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Iowa State University Athletics
Saturday, October 12
Morgantown, W.Va.
7:00 PM
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West Virginia
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Photo by: Jeff Spaur
No. 11 Iowa State Tops West Virginia on the Road, 28-16
10.12.2024 | Football
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Carson Hansen rushed for three scores, Rocco Becht threw a touchdown pass and No. 11 Iowa State beat West Virginia, 28-16, on Saturday night.
The Cyclones (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) opened the season with six wins for the first time since 1938 and are bowl eligible for the seventh time in nine seasons under head coach Matt Campbell. The win marked Iowa State's sixth consecutive Big 12 road win.
Iowa State broke open a close game by scoring two touchdowns after intercepting West Virginia's Garrett Greene twice in the second half.
Becht found Eli Green on passes of 12 and 34 yards on consecutive plays to set up the Cyclones at the West Virginia 17. A third-down holding call on West Virginia cornerback Ayden Garnes gave Iowa State first-and-goal at the 3, and Hansen scored on the next play for a 21-10 lead early in the fourth quarter.
Jontez Williams came down with an interception for the third game in a row on West Virginia's next drive, and Iowa State took over at the Mountaineers' 34. Hansen ran for 20 yards on the ensuing drive, capped by his 2-yard scoring run for a 28-10 lead with 4:42 left.
Hansen, a sophomore who also scored on an 11-year run in the second quarter, finished with 96 rushing yards, one shy of the career high he set last week against Baylor.
West Virginia (3-3, 2-1) was held to 148 rushing yards against the league's top defense after amassing 389 yards on the ground a week ago at Oklahoma State. The Mountaineers were hurt by several high snaps that threw off their timing and runs parallel to the line of scrimmage that lost yardage.
Becht completed 18 of 26 passes for 265 yards, including a 60-yard scoring toss to Jaylin Noel in blown coverage in the second quarter.
Becht's father, Anthony, was honored at the game for his induction into the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. He played tight end for the Mountaineers from 1996-99 and 11 seasons in the NFL.
Jahiem White had an 8-yard scoring run and a 10-yard TD catch for West Virginia.
UP NEXT
No. 11 Iowa State hosts UCF inside Jack Trice Stadium next Saturday. Kickoff is slated for 6:30 p.m. on FOX or FS1 and tickets are available, here.
Team Stats
ISU
WVU
Total Yards
394
354
Pass Yards
265
206
Rushing Yards
129
148
Penalty Yards
10
47
1st Downs
24
22
3rd Downs
9
9
4th Downs
2
0
TOP
33:03
26:57
1st Quarter
ISU 0, WVU 7
WVU - White,Jahiem 8 yd run (Hayes II,Michael kick), 14 plays, 75 yards, TOP 07:42
2nd Quarter
ISU 7, WVU 7
ISU - Noel,Jaylin 60 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Konrardy,Kyle kick) 3 plays, 80 yards, TOP 00:58
ISU 14, WVU 7
ISU - Hansen,Carson 11 yd run (Konrardy,Kyle kick), 17 plays, 91 yards, TOP 08:08
ISU 14, WVU 10
WVU - Hayes II,Michael 43 yd field goal 10 plays, 50 yards, TOP 02:07
4th Quarter
ISU 21, WVU 10
ISU - Hansen,Carson 3 yd run (Konrardy,Kyle kick), 10 plays, 65 yards, TOP 05:03
ISU 28, WVU 10
ISU - Hansen,Carson 2 yd run (Konrardy,Kyle kick), 10 plays, 33 yards, TOP 06:43
ISU 28, WVU 16
WVU - White,Jahiem 10 yd pass from Greene,Garrett () 11 plays, 67 yards, TOP 03:25
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
18
TD
1
YDS
265
INT
0
Players Mentioned
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