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No. 18 lowa State improved to 4-0 for the first time since 2000 and won its school-record fifth-straight conference road game Saturday night in Houston.
No. 18 lowa State improved to 4-0 for the first time since 2000 and won its school-record fifth-straight conference road game Saturday night in Houston.
- Head coach Matt Campbell became lowa State's winningest football coach by picking up his 57th win, surpassing Dan McCarney's total.
- The Cyclone defense had a shutout in a conference game on the road for the first time since 1971 (at Kansas State) ... the defense had three takeaways, two interceptions (Jeremiah Cooper and Jontez Williams) and a fumble recovery (forced by Malik Verdon and recovered by Jacob Ellis) ... ISU has won the turnover battle in every game this season.
- lowa State's passing defense allowed just 72 yards through the air and has not allowed 125 yards passing in a game this season.
- WR Jayden Higgins had a TD reception for the sixth game in a row, breaking the school record held previously by Ty Whatley and Todd Blythe ... Higgins finished with eight receptions for 79 yards.
- Higgins' fellow wideout Jaylin Noel became the ninth player in school history to reach 2,000
receiving yards. - The Cyclones rushed for 240 yards on the ground, including a 77-yard touchdown run by Abu Sama ... it was the sixth rushing touchdown of 50 yards or more in his career ... he finished with 101 yards, his third career game topping 100 yards.
