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2024 Iowa State

11–⁠3 (7–⁠2 Big 12), coached by Matt Campbell, finished No. 15 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Iowa State in 2024, game by game: won vs. North Dakota 21–3; won at No. 21 Iowa 20–19; won vs. Arkansas State 52–7; won at Houston 20–0; won vs. Baylor 43–21; won at West Virginia 28–16; won vs. UCF 38–35; lost vs. Texas Tech 22–23; lost vs. Kansas 36–45; won vs. Cincinnati 34–17; won at Utah 31–28; won vs. Kansas State 29–21; lost vs. No. 12 Arizona State 19–45; won vs. No. 15 Miami 42–41+45−26Won 21–3 vs. North Dakota+18North DakotaWon 20–19 at No. 21 Iowa+1No. 21 IowaWon 52–7 vs. Arkansas State+45Arkansas StateWon 20–0 at Houston+20HoustonWon 43–21 vs. Baylor+22BaylorWon 28–16 at West Virginia+12West VirginiaWon 38–35 vs. UCF+3UCFLost 22–23 vs. Texas Tech-1Texas TechLost 36–45 vs. Kansas-9KansasWon 34–17 vs. Cincinnati+17CincinnatiWon 31–28 at Utah+3UtahWon 29–21 vs. Kansas State+8Kansas StateLost 19–45 vs. No. 12 Arizona State-26No. 12 Arizona StateWon 42–41 vs. No. 15 Miami+1No. 15 Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsNorth DakotaW 21–⁠382%
Sep 7at21IowaW 20–⁠1939%
Sep 21vsArkansas StateW 52–⁠771%
Sep 28atHoustonW 20–⁠066%
Oct 5vsBaylorW 43–⁠2178%
Oct 12atWest VirginiaW 28–⁠1646%
Oct 19vsUCFW 38–⁠3580%
Nov 2vsTexas TechL 22–⁠2373%
Nov 9vsKansasL 36–⁠4568%
Nov 16vsCincinnatiW 34–⁠1771%
Nov 23atUtahW 31–⁠2861%
Nov 30vsKansas StateW 29–⁠2156%
Dec 7vs12Arizona StateDr Pepper Big 12 ChampionshipL 19–⁠4552%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvs15MiamiPop-Tarts BowlW 42–⁠4145%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Miami 42–⁠41 in the Pop-Tarts Bowl; No. 15 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Big 12.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 21
  2. Wk 4: 20
  3. Wk 5: 18
  4. Wk 6: 16
  5. Wk 7: 11
  6. Wk 8: 9
  7. Wk 9: 10
  8. Wk 10: 11
  9. Wk 11: 17
  10. Wk 13: 22
  11. Wk 14: 17
  12. Wk 15: 16
  13. Wk 16: 18
  14. Final: 15
Record
11–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠2 shared first in Big 12
AP final
No. 15 peak No. 9
Points
435–⁠321
Coach
Matt Campbell
Elo
1635 +77 this season
SP+ rating
10.3 No. 28 of 134; offense No. 44, defense No. 24, special teams No. 75
SRS
11.2 No. 27 of 134 in FBS
Returning
90% of last season’s EPA, No. 2 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 53 roster talent No. 68 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Taylor Mouser
Defensive coordinator
Jon Heacock
Offense
Spread
Defense
3-high safety

How good, play by play

  • Offense45th of 134
  • Defense60th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted47th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted37th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1440%1.4045th of 134
Defense0.0942%1.3560th of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.15 off
0.06 def		42% off
39% def		—47th off
37th 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
Offense4.2own 3015% allowed
Defense3.4own 2816% caused

CORE rating 13.0, 24th of 134 (offense 6.2, defense -6.8).

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 yardsRocco Becht QB3,505 yds
Passing touchdownsRocco Becht QB25 TD
Rushing yardsCarson Hansen RB752 yds
Rushing touchdownsCarson Hansen RB13 TD
Receiving yardsJaylin Noel WR1,194 yds
Receiving touchdownsJayden Higgins WR9 TD
TacklesBeau Freyler DB84 tkl
SacksJ.R. Singleton DL4 sacks
InterceptionsJontez Williams CB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Dominic Overby WR★★★No. 698
Cooper Alexander TE★★★No. 784
David Coffey CB★★★No. 895
Dontrell Holt OL★★★No. 943
Wade Helton OT★★★No. 977

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.866
Running backs13.00.864
Receivers43.00.871
Offensive line53.00.860
Defensive line23.00.850
Linebackers33.00.847
Defensive backs43.00.862
Athletes and specialists32.70.821
Whole class233.00.855

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.

Drafted in 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 2Jayden Higgins WRHouston Texans
Rd 3Darien Porter CBLas Vegas Raiders
Rd 3Jaylin Noel WRHouston Texans
Rd 4Jalen Travis OTIndianapolis Colts

Roster 133

The 2024 roster

133 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 67 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 7

The 2024 portal
Isaiah Alston WR★★★from Army
Jalen Travis OT★★★from Princeton
Jaylon Jackson RB★★★from Eastern Michigan
Kenard Snyder DE★★★from UL Monroe
Eli Green WR★★★from North Dakota State
Ryan Robinson Jr. CB★★★from LSU
Dylan Barrett OL★★★from Wisconsin

Transfers out 21

DeShawn Hanika TE★★★to Kansas
Darrell Simmons OL★★★to Kansas
Cartevious Norton RB★★★to Charlotte
Blake Thompson S★★★to Louisiana Tech
Eli Sanders RB★★★to New Mexico
Jefferson Adam DE★★★to Eastern Michigan
Treyveon McGee S★★★to Charlotte
J.J. Jean-Louis LB★★★to North Texas
Terrell Crosby Jr. WR★★★to Toledo
Arlen Harris RB★★★★to Missouri S&T
Greg Gaines III WR★★★★to Rhode Island
Aidan Bitter WR★★★no new school on file

And 9 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-Big 12

1 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2024 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2024 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠211–⁠213
Arizona State7–⁠211–⁠37
Iowa State7–⁠211–⁠315
Colorado7–⁠29–⁠425
TCU6–⁠39–⁠4
Texas Tech6–⁠38–⁠5
Kansas State6–⁠49–⁠4
Baylor6–⁠48–⁠5
West Virginia5–⁠46–⁠7
Kansas4–⁠55–⁠7
Cincinnati3–⁠65–⁠7
Houston3–⁠64–⁠8
Utah3–⁠75–⁠7
UCF2–⁠74–⁠8
Arizona2–⁠84–⁠8
Oklahoma State0–⁠93–⁠9

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