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Iowa State University Athletics
Saturday, October 4
Cincinnati Ohio
11:00 AM
Iowa State University
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Photo by: Jeff Spaur
No. 14 Iowa State Falls at Cincinnati, 38-30
10.04.2025 | Football
CINCINNATI (AP) - No. 14 Iowa State fell at Cincinnati, 38-30, Saturday inside of a sold out Nippert Stadium.Â
The Cyclones (5-1, 2-1) trailed 31-7 with 1:08 left in the second quarter before rallying to get within eight with 1:56 left in the game. Cincinnati recovered an onside kick to end the threat.
Rocco Becht passed for 314 yards and two touchdowns and ran another two in for the Cyclones. Brett Eskildsen posted his first 100-yard receiving effort of the season with 105 yards on eight catches. Abu Sama III led the ISU rushing attack with a season high 96 yards on 18 carries.
Brendan Sorsby passed for 214 yards and two touchdowns, Evan Pryor ran for 111 yards and two TDs and Cincinnati used a 17-point first quarter to beat No. 14 Iowa State 38-30 on Saturday.
The Bearcats (4-1, 2-0 Big 12) beat a ranked opponent at home for the first time since beating No. 16 Houston 35-20 on Dec. 4, 2021.
Sorsby's 82-yard touchdown pass to Caleb Goodie in the fourth quarter was the Bearcats'Â longest pass play since 2015.
Iowa State, one of the least penalized teams in the country, had five penalties for 35 yards in the first half. The Cyclones jumped offside on third down to extend the Bearcats'Â opening drive, which led to a 30-yard TD run from Pryor for the game's first score.
The Bearcats went on to take a 17-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. Becht got the Cyclones on the board early in the second on a 14-yard run.
Becht scored on a 4-yard run on the final play of the half and then threw an 11-yard TD pass to Brett Eskildsen on the opening drive in the third quarter.
Up Next
Iowa State is back on the road at Colorado. Kickoff is set for 2:30 (CT) on ESPN.
Team Stats
ISU
CIN
Total Yards
465
474
Pass Yards
314
214
Rushing Yards
151
260
Penalty Yards
60
128
1st Downs
29
20
3rd Downs
4
4
4th Downs
4
1
TOP
34:56
25:04
1st Quarter
ISU 0, CIN 7
CIN - Pryor,Evan 30 yd run (Rusnak,Stephen kick), 6 plays, 80 yards, TOP 02:28
ISU 0, CIN 10
CIN - Rusnak,Stephen 38 yd field goal 8 plays, 62 yards, TOP 02:05
ISU 0, CIN 17
CIN - Royer,Joe 12 yd pass from Sorsby,Brendan (Rusnak,Stephen kick) 9 plays, 70 yards, TOP 03:38
2nd Quarter
ISU 7, CIN 17
ISU - Becht,Rocco 14 yd run (Smith,Chase kick), 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:28
ISU 7, CIN 24
CIN - Pryor,Evan 18 yd run (Rusnak,Stephen kick), 4 plays, 55 yards, TOP 01:06
ISU 7, CIN 31
CIN - Sorsby,Brendan 20 yd run (Rusnak,Stephen kick), 13 plays, 80 yards, TOP 05:20
ISU 15, CIN 31
ISU - Becht,Rocco 4 yd run (Brahmer,Benjamin pass), 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:08
3rd Quarter
ISU 22, CIN 31
ISU - Eskildsen,Brett 11 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Smith,Chase kick) 14 plays, 75 yards, TOP 06:54
4th Quarter
ISU 22, CIN 38
CIN - Goodie,Caleb 82 yd pass from Sorsby,Brendan (Rusnak,Stephen kick) 3 plays, 84 yards, TOP 01:43
ISU 30, CIN 38
ISU - Sowell,Chase 3 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Brahmer,Benjamin pass) 13 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:01
Game Leaders
CMP
30
TD
2
YDS
314
INT
0
Players Mentioned
Matt Campbell Post-Game vs. Cincinnati
Saturday, October 04
FB Highlights vs. Cincinnati
Saturday, October 04
Cyclone Express Arizona at ISU 2025
Thursday, October 02
Ta'Shawn James 9_30_25 interview
Tuesday, September 30
