Iowa State Falls To No. 15 Oklahoma

NORMAN, Okla. – No. 14 Oklahoma rolled out to a 21-9 lead in the first half and never looked back on its way to a 52-16 win against Iowa State on Saturday at the Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The Cyclones fall to 3-6 overall and 2-4 in Big 12 play, while Oklahoma improves to 8-1 overall and 5-1 in conference action.

Iowa State came out of the gate strong, marching down the field on the first possession of the game and putting together a 10-play, 50-yard drive highlighted by a 19-yard screen pass from Joel Lanning to Mike Warren on third down to take the ball to the OU 32 yard line. ISU's opening drive would culminate in a 43-yard field goal by kicker Cole Netten to give the Cyclones an early 3-0 lead over the Sooners.

The Sooners would score on the first play of their first drive after quarterback Baker Mayfield connected with Dimitri Flowers for a 75-yard touchdown to give OU a 7-3 edge with 10:33 remaining in the first. The Sooners would make it 21-3 by the end of the first quarter with a pair of touchdowns by Mayfield.

The Cyclones would receive some help after Levi Peters recorded his second forced fumble of the season early in the second quarter. Iowa State would turn Peters' recovery into a 45-yard field goal by Netten to make it 21-6. Netten would come through for Iowa State yet again, drilling a 51-yard field goal with 1:14 left in the second quarter to bring the score to 21-9.

Despite the scores, the Oklahoma lead was too much to overcome as the ISU offense stalled and the defense was unable to stop the Sooners. OU would grab its fifth conference win of the season with a 52-16 victory over ISU.

Keys of the Game
Baker Mayfield threw for 342 total yards and three touchdowns and connected with seven different receivers. Samaje Perine also led Oklahoma with a game-high 95 yards on 13 carries. The Sooners were effective on the ground, rushing for 279 yards and three rushing touchdowns.

Oklahoma was able to stop the Cyclone ground game, holding Iowa State to just 114 total rushing yards on 38 carries.

Offensive Players of Note...
Allen Lazard had eight catches for 101 yards to lead the Cyclones in receptions and yards. Lazard's 100-yard game was the second of his career.

Lanning went 26-of-51 for 260 yards and one touchdown in his second career start.

Defensive Players of Note...
Levi Peters forced his second fumble of the season and third of his career. His three forced fumbles are the most by any active Cyclone.

Brian Peavy led Iowa State with nine total tackles.

Cyclone Quick Hits
*Lazard has a catch in all 20 games of his career, tying for the fifth-longest streak in school history.
*Lazard now ranks 25th all-time in school history in receiving yards (1,136).
*Warren finished with a career high in catches (3) and receiving yards (30).
*Warren is Iowa State's first running back with 700+ yards in a season since 2011 (743, James White, 13 games).
*With four sacks against the Sooners, Iowa State has 23 for the season, which is its most since 2006 (24).
*J.D. Waggoner recorded his first career sack.
* Netten's 51-yard boot was the first 50-yard field goal by a Cyclone since Edwin Arceo made a 51-yarder against Kansas in 2012.

Next Up
Iowa State returns home to face No. 14 Oklahoma State. The television provider and game time are still to be announced.

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Players Mentioned

Joel Lanning

Allen Lazard

Cole Netten

Brian Peavy

Levi Peters

J.D. Waggoner

Mike Warren

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