# 2016 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 2016 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the 2016 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 first-year head coach Matt Campbell. They finished the season 3–9, 2–7 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place.

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Alma Mater | Consecutive season at Iowa State in current position |
| Matt Campbell | Head coach | Mount Union, 2002 | 1st |
| Jon Heacock | Defensive coordinator, Safeties | Muskingum, 1983 | 1st |
| Tom Manning | Offensive coordinator, Offensive line | Mount Union, 2002 | 1st |
| Louis Ayeni | Associate head coach, Running game coordinator | Northwestern, 2003 | 3rd |
| Brian Gasser | Wide receivers, Special Teams | Ohio Northern, 2006 | 1st |
| Alex Golesh | Tight Ends, Recruiting Coordinator | Ohio State, 2006 | 1st |
| Joel Gordon | Offensive analyst | Shepherd, 2003 | 1st |
| Jim Hofher | Passing game coordinator | Cornell, 1979 | 1st |
| D.K. McDonald | Cornerbacks | Edinboro, 2001 | 1st |
| Eli Rasheed | Defensive line | Indiana, 1996 | 1st |
| Tyson Veidt | Assistant head coach, Linebackers | Muskingum, 1996 | 1st |
| Rudy Wade | Strength and Conditioning | Ball State, 2001 | 1st |
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## Schedule

Iowa State announced their 2016 football schedule on November 19, 2015. The 2016 schedule comprised 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Cyclones hosted Big 12 foes Baylor, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, and West Virginia and traveled to TCU, Oklahoma State, Texas, and Kansas. For non-conference games, the Cyclones hosted San Jose State and in–state rival UNI and traveled to face in-state rival Iowa.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 5 (FCS) Northern Iowa* | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | Cyclones.tv | L 20–25 | 60,629 |
| September 10 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 16 Iowa* | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy) | BTN | L 3–42 | 70,585 |
| September 17 | 11:00 a.m. | at TCU | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | FS1 | L 20–41 | 45,000 |
| September 24 | 11:00 a.m. | San Jose State* | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | FSN | W 44–10 | 50,851 |
| October 1 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 13 Baylor | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | FS1 | L 42–45 | 50,842 |
| October 8 | 2:30 p.m. | at Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | ESPNU | L 31–38 | 53,239 |
| October 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Texas | Darrel K. Royal - Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX | LHN/Cyclones.tv | L 6–27 | 96,851 |
| October 29 | 11:00 a.m. | Kansas State | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA (Farmageddon) | FSN | L 26–31 | 52,763 |
| November 3 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 12 Oklahoma | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | ESPN | L 24–34 | 50,662 |
| November 12 | 11:00 a.m. | at Kansas | Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS | FSN | W 31–24 | 23,757 |
| November 19 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas Tech | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | FS1 | W 66–10 | 50,787 |
| November 26 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 19 West Virginia | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | FS1 | L 19–49 | 51,365 |
| *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 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 25 |
| Cyclones | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
* Date: September 3
* Game time: 7:06 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 71° • Wind: SE 5 • Weather: Partly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 60,629
* Referee: Referee: Brandon Cruse • Umpire: M. Fitzgerald • Linesman: B. Edwards • Line judge: Quentin Givens • Back judge: Daniel Young • Field judge: Rich Almeroth • Side judge: Tuta Salaam
* TV announcers (Cyclones.tv): Brent Blum (Play-by-play) & Sage Rosenfels (Color)
Game information :
First quarter
ISU - 07:16 Dondre Daley 39 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 7–0)
Second quarter
UNI - 09:14 Tyvis Smith 10 yd pass from Aaron Bailey, Austin Errthum XP good (Tie 7–7)
ISU - 03:20 Hakeem Butler 18 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP failed (ISU 13–7)
UNI - 01:23 Karter Schult 11 yd safety (ISU 13–9)
UNI - 00:00 Aaron Bailey 2 yd run Austin Errthum XP god (UNI 16–13)
Third quarter
UNI - 04:20 Austin 22 yd field goal good (UNI 19–13)
Fourth quarter
ISU - 07:02 Allen Lazard 33 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 20–19)
UNI - 02:49 J. Browning 1yd run good, 2 point conversion failed (UNI 25–20)
Top passers
UNI – Aaron Bailey 15/27, 135 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT
ISU – Joel Lanning 18/28, 256 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
UNI – Aaron Bailey 25 attempts, 114 yards, 1 TD
ISU – Mike Warren 12 attempts, 30 yards
Top receivers
UNI – Tyvis Smith 5 receptions, 43 yards, 1 TD
ISU – Allen Lazard 6 receptions, 129 yards, 1 TD
Top tacklers
UNI – Jared Farley 8 tackles, 1 INT
ISU – Reggan Northrup 13 tackles, 1.0 Sack :

### Game 2: vs. Iowa Hawkeyes

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cyclones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Hawkeyes | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
* Date: September 10
* Game time: 6:42 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 72° • Wind: NW 12 • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 70,585
* Referee: Referee: Mike Defee • Umpire: Robert Richeson • Linesman: Al Green • Line judge: Derek Anderson • Back judge: Terry Jones • Field judge: Joe Bluebaugh • Side judge: Lo van Pham
* TV: BTN
Game information :
First quarter
IOWA - 08:42 George Kittle 9 yd pass from C.J. Beathart, Keith Duncan XP good (Iowa 7–0)
IOWA - 05:42 Akrum Wadley 26 yd pass from C.J. Beathard, Keith Duncan XP good (Iowa 14–0)
Iowa - 00:32 Cole Netten 31 yd field goal good (Iowa 14–3)
Second quarter
IOWA - 10:15 Matt VandeBerg 12 yd pass from C.J. Beathard, Keith Duncan XP good (Iowa 21–3)
IOWA - 02:17 C.J. Beathard 1 yd run, Keith Duncan XP good (Iowa 28–3)
Third quarter
IOWA - 03:18 Akrum Wadley 3 yd run Keith Duncan XP good (Iowa 35–3)
IOWA - 01:33 LeShun Daniels 43 yd run, Keith Duncan XP good (Iowa 42–3)
Top passers
IOWA – C. J. Beathard 19/28, 235 yards, 3 TD
ISU – Joel Lanning 8/20, 86 yards, 1 INT
Top rushers
IOWA – LeShun Daniels 15 attempts, 112 yards, 1 TD
ISU – Kene Nwangu 7 attempts, 31 yards
Top receivers
IOWA – Matt VandeBerg 7 receptions, 129 yards, 1 TD
ISU – Allen Lazard 7 receptions, 111 yards
Top tacklers
IOWA – Josey Jewell 9 tackles
ISU – Brian Peavy 7 tackles :

### Game 3: at TCU Horned Frogs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cyclones | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| Horned Frogs | 10 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 41 |
at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX
* Date: September 17
* Game time: 11:05 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 85° • Wind: N 6 • Weather: Sunny and Clear
* Game attendance: 45,119
* Referee: Referee: Cooper Castleberry • Umpire: Jim Adams • Linesman: Cal McNeill • Line judge: Kelly Deterding • Back judge: Donnie Aultman • Field judge: Scott Gaines • Side judge: Anthony Fleming
* TV: FS1
Game information :
First quarter
TCU - 11:48 Ryan Graf 37 yd field goal good (TCU 3–0)
TCU - 05:32 Kyle Hicks 64 yd run, Ryan Graf XP good (TCU 10–0)
Second quarter
ISU - 12:18 Joel Lanning 8 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (TCU 10–7)
TCU - 07:22 Kenny Hill 1 yd run, Ryan Graf XP good (TCU 17–7)
TCU - 00:48 Derric Green 1 yd run, Ryan Graf XP good (TCU 24–7)
Third quarter
TCU - 11:55 Kyle Hicks 25 yd pass from Kenny Hill, Ryan Graf XP good (TCU 31–7)
ISU - 07:51 Cole Netten 25 yd field goal good (TCU 31–10)
TCU - 01:08 T. Johnson 2 yd run, Ryan Graf XP good (TCU 38–10)
Fourth quarter
TCU - 10:37 B. Hatfield 37 yd field goal good (TCU 41–10)
ISU - 06:41 Joel Lanning 1 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (TCU 41–17)
ISU - 01:29 Cole Netten 30 yd field goal good (TCU 41–20)
Top passers
ISU – Joel Lanning 12/21, 127 yards
TCU – Kenny Hill 19/30, 219 yards, 1 TD
Top rushers
ISU – Mike Warren 23 attempts, 95 yards
TCU – Kyle Hicks 12 attempts, 117 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
ISU –Trever Ryen 6 receptions, 58 yards
TCU – John Diarse 7 receptions, 97 yards
Top tacklers
ISU – Mike Johnson 9 tackles
TCU – Ty Summers 16 tackles :

### Game 4: vs. San Jose State Spartans

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Cyclones | 10 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 44 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
* Date: September 24
* Game time: 11:05 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 74° • Wind: SE 10–15 • Weather: Mostly Sunny, Haze
* Game attendance: 50,851
* Referee: Referee: Kevin Mar • Umpire: Matt Salas • Linesman: John Braun • Line judge: Darren Deckard • Back judge: Dave Baldwin • Field judge: Kirk Wisnewski • Side judge: Mario Seneca
* TV: FSN
Game information :
First quarter
ISU – 10:40 Allen Lazard 17 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 7–0)
SJS - 03:24 Bryce Crawford 22 yd field goal good (ISU 7–3)
ISU - 00:53 Cole Netten 49 field goal good (ISU 10–3)
Second quarter
ISU – 09:32 Mike Warren 2 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 17–3)
ISU – 01:47 Dondre Daley 23 yd pass from Jacob Park, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 23–3)
Third quarter
ISU – 11:35 D. Jones 49 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 30–3)
SJS - 08:19 Tim Crawley 15 yd pass from Josh Love, Bryce Crawford XP good (ISU 30–10)
Fourth quarter
ISU – 12:51 D. Jones 1 yd pass from Jacob Park, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 37–10)
ISU - 07:45 Trever Ryen 16 yd pass from Jacob Park, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 44–10)
Top passers
SJS – Josh Love 13/27, 155 yards, 1 TD, 4 INT
ISU – Jacob Park 15/19, 165 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
SJS – Zamore Zigler 24 attempts, 104 yards
ISU – Mike Warren 19 attempts, 103 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
SJS – Justin Holmes 3 receptions, 48 yards
ISU – Deshaunte Jones 3 receptions, 78 yards, 2 TD
Top tacklers
SJS – Frank Ginda 6 tackles
ISU – Kamari Cotton-Moya 11 tackles, 1 INT :

### Game 5: vs. Baylor Bears

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 7 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 45 |
| Cyclones | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
* Date: October 1
* Game time: 11:06 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 61° • Wind: N 0-5 • Weather: Overcast
* Game attendance: 50,842
* Referee: Referee: Dan Romeo • Umpire: Jim Adams • Linesman: Andy Warner • Line judge: Marc Bovos • Back judge: Chris Alston • Field judge: Ed Vinzant • Side judge: Jim Murphy
* TV: FS1
Game information :
First quarter
ISU - 09:36 D. Jones 43 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 7–0)
ISU - 03:06 Mike Warren 1 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 14–0)
BU - 01:12 T. Williams 7 yd run, Chris Callahan XP good (ISU 14–7)
Second quarter
ISU - 11:40 David Montgomery 9 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 21–7)
BU - 10:28 Shock Linwood 2 yd run, Chris Callahan XP good (ISU 21–14)
ISU - 02:48 Joel Lanning 3 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 28–14)
BU - 00:53 Seth Russell 3 yd run, Chris Callahan XP good (ISU 28–21)
Third quarter
ISU - 09:44 Mike Warren 4 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 35–21)
BU - 06:48 Chris Platt 5 yd pass from Seth Russell, Chris Callahan XP good (ISU 35–28)
ISU - 04:31 Carson Epps 46 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 42–28)
Fourth quarter
BU - 11:40 Seth Russell 1 yd run, Chris Callahan XP good (ISU 42–35)
BU - 06:27 T. Williams 2 yd run, Chris Callahan XP good (Tie 42–42)
BU - 00:00 Chris Callahan 19 yd field goal good (BU 45–42)
Top passers
ISU – Joel Lanning 17/23, 261 yards, 2 TD
BU – Seth Russell 12/22, 178 yards, 1 TD
Top rushers
ISU – Mike Warren 30 attempts, 130 yards, 2 TD
BU – Shock Linwood 25 attempts, 237 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
ISU – Deshaunte Jones 4 receptions, 62 yards, 1 TD
BU – Blake Lynch 3 receptions, 80 yards
Top tacklers
ISU – Willie Harvey 12 tackles, 1.0 sack
BU – Taylor Young 17 tackles :

### Game 6: at Oklahoma State Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cyclones | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 38 |
at Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK
* Date: October 8
* Game time: 2:32 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 70° • Wind: SE 5 • Weather: Sunny and Clear
* Game attendance: 53,239
* Referee: Referee: Brandon Cruse • Umpire: M. Fitzgerald • Linesman: B. Edwards • Line judge: Quentin Givens • Back judge: Daniel Young • Field judge: Rich Almeroth • Side judge: Tuta Salaam
* TV: ESPNU
Game information :
First quarter
ISU – 05:53 Cole Netten 35 yd field goal (ISU 3–0)
OSU - 04:13 Jhajuan Seales 33 yd pass from Mason Rudolph, Ben Grogan XP good (OSU 7–3)
Second quarter
ISU – 12:59 Allen Lazard 3 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 10–7)
OSU - Justice Hill 5 yd run, Ben Grogan XP good (OSU 14–10)
ISU – 02:58 David Montgomery 1 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 17–14)
Third quarter
ISU - 12:13 Trever Ryen 35 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 24–14)
ISU - 05:55 Allen Lazard 18 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 31–14)
OSU - 02:24 James Washington 35 yd pass from Mason Rudolph, Ben Grogan XP good (ISU 31–21)
Fourth quarter
OSU - 14:51 Jalen McCleskey 3 yd pass from Mason Rudolph, Ben Grogan XP good (ISU 31–28)
OSU - 11:33 Ben Grogan 30 yd field goal good (Tie 31–31)
OSU - 03:40 James Washington pass from Mason Rudolph, Ben Grogan XP good (OSU 38–31)
Top passers
OSU – Mason Rudolph 26/44, 351 yards, 4 TD
ISU – Joel Lanning 19/32, 190 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
OSU – Justice Hill 18 attempts, 57 yards, 1 TD
ISU – Joel Lanning 18 attempts, 67 yards
Top receivers
OSU – James Washington 8 receptions, 152 yards, 2 TD
ISU – Trever Ryen 6 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD
Top tacklers
OSU – D. Averette 9 tackles
ISU – Willie Harvey 8 tackles :

### Game 7: vs. Texas Longhorns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cyclones | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Longhorns | 0 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 27 |
at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX
* Date: October 15
* Game time: 06:05 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 68° • Wind: S 6 • Weather: Partly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 96,851
* Referee: Referee: Scott Campbell • Umpire: Joe Bellinger • Linesman: Doug Moore • Line judge: Keith Garmond • Back judge: Joel Wetzel • Field judge: Randy Smith • Side judge: Corey Luxner
* TV: LHN/Cyclones.tv
Game information :
First quarter
ISU - 03:59 Cole Netten 39 yd field goal good (ISU 3–0)
ISU - 00:35 Cole Netten 25 yd field goal good (ISU 6–0)
Second quarter
UT - 00:15 Trent Domingue 21 yd field goal good (ISU 6–3)
Third quarter
UT - 12:53 Jerrod Heard 37 yd pass from Shane Buechele, Trent Domingue XP good (UT 10–6)
UT - 07:13 Devin Duvernay 75 yd pass from Shane Buchele, Trent Domingue XP good (UT 17–6)
UT - 00:53 D'Onta Foreman 18 yd run, Trent Domingue XP good (UT 24–6)
Fourth quarter
UT - 04:54 Trent Domingue 29 yd field goal good (UT 27–6)
Top passers
ISU – Joel Lanning 12/22, 140 yards
UT – Shane Buchele 26/28, 296 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
ISU – Mike Warren 18 attempts, 60 yards
UT – D'Onta Foreman 30 attempts, 136 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
ISU – Deshaunte Jones 5 receptions, 87 yards
UT – Devin Duvernay 4 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD
Top tacklers
ISU – Kane Seeley 11 tackles, 1 INT
UT – Chris Nelson 7 tackles, 1.5 Sacks :

### Game 8: vs. Kansas State Wildcats

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kansas State | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Cyclones | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 26 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
* Date: October 29
* Game time: 11:05 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 62° • Wind: E 0–5 • Weather: Mostly Sunny
* Game attendance: 52,763
* Referee: Referee: Reggie Smith • Umpire: Tab Slaughter • Linesman: Mike Moeller • Line judge: Mark Stewart • Back judge: Lyndon Nixon • Field judge: Matt Mills • Side judge: Tim Murray
* TV: FSN
Game information :
First quarter
KSU - 10:12 M. McCrane 23 yd field goal good KSU 3–0)
ISU – 05:23 Cole Netten 24 yd field goal good (Tie 3–3)
Second quarter
KSU - 14:24 Deante Burton 11 yd pass from Jesse Ertz, M. McCrane XP good (KSU 10–3)
KSU - 08:03 Justin Silmon 3 yd run, M. McCrane XP good (17–3)
Third quarter
ISU - D. Jones 24 yd pass form Jacob Park, Cole Netten XP good (KSU 17–10)
KSU - 05:24 Winston Dimel 1 yd run, M. McCrane XP good (KSU 24–10)
KSU - 00:27 Alex Barnes 8 yd run, M. McCrane XP good (KSU 31–10)
Fourth quarter
ISU - 13:15 Joel Lanning 5 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (KSU 31–17)
ISU - 06:55 Kane Seeley 1 yd safety (KSU 31–19)
ISU - 00:51 D. Jones 5 yd pass from Jacob Park, Cole Netten XP good (KSU 31–26)
Top passers
KSU – Jesse Ertz 18/28, 151 yards, 1 TD
ISU – Jacob Park 19/35, 301 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
KSU – Jesse Ertz 9 attempts, 106 yards
ISU – Joel Lanning 10 attempts, 74 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
KSU – Deante Burton 5 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD
ISU – Allen Lazard 8 receptions, 134 yards
Top tacklers
KSU – D.J. Reed 14 tackles
ISU – Kamari Cotton-Moya 9 tackles :

### Game 9: vs. Oklahoma Sooners

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sooners | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
| Cyclones | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
* Date: November 3
* Game time: 6:33 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Temperature: 65° • Wind: NW 0-5 • Weather: Clear Skies
* Game attendance: 50,662
* Referee: Referee: Dan Romeo • Umpire: Scott Teifer • Linesman: Andy Warner • Line judge: Marc Bovos • Back judge: Chris Alston • Field judge: Ed Vinzant • Side judge: Jim Murphy
* TV: ESPN
Game information :
First Quarter
OU – 12:31 Mark Andrews 6 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 7–0)
ISU - 04:22 Cole Netten 28 yd field goal good (OU 7-3)
Second Quarter
OU – 01:22 Jeffery Mead 30 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 14–3)
ISU 11:15 Allen Lazard 31 yd pass from Jacob Park, Cole Netten XP good (OU 14–10)
ISU 04:30 Joel Lanning 41 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 17–14)
OU - 04:16 Dede Westbrook 65 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 21–17)
OU - 00:06 D. Flowers 11 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 28–17)
Third quarter
OU - 05:50 Austin Seibert 36 yd field goal good (OU 31–17)
Fourth Quarter
ISU - 13:04 Dondre Daley 23 yd pass from Jacob Park, Cole Netten XP good (OU 31–24)
OU 07:50 Austin Seibert 35 yd field goal good (OU 34–24)
Top Passers
ISU – Jacob Park 16/29, 160 yards, 2 TD
OU – Baker Mayfield 25/34, 328 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Top Rushers
ISU – Joel Lanning 7 attempts, 61 yards, 1 TD
OU – Dimitri Flowers 22 attempts, 115 yards
Top Receiving
ISU – Allen Lazard 6 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD
OU – Dede Westbrook 3 receptions, 39 yards, 1 TD
Top Tacklers
ISU – Willie Harvey 9 tackles, 1.0 Sack
OU – DJ Ward 7 tackles :

### Game 10: at Kansas Jayhawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cyclones | 3 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 31 |
| Jayhawks | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
at Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS
* Date: November 12
* Game time: 11:05 a.m. CST
* Game weather: Temperature: 48° • Wind: SE 5 • Weather: Clear
* Game attendance: 23,757
* Referee: Referee: Brad Van Vark • Umpire: Michael Cooper • Linesman: George Gusman • Line judge: Franc LeBlanc • Back judge: Brian Ernest • Field judge: Jason Ledet • Side judge: Gene Semko
* TV: FSN
Game information :
First quarter
ISU – 12:14 Cole Netten 23 yd field goal good (ISU 3–0)
KU - 05:24 Steven Sims 7 yd pass from Carter Stanley, Matthew Wyman XP good (KU 3–7)
Second quarter
KU - 14:57 Taylor Martin 1 yd run, Matthew Wyman XP good (KU 14–3)
ISU - 03:35 Allen Lazard 4 yd pass from Jacob Park, Cole Netten XP good (KU 14–10)
Third quarter
KU - 10:35 Matthew Wyman 37 yd field goal good (KU 17–10)
ISU - 06:52 D. Jones 12 yd pass from Jacob Park, Cole Netten kick failed (KU 17–16)
KU - 04:58 Ke'aun Kinner 39 yd run, Matthew Wyman XP good (KU 24–16)
ISU - 00:10 Mitch Harger 6 yd run, two point conversion failed (KU 24–22)
Fourth quarter
ISU - 12:03 Joel Lanning 1 yd run, two point conversion failed (ISU 28–24)
ISU - 02:48 Cole Netten 37 yd field goal good (ISU 31–24)
Top passers
KU – Carter Stanley 26/38, 171 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
ISU – Jacob Park 20/26, 205 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
KU – Ke'aun Kinner 18 attempts, 152 yards, 1 TD
ISU – David Montgomery 24 attempts, 169 yards
Top receivers
KU – Shakiem Barbel 6 receptions, 60 yards
ISU – Allen Lazard 10 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TD
Top tacklers
KU – Mike Lee 12 tackles
ISU – Kane Seeley 10 tackles :

### Game 11: vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Cyclones | 14 | 31 | 7 | 14 | 66 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
* Date: November 19
* Game time: 2:35 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Temperature: 38° • Wind: NW 15 • Weather: Clear
* Game attendance: 50,787
* Referee: Referee: Eddy Shelton • Umpire: Rick Podraza • Linesman: Rick Smith • Line judge: Scott Reilly • Back judge: Terry White • Field judge: Nick Lave • Side judge: Richard Corona
* TV: FS1
Game information :
First Quarter
ISU - 11:17 Joel Lanning 24 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 7–0)
TTU - 06:17 C. Hatfield 31 yd field goal good (ISU 7–3)
ISU - 02:21 Jacob Park 2 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 14–3)
Second quarter
ISU - 14:52 Allen Lazard 34 yd pass from Jacob Park, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 21–3)
ISU - 12:27 Joel Lanning 5 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 28–3)
ISU - 07:47 Hakeem Butler 39 yd pass from Jacob Park, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 35–3)
ISU - 06:50 Kamari Cotton-Moya 48 yd interception return, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 42–3)
ISU - 00:00 Cole Netten 27 yd field goal good (ISU 45–3)
Third quarter
TTU - 07:17 Keke Coutee 11 yd pass from Patrick Mahomes, C. Hatfield XP good (ISU 45–10)
ISU - 04:13 Joel Lanning 19 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 52–10)
Fourth quarter
ISU - 14:19 Joel Lanning 35 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 59–10)
ISU - 08:39 Joel Lanning 10 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 66–10)
Top Passers
ISU – Jacob Park 14/18, 285 yards, 2 TD
TTU – Patrick Mahomes 28/36, 219 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Top Rushers
ISU – Joel Lanning 17 attempts, 171 yards, 5 TD
TTU – Da'Leon Ward 25 attempts, 97 yards
Top Receiving
ISU – Allen Lazard 7 receptions, 137 yards, 1 TD
TTU – Keke Coutee 8 receptions, 115 yards, 1 TD
Top Tacklers
ISU – Willie Harvey 8 tackles, 1.0 Sack
TTU – Luke Stice 12 tackles :

### Game 12: vs. West Virginia Mountaineers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mountaineers | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
| Cyclones | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
* Date: November 26
* Game time: 2:36 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Temperature: 55° • Wind: SW 15-20 • Weather: Mostly Sunny
* Game attendance: 51,363
* Referee: Referee: Brandon Cruse • Umpire: M. Fitzgerald • Linesman: B. Edwards • Line judge: Quentin Givens • Back judge: Daniel Young • Field judge: Scott Gaines • Side judge: Tuta Salaam
* TV: FS1
Game information :
First Quarter
ISU - 11:18 Cole Netten 40 yd field goal good (ISU 3–0)
WVU - 09:01 Ka'Raun White 34 yd pass from Skyler Howard, Mike Molina XP good (WVU 7–3)
WVU - 05:10 Kennedy McKoy 3 yd run, Mike Molina XP good (WVU 14–3)
ISU - 04:56 Kene Nwangwu 97 yd kickoff return, Cole Netten XP good (WVU 14–10)
ISU - 00:43 Cole Netten 28 yd field goal good (WVU 14–13)
Second quarter
WVU - 09:47 Marcus Simms 48 yd pass from Skyler Howard, Mike Molina XP good (WVU 21–13)
ISU - 06:12 Cole Netten 32 yd field goal good (WVU 21–16)
Third quarter
WVU - 12:06 Shelton Gibson 71 yd pass from Skyler Howard, Mike Molina XP good (WVU 28–16)
ISU - 08:50 Cole Netten 31 yd field goal good (WVU 28–19)
WVU - 02:32 M. Pettaway 4 yd run, Mike Molina XP good (WVU 35–19)
Fourth quarter
WVU - 13:37 Shelton Gibson 40 yd pass from Skyler Howard, Mike Molina XP good (WVU 42–19)
WVU - 10:23 Trevon Wesco 6yd pass from Skyler Howard, Mike Molina XP good (WVU 49–19)
Top Passers
ISU – Jacob Park 23/44, 371 yards, 1 INT
WVU – Skyler Howard 12/21, 330 yards, 5 TD
Top Rushers
ISU – David Montgomery 21 attempts, 141 yards
WVU – Martell Pettaway 30 attempts, 181 yards, 1 TD
Top Receiving
ISU – Allen Lazard 4 receptions, 103 yards
WVU – Shelton Gibson 3 receptions, 161 yards, 2 TD
Top Tacklers
ISU – Kane Seeley 11 tackles
WVU – Rasul Douglas 9 tackles, 1 INT :

## Awards and honors

All-Big 12 :
| Player | Selection |
| Allen Lazard | First Team (Offense) |
| Cole Netten | First Team (special teams) |
| Nick Fett | Second Team Team (Offense) |
| Demond Tucker | Second Team (Defense) |
| Jhaustin Thomas | Second Team (Defense) |
| Kamari Cotton-Moya | Second Team (Defense) |
| Patrick Scoggins | Honorable Mention (Offense) |
| Willie Harvey Jr. | Honorable Mention (Defense) |
| Brian Peavy | Honorable Mention (Defense) |
| Jomal Wiltz | Honorable Mention (Defense) |
| Kene Nwangwu | Honorable Mention (special teams) |
Weekly Awards :
| Player | Award | Date Awarded |
| David Montgomery | Big 12 Newcomer of the Week | November 14, 2016 |
| Kamari Cotton-Moya | Big 12 Co-defensive Player of the Week | November 21, 2016 |
Individual Awards :
| Player | Award |
| Allen Lazard | Pete Taylor Most Valuable Player |