2023 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 2023 Iowa State Cyclones football team will represent Iowa State University in the Big 12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cyclones are expected to be led by Matt Campbell in his eighth year as their head coach.

2023 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record4–3 (3–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNathan Scheelhaase (1st as OC, 6th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorJon Heacock (8th season)
CaptainEaston Dean, Ben Nikkel, Gerry Vaughn, Jaylin Noel, Beau Freyler
Home stadiumJack Trice Stadium
(capacity: 61,500)
2023 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Oklahoma  4 –0   7 –0  
No. 7 Texas  3 –1   6 –1  
Kansas State  3 –1   5 –2  
Oklahoma State  3 –1   5 –2  
Iowa State  3 –1   4 –3  
Kansas  2 –2   5 –2  
BYU  2 –2   5 –2  
West Virginia  2 –2   4 –3  
Baylor  2 –2   3 –4  
TCU  2 –3   4 –4  
Texas Tech  2 –3   3 –5  
Houston  1 –3   3 –4  
UCF  0 –4   3 –4  
Cincinnati  0 –4   2 –5  
Championship: December 2, 2023
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of October 27, 2023
Rankings from AP Poll

They play their home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa.

Offseason

Outgoing
Player Position Destination
Nate Glantz QB McNeese State
Tayvonn Kyle CB Virginia
Jayden Gray CB Louisiana Tech
Blake Peterson DE South Dakota State
Mason Chambers S Incarnate Word
Hunter Zenzen LB North Dakota State
Tristan Michaud WR South Dakota
Deon Silas RB Rhode Island
Sean Shaw WR Texas State
Howard Brown DE Boise State
Johnny Wilson DL Unknown
Hunter Deyo IOL Bowling Green

[1]

Incoming
Player Position Previous school
Tobechi Okoli DL Auburn
Tanner Hughes QB Butte College
Jayden Higgins WR Eastern Kentucky
Zachary Lovett LB Missouri
Arlen Harris Jr. RB Stanford

[2]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 21:00 p.m.No. 23 (FCS) Northern Iowa*
ESPN+W 30–958,248
September 92:30 p.m.Iowa*
FOXL 13–2061,500
September 1611:00 a.m.at Ohio*
ESPNUL 7–1021,991
September 233:00 p.m.Oklahoma State
  • Jack Trice Stadium
  • Ames, IA
FS1W 34–2759,022
September 306:00 p.m.at No. 14 Oklahoma
FS1L 20–5084,371
October 77:00 p.m.TCU
  • Jack Trice Stadium
  • Ames, IA (Jack Trice Legacy Game)
FS1W 27–1460,535
October 1411:00 a.m.at Cincinnati
FS1W 30–1038,193
October 282:30 p.m.at Baylor
ESPN+
November 4Kansasdagger
  • Jack Trice Stadium
  • Ames, IA
November 11at BYU
November 18Texas
  • Jack Trice Stadium
  • Ames, IA
November 25at Kansas State

[3]

Game summaries

Vs. Northern Iowa Panthers
See also: 2023 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
Northern Iowa Panthers (0–0) vs. Iowa State Cyclones (0–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Northern Iowa 0 0 369
Iowa State 14 9 7030

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA

  • Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: sunny, SW 10 MPH • Temperature: 89°F
  • Game attendance: 58,248
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney, Todd Doxzon
Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:45) ISU – Cooper, Jeremiah 58 yd interception (Contreraz,Chase kick) (ISU 7–0)
  • (1:21) ISU – Becht, Rocco 1 yd run (Contreraz,Chase kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 3:48; ISU 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (0:48) ISU – Moore,Tyler 14 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (PAT Failed) (Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:51; ISU 20–0)
  • (07:54) ISU – Contreraz,Chase 56 yd field goal (Drive: 1 plays, - yards, 0:04; ISU 23–0)
Third Quarter
  • (13:08) ISU – Brahmer,Benjamin 36 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Contreraz,Chase kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 87 yards, 1:48; ISU 30–0)
  • (08:03) UNI - Cook,Matthew 31 yd field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 5:05; ISU 30–3)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:30) UNI - Hutson,Desmond 3 yd pass from Day,Theo (2 Pt Conversion Failed ) (Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 1:55; ISU 30–9)
StatisticsUNIISU
First downs1911
Total yards279250
Rushes/yards37/10627/134
Passing yards173116
Passing: Comp–Att–Int17–35–214–18–0
Turnovers20
Time of possession34:2425:36
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UNIPassingTheo Day16–34, 164 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
RushingTye Edwards16 CAR, 72 YDS
ReceivingLogan Wolf3 REC, 40 YDS
Iowa StatePassingRocco Becht10–13, 113 yards, 2 TD
RushingCartevious Norton11 CAR, 49 YDS
ReceivingBenjamin Brahmer1 REC, 36 YDS, TD

Vs. Iowa Hawkeyes
See also: 2023 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Iowa Hawkeyes (1–0) vs. Iowa State Cyclones (1–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Iowa 3 14 3020
Iowa State 0 3 01013

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA

  • Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: cloudy, SW 5 MPH • Temperature: 80°F
  • Game attendance: 61,500
  • Referee: Jerry McGinn
  • TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti, Brock Huard, Allison Williams (sideline)
  • Pregame line: ISU +3.5; O/U 35.5
Game information
First Quarter
  • (5:56) UI – Stevens,Drew 28 yd field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:44; UI 3–0)
Second Quarter
  • (13:39) UI – Patterson,Jaziun 4 yd run (Stevens,Drew kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:40; UI 10–0)
  • (4:29) UI – Castro,Sebastian 30 yd interception (Stevens,Drew kick) (UI 17–0)
  • (0:04) ISU – Contreraz,Chase 42 yd field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 4:25; UI 17–3)
Third Quarter
  • (13:08) UI – Stevens,Drew 34 yd field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 5:48; UI 20–3)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:18) ISU - Contreraz,Chase 46 yd field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 2:31; UI 20–6)
  • (2:53) ISU - Higgins,Jayden 16 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Contreraz,Chase kick) (Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 6:59; UI 20–13)
StatisticsUIISU
First downs919
Total yards235290
Rushes/yards29/11231/87
Passing yards123203
Passing: Comp–Att–Int12–22–123–44–1
Turnovers11
Time of possession26:3033:30
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UIPassingCade McNamara12–22, 123 YDS, 1 INT
RushingJaziun Patterson10 CAR, 86 YDS, TD
ReceivingLuke Lachey3 REC, 58 YDS
Iowa StatePassingRocco Becht23–44, 203 yards, TD, INT
RushingCartevious Norton21 CAR, 59 YDS
ReceivingJayden Higgins8 REC, 95 YDS, TD

At Ohio Bobcats
See also: 2023 Ohio Bobcats football team
Iowa State Cyclones (1–1) vs. Ohio Bobcats (2–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Iowa State 0 0 077
Ohio 0 0 7310

at Peden Stadium • Athens, OH

  • Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: sunny
  • Game attendance: 21,991
  • Referee: Henry Johns
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): John Schriffen, Rocky Boiman, Dawn Davenport
  • Pregame line: ISU −3.0; O/U 42.5
Game information
Third Quarter
  • (11:18) OHI - Wiglusz,Sam 5 yd pass from Rourke,Kurtis (Spetic,Gianni kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:51; OU 7–0)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:58) OHI - Spetic,Gianni 27 yd field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 5:47; OU 10–0)
  • (2:53) ISU - Higgins,Jayden 18 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Contreraz,Chase kick) 2 plays, 72 yards, TOP 00:48 (Drive: 2 plays, 72 yards, 0:48; OU 10–7)
StatisticsISUOU
First downs1318
Total yards271247
Rushes/yards23/3837/112
Passing yards233135
Passing: Comp–Att–Int17–24–216–32–0
Turnovers20
Time of possession24:0935:51
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Iowa StatePassingRocco Becht 17–24, 233 yards, TD, 2 INT
RushingRocco Becht9 CAR, 31 YDS
ReceivingDaniel Jackson3 REC, 65 YDS
OUPassingKurtis Rourke 16–32, 135 yards, TD
RushingKurtis Rourke7 CAR, 58 YDS
ReceivingSam Wiglusz5 REC, 53 YDS, TD

Vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys
See also: 2023 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
Oklahoma State Cowboys (2–1) vs. Iowa State Cyclones (1–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
Oklahoma State 7 10 3727
Iowa State 7 13 7734

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA

  • Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: cloudy, SE 15 MPH • Temperature: 79°F
  • Game attendance: 59,022
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV announcers (FS1): Dan Hellie, Petros Papadakis
  • Pregame line: ISU -3.5; O/U 36.5
Game information
First Quarter
  • (5:40) OSU - Bowman,Alan 12 yd run (Hale,Alex kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:55; OSU 7–0)
  • (3:23) ISU - Noel,Jaylin 38 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Contreraz,Chase kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:17; Tied 7–7)
Second Quarter
  • (12:55) ISU - Jackson,Daniel 29 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Contreraz,Chase kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 1:09; ISU 14–7)
  • (11:01) OSU - Nixon,Jaden 60 yd pass from Bowman,Alan (Hale,Alex kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:54; Tied 14–14)
  • (7:12) ISU - Contreraz,Chase 51 yd field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 3:49; ISU 17–14)
  • (0:43) ISU - Contreraz,Chase 46 yd field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 56 yards, 5:27; ISU 20–14)
  • (0:00) OSU - Hale,Alex 38 yd field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 0:43; ISU 20–17)
Third Quarter
  • (5:30) ISU - Jackson,Daniel 26 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Contreraz,Chase kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 47 yards, 0:45; ISU 27–17)
  • (2:54) OSU - Hale,Alex 53 yd field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 2:36; ISU 27–20)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:54) ISU - Sanders,Eli 7 yd run (Contreraz,Chase kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:00; ISU 34–20)
  • (2:46) OSU - Owens,Rashod 20 yd pass from Bowman,Alan (Hale,Alex kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 3:48; ISU 34–27)
StatisticsOSUISU
First downs1820
Total yards409422
Rushes/yards24/13134/74
Passing yards278348
Passing: Comp–Att–Int23–48–227–38–0
Turnovers20
Time of possession25:1934:41
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
OSUPassingAlan Bowman23–48, 278 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingOllie Gordon18 CAR, 121 YDS
ReceivingJaden Nixon3 REC, 60 YDS, TD
Iowa StatePassingRocco Becht27–38, 348 yards, 3 TD
RushingEli Sanders15 CAR, 58 YDS, TD
ReceivingJaylin Noel8 REC, 146 YDS, TD

@ Oklahoma Sooners
See also: 2023 Oklahoma Sooners football team
Iowa State Cyclones (2–2) vs. #14 Oklahoma Sooners (4–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Iowa State 10 10 0020
#14 Oklahoma 21 19 7350

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

  • Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: sunny, NW 13 MPH • Temperature: 90°F
  • Game attendance: 84,371
  • Referee: Stephen Baron
  • TV announcers (FS1): Jeff Levering, Mark Helfrich
  • Pregame line: OU -20; O/U 48.5
Game information
First Quarter
  • (14:03) OU - Bowman,Billy 44 yd interception (Schmit,Zach kick) (OU 7–0)
  • (10:50) ISU - Noel,Jaylin 51 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Contreraz,Chase kick)(Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:13; Tied 7–7)
  • (6:27) OU - Gabriel,Dillon 1 yd run (Schmit,Zach kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:23; OU 14–7)
  • (2:14) ISU - Contreraz,Chase 35 yd field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:13; OU 14–10)
  • (0:26) OU - Anderson,Nic 39 yd pass from Gabriel,Dillon (Schmit,Zach kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:42; OU 21–10)
Second Quarter
  • (14:55) ISU - Higgins,Jayden 67 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Contreraz,Chase kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:31; OU 21–17)
  • (9:46) ISU - Contreraz,Chase 48 yd field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 3:59; OU 21–20)
  • (6:49) OU - Gabriel,Dillon 6 yd run (Schmit,Zach kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:17; OU 28–20)
  • (6:06) OU - 0 yd safety (OU 30–20)
  • (3:32) OU - Schmit,Zach 46 yd field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 2:28; OU 33–20)
  • (0:07) OU - Stoops,Drake 2 yd pass from Gabriel,Dillon (Schmit,Zach kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 1:59; OU 40–20)
Third Quarter
  • (12:26) OU - Gibson,Jayden 41 yd pass from Gabriel,Dillon (Schmit,Zach kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 2:29; OU 47–17)
Fourth Quarter
  • (8:41) OU - Schmit,Zach 30 yd field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 51 yards, 6:45; OU 50–20)
StatisticsISUOU
First downs1630
Total yards352523
Rushes/yards27/15041/157
Passing yards202366
Passing: Comp–Att–Int19–37–226–39–1
Turnovers21
Time of possession26:5633:04
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ISUPassingRocco Becht15–33, 188 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingAbu Sama7 CAR, 67 YDS
ReceivingJayden Higgins3 REC, 91 YDS, TD
OklahomaPassingDillon Gabriel26–39, 366 yards, 3 TD, INT
RushingMarcus Major19 CAR, 66 YDS
ReceivingJalil Farooq5 REC, 81 YDS

Vs. TCU Horned Frogs
See also: 2023 TCU Horned Frogs football team
TCU Horned Frogs (3–2) vs. Iowa State Cyclones (2–3)
Period 1 2 34Total
TCU 0 7 0714
Iowa State 7 3 14327

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA

  • Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: cloudy, W 3 MPH • Temperature: 58°F
  • Game attendance: 60,535
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust, Petros Papadakis
  • Pregame line: TCU -6.5; O/U 52.5
Game information
First Quarter
  • (0:23) ISU - Sanders,Eli 4 yd run (Contreraz,Chase kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 2:13; ISU 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (10:28) TCU - Williams,Savion 6 yd pass from Morris,Chandler (Kell,Griffin kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 4:47; Tied 7–7)
  • (0:00) ISU - Contreraz,Chase 26 yd field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:44; ISU 10–7)
Third Quarter
  • (11:30) ISU - ISU - Sama,Abu 55 yd run (Contreraz,Chase kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 74 yards, 0:35; ISU 17–7)
  • (3:27) ISU - Dean,Easton 1 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Contreraz,Chase kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 38 yards, 5:29; ISU 24–7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:27) ISU - Contreraz,Chase 21 yd field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 4:56; ISU 27–7)
  • (1:17) TCU - Nowell,Blake 9 yd pass from Hoover,Josh (Kell,Griffin kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 0:58; ISU 27–14)
StatisticsTCUISU
First downs2316
Total yards398353
Rushes/yards37/18537/215
Passing yards213138
Passing: Comp–Att–Int21–36–416–28–0
Turnovers40
Time of possession27:4232:18
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
TCUPassingJosh Hoover11–19, 119 YDS, TD, INT
RushingEmani Bailey21 CAR, 152 YDS
ReceivingWarren Thompson2 REC, 35 YDS
Iowa StatePassingRocco Becht16–28, 138 yards, TD
RushingEli Sanders16 CAR, 99 YDS, TD
ReceivingJaylin Noel7 REC, 34 YDS

@ Cincinnati Bearcats
See also: 2023 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
Iowa State Cyclones (3–3) vs. Cincinnati Bearcats (2–3)
Period 1 2 34Total
Iowa State 3 14 6730
Cincinnati 7 0 3010

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH

  • Date: Saturday, October 14, 2023
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: sunny, transitioning to showers; W 10 MPH • Temperature: 59°F
  • Game attendance: 38,193
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins, Devin Gardner
  • Pregame line: UC -4.5; O/U 42.5
Game information
First Quarter
  • (5:31) ISU - Contreraz,Chase 30 yd field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:12; ISU 3–0)
  • (0:42) UC - Metayer,Chamon 20 yd pass from Jones,Emory (Brown,Carter kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:49; UC 7–3)
Second Quarter
  • (7:48) ISU - Becht,Rocco 2 yd run (Contreraz,Chase kick) (Drive: 15 plays, 59 yards, 7:45; ISU 10–7)
  • (3:43) ISU - Brahmer,Benjamin 14 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Contreraz,Chase kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 1:39; ISU 17–7)
Third Quarter
  • (10:45) ISU - Contreraz,Chase 34 yd field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 4:03; ISU 20–7)
  • (4:03) UC - Brown,Carter 36 yd field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 56 yards, 6:42; ISU 20–10)
  • (1:10) ISU - Contreraz,Chase 30 yd field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:53; ISU 23–10)
Fourth Quarter
  • (10:00) ISU - Klotz,Stevo 13 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Contreraz,Chase kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 4:05; ISU 30–10)
StatisticsISUUC
First downs1715
Total yards362214
Rushes/yards38/12333/115
Passing yards24199
Passing: Comp–Att–Int15–25–015–29–2
Turnovers02
Time of possession33:4026:20
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ISUPassingRocco Becht15–25, 241 YDS, 2 TD
RushingEli Sanders16 CAR, 52 YDS
ReceivingJayden Higgins6 REC, 172 YDS
CincinnatiPassingEmory Jones14–26, 96 yards, TD, 2 INT
RushingEmory Jones15 CAR, 72 YDS
ReceivingChamon Metayer4 REC, 43 YDS, TD

TV ratings
Opponent Outlet Viewers Rating
Northern Iowa ESPN+ † †
Iowa FOX 3.38M 1.8
@ Ohio ESPNU 162k 0.10
Oklahoma State FS1 444k 0.24
@ Oklahoma FS1 808k 0.45
TCU FS1 480k 0.24
@ Cincinnati FS1 534k 0.30
@ Baylor ESPN+ † †
Kansas
@ BYU
Texas
@ Kansas State

All totals via Sports Media Watch.[4] Streaming numbers not included. † - Data not available.

References
  1. "Iowa State Cyclones 2023 College Football Transfer Portal". On 247sports. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  2. "2023 Iowa State Cyclones Football Transfers". On3. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  3. "2023 Iowa State Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  4. Paulsen. "College Football TV Ratings". Sports Media Watch. Retrieved September 13, 2023.


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