West Virginia 42-45 Iowa State (Oct 3, 2026)

Scoring Plays All Drives

WVU

ISU

1

7

2

7

14

3

14

7

4

14

17

42

45

1Q 06:57

7 - 0

C. Traugh 33-yard TD catch from M. Hawkins Jr..

Touchdown

Made XP

3rd & 12

1Q 02:36

7 - 7

O. Hayes 20-yard TD catch from J. Raynor.

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & Goal

2Q 11:09

7 - 14

C. Jackson 46-yard TD catch from A. Flora.

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & 6

2Q 06:15

14 - 14

M. Hawkins Jr. 8-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & 7

2Q 00:09

14 - 21

V. Benetti 2-yard TD catch from A. Flora.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & Goal

3Q 12:19

14 - 28

A. Flora 24-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & 4

3Q 05:47

21 - 28

M. Hawkins Jr. 7-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & Goal

3Q 01:11

28 - 28

C. Cook 9-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & Goal

4Q 10:48

28 - 31

K. Konrardy 35-yard field goal.

FG Made

4th & 9

4Q 07:38

35 - 31

C. Cook 8-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3rd & 3

4Q 06:17

35 - 38

A. Flora 63-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & 10

4Q 05:12

42 - 38

DJ Epps 47-yard TD catch from M. Hawkins Jr..

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & 9

4Q 02:00

42 - 45

A. Flora 2-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & Goal

Top Performers

Pass Yds

264

Raynor

ISU

Rush Yds

212

Flora

ISU

Rec Yds

160

Jackson

ISU

Scrim TD

3

Flora

ISU

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Michael Hawkins Jr.

WVU QB #3

Jaylen Raynor

ISU QB #1

227

Pass Yds

264

2

Pass TD

1

0

Int

1

WVU

Team Stats

ISU

508

Total Yds

568

21:46

Possession

38:14

19

1st Downs

29

5/13

3rd Down

5/11

2

Turnovers

1

2026 Big 12

	Team	W	L	PCT
1	Cincinnati	4	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	4	0	1.000
3	Utah	4	0	1.000
4	BYU	3	0	1.000
5	Baylor	3	1	.750
6	Oklahoma State	3	1	.750
7	UCF	3	2	.600
8	Arizona State	2	1	.667
9	Arizona	3	1	.750
10	Houston	4	1	.800
11	Kansas State	3	1	.750
12	West Virginia	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	2	.500
14	Iowa State	3	2	.600
15	TCU	2	2	.500
16	Kansas	2	2	.500

Game Summary

The Iowa State Cyclones emerged victorious over the West Virginia Mountaineers, 45 to 42, today.

Game Info

October 3, 2026

TNT

Jack Trice Stadium

Ames, Iowa

60°

14 mph S

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Michael Hawkins Jr. M. Hawkins Jr. #3	11/23	227	9.9	2	0	2-10	159.4

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Jaylen Raynor J. Raynor #1	19/27	264	9.8	1	1	2-9	157.3
Aiden Flora A. Flora #21	2/2	48	24.0	2	0	0-0	631.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Michael Hawkins Jr. M. Hawkins Jr. #3	20	149	7.5	2	32
Cam Cook C. Cook #4	20	142	7.1	2	37

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Aiden Flora A. Flora #21	22	212	9.6	3	63
Ryver Peppers R. Peppers #22	8	29	3.6	0	15
Jaylen Raynor J. Raynor #1	11	15	1.4	0	9
Cameron Pettaway C. Pettaway #0	3	8	2.7	0	7
Arnold Barnes III A. Barnes III #3	2	2	1.0	0	2

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
DJ Epps DJ Epps #2	4/9	114	28.5	1	47
Prince Strachan P. Strachan #17	3/6	41	13.7	0	26
Jaden Bray J. Bray #5	1/3	34	34.0	0	34
Cyrus Traugh C. Traugh #86	1/1	33	33.0	1	33
Cam Cook C. Cook #4	2/3	5	2.5	0	3
John Neider J. Neider #80	0/1	0	0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Cody Jackson C. Jackson #2	6/7	160	26.7	1	46
Dominic Overby D. Overby #11	3/4	70	23.3	0	31
Omari Hayes O. Hayes #9	3/4	34	11.3	1	20
Ty Claiborne T. Claiborne #89	3/4	24	8.0	0	12
Jamal Polite Jr. J. Polite Jr. #13	2/3	12	6.0	0	6
Vince Benetti V. Benetti #37	2/3	8	4.0	1	6
Cameron Pettaway C. Pettaway #0	1/1	4	4.0	0	4
Aiden Flora A. Flora #21	0/1	0	0	0	0
Ryver Peppers R. Peppers #22	1/1	0	0.0	0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
Michael Hawkins Jr. M. Hawkins Jr. #3	1	1	0
DJ Epps DJ Epps #2	1	1	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
Malaki Ta'ase M. Ta'ase #98	0	0	1
Seth Johnson S. Johnson #3	0	0	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int
Nate Gabriel N. Gabriel #93	1-1	1	1.0	0
Ben Cutter B. Cutter #15	1-1	1	1.0	0
Isaiah Patterson I. Patterson #16	0-0	0	0.0	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	FF
Malaki Ta'ase M. Ta'ase #98	1-1	0	1.0	1
Keyon Washington K. Washington #1	1-1	1	1.0	0
Brody Miller B. Miller #24	1-1	0	0.0	1

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jack Cassidy J. Cassidy #42	0/0	6/6	6	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Kyle Konrardy K. Konrardy #97	1/1	6/6	9	35

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Bryan Hansen B. Hansen #83	5	215	43.0	52

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Jonah DuPont J. DuPont #99	4	173	43.3	54
Ethan Gurney E. Gurney #95	1	50	50.0	50

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Cameron Pettaway C. Pettaway #0	2	33	16.5	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Matt Sieg M. Sieg #3	2	30	15.0	22	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Michael Hawkins Jr. M. Hawkins Jr. #3	11/23	227	9.9	2	0	2-10	159.4

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Michael Hawkins Jr. M. Hawkins Jr. #3	20	149	7.5	2	32
Cam Cook C. Cook #4	20	142	7.1	2	37

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
DJ Epps DJ Epps #2	4/9	114	28.5	1	47
Prince Strachan P. Strachan #17	3/6	41	13.7	0	26
Jaden Bray J. Bray #5	1/3	34	34.0	0	34
Cyrus Traugh C. Traugh #86	1/1	33	33.0	1	33
Cam Cook C. Cook #4	2/3	5	2.5	0	3
John Neider J. Neider #80	0/1	0	0	0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
Michael Hawkins Jr. M. Hawkins Jr. #3	1	1	0
DJ Epps DJ Epps #2	1	1	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int
Nate Gabriel N. Gabriel #93	1-1	1	1.0	0
Ben Cutter B. Cutter #15	1-1	1	1.0	0
Isaiah Patterson I. Patterson #16	0-0	0	0.0	1

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jack Cassidy J. Cassidy #42	0/0	6/6	6	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Bryan Hansen B. Hansen #83	5	215	43.0	52

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Matt Sieg M. Sieg #3	2	30	15.0	22	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Jaylen Raynor J. Raynor #1	19/27	264	9.8	1	1	2-9	157.3
Aiden Flora A. Flora #21	2/2	48	24.0	2	0	0-0	631.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Aiden Flora A. Flora #21	22	212	9.6	3	63
Ryver Peppers R. Peppers #22	8	29	3.6	0	15
Jaylen Raynor J. Raynor #1	11	15	1.4	0	9
Cameron Pettaway C. Pettaway #0	3	8	2.7	0	7
Arnold Barnes III A. Barnes III #3	2	2	1.0	0	2

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Cody Jackson C. Jackson #2	6/7	160	26.7	1	46
Dominic Overby D. Overby #11	3/4	70	23.3	0	31
Omari Hayes O. Hayes #9	3/4	34	11.3	1	20
Ty Claiborne T. Claiborne #89	3/4	24	8.0	0	12
Jamal Polite Jr. J. Polite Jr. #13	2/3	12	6.0	0	6
Vince Benetti V. Benetti #37	2/3	8	4.0	1	6
Cameron Pettaway C. Pettaway #0	1/1	4	4.0	0	4
Aiden Flora A. Flora #21	0/1	0	0	0	0
Ryver Peppers R. Peppers #22	1/1	0	0.0	0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
Malaki Ta'ase M. Ta'ase #98	0	0	1
Seth Johnson S. Johnson #3	0	0	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	FF
Malaki Ta'ase M. Ta'ase #98	1-1	0	1.0	1
Keyon Washington K. Washington #1	1-1	1	1.0	0
Brody Miller B. Miller #24	1-1	0	0.0	1

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Kyle Konrardy K. Konrardy #97	1/1	6/6	9	35

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Jonah DuPont J. DuPont #99	4	173	43.3	54
Ethan Gurney E. Gurney #95	1	50	50.0	50

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Cameron Pettaway C. Pettaway #0	2	33	16.5	0	0

WVU

ISU

1

7

2

7

14

3

14

7

4

14

17

42

45

Punt

6 plays, 20 yd, 02:33

0-0

Punt

7 plays, 27 yd, 02:58

0-0

Punt

3 plays, 8 yd, 01:53

0-0

Touchdown

3 plays, 31 yd, 00:43

7-0

Touchdown

9 plays, 70 yd, 04:22

7-7

Punt

3 plays, 17 yd, 01:48

7-7

Touchdown

8 plays, 74 yd, 04:39

7-14

Punt

4 plays, 24 yd, 01:14

7-14

Punt

3 plays, -5 yd, 01:35

7-14

Touchdown

7 plays, 60 yd, 02:03

14-14

Punt

3 plays, 17 yd, 02:14

14-14

Punt

3 plays, 8 yd, 01:35

14-14

Touchdown

9 plays, 67 yd, 02:18

14-21

End of Half

1 play, 6 yd, 00:05

14-21

Punt

3 plays, 3 yd, 00:40

14-21

Touchdown

4 plays, 74 yd, 02:05

14-28

Fumble

6 plays, 21 yd, 01:30

14-28

Interception

5 plays, 14 yd, 02:30

14-28

Touchdown

7 plays, 67 yd, 02:32

21-28

Punt

5 plays, 25 yd, 03:30

21-28

Touchdown

4 plays, 80 yd, 01:06

28-28

Field Goal

10 plays, 64 yd, 05:22

28-31

7 plays, 60 yd, 03:11

35-31

Touchdown

3 plays, 75 yd, 01:26

35-38

Touchdown

3 plays, 75 yd, 01:04

42-38

Touchdown

6 plays, 65 yd, 03:07

42-45

Fumble

5 plays, 39 yd, 01:17

42-45

End of Game

3 plays, 9 yd, 00:40

42-45

WVU

Team Stats

ISU

508

Total Yds

568

217

Pass Yds

303

291

Rush Yds

265

14

Total Drives

14

65

Total Plays

78

7.8

Yards Per Play

7.3

8.7

Yards Per Pass

9.8

7.3

Yards Per Rush

5.6

21:46

Possession

38:14

7

Biggest Lead

14

19

1st Downs

29

6

Passing 1st Downs

11

12

Rushing 1st Downs

14

1

1st Downs from Penalties

4

5/13

3rd Down

5/11

1/1

4th Down

0/0

5

Punts

5

2

Turnovers

1

0

Interceptions Thrown

1

2

Fumbles Lost

0

10

Penalties

7

86

Penalty Yards

60

2

Sacks

2

9

Sack Yards

10

6

Tackles For Loss

5

0

D/ST TD

0

3-2 WVU

ISU 3-2

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

2026 Big 12

Game Summary

Game Info

Team Stats