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Photo by: Jeff Spaur
Iowa State Runs Over BYU for Third Straight Road Win
11.12.2023 | Football
PROVO, Utah (AP) - Rocco Becht threw for 203 yards and two touchdowns to lead Iowa State to a 45-13 victory over BYU on Saturday night. It marks the first time since 1978 ISU has won three consecutive conference road games in a season.
Becht now has thrown 15 touchdown passes this season, one shy of matching the freshman record set by Brock Purdy. Jaylin Noel caught both touchdown passes and tallied 98 yards on five receptions.
The Cyclones (6-4, 5-2 Big 12) churned out a season-high 234 yards rushing and moved to 5-0 all-time against BYU. Abu Sama III led the way with 110 yards and two scores on eight carries. Coming into the game, Iowa State ranked 12th in the Big 12 with 117.6 rushing yards per game.
Jake Retzlaff threw for 104 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions in his second start for BYU. Retzlaff also had 64 of the Cougars'Â season-high 188 yards rushing. BYU (5-5, 2-5) lost its third straight game after once again starting slow and struggling to finish drives.
BYU dug an early hole with a pair of quick turnovers inside its own 35-yard line. Retzlaff threw an interception to Will McLaughlin on the Cougars'Â first play from scrimmage and McLaughlin returned it to the BYU 28. Then Ray Paulo fumbled a kickoff return following Iowa State's first scoring drive and Drew Surges jumped on the ball at the BYU 17.
The Cyclones took advantage of the miscues. Becht capped a three-play drive following the interception with a 4-yard toss to Noel to put Iowa State on the board. Chase Contreraz added a 31-yard field goal after Surges'Â fumble recovery, giving the Cyclones a 10-0 lead.
BYU ran six straight plays, highlighted by a 36-yard scamper from Robbins to set up a 5-yard pass from Retzlaff to Jojo Phillips that cut the deficit to 10-7.
Iowa State countered with three touchdown runs to extend its lead to 31-7 by halftime. Three different running backs found the end zone:Â Eli Sanders on a 4-yard run, Cartevious Norton on an 11-yard scamper, and Sama on a 13-yard burst.
The Cyclones became bowl eligible for the sixth time in seven seasons behind one of their most complete games in all three phases this season.
UP NEXT
Iowa State hosts Texas on Saturday for its final home game of the season. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. on FOX.
Team Stats
ISU
BYU
Total Yards
443
318
Pass Yards
209
130
Rushing Yards
234
188
Penalty Yards
53
37
1st Downs
21
18
3rd Downs
8
1
4th Downs
0
1
TOP
33:01
26:59
1st Quarter
ISU 7, BYU 0
ISU - Noel,Jaylin 4 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Contreraz,Chase kick) 3 plays, 28 yards, TOP 01:16
ISU 10, BYU 0
ISU - Contreraz,Chase 31 yd field goal 4 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:50
ISU 10, BYU 7
BYU - Phillips,Jojo 5 yd pass from Retzlaff,Jake (Ferrin,Will kick) 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:47
ISU 17, BYU 7
ISU - Sanders,Eli 4 yd run (Contreraz,Chase kick), 9 plays, 72 yards, TOP 04:49
2nd Quarter
ISU 24, BYU 7
ISU - Norton,Cartevious 11 yd run (Contreraz,Chase kick), 11 plays, 80 yards, TOP 05:27
ISU 31, BYU 7
ISU - Sama,Abu 13 yd run (Contreraz,Chase kick), 9 plays, 66 yards, TOP 05:14
3rd Quarter
ISU 31, BYU 13
BYU - Rex,Isaac 26 yd pass from Kingston,Parker () 7 plays, 65 yards, TOP 03:31
ISU 38, BYU 13
ISU - Noel,Jaylin 66 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Contreraz,Chase kick) 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:38
ISU 45, BYU 13
ISU - Sama,Abu 59 yd run (Contreraz,Chase kick), 2 plays, 64 yards, TOP 00:16
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
15
TD
2
YDS
203
INT
0
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