Iowa State-Baylor Gameday Primer

Who: Iowa State (4-3, 3-1 Big 12) vs. Baylor (3-4, 2-2 Big 12)
Where: McLane Stadium (45,140) – Waco, Texas
When: Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023 – 2:30 p.m.

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Iowa State looks to make it three-straight wins when it travels to Baylor this weekend for another key Big 12 matchup.

INSIDE THE SERIES
Overall: Baylor leads 12-0
At Waco: Baylor leads 7-3
Campbell vs. BU: 3-4

SERIES NOTE: Iowa State and Baylor meet for the 22^nd time overall and 11^th in Waco … the last four meetings in the series have been decided by one possession … Baylor has won the last two games at McLane Stadium by two points each … ISU's last win in Waco came in 2017, a 23-13 victory.

BY THE NUMBERS
12 – Iowa State has 12 interceptions this season, the most by a Cyclone squad since 2017 … the school record for interceptions is 23 (1971, 1972) … Jeremiah Cooper leads the Cyclones with five interceptions.

27.8 – Iowa State is averaging 27.8 points per game against Big 12 foes … last season, the Cyclones averaged just 16.3 points per game against conference teams.

50 – Matt Campbell won his 50^th game as head coach of the Cyclones when ISU defeated Cincinnati … he continues to close on the school record of 56 victories, held by Dan McCarney.

50 wins‼️

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— Iowa State Football (@CycloneFB) October 14, 2023

75 – Jayden Higgins' 75-yard reception from the arm of Becht at Cincinnati was the longest pass play of the season for the Cyclones and the longest non-scoring reception at ISU dating back to 1971.

21 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER
Iowa State has won five straight and seven of its last nine games when scoring at least 21 points.

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HITTING THE TIGHT ENDS
Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht has connected on 12 touchdown passes this season, hitting four different tight ends for scores. The Cyclones are one of two teams nationally (Temple) with four tight ends with a receiving touchdown.

A room full of playmakers‼️@BenjaminBrahmer @easton2dean @stevo_klotz @TylerJMoore82

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— Iowa State Football (@CycloneFB) October 19, 2023

SECOND-HALF STOPPERS
Since the start of the 2021 season, ISU's defense is allowing just 7.6 points in the second half of games … this season, ISU opponents are averaging just 7.4 points and 145.7 yards of total offense after the break.

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CYCAST WITH THE CYCLONE RADIO CREW
The Cyclone radio crew of John Walters, Eric Heft and Ryan Harklau sit down to talk Baylor ahead of this weekend's game. The podcast is presented by Van Wall Equipment and Authentic Brand.

Listen HERE.

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Players Mentioned

Rocco Becht

Jeremiah Cooper

Jayden Higgins

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