Iowa State-Texas Gameday Primer

Who: Iowa State (6-4, 5-2 Big 12) vs. No. 7 Texas (9-1, 6-1 Big 12)
Where: MidAmerican Energy Field at Jack Trice Stadium (61,500) – Ames, Iowa
When: Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023 – 7 p.m. CT
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Iowa State recognizes 14 players prior to the game against No. 7 Texas Saturday evening as part of its Senior Day celebration. The contest features the first-place Longhorns against the Cyclones, who are currently tied for second place in the Big 12.

INSIDE THE SERIES
Overall: UT leads 15-5
At Ames: UT leads 6-3
Campbell vs. UT: 3-4

SERIES NOTE: Iowa State and Texas are meeting for what could be the final time in Ames after spending the last 28 years as fellow members of the Big 12 Conference. The Cyclones are 3-4 against Texas under Matt Campbell's leadership, winning three of the last four and the last two games at Jack Trice Stadium.

BY THE NUMBERS
1 – Touchdown passes needed by Rocco Becht to tie Brock Purdy's school record for TD passes by a freshman … Becht has 15 entering the game … the 15 TD passes also ranks inside the Top 10 for all players at ISU.

15 – Total interceptions by the Iowa State defense this season, third in the nation and second in the Big12, as well as the most by the Cyclones since 2009 … ISU has five multi-INT games this season

30 – Iowa State has scored 30 or more points in three of the last four games … the Cyclones are 38-7 under Matt Campbell when scoring at least 30 points.

61 – Senior linebacker Gerry Vaughn will play in his 61^st career game, the third-most in school history behind only Jake Hummel (63) and Anthony Johnson (62).

FIVE CONFERENCE WINS
Iowa State has the only two teams in league history to go from zero or one conference win to five the next season … this year's team and the 2000 Cyclones (finished 5-3) both accomplished the impressive turnaround.

QUICK STRIKE
Iowa State is tied for second among Power-5 schools with six TD drives in under a minute.

NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK
Freshman running back Abu Sama III earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honors after rushing eight times for 110 yards and two touchdowns … he's just the third ISU RB since 2000 to rush for 100 yards on fewer than 10 carries:

Abu Sama (FR) – 2023 at BYU (8-110-2)
Duran Hollis (FR) – 2011 at TTU (4-101-1)
Michael Wagner (FR) – 2000 vs. Kansas (8-102-1)

Abuuuuuuuuu 🤯@AB3_sama

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GIMME THAT
Iowa State's 12 interceptions against Big 12 Conference opponents are the second-most in school history, behind only the 14 the 2005 Cyclones had.

Will McLaughlin vs. BYU

CYCAST WITH THE CYCLONE RADIO CREW
The Cyclone radio crew of John Walters, Eric Heft and Ryan Harklau sit down to talk Texas ahead of this weekend's game. The podcast is presented by Van Wall Equipment and Authentic Brand.

Listen HERE.

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Players Mentioned

Rocco Becht

Abu Sama III

Gerry Vaughn

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