Game notes: Cincinnati at Iowa State
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The matchup
- Cincinnati (4–2, 1–2 in conference) at Iowa State (3–3, 1–2 in conference), Saturday, November 14, 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 fourth meeting; Iowa State leads the series 2–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 4, 2025: Cincinnati 38, Iowa State 30.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 2023: Iowa State 30, Cincinnati 10.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Last three meetings: 2025: Cincinnati 38–30 (at Cincinnati); 2024: Iowa State 34–17 (at Iowa State); 2023: Iowa State 30–10 (at Cincinnati).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Cincinnati
- Cincinnati is 4–2 (1–2 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 34–15 vs. Boston College; W 62–10 vs. Western Carolina; W 35–31 vs. Miami (OH); W 31–26 vs. Kansas State; L 7–34 at Arizona; L 42–45 at West Virginia.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Cincinnati has lost two straight, since beating Kansas State 31–26 (Sept. 26, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Cincinnati is No. 72 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Cincinnati came back from 21 points down to beat Miami (OH) 35–31, the biggest comeback in FBS this season.resultsThe largest deficit overcome by a winner in any game with an FBS team this season, read from the score after every scoring play.
- Scott Satterfield is 19–24 in his fourth season at Cincinnati and 91–64 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Scott Satterfield is 1–2 against Iowa State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- J.C. French (QB): 1,338 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Cole Tabb (RB): 448 rushing yards, 8 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jonathan Thompson (LB): 51 tackles, 2 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, Cincinnati beat Tulsa 49–38.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 Cincinnati 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 2015, Iowa State lost to No. 5 Oklahoma State 35–31.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
- It is the first meeting of Scott Satterfield and Jimmy Rogers as head coaches.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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