Game notes: Iowa State at UCF
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The matchup
- Iowa State (3–3, 1–2 in conference) at UCF (3–3, 1–2 in conference), Friday, November 20, 6 p.m. ET, FBC Mortgage 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 second meeting; Iowa State leads the series 1–0.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 19, 2024: Iowa State 38, UCF 35.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
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 UCF 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 2021, Iowa State lost to No. 12 Oklahoma 28–21.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.
UCF
- UCF is 3–3 (1–2 in conference games), 0–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 73–6 vs. Bethune-Cookman; L 7–12 at Pittsburgh; W 44–30 vs. Georgia State; W 21–13 vs. TCU; L 17–27 at No. 20 Houston; L 28–42 at No. 18 Oklahoma State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- UCF has lost two straight, since beating TCU 21–13 (Sept. 26, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- UCF is No. 91 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Scott Frost is 27–17 in his 11th season at UCF and 43–48 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Scott Frost 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.
- Duke Watson (RB): 483 rushing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Keyone Jenkins (QB): 806 passing yards, 8 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Tackett Curtis (LB): 39 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2021, UCF beat UConn 49–17.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 Jimmy Rogers and Scott Frost 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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