# 2011 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 2011 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cyclones were led by third year head coach Paul Rhoads and play their home games at Jack Trice Stadium. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference. The conference play began with a loss at home to the Texas Longhorns, and ended with a loss at Manhattan, Kansas to the Kansas State Wildcats in the Farmageddon series, with a 3–6 record. The season will likely be remembered for the game against then #2 Oklahoma State Cowboys, who the Cyclones upset in a double-overtime thriller throwing the BCS into "utter chaos" as dubbed by sports media. The Iowa State squad was invited to the first Pinstripe Bowl game, which they were defeated by Rutgers, and the Cyclone's 2011 season came to a close with 6–7 overall record, 3–6 in Big 12 play, finished 8th place.

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Iowa State | Alma mater |
| Paul Rhoads | Head coach | 3 | Missouri Western (1989) |
| Wally Burnham | Defensive coordinator/linebackers | 3 | Samford (1963) |
| Tom Herman | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks | 3 | California Lutheran (1997) |
| Kenith Pope | Running Backs | 3 | Oklahoma (1976) |
| Bobby Elliott | Defensive backs | 2 | Iowa (1975) |
| Luke Wells | Tight Ends | 3 | Oklahoma (2001) |
| Courtney Messingham | Wide Receivers | 3 | Northern Iowa (1990) |
| Curtis Bray | Defensive line | 3 | Pittsburgh (1992) |
| Bill Bleil | Assistant head coach/Offensive Line Coach | 3 | Northwestern College (1981) |
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## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 7 (FCS) Northern Iowa* | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | CYtv | W 20–19 | 54,672 |
| September 10 | 11:00 a.m. | Iowa* | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy) | FSN | W 44–41 $^{3OT}$ | 56,085 |
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Connecticut* | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | ESPN2 | W 24–20 | 37,195 |
| October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 17 Texas | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | FX | L 14–37 | 56,390 |
| October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Baylor | Floyd Casey StadiumWaco, TX | FSN | L 26–49 | 35,625 |
| October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | at Missouri | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO (Battle for the Telephone Trophy) | CYtv | L 17–52 | 71,004 |
| October 22 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 18 Texas A&M | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | ABC | L 17–33 | 51,131 |
| October 29 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Texas Tech | Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX | FSN | W 41–7 | 59,260 |
| November 5 | 11:30 a.m. | Kansas | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | FCS Central | W 13–10 | 51,575 |
| November 18 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 Oklahoma State | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | ESPN | W 37–31 $^{2OT}$ | 52,027 |
| November 26 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 11 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | FX | L 6–26 | 84,326 |
| December 3 | 11:30 a.m. | at No. 15 Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS (Farmageddon) | FSN | L 23–30 | 47,392 |
| December 30 | 2:20 p.m. | vs. Rutgers* | Yankee StadiumBronx, NY (Pinstripe Bowl) | ESPN | L 13–27 | 38,328 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Game 1: vs. Northern Iowa Panthers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| Cyclones | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
* Date: September 3
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 71°F • Wind: W 5–10 • Weather: humid, scat. showers
* Game attendance: 54,672
* Referee: Referee: Greg Burks • Umpire: Scott Campbell • Linesman: George Gusman • Line judge: Doug Moore • Back judge: Brian Ernest • Field judge: Nick Lave • Side judge: Gene Semko • Scorer: Shuey/Pope
* TV announcers (CYtv): John Walters (Play-by-play), Eric Heft (Color) & Ben Bruns (Sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
UNI – 09:00 Tyler Sievertsen 42 yd field goal (UNI 3–0)
Second quarter
UNI – 08:55 Tyler Sievertsen 24 yd field goal (UNI 6–0)
ISU – 00:00 Steele Jantz 1 yd run, Zach Guyer XP good (ISU 7–6)
Third quarter
UNI – 02:30 David Johnson 1 yd run, Tyler Sievertsen XP good (UNI 13–7)
Fourth quarter
ISU – 04:30 Josh Lenz 27 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Zach Guyer XP good (ISU 14–13)
UNI – 04:17 David Johnson 80 yd pass from Tirrell Rennie, Tirrell Rennie pass failed (UNI 19–14)
ISU – 00:40 Steele Jantz 1 yd run, Steele Jantz pass intercepted (ISU 20–19)
Top passers
UNI – Tirrell Rennie 15/32, 181 yards, 1 TD
ISU – Steele Jantz 18/40, 187 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT's
Top rushers
UNI – Tirrell Rennie 18 attempts, 127 yards
ISU – Steele Jantz 20 attempts, 80 yards
Top receivers
UNI – David Johnson 2 receptions, 83 yards, 1 TD
ISU – Aaron Horne 7 receptions, 69 yards
Top tacklers
UNI – L.J. Fort 13 tackles
ISU – Jake Knott 15 tackles :

### Game 2: vs. Iowa Hawkeyes

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total |
| Hawkeyes | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 41 |
| Cyclones | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 44 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
* Date: September 10
* Game time: 11:11 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 75°F • Wind: N 5–10 • Weather: Mostly Clear
* Game attendance: 56,085
* Referee: Referee: John O'Neill • Umpire: Mike Pilarski • Linesman: Tripp Sutter • Line judge: Jack Teitz • Back judge: Jack Lyman • Field judge: Bob McElwee • Side judge: John Hayes • Scorer: Shuey/Pope
* TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (color), Jim Knox (sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
IOWA – 05:20 Kevonte Martin-Manley 6 yd pass from James Vandenberg, Mike Meyer XP good (IOWA 7–0)
Second quarter
IOWA – 13:32 Mike Meyer 42 yd field goal (IOWA 10–0)
ISU – 07:40 Darius Reynolds 11 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Zach Guyer XP good (IOWA 10–7)
ISU – 00:41 Grant Mahoney 54 yd field goal (Tied 10–10)
Third quarter
IOWA – 09:27 Mike Meyer 20 yd field goal (IOWA 13–10)
IOWA – 03:58 Mike Meyer 50 yd field goal (IOWA 16–10)
ISU – 02:30 Josh Lenz 8 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Zach Guyer XP good (ISU 17–16)
Fourth quarter
IOWA – 05:50 Marcus Coker 1 yd run, Keenan Davis pass from James Vandenberg (IOWA 24–17)
ISU – 01:17 Darius Darks 4 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Zach Guyer XP good (Tied 24–24)
OT
IOWA – 15:00 Marcus Coker 4 yd run, Mike Meyer XP good (IOWA 31–24)
ISU – 15:00 Darius Reynolds 4 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Zach Guyer XP good (Tied 31–31)
ISU – 15:00 James White 1 yd run, Zach Guyer XP good (ISU 38–31)
IOWA – 15:00 Keenan Davis 23 yd pass from James Vandenberg, Mike Meyer XP good (Tied 38–38)
IOWA – 15:00 Mike Meyer 34 yd field goal (IOWA 41–38)
ISU – 15:00 James White 4 yd run (ISU 44–41)
Top passers
IOWA – James Vandenberg 16/28, 207 yards, 2 TD
ISU – Steele Jantz 25/37, 279 yards, 4 TD
Top rushers
IOWA – Marcus Coker 35 attempts, 143 yards, 2 TD
ISU – Shontrelle Johnson 18 attempts, 109 yards
Top receivers
IOWA – Keenan Davis 5 receptions, 95 yards, 1 TD
ISU – Darius Reynolds 6 receptions, 85 yards, 2 TD
Top tacklers
IOWA – Christian Kirksey 13 tackles
ISU – Matt Tau'fo'ou 8 tackles :

### Game 3: at Connecticut Huskies

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cyclones | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Huskies | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
* Date: September 16
* Game time: 7:06 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 60°F • Wind: WNW 6 • Weather: Cloudy and crisp
* Game attendance: 37,195
* Referee: Referee: Tom Walker • Umpire: John Mascarello • Linesman: Chad Green • Line judge: David Oliver • Back judge: Brad Van Vark • Field judge: Scott Gaines • Side judge: Mike Contreraz • Scorer: Andy Prince
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Gleason (play-by-play), John Congemi (color)
Game information :
First quarter
UCONN – 10:25 Scott McCummings 10 yd run, David Teggart XP good (UCONN 7–0)
UCONN – 01:59 David Teggart 52 yd field goal (UCONN 10–0)
Second quarter
ISU – 11:03 James White 26 yd run, Zach Guyer XP good (UCONN 10–7)
Third quarter
ISU – 11:18 Darius Reynolds 40 yd pass from Josh Lenz, Zach Guyer XP good (ISU 14–10)
UCONN – 09:37 David Teggart 50 yd field goal (ISU 14–13)
ISU – 06:44 Zach Guyer 36 yd field goal (ISU 17–13)
Fourth quarter
UCONN – Kashif Moore 39 yd pass from Scott McCummings, David Teggart XP good (UCONN 20–17)
ISU – 09:08 Darius Reynolds 20 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Zach Guyer XP good (ISU 24–20)
Top passers
ISU – Steele Jantz 18/29, 200 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT
UCONN – Johnny McEntee 13/30, 188 yards, 1 INT
Top rushers
ISU – Shontrelle Johnson 14 attempts, 65 yards
UCONN – Lyle McCombs 18 attempts, 46 yards
Top receivers
ISU – Darius Reynolds 4 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD
UCONN – Isiah Moore 8 receptions, 143 yards
Top tacklers
ISU – Jake Knott 11 tackles
UCONN – Jory Johnson 10 tackles :

### Game 4: vs. Texas Longhorns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Longhorns | 13 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 37 |
| Cyclones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
* Date: October 1
* Game time: 6:12 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 66°F • Wind: SE 0–5 • Weather: Clear skies
* Game attendance: 56,390
* Referee: Referee: Rick Loumiet • Umpire: Frank Villar • Linesman: Cal McNeill • Line judge: Mickey Bryson • Back judge: Donnie Aultman • Field judge: Reggie Smith • Side judge: Gene Semko • Scorer: Shuey/Pope
* TV announcers (FX): Gus Johnson (Play-by-play), Charles Davis (Color) & Tim Brewster (Sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
UT – 07:30 Justin Tucker 33 yd field goal (UT 10–0)
UT – 05:35 Fozzie Whittaker 16 yd run, Justin Tucker XP good (UT 10–0)
UT – 03:23 Justin Tucker 35 yd field goal (UT 13–0)
Second quarter
UT – 10:18 Mike Davis 48 yd pass from David Ash, Justin Tucker XP good (UT 20–0)
UT – 04:30 Josh Turner 34 yd blocked punt return, Justin Tucker XP good (UT 27–0)
UT – 01:17 Jaxon Shipley 40 yd pass from David Ash, Justin Tucker XP good (UT 34–0)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
ISU – 11:33 James White 2 yd run, Zach Guyer XP good (UT 34–7)
UT – 06:31 Justin Tucker 29 yd field goal (UT 37–7)
ISU – 03:50 Chris Young 18 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Zach Guyer XP good (UT 37–14)
Top passers
UT – David Ash 8/13, 156 yards, 2 TD
ISU – Steele Jantz 28/51, 251 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
UT – Malcom Brown 15 attempts, 63 yards
ISU – James White 11 attempts, 64 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
UT – Jaxon Shipley 6 receptions, 141 yards, 1 TD
ISU – Darius Reynolds 6 receptions, 70 yards
Top tacklers
UT – Blake Gideon 8 tackles
ISU – Jake Knott 8 tackles :

### Game 5: at Baylor Bears

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cyclones | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
| Bears | 0 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
at Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco, TX
* Date: October 8
* Game time: 6:10 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 87°F • Wind: SE 19 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 35,625
* Referee: Referee: Matt Leoffler • Umpire: Jim Adams • Linesman: Bill Scott • Line judge: Keith Garmond • Back judge: Terry White • Field judge: Randy Smith • Side judge: Anthony Fleming • Scorer: Richard Fogleman
* TV announcers (FSN): Bill Land (Play-by-play), Dave Lapham (Color) & Emily Jones (Sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
ISU – 11:13 Darius Reynolds 10 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Grant Mahoney XP good (ISU 7–0)
Second quarter
BAY – 13:22 Robert Griffin III 1 yd run, Aaron Jones XP good (Tied 7–7)
ISU – 10:19 Reid Branderhorst 1 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Grant Mahoney XP good (ISU 14–7)
BAY – 07:31 Kendall Wright 15 yd pass from Robert Griffith III, Aaron Jones XP good (Tied 14–14)
BAY – 04:30 Glasco Martin 1 yd run, Aaron Jones XP good (BAY 21–14)
Third quarter
BAY – 08:08 Terrance Ganaway 3 yd run, Aaron Jones XP good (BAY 28–14)
BAY – 06:18 Tevin Elliot 86 yd fumble recovery, Aaron Jones XP good (BAY 35–14)
ISU – 05:32 James White 76 yd run, Grant Mahoney XP no good (BAY 35–20)
Fourth quarter
BAY – 12:26 Terrance Ganaway 2 yd run, Aaron Jones XP good (BAY 42–20)
ISU – 08:08 Darius Reynolds 28 yd pass from Steele Jantz, Grant Mahoney XP no good(BAY 42–26)
BAY – 04:19 Terrance Ganaway 22 yd run, Aaron Jones XP good (BAY 49–26)
Top passers
ISU – Steele Jantz 17/35, 244 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
BAY – Robert Griffith III 22/30, 212 yards, 1 TD
Top rushers
ISU – James White 16 attempts, 148 yards, 1 TD
BAY – Terrance Ganaway 23 attempts, 200 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
ISU – Darius Reynolds 7 receptions, 178 yards, 2 TD
BAY – Kendall Wright 8 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD
Top tacklers
ISU – Jake Knott 18 tackles
BAY – Sam Holl 11 tackles :

### Game 6: at Missouri Tigers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cyclones | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Tigers | 21 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
at Faurot Field, Columbia, MO
* Date: October 15
* Game time: 1:07 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 66°F • Wind: SE 0–5 • Weather: Clear skies
* Game attendance: 71,004
* Referee: Referee: Greg Burks • Umpire: Scott Campbell • Linesman: George Gusman • Line judge: Kevin Mar • Back judge: Brian Ernest • Field judge: Nick Lave • Side judge: Gene Semko • Scorer: Tim Knarr
* TV announcers (CYtv): John Walters (Play-by-play), Eric Heft (Color) & Ben Bruns (Sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
MU – 12:03 James Franklin 1 yd run, Grant Ressel XP good (MU 7–0)
MU – 09:05 Henry Josey 1 yd run, Grant Ressel XP good (MU 14–0)
ISU – 04:35 Zach Guyer 26 yd field goal (MU 14–3)
MU – 01:33 Michael Egnew 39 yd pass from James Franklin, Grant Ressel XP good (MU 21–3)
Second quarter
MU – 11:29 Kendial Lawrence 2 yd run, Grant Ressel XP good (MU 28–3)
ISU – 10:07 A.J. Klein 78 yd interception return, Zach Guyer XP good (28–10)
MU – 00:00 Grant Ressel 23 yd field goal (MU 31–10)
Third quarter
MU – 09:07 T.J. Moe 7 yd pass from James Franklin, Grant Ressel XP good (MU 38–10)
MU – 05:01 James Franklin 1 yd run, Grant Ressel XP good (MU 45–10)
Fourth quarter
MU – 14:43 Wes Kemp 6 yd pass from James Franklin, Grant Ressel XP good (MU 52–10)
ISU – 12:41 Jeff Woody 13 yd run, Zach Guyer XP good (ISU 52–17)
Top passers
ISU – Steele Jantz 17/32, 161 yards
MU – James Franklin 20/28, 289 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
ISU – James White 14 attempts, 61 yards
MU – Henry Josey 19 attempts, 129 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
ISU – Darius Darks 2 receptions, 45 yards
MU – Michael Egnew 6 receptions, 105 yards, 1 TD
Top tacklers
ISU – A.J. Klein 12 tackles
MU – Andrew Wilson 10 tackles :

### Game 7: vs. Texas A&M Aggies

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 3 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 33 |
| Cyclones | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
* Date: October 22
* Game time: 2:36 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 66°F • Wind: NW 5–10 • Weather: Partly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 51,131
* Referee: Referee: Dan Romeo • Umpire: Scott Teifer • Linesman: Pete Gautreau • Line judge: Marc Bovos • Back judge: Dax Hill • Field judge: Bobby Bernard • Side judge: Ed Vinzant • Scorer: Shuey/Pope
* TV announcers (ABC): Mark Neely (Play-by-play) & Ray Bentley (Color)
Game information :
First quarter
TAMU – 13:00 Randy Bullock 25 yd field goal (TAMU 3–0)
ISU – 03:29 James White 19 yd run, Zach Guyer XP good (ISU 7–3)
Second quarter
TAMU – 09:19 Randy Bullock 47 yd field goal (ISU 7–6)
TAMU – 04:08 Jeff Fuller 47 yd pass from Ryan Tannehill, Randy Bullock XP good (TAMU 13–7)
TAMU – 00:42 Michael Lamothe 18 yd pass from Ryan Tannehill, Randy Bullock XP good (TAMU 20–7)
Third quarter
TAMU – 12:45 Randy Bullock 47 yd field goal (TAMU 23–7)
TAMU – 09:39 Christine Michael 9 yd run, Randy Bullock XP good (TAMU 30–7)
ISU – 06:50 Duran Hollis 1 yd run, Zach Guyer XP good (TAMU 30–14)
ISU – 02:16 Zach Guyer 43 yd field goal (TAMU 30–17)
Fourth quarter
TAMU – 07:30 Randy Bullock 20 yd field goal (TAMU 33–17)
Top passers
TAMU – Ryan Tannehill 23/43, 263 yards, 2 TD
ISU – Jared Barnett 16/36, 180 yards
Top rushers
TAMU – Christine Michael 18 attempts, 142 yards, 1 TD
ISU – Jared Barnett 13 attempts, 66 yards
Top receivers
TAMU – Jeff Fuller 7 receptions, 75 yards, 1 TD
ISU – Josh Lenz 8 receptions, 117 yards
Top tacklers
TAMU – Sean Porter 8 tackles
ISU – Jeremey Reeves 10 tackles :

### Game 8: at Texas Tech Red Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cyclones | 21 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
| Red Raiders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX
* Date: October 29
* Game time: 6:10 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 64°F • Wind: SW 19 G26 • Weather: Partly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 59,260
* Referee: Referee: Randy Christal • Umpire: John Mascarello • Linesman: Cal McNeill • Line judge: Kelly Deterding • Back judge: Terry Jones • Field judge: Joe Blubaugh • Side judge: Tom Bessant
* TV announcers (FSN): Bill Land (Play-by-play), Gary Reasons (Color) & Desmond Purnell (Sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
ISU – 10:52 Jared Barnett 13 yd run, Zach Guyer XP good (ISU 7–0)
ISU – 03:26 Jeff Woody 1 yd run, Zach Guyer XP good (ISU 14–0)
ISU – 02:20 Darius Darks 2 yd pass from Jared Barnett, Zach Guyer XP good (ISU 21–0)
Second quarter
TTU – 08:33 Seth Doege 8 yd run, Donnie Carona XP good (ISU 21–7)
ISU – 05:01 Zach Guyer 42 yd field goal (ISU 24–7)
Third quarter
ISU – 13:48 Duran Hollis 71 yd run, Zach Guyer XP good (ISU 31–7)
Fourth quarter
ISU – 11:08 James White 1 yd run, Zach Guyer XP good (ISU 38–7)
ISU – 04:48 Zach Guyer 23 yd field goal (ISU 41–7)
Top passers
ISU – Jared Barnett 14/26, 144 yards, 1 TD
TTU – Seth Doege 16/32, 171 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
ISU – James White 31 attempts, 138 yards, 1 TD
TTU – DeAndre Washington 11 attempts, 50 yards
Top receivers
ISU – Josh Lenz 4 receptions, 74 yards
TTU – Eric Ward 5 receptions, 62 yards
Top tacklers
ISU – A.J. Klein 8 tackles
TTU – Jared Flannel 9 tackles :

### Game 9: vs. Kansas Jayhawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jayhawks | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Cyclones | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
* Date: November 5
* Game time: 11:40 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 47°F • Wind: SSE 10 G20 • Weather: Hazy
* Game attendance: 51,575
* Referee: Referee: Rick Loumiet • Umpire: Frank Villar • Linesman: Keith Johnson • Line judge: Mickey Bryson • Back judge: Donnie Aultman • Field judge: Jim Murphy • Side judge: John Masterson • Scorer: Shuey/Pope
* TV announcers (FCS): Steve Physioc (Play-by-play) & Yogi Roth (Color)
Game information :
First quarter
ISU – 05:23 Zach Guyer 32 yd field goal (ISU 3–0)
KU – 10:52 D.J. Beshears 22 yd run, Alex Mueller XP good (KU 7–3)
Second quarter
ISU – 04:45 Aaron Horne 18 yd run, Zach Guyer XP good (ISU 10–7)
Third quarter
KU – 05:23 Ron Doherty 19 yd field goal (Tied 10–10)
Fourth quarter
ISU – 04:48 Zach Guyer 42 yd field goal (ISU 13–10)
Top passers
KU – Jordan Webb 13/21, 127 yards
ISU – Jared Barnett 16/31, 175 yards, 1 INT
Top rushers
KU – Darrian Miller 17 attempts, 70 yards
ISU – Jared Barnett 22 attempts, 125 yards
Top receivers
KU – D.J. Beshears 5 receptions, 45 yards
ISU – Albert Gary 5 receptions, 57 yards
Top tacklers
KU – Brad McDougald 11 tackles
ISU – Jake Knott 10 tackles :

### Game 10: vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Cowboys | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Cyclones | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 37 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
* Date: November 18
* Game time: 7:06 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Temperature: 46°F • Wind: S 0–5 • Weather: Clear Skies
* Game attendance: 52,027
* Referee: Referee: Reggie Smith • Umpire: John Mascarello • Linesman: Chad Green • Line judge: David Oliver • Back judge: Brad Van Vark • Field judge: Scott Gaines • Side judge: Mike Contreraz • Scorer: Shuey/Pope
* TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (Play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (Color) & Samantha Steele (Sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
OSU – 01:04 Shaun Lewis 70 yd interception return, Quinn Sharp XP good (OSU 7–0)
Second quarter
OSU – 10:43 Quinn Sharp 29 yd field goal (OSU 10–0)
ISU – 07:22 Darius Reynolds 16 yd pass from Jared Barnett, Zach Guyer XP good (OSU 10–7)
OSU – 05:26 Justin Blackmon 27 yd pass from Brandon Weeden, Quinn Sharp XP good (OSU 17–7)
Third quarter
OSU – 12:33 Tracy Moore 30 yd pass from Brandon Weeden, Quinn Sharp XP good (OSU 24–7)
ISU – 10:05 James White 32 yd run, Zach Guyer XP good (OSU 24–14)
ISU – 04:04 Zach Guyer 24 yd field goal (OSU 24–17)
Fourth quarter
ISU – 04:48 Albert Gary 7 yd pass from Jared Barnett, Zach Guyer XP good (Tied 24–24)
OT
ISU – 15:00 James White 25 yd pass from Jared Barnett, Zach Guyer XP good (ISU 31–24)
OSU – 15:00 Josh Cooper 6 yd pass from Brandon Weeden, Quinn Sharp XP good (Tied 31–31)
2nd OT
ISU – 15:00 Jeff Woody 4 yd run (ISU 37–31)
Top passers
OSU – Brandon Weeden 42/58, 476 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
ISU – Jared Barnett 32/58, 376 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
OSU – Joseph Randle 10 attempts, 49 yards
ISU – Jared Barnett 14 attempts, 87 yards
Top receivers
OSU – Josh Cooper 13 receptions, 128 yards, 1 TD
ISU – Albert Gary 7 receptions, 109 yards, 1 TD
Top tacklers
OSU – Alex Elkins 10 tackles
ISU – A.J. Klein 14 tackles :

### Game 11: at Oklahoma Sooners

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cyclones | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sooners | 3 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 26 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK
* Date: November 26
* Game time: 11:06 a.m. CST
* Game weather: Temperature: 48°F • Wind: NNW-32 • Weather: Overcast
* Game attendance: 84,326
* Referee: Referee: Matt Loeffler; Umpire: Rick Podraza • Linesman: Bill Scott • Line judge: Keith Garmond • Back judge: Terry White • Field judge: Randy Smith • Side judge: Anthony Fleming • Scorer: Gary Brown
* TV announcers (FX): Gus Johnson (Play-by-play), Charles Davis (Color) & Tim Brewster (Sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
OU – 11:15 Michael Hunnicutt 20 yd field goal (OU 3–0)
ISU – 05:48 Albert Gary 10 yd pass from Jared Barnett, Zach Guyer XP no good (ISU 6–3)
Second quarter
OU – 08:12 Blake Bell 3 yd run, Michael Hunnicutt XP good (OU 10–6)
OU – 03:22 Blake Bell 1 yd run, Michael Hunnicutt XP good (OU 17–6)
OU – 00:25 Michael Hunnicutt 28 yd field goal (OU 20–6)
OU – 00:00 Michael Hunnicutt 37 yd field goal (OU 23–6)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
OU – 06:48 Michael Hunnicutt 21 yd field goal (OU 26–6)
Top passers
ISU – Jared Barnett 13/28, 125 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
OU – Landry Jones 22/43, 256 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
ISU – Jeff Woody 13 attempts, 60 yards
OU – Roy Finch 15 attempts, 83 yards
Top receivers
ISU – Albert Gary 4 receptions, 52 yards, 1 TD
OU – DeJuan Miller 7 receptions, 86 yards
Top tacklers
ISU – A.J. Klein 12 tackles
OU – Tom Wort 11 tackles :

### Game 12: at Kansas State Wildcats

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cyclones | 13 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, Manhattan, KS
* Date: December 3
* Game time: 11:30 a.m. CST
* Game weather: Temperature: 43°F • Wind: ENE 6 • Weather: Cloudy/Light Rain
* Game attendance: 47,392
* Referee: Randy Christal • Umpire: Tom Quick • Linesman: Cal McNeill • Line judge: Kelly Deterding • Back judge: Terry Jones • Field judge: Joe Blubaugh • Side judge: Tom Bessant
* TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers (Play-by-play), Brian Baldinger (Color) & Jim Knox (Sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
ISU – 02:01 Darius Darks 30 yd pass from Jared Barnett, Zach Guyer XP good (ISU 7–0)
KSU – 01:47 Tramaine Thompson 68 yd pass from Collin Klein, Anthony Cantele XP good (Tied 7–7)
ISU – 00:11 Jeff Woody 1 yd run, Zach Guyer XP blocked (ISU 13–7)
Second quarter
KSU – 10:13 Anthony Cantele 37 yd field goal (ISU 13–10)
KSU – 00:20 Collin Klein 1 yd run, Anthony Cantele XP good (KSU 17–13)
Third quarter
KSU – 08:48 Anthony Cantele 47 yd field goal (KSU 20–13)
ISU – 04:25 Jeff Woody 13 yd run, Zach Guyer XP good (Tied 20–20)
Fourth quarter
KSU – 13:37 Anthony Cantele 19 yd field goal (KSU 23–20)
ISU – 06:12 Zach Guyer 43 yd field goal (Tied 23–23)
KSU – 03:29 John Hubert 26 yd run, Anthony Cantele XP good (KSU 30–23)
Top passers
ISU – Jared Barnett 15/27, 153 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
KSU – Collin Klein 7/15, 158 yards, 1 TD
Top rushers
ISU – Jeff Woody 23 attempts, 85 yards, 2 TD
KSU – John Hubert 15 attempts, 120 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
ISU – Darius Reynolds 4 receptions, 56 yards
KSU – Tramaine Thompson 2 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD
Top tacklers
ISU – Jacques Washington 8 tackles
KSU – Arthur Brown 12 tackles :

### Game 13: vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cyclones | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Scarlet Knights | 0 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
* Date: December 30
* Game time: 2:24 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Temperature: 50°F • Wind: S 6 • Weather: Sunny and clear
* Game attendance: 38,328
* Referee: Referee: Randy Smith • Umpire: Ramon George • Linesman: Steve Fleming • Line judge: Sarah Thomas • Back judge: Jabir Walker • Field judge: Scott Gasaway • Side judge: Tony Meyer • Scorer: Joe DiBari
* TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (Play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (Color) & Tom Rinaldi (Sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
ISU – 13:41 Zach Guyer 40 yd field goal (ISU 3–0)
ISU – 07:35 Zach Guyer 46 yd field goal (ISU 6–0)
Second quarter
RU – 12:39 Jawan Jamison 1 yd run, San San Te XP good (RU 7–6)
RU – 10:30 San San Te 21 yd field goal (RU 10–6)
RU – 02:24 Jawan Jamison 12 yd run, San San Te XP good (RU 17–6)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
RU – 13:21 San San Te 29 yd field goal (RU 20–6)
ISU – 02:24 Jeff Woody 20 yd run, Zach Guyer XP good (RU 20–13)
RU – 05:47 Brandon Coleman 68 yd pass from Chas Dodd, San San Te XP good (RU 27–13)
Top passers
ISU – Steele Jantz 15/31, 197 yards, 2 INT
RU – Chas Dodd 10/17, 176 yards, 1 TD
Top rushers
ISU – James White 9 attempts, 42 yards
RU – Jawan Jamison 27 attempts, 131 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
ISU – Aaron Horne 4 receptions, 72 yards
RU – Mohamed Sanu 6 receptions, 62 yards
Top tacklers
ISU – A.J. Klein 15 tackles
RU – Khaseem Greene 13 tackles :