Iowa State Cyclones
Big 12
4-8 (1-8 conf)
SP+ #53
Ratings
2022
- SP+
- 5.3 (#53)
- SP+ Offense
- 17.7
- SP+ Defense
- 10.6
- SRS
- 8.0
- FPI
- 6.3
- Elo
- 1554
- Talent
- 590
- Recruiting
- 205 (#39)
Schedule
record 4–8
Schedule
10th
toughest of 131
Offenses faced
5th
toughest of 131
Defenses faced
43rd
toughest of 131
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 131 (easiest) · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsSoutheast Missouri State | FCS | 42-10 | +32 | W |
| 2 | @Iowa | +12.7 | 10-7 | +3 | W |
| 3 | vsOhio | -4.6 | 43-10 | +33 | W |
| 4 | vsBaylor | +11.7 | 24-31 | -7 | L |
| 5 | @Kansas | +2.9 | 11-14 | -3 | L |
| 6 | vsKansas State | +21.4 | 9-10 | -1 | L |
| 7 | @Texas | +23.1 | 21-24 | -3 | L |
| 9 | vsOklahoma | +15.4 | 13-27 | -14 | L |
| 10 | vsWest Virginia | +2.4 | 31-14 | +17 | W |
| 11 | @Oklahoma State | +11.3 | 14-20 | -6 | L |
| 12 | vsTexas Tech | +8.5 | 10-14 | -4 | L |
| 13 | @TCU | +24.3 | 14-62 | -48 | L |
Quarterbacks · 3
2022 · 87
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Hunter Dekkers | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Rocco Becht | JR | 6'1" | 210 | — |
| QB | 3rd | Ashton Cook | — | — | — | — |
Running Backs · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Jirehl Brock | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Cartevious Norton | SR | 5'11" | 222 | — |
| RB | 3rd | Deon Silas | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 4th | Eli Sanders | SR | 5'10" | 200 | ★★★ |
| RB | 5th | Levi Hummel | — | — | — | — |
| RB | — | Blaze Doxzon | JR | 5'9" | 215 | — |
| RB | — | Trey Mathis | FR | 6'0" | 211 | — |
Wide Receivers · 9
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Xavier Hutchinson | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 2nd | Jaylin Noel | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 3rd | Dimitri Stanley | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 4th | Sean Shaw Jr. | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 5th | Darren Wilson | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 6th | Aidan Bitter | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 7th | Beau Coberley | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 8th | Greg Gaines III | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| WR | — | Jason Essex | FR | 6'2" | 215 | — |
Tight Ends · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | DeShawn Hanika | SR | 6'6" | 245 | — |
| TE | 2nd | Easton Dean | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| TE | 3rd | Jared Rus | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 4th | Tyler Moore | SR | 6'5" | 255 | ★★★ |
| TE | 5th | Stevo Klotz | — | — | — | — |
| TE | — | Kevin Sawitzke | FR | 6'5" | 253 | — |
Offensive Line · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | — | Hunter Deyo | FR | 6'2" | 280 | — |
| OL | — | Anthony Smith | SR | 6'3" | 305 | — |
| OL | — | Jack Hester | JR | 6'4" | 280 | — |
| OL | — | Sam Rengert | SO | 6'7" | 308 | — |
| OL | — | Grant Treiber | SR | 6'6" | 325 | — |
| OL | — | Zach Ross | SR | 6'3" | 295 | — |
| OL | — | Jake Remsburg | SR | 6'6" | 325 | — |
| OL | — | Brady Petersen | JR | 6'5" | 310 | — |
| OL | — | Hayden Pauls | JR | 6'5" | 320 | — |
| OL | — | Nick Lawler | JR | 6'3" | 325 | — |
Defensive Line · 16
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Will McDonald | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DE | 2nd | Joey Petersen | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DE | 3rd | Blake Peterson | — | — | — | — |
| DE | — | Johnny Wilson | SO | 6'2" | 247 | — |
| DE | — | Seth Greiner | SO | 6'3" | 272 | — |
| DL | 1st | MJ Anderson | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 2nd | Isaiah Lee | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 3rd | Myles Mendeszoon | SR | 6'4" | 250 | ★★★ |
| DL | 4th | J.R. Singleton | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 5th | Domonique Orange | SR | 6'4" | 325 | ★★★ |
| DL | 6th | Kyle Krezek | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 7th | Jayden Gray | SR | 6'2" | 276 | ★★★ |
| DL | 8th | Trent Jones II | SR | 6'3" | 285 | — |
| DL | — | Tommy Hamann | FR | 6'4" | 255 | — |
| DT | 1st | Tyler Onyedim | SR | 6'3" | 295 | ★★★ |
| NT | 1st | Howard Brown | — | — | — | — |
Linebackers · 12
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Gerry Vaughn | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | O'Rien Vance | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 3rd | Colby Reeder | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 4th | Kendell Jackson | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 5th | Will McLaughlin | JR | 6'4" | 240 | — |
| LB | 6th | Carston Marshall | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 7th | Carson Willich | JR | — | 225 | ★★★ |
| LB | 8th | Hunter Zenzen | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 9th | Jacob Imming | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 10th | Caleb Bacon | SR | 6'4" | 240 | — |
| LB | — | Zack Anderson | FR | 6'0" | 185 | — |
| LB | — | Aidan Ralph | FR | 6'2" | 220 | — |
Defensive Backs · 17
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Tayvonn Kyle | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 1st | Beau Freyler | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 2nd | Anthony Johnson | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 3rd | Myles Purchase | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 4th | T.J. Tampa | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 5th | Jeremiah Cooper | SR | 6'0" | 195 | — |
| DB | 6th | Mason Chambers | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 7th | Darien Porter | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 8th | Trevon Howard | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 9th | Treyveon McGee | SR | 6'3" | 200 | — |
| DB | 10th | Malik Verdon | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 11th | Ben Nikkel | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 12th | Asle Thorson | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 13th | Blake Thompson | SR | 6'1" | 195 | — |
| DB | — | Quincy Wiseman | FR | 6'2" | 177 | — |
| DB | — | Tyee Leske | FR | 6'2" | 197 | — |
| S | 1st | Connor Guess | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1st | Tyler Perkins | SR | 5'11" | 205 | ★★★ |
| P | 2nd | Ben Garbarini | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 1st | Jace T. Gilbert | JR | 5'11" | 210 | — |
| PK | 2nd | Keegan Shackford | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 3rd | Drake Nettles | — | — | — | — |
| PK | — | Tyler Bittman | FR | 6'2" | 220 | — |
| PK | — | Trent McCann | SO | 6'1" | 193 | — |
2022 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
17.719
Off PPA
+0.0920
Pass PPA
+0.2337
Rush PPA
-0.055
Success
39%24
Explosive
1.2031
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
SP+ Trend
points vs avg team
— Overall— Offense— Defense
SP+ = opponent-adjusted points vs an average team. Overall & Offense higher = better; Defense lower = better.
Advanced
2022 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.09 | +0.09 |
| Passing | +0.23 | +0.25 |
| Rushing | -0.05 | -0.02 |
| 1st Down | -0.08 | -0.01 |
| 2nd Down | +0.02 | +0.07 |
| 3rd Down | +0.46 | +0.27 |
Scoring Trend
2022 · pts/game
PPG For
20.2
PPG Against
20.3
Differential
-0.1
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2022
- Overall
- 4-8
- Home
- 3-4
- Away
- 1-4
- Conference
- 1-8
- Non-Conference
- 3-0
- One-Score (≤8)
- 1-6
- Avg Margin
- -0.1
Situational Splits
2022 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 3-4 | 24.6 | 16.6 |
| Away | 1-4 | 14.0 | 25.4 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-4 | 14.3 | 30.8 |
| Conference | 1-8 | 16.3 | 24.0 |
| Non-conference | 3-0 | 31.7 | 9.0 |
Season History · last 12
2 AP top-10 · 7 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8-4 | 5-4 | #33 | #12 | — |
| 2024 | 10-3 | 7-3 | #28 | #9 | 1-0 |
| 2023 | 7-5 | 6-3 | #37 | — | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 4-8 | 1-8 | #53 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7-5 | 5-4 | #19 | #7 | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 8-3 | 8-2 | #19 | — | 1-0 |
| 2019 | 7-5 | 5-4 | #24 | — | 0-1 |
| 2018 | 8-4 | 6-3 | #38 | — | 0-1 |
| 2017 | 7-5 | 5-4 | #44 | — | 1-0 |
| 2016 | 3-9 | 2-7 | #65 | — | — |
| 2015 | 3-9 | 2-7 | #77 | — | — |
| 2014 | 2-10 | 0-9 | #97 | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
1-4 SU · 1-4 ATS · O1/U4
Betting Profile
2022 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 4-8 |
| ATS | 4-7-136% |
| Over / Under | 3-9 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 2-5 |
| As underdog | 2-2 |
| Home | 2-4 |
| Away | 2-3 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #52 · 10 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★137 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #54 | 197 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2024 | #53 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2023 | #42 | 204 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2022 | #39 | 205 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2021 | #59 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2020 | #46 | 191 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2019 | #46 | 192 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | #55 | 185 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2017 | #52 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2016 | #55 | 171 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #65
Returning prod 31%Departed 69%
Talent composite590.4 #65 / 233
Returning usage (pass / rush / rec)6 / 16 / 51
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2022
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
Team News
7 items
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