Arnaud Sets Record; Cyclones Fall to Tigers

AMES, Iowa ? Iowa State moved the football all night against No. 11 Missouri and Cyclone quarterback Austen Arnaud set an ISU single-game completion record, hitting 36-of-54 pass attempts for 326 yards and a pair of touchdowns against the Tigers Saturday in Jack Trice Stadiium. But No. 11 Missouri's potent offense was the catalyst in a 52-20 Tiger victory that clinched a second-straight Big 12 Conference North Division title for the visitors.

With the win, Missouri improved to 9-2 overall and 5-2 in the Big 12, while Iowa State fell to 2-9 on the season and 0-7 in the league. The Cyclones will close the season next Saturday at Kansas State with a 2:30 p.m. kickoff on Fox College Sports.

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MU quarterback Chase Daniel completed 32-of-40 pass attempts for 328 yard and two touchdowns. Daniel and Arnaud combined for a Jack Trice Stadium record 68 pass completions.

“Offensively I think our guys kept fighting back,” ISU head coach Gene Chizik said. “We ran 77 plays on offense. I thought we moved the ball well. I was really proud of our players, they never shut it down. That has kind of been their M.O.; no matter the situation they continue to play through it."

Missouri scored on their first two drives as Daniel only missed two passes in the two drives combined, going 17-for-19 for 120 yards. In the opening drive, Daniel hit Tommy Saunders for a three-yard TD pass with 9:48 to go. On the Cyclones' next possession, ISU went for it on 4th-and-1 at its own 20-yard line, but Alexander Robinson was stopped just short of the first down and Mizzou took over from there. The Tigers quickly went up 14-0 after Derrick Washington scored on a two-yard rush with 14:28 left in the first half.

The Cyclone defense got its first big stop when Leonard Johnson picked off a Daniel pass, but the interception was negated by a roughing the passer penalty and the Tigers regained possession of the ball. Two plays later Allen Bell picked off another Daniel pass at the ISU 10-yard line. The Cyclone offense wasn't able to convert, however, as Arnaud threw an interception to William Moore, who returned the pick 17 yards for a TD and a 21-0 MU lead.

Iowa State got on the scoreboard with 5:02 left in the half. Arnaud completed six passes in the drive, including a 28-yard catch by Derrick Catlett that was just shy of the end zone. Arnaud found Patrick Neal for the 1-yard TD catch to cut the margin to 21-7.

The Cyclones were again stopped short on 4th-and-1 at their own 48-yard line with 21 seconds left before intermission. Mizzou went 36 yards in 20 seconds to set up a 30-yard field goal by Jeff Wolfert for a 31-7 MU halftime advantage.

Grant Mahoney hit on field goals of 47 yards and 38 yards in Iowa State's opening two drives of the second half. The Cyclones drove 43 yards in 12 plays to begin the third quarter, setting up Mahoney's first field goal. Arnaud completed back-to-back passes to Darius Darks for six and 13 yards, respectively, to open the drive.

On Missouri's ensuing drive, Daniel led the Tigers to Iowa State's 34-yard line in six plays, but after completing a 24-yard pass to Jeremy Maclin, Chris Brown forced a fumble and Johnson recovered for the Cyclones. On the first play from scrimmage, Alexander Robinson got loose for a 38-yard rush before being forced out of bounds at the ISU 48-yard line. Arnaud later hit Marquis Hamilton for a 13-yard completion for a first down at the MU 23. The Mizzou defense held the Cyclones and Mahoney nailed his second field goal of the half to cut the MU lead, 31-13.

The Tigers answered on their next drive with a 43-yard TD pass from Daniel to Maclin. The Cyclones came right back with a score of their own to cut the Tiger lead, 38-20. Collin Franklin scored on a 25-yard touchdown catch with 14:51 to go in the game.

Jimmy Jackson scored a pair of rushing touchdowns to conclude the scoring for the Tigers.

Derrick Catlett caught six passes for 69 yards for the Cyclones. Robinson rushed 11 times for 59 yards, while Arnaud used seven rushes to net 41 yards on the ground.

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