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2017 Iowa State

8–⁠5 (5–⁠4 Big 12), coached by Matt Campbell.

Schedule and results

Iowa State in 2017, game by game: won vs. Northern Iowa 42–24; lost vs. Iowa 41–44; won at Akron 41–14; lost vs. Texas 7–17; won at No. 3 Oklahoma 38–31; won vs. Kansas 45–0; won at Texas Tech 31–13; won vs. No. 4 TCU 14–7; lost at West Virginia 16–20; lost vs. No. 12 Oklahoma State 42–49; won at Baylor 23–13; lost at Kansas State 19–20; won at No. 19 Memphis 21–20+45−10Won 42–24 vs. Northern Iowa+18Northern IowaLost 41–44 vs. Iowa-3IowaWon 41–14 at Akron+27AkronLost 7–17 vs. Texas-10TexasWon 38–31 at No. 3 Oklahoma+7No. 3 OklahomaWon 45–0 vs. Kansas+45KansasWon 31–13 at Texas Tech+18Texas TechWon 14–7 vs. No. 4 TCU+7No. 4 TCULost 16–20 at West Virginia-4West VirginiaLost 42–49 vs. No. 12 Oklahoma State-7No. 12 Oklahoma StateWon 23–13 at Baylor+10BaylorLost 19–20 at Kansas State-1Kansas StateWon 21–20 at No. 19 Memphis+1No. 19 Memphis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsNorthern IowaW 42–⁠2466%
Sep 9vsIowaL 41–⁠4440%
Sep 16atAkronW 41–⁠1445%
Sep 28vsTexasL 7–⁠1759%
Oct 7at3OklahomaW 38–⁠3112%
Oct 14vsKansasW 45–⁠082%
Oct 21atTexas TechW 31–⁠1340%
Oct 28vs4TCUW 14–⁠737%
Nov 4atWest VirginiaL 16–⁠2042%
Nov 11vs12Oklahoma StateL 42–⁠4939%
Nov 18atBaylorW 23–⁠1363%
Nov 25atKansas StateL 19–⁠2040%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffat19MemphisLiberty BowlW 21–⁠2031%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Memphis 21–⁠20 in the Liberty Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 9: 25
  2. Wk 10: 14
  3. Wk 11: 24
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠4 tied for 4th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 14
Points
380–⁠272
Coach
Matt Campbell
Elo
1574 +128 this season
SP+ rating
7.5 No. 44 of 128; offense No. 13, defense No. 88, special teams No. 67
SRS
12.1 No. 22 of 130 in FBS
Returning
91% of last season’s EPA, No. 5 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 52 roster talent No. 56 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Tom Manning
Defensive coordinator
Jon Heacock
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense43rd of 130
  • Defense50th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted33rd of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted32nd of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1342%1.2343rd of 130
Defense0.0540%1.2550th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.15 off
0.02 def		43% off
39% def		—33rd off
32nd def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.7own 3115% allowed
Defense2.9own 3018% caused

CORE rating 8.0, 28th of 130 (offense 4.0, defense -4.0).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsKyle Kempt QB1,787 yds
Passing touchdownsKyle Kempt QB15 TD
Rushing yardsDavid Montgomery RB1,146 yds
Rushing touchdownsDavid Montgomery RB11 TD
Receiving yardsAllen Lazard WR941 yds
Receiving touchdownsAllen Lazard WR10 TD
TacklesJoel Lanning LB114 tkl
SacksJaQuan Bailey DE7 sacks
InterceptionsKamari Cotton-Moya DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

O’Rien Vance OLB★★★No. 502
Keontae Jones S★★★No. 582
Cordarrius Bailey WDE★★★No. 730
Josh Johnson WR★★★No. 780
O.J. Tucker CB★★★No. 876

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.850
Running backs13.00.799
Receivers33.00.831
Offensive line62.80.828
Defensive line53.00.832
Linebackers23.00.854
Defensive backs43.00.846
Whole class223.00.835

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 117

The 2017 roster

117 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 57 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

4 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2017 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2017 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma8–⁠112–⁠23
TCU7–⁠211–⁠39
Oklahoma State6–⁠310–⁠314
Kansas State5–⁠48–⁠5
Iowa State5–⁠48–⁠5
Texas5–⁠47–⁠6
West Virginia5–⁠47–⁠6
Texas Tech3–⁠66–⁠7
Baylor1–⁠81–⁠11
Kansas0–⁠91–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.