Game notes: Oklahoma State at Iowa State
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The matchup
- Oklahoma State (4–2, 2–1 in conference) at Iowa State (3–3, 1–2 in conference), Saturday, October 31, kickoff time not yet set, Jack Trice Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 60th meeting; Oklahoma State leads the series 34–22–3.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 29, 2025: Iowa State 20, Oklahoma State 13.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1926: Oklahoma State 13, Iowa State 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Iowa State is 14–15–1 at home against Oklahoma State.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Iowa State 20–13 (at Oklahoma State); 2023: Iowa State 34–27 (at Iowa State); 2022: Oklahoma State 20–14 (at Oklahoma State); 2021: Iowa State 24–21 (at Iowa State); 2020: Oklahoma State 24–21 (at Oklahoma State).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Oklahoma State
- Oklahoma State is 4–2 (2–1 in conference games), 1–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 10–24 at Tulsa; W 39–31 vs. No. 6 Oregon; W 59–0 vs. Murray State; W 41–24 at West Virginia; W 42–28 vs. UCF; L 32–35 at No. 20 Houston.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Oklahoma State is No. 92 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Eric Morris is 4–2 in his first season at Oklahoma State and 26–18 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Eric Morris faces Iowa State as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Drew Mestemaker (QB): 1,940 passing yards, 16 TD, No. 6 in FBS in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Caleb Hawkins (RB): 592 rushing yards, 2 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Ethan Wesloski (LB): 62 tackles, 1.5 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2009, Oklahoma State lost to No. 3 Texas 41–14.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Iowa State
- Iowa State is 3–3 (1–2 in conference games), 0–3 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 38–10 vs. Southeast Missouri State; L 13–16 at No. 21 Iowa; W 55–7 vs. Bowling Green; L 17–31 vs. No. 15 Utah; W 45–42 vs. West Virginia; L 10–24 at No. 8 BYU.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Iowa State is No. 53 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jimmy Rogers is 3–3 in his first season at Iowa State and 9–9 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jimmy Rogers faces Oklahoma State as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Aiden Flora (RB): 680 rushing yards, 6 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jaylen Raynor (QB): 1,001 passing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Sullivan Schlimgen (LB): 56 tackles, 1 sack, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Kyle Konrardy is tied with Alex Giffords (43, 1979–82) for fifth on Iowa State’s career field goals list, at 43 so far; one more field goal breaks the tie.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2020, Iowa State beat Kansas 52–22.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Jimmy Rogers is 0–1 against Eric Morris’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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