:48 Jakeem Grant 75 yd pass from Patrick Mahomes, Clayton Hatfield XP good (TTU 17–7)
Second quarter
ISU – 14:18 Joshua Thomas 1 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (TTU 17–14)
TTU – 12:02 Reginald Davis 33 yd pass from Patrick Mahomes, Clayton Hatfield XP good (TTU 24–14)
TTU – 08:21 DeAndre Washington 49 yd pass from Patrick Mahomes, Clayton Hatfield XP good (TTU 31–14)
TTU – 02:42 Jakeem Grant 37 yd pass from Patrick Mahomes, Clayton Hatfield XP good (TTU 38–14)
ISU – 01:30 Joshua Thomas 1 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (TTU 38–21)
Third quarter
ISU – 06:02 Cole Netten 20 yd field goal good (TTU 38–24)
TTU – 03:37 Justin Stockton 54 yd run, Clayton Hatfield XP good (TTU 45–24)
Fourth quarter
TTU – 14:54 Jonathan Giles 3 yd pass from Patrick Mahomes, Clayton Hatfield XP good (TTU 52–24)
TTU – 07:35 Jonathan Giles 21 yd pass from Davis Webb, Clayton Hatfield XP good (TTU 59–24)
TTU – 03:56 Demarcus Felton 53 yd run, Clayton Hatfield XP good (TTU 66–24)
ISU – 00:59 Cole Netten 20 yd field goal good (TTU 66–31)
Top passers
ISU – Sam B. Richardson 10/21, 139 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT
TTU – Patrick Mahomes 33/46, 428 yards, 5 TD
Top rushers
ISU – Mike Warren 23 attempts, 235 yards
TTU – Justin Stockton 7 attempts, 101 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
ISU – Quenton Bundrage 3 receptions, 75 yards, 1 TD
TTU – Jakeem Grant 9 receptions, 166 yards, 2 TD
Top tacklers
ISU – Willie Harvey 10 tackles
TTU – Dakota Allen 11 tackles :

### Game 6: vs. TCU Horned Frogs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Horned Frogs | 14 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| Cyclones | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
* Date: October 17
* Game time: 6:05 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 54° • Wind: S 0–5 • Weather: Clear skies
* Game attendance: 52,480
* Referee: Referee: Mike Defee • Umpire: Robert Richeson • Linesman: Al Green • Line judge: Kelly Deterding • Back judge: Terry Jones • Field judge: Joe Blubaugh • Side judge: Lo Van Pham • Center judge: Mike Cuttone
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins (Play-by-play), Anthony Becht (Color) & Paul Carcaterra (Sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
ISU – 11:08 Joshua Thomas 2 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 7–0)
TCU – 10:13 Josh Doctson 20 yd pass from Trevone Boykin, Jaden Oberkrom XP good (Tied 7–7)
TCU – 06:38 Kolby Listenbee 21 yd pass from Trevone Boykin, Jaden Oberkrom XP good (TCU 14–7)
ISU – 06:01 Allen Lazard 74 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (Tied 14–14)
ISU – 01:49 Mike Warren 4 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 21–14)
Second quarter
TCU – 14:55 Charlie Reid 14 yd pass from Trevone Boykin, Jaden Oberkrom XP good (Tied 21–21)
TCU – 00:02 Jaden Oberkrom 23 yd field goal good (TCU 24–21)
Third quarter
TCU – 11:24 Kyle Hicks 13 yd run, Jaden Oberkrom XP good (TCU 31–21)
Fourth quarter
TCU – 14:36 Trevone Boykin 3 yd run, Jaden Oberkrom XP good (TCU 38–21)
TCU – 08:45 Josh Doctson 42 yd pass from Trevone Boykin, Jaden Oberkrom XP good (TCU 45–21)
Top passers
TCU – Trevone Boykin 27/32, 436 yards, 4 TD
ISU – Sam B. Richardson 22/36, 251 yards
Top rushers
TCU – Trevone Boykin 13 attempts, 74 yards, 1 TD
ISU – Mike Warren 22 attempts, 78 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
TCU – Josh Doctson 10 receptions, 190 yards, 2 TD
ISU – Allen Lazard 5 receptions, 147 yards, 1 TD
Top tacklers
TCU – Nick Orr 10 tackles
ISU – Kamari Cotton–Moya 9 tackles :

### Game 7: at Baylor Bears

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cyclones | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
| Bears | 21 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 45 |
at McLane Stadium, Waco, TX
* Date: October 24
* Game time: 11:02 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 68° • Wind: NE 10 • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 45,512
* Referee: Referee: Brad Van Vark • Umpire: Michael Cooper • Linesman: George Gusman • Line judge: Jerod Phillips • Back judge: Brian Ernest • Field judge: Jason Ledet • Side judge: Gene Semko • Center judge: Brian Alos
* TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (Play-by-play), Brock Huard (Color) & Shannon Spake (Sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
BAY – 13:25 Corey Coleman 36 yd pass from Seth Russell, Chris Callahan XP good (BAY 7–0)
BAY – 08:00 Seth Russell 37 yd run, Chris Callahan XP good (BAY 14–0)
BAY – 04:53 Shock Linwood 17 yd run, Chris Callahan XP good (BAY 21–0)
Second quarter
BAY – 11:42 Shock Linwood 6 yd pass from Seth Russell, Chris Callahan XP good (BAY 28–0)
BAY – 08:14 Devin Chafin 2 yd run, Chris Callahan XP good (BAY 35–0)
ISU – 04:49 Joshua Thomas 3 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (BAY 35–7)
Third quarter
ISU – 10:31 Quenton Bundrage 2 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (BAY 35–14)
Fourth quarter
ISU – 07:47 Jauan Wesley 4 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP no good (BAY 35–20)
BAY – 05:31 Chris Callahan 34 yd field goal good (BAY 38–21)
BAY – 02:13 Corey Coleman 12 yd pass from Jarrett Stidham, Chris Callahan XP good (BAY 45–20)
ISU – 00:10 Quenton Bundrage 29 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (BAY 45–27)
Top passers
ISU – Joel Lanning 12/17, 144 yards, 3 TD
BAY – Seth Russell 16/37, 197 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
ISU – Mike Warren 28 attempts, 145 yards
BAY – Shock Linwood 27 attempts, 171 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
ISU – Quenton Bundrage 4 receptions, 69 yards, 2 TD
BAY – Corey Coleman 6 receptions, 85 yards, 2 TD
Top tacklers
ISU – Qujuan Floyd 10 tackles
BAY – Travon Blanchard 10 tackles :

### Game 8: vs. Texas Longhorns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Longhorns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyclones | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
* Date: October 31
* Game time: 6:10 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 51° • Wind: SE 0–5 • Weather: Partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 53,616
* Referee: Referee: Dan Romeo • Umpire: Scott Teifer • Linesman: Andy Warner • Line judge: Marc Bovos • Back judge: Chris Alston • Field judge: Ed Vinzant • Side judge: Craig Faulkner • Center judge: Ken Ray
* TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (Play-by-play) & Spencer Tillman (Color)
Game information :
First quarter
ISU – 08:38 Mike Warren 3 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 7–0)
Second quarter
ISU – 00:05 Cole Netten 28 yd field goal good (ISU 10–0)
Third quarter
ISU – 05:11 Dondre Daley 19 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 17–0)
Fourth quarter
ISU – 02:10 Joshua Thomas 1 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 24–0)
Top passers
TEX – Tyrone Swoopes 6/13, 59 yards
ISU – Joel Lanning 19/37, 188 yards, 1 TD
Top rushers
TEX – Tyrone Swoopes 10 attempts, 58 yards
ISU – Mike Warren 32 attempts, 158 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
TEX – Daje Johnson 6 receptions, 37 yards
ISU – Allen Lazard 6 receptions, 66 yards
Top tacklers
TEX – Peter Jinkens 9 tackles
ISU – Qujuan Floyd 8 tackles :

### Game 9: at Oklahoma Sooners

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cyclones | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| Sooners | 21 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 52 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK
* Date: November 7
* Game time: 6:02 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Temperature: 59° • Wind: NNE 12 • Weather: Clear
* Game attendance: 85,595
* Referee: Referee: Eddy Shelton • Umpire: Rick Podraza • Linesman: Rick Smith • Line judge: Kelly Detering • Back judge: Terry White • Field judge: Nick Lave • Side judge: Jim Murphy • Center judge: Steve Baron
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Roy Philpott (Play-by-play) & Jay Walker (Color)
Game information :
First Quarter
ISU – 10:46 Cole Netten 43 yd field goal (ISU 3–0)
OU – 10:33 Dimitri Flowers 75 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 7–3)
OU – 05:53 Dede Westbrook 27 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 14–3)
OU – 03:33 Baker Mayfield 17 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 21–3)
Second Quarter
ISU – 11:35 Cole Netten 45 yd field goal (OU 21–6)
ISU – 01:14 Cole Netten 51 yd field goal (OU 21–9)
Third Quarter
OU – 11:07 Austin Seibert 37 yd field goal (OU 24–9)
OU – 07:03 Samaje Perine 8 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 31–9)
OU – 01:05 Sterling Shepard 74 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 38–9)
Fourth Quarter
OU – 11:19 Joe Mixon 57 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 45–9)
OU – 08:51 Mark Andrews 55 yd pass from Trevor Knight, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 52–9)
ISU – 05:08 D'Vario Montgomery 13 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (OU 52–16)
Top Passers
ISU – Joel Lanning 26/51, 260 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
OU – Baker Mayfield 23/31, 342 yards, 3 TD
Top Rushers
ISU – Mike Warren 18 attempts, 43 yards
OU – Samaje Perine 13 attempts, 95 yards, 1 TD
Top Receiving
ISU – Allen Lazard 8 receptions, 101 yards
OU – Sterling Shepard 4 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD
Top Tacklers
ISU – Brian Peavy 9 tackles
OU – Ahmad Thomas 10 tackles :

### Game 10: vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Cyclones | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
* Date: November 14
* Game time: 2:35 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Temperature: 60° • Wind: SSW 10 • Weather: Scattered clouds
* Game attendance: 54,180
* Referee: Referee: Cooper Castleberry • Umpire: Jim Adams • Linesman: Bill Scott • Line judge: Frank LeBlanc • Back judge: Joel Wetzel • Field judge: Randy Smith • Side judge: Fulton Carson • Center judge: Stacy Hardin
* TV announcers (ESPN): Adam Amin (Play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (Color) & Olivia Harlan (Sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
ISU – 13:10 Joel Lanning 24 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 7–0)
OSU – 09:44 Marcell Ateman 16 yd pass from Mason Rudolph, Ben Grogan XP good (Tied 7–7)
ISU – 06:58 Allen Lazard 24 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 14–7)
ISU – 03:04 Cole Netten 21 yd field goal good (ISU 17–7)
Second quarter
ISU – 09:29 Joshua Thomas 1 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 24–7)
OSU – 02:14 Chris Carson 1 yd run, Ben Grogan XP good (ISU 24–14)
Third quarter
OSU – 08:44 J. W. Walsh 1 yd run, Ben Grogan XP good (ISU 24–21)
ISU – 02:04 Joel Lanning 21 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 31–21)
Fourth quarter
OSU – 11:33 J. W. Walsh 16 yd run, Ben Grogan XP good (ISU 31–28)
OSU – 03:06 Jeff Carr 7 yd pass from J. W. Walsh, Ben Grogan XP good (OSU 35–31)
Top passers
OSU – Mason Rudolph 24/36, 327 yards, 1 TD
ISU – Joel Lanning 11/22, 162 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
OSU – Chris Carson 12 attempts, 70 yards, 1 TD
ISU – Joel Lanning 14 attempts, 130 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
OSU – Marcell Ateman 8 receptions, 132 yards, 1 TD
ISU – Allen Lazard 3 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD
Top tacklers
OSU – Jordan Sterns 8 tackles
ISU – Brian Peavy 12 tackles :

### Game 11: at Kansas State Wildcats

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cyclones | 7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 38 |
at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, Manhattan, KS
* Date: November 21
* Game time: 11:05 a.m. CST
* Game weather: Temperature: 36° • Wind: N 11–15 • Weather: Mostly sunny
* Game attendance: 53,297
* Referee: Referee: Brad Van Vark • Umpire: Michael Cooper • Linesman: George Gusman • Line judge: Jerod Phillips • Back judge: Brian Ernest • Field judge: Jason Ledet • Side judge: Gene Semko • Center judge: Brian Alos
* TV announcers (FS1): Justin Kutcher (Play-by-play) & Steve Hutchinson (Color)
Game information :
First quarter
ISU – 09:36 Trever Ryen 21 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 7–0)
KSU – 04:50 Winston Dimel 4 yd pass from Glenn Gronkowski, Jack Cantele XP good (Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
ISU – 12:21 Joel Lanning 1 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 14–7)
ISU – 08:11 Allen Lazard 30 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 21–7)
KSU – 07:59 Morgan Burns 100 yd kickoff return, Jack Cantle XP good (ISU 21–14)
ISU – 07:34 Mike Warren 76 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 28–14)
ISU – 00:29 Allen Lazard 16 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 35–14)
Third quarter
KSU – 08:49 Charles Jones 8 yd run, Jack Cantele XP good (ISU 35–21)
Fourth quarter
KSU – 13:13 Kody Cook 7 yd pass from Joe Hubener, Jack Cantele XP good (ISU 35–28)
KSU – 00:42 Charles Jones 5 yd run, Jack Cantele XP good (Tied 35–35)
KSU – 00:03 Jack Cantele 42 yd field goal good (KSU 38–35)
Top passers
ISU – Joel Lanning 15/20, 210 yards, 3 TD
KSU – Joe Hubener 18/31, 216 yards, 1 TD
Top rushers
ISU – Mike Warren 22 attempts, 195 yards, 1 TD
KSU – Joe Hubener 20 attempts, 90 yards
Top receivers
ISU – Allen Lazard 5 receptions, 87 yards, 2 TD
KSU – Kody Cook 5 receptions, 68 yards, 1 TD
Top tacklers
ISU – Brian Mills 8 tackles
KSU – Kendall Adams 12 tackles :

### Game 12: at West Virginia Mountaineers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cyclones | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Mountaineers | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 30 |
at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
* Date: November 28
* Game time: Noon EST
* TV announcers (FS1): Steve Physioc (Play-by-play) & Petros Papadakis (Color)

## Awards
### National Team of the Week

Following the 24–0 shutout of Texas on the weekend of October 31, the 2015 Iowa State football team received the AutoNation National Team of the Week by the FWAA.
This was its third shutout over a Big 12 opponent in school history, the previous against Kansas 34–0 on November 23, 2013. The Cyclones gained 426 yards in total offensive while the defense allowed only 204 yards, which is the third-lowest total an ISU defense has allowed vs. a Big 12 opponent in school history. Also, this was the fewest yards allowed vs. a FBS team in the Paul Rhoads era. The dominating ISU defense held Texas to nine plays in ISU territory with seven of these on Texas's final drive.
This was Texas’s first shutout loss against an unranked team since November 18, 1961, when TCU shutout #1 ranked Texas 6–0.
For Iowa State, Mike Warren, the nation’s best freshman rusher, picked up 157 yards on the ground on 32 carries and added the first ISU touchdown, the fourth-best rookie rushing effort in school history. Joel Lanning got his first career start at quarterback, rushing for 64 yards and completing 19 of 37 passes for 188 yards with a touchdown pass to Dondre Daley and no interceptions. Freshman Joshua Thomas punched in the third ISU touchdown, his sixth of the season, tying a Cyclone freshman record set by Alexander Robinson in 2007.
This was the Cyclones first home win over the Longhorns in six tries

### Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week

Jordan Harris was honored as the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week for games ending October 31, 2015. Harris's seven tackles and one interception led the Cyclones crushing shutout of Texas 24–0. Jordan is the third Cyclone to receive National Player of the Week honors: WR Todd Blythe on October 30, 2005, and LB Jesse Smith on October 25, 2009.