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2019 Iowa State

7–⁠6 (5–⁠4 Big 12), coached by Matt Campbell.

Schedule and results

Iowa State in 2019, game by game: won vs. Northern Iowa 29–26; lost vs. No. 19 Iowa 17–18; won vs. UL Monroe 72–20; lost at Baylor 21–23; won vs. TCU 49–24; won at West Virginia 38–14; won at Texas Tech 34–24; lost vs. Oklahoma State 27–34; lost at No. 9 Oklahoma 41–42; won vs. No. 22 Texas 23–21; won vs. Kansas 41–31; lost at Kansas State 17–27; lost vs. No. 14 Notre Dame 9–33+52−24Won 29–26 vs. Northern Iowa+3Northern IowaLost 17–18 vs. No. 19 Iowa-1No. 19 IowaWon 72–20 vs. UL Monroe+52UL MonroeLost 21–23 at Baylor-2BaylorWon 49–24 vs. TCU+25TCUWon 38–14 at West Virginia+24West VirginiaWon 34–24 at Texas Tech+10Texas TechLost 27–34 vs. Oklahoma State-7Oklahoma StateLost 41–42 at No. 9 Oklahoma-1No. 9 OklahomaWon 23–21 vs. No. 22 Texas+2No. 22 TexasWon 41–31 vs. Kansas+10KansasLost 17–27 at Kansas State-10Kansas StateLost 9–33 vs. No. 14 Notre Dame-24No. 14 Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsNorthern IowaW 29–⁠2681%
Sep 14vs19IowaL 17–⁠1850%
Sep 21vsUL MonroeW 72–⁠2071%
Sep 28atBaylorL 21–⁠2351%
Oct 5vsTCUW 49–⁠2457%
Oct 12atWest VirginiaW 38–⁠1450%
Oct 19atTexas TechW 34–⁠2463%
Oct 26vsOklahoma StateL 27–⁠3473%
Nov 9at9OklahomaL 41–⁠4228%
Nov 16vs22TexasW 23–⁠2156%
Nov 23vsKansasW 41–⁠3186%
Nov 30atKansas StateL 17–⁠2751%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvs14Notre DameCamping World BowlL 9–⁠3331%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Notre Dame 33–⁠9 in the Camping World Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big 12.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 21
  2. Wk 2: 25
  3. Wk 9: 23
Record
7–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠4 tied for 3rd in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 21
Points
418–⁠337
Coach
Matt Campbell
Elo
1599 +21 this season
SP+ rating
12.6 No. 24 of 130; offense No. 42, defense No. 24, special teams No. 51
SRS
10.3 No. 24 of 130 in FBS
Returning
57% of last season’s EPA, No. 71 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 46 roster talent No. 56 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Tom Manning
Defensive coordinator
Jon Heacock
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
3-high safety

How good, play by play

  • Offense27th of 130
  • Defense64th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted26th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted52nd of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1746%1.3027th of 130
Defense0.1144%1.1064th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.17 off
0.08 def		46% off
42% def		—26th off
52nd 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
Offense3.8own 3323% allowed
Defense3.6own 2721% caused

CORE rating 10.8, 26th of 130 (offense 8.8, defense -2.0).

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 yardsBrock Purdy QB3,982 yds
Passing touchdownsBrock Purdy QB27 TD
Rushing yardsBreece Hall RB897 yds
Rushing touchdownsBreece Hall RB9 TD
Receiving yardsDeshaunte Jones WR877 yds
Receiving touchdownsCharlie Kolar TE7 TD
TacklesMarcel Spears Jr. LB92 tkl
SacksO’Rien Vance LB6.5 sacks
InterceptionsLawrence White DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Jirehl Brock RB★★★★No. 261
Breece Hall RB★★★★No. 329
Blake Peterson SDE★★★No. 618
Isheem Young S★★★No. 704
Darien Porter WR★★★No. 706

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.822
Running backs24.00.904
Receivers43.00.855
Offensive line52.80.843
Defensive line23.00.872
Linebackers23.00.845
Defensive backs53.00.850
Athletes and specialists23.00.831
Whole class243.00.851

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 125

The 2019 roster

125 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 60 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

3 first team, 6 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2019 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2019 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma8–⁠112–⁠27
Baylor8–⁠111–⁠313
Texas5–⁠48–⁠525
Kansas State5–⁠48–⁠5
Oklahoma State5–⁠48–⁠5
Iowa State5–⁠47–⁠6
TCU3–⁠65–⁠7
West Virginia3–⁠65–⁠7
Texas Tech2–⁠74–⁠8
Kansas1–⁠83–⁠9

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