2015 Iowa State Cyclones football team

2015 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	3–9 (2–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Paul Rhoads (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mark Mangino (2nd season; first seven games) Todd Sturdy (interim; remainder of season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Wally Burnham (7th season)
Base defense	4–3
MVP	Allen Lazard
Home stadium	Jack Trice Stadium
Seasons ←  2014 2016  →

2015 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Oklahoma $^		8	–	1					11	–	2
No. 20 Oklahoma State		7	–	2					10	–	3
No. 7 TCU		7	–	2					11	–	2
No. 13 Baylor		6	–	3					10	–	3
West Virginia		4	–	5					8	–	5
Texas Tech		4	–	5					7	–	6
Texas		4	–	5					5	–	7
Kansas State		3	–	6					6	–	7
Iowa State		2	–	7					3	–	9
Kansas		0	–	9					0	–	12
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Playing as a member of the Big 12 Conference (Big 12), the team played its home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa. They were led by seventh-year head coach Paul Rhoads. They finished the season 3–9, 2–7 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place.

On October 26, 2015, Mark Mangino was replaced as offensive coordinator with Todd Sturdy, formerly the passing game coordinator, on an interim basis. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} On November 23, Rhoads was fired. ^[6] He stayed on to coach the final game of the season on November 28. He finished at Iowa State with a seven-year record of 32–55.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 p.m.	No. 10 (FCS) Northern Iowa *	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	Cyclones.tv	W 31–7	61,500 [7]
September 12	3:45 p.m.	Iowa *	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy)	FOX	L 17–31	61,500 [8]
September 19	7:00 p.m.	at Toledo *	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPNews	L 23–30 2OT	23,104 [9]
October 3	11:00 a.m.	Kansas	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FSN	W 38–13	55,837 [10]
October 10	2:30 p.m.	at Texas Tech	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	FSN	L 31–66	53,891 [11]
October 17	6:00 p.m.	No. 3 TCU	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	ESPN2	L 21–45	52,480 [12]
October 24	11:00 a.m.	at No. 2 Baylor	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	ESPN	L 27–45	45,512 [13]
October 31	6:00 p.m.	Texas	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FS1	W 24–0	53,616 [14]
November 7	6:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Oklahoma	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ESPNU	L 16–52	85,595 [15]
November 14	2:30 p.m.	No. 5 Oklahoma State	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	ESPN	L 31–35	54,180 [16]
November 21	11:00 a.m.	at Kansas State	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS (Farmageddon)	FS1	L 35–38	53,297 [17]
November 28	11:00 a.m.	at West Virginia	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV	FS1	L 6–30	42,446
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source: ^[18]

Personnel

2015 Iowa State Cyclones football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 86 Cole Anderson  Fr TE 95 Brian Boesen  Sr RB 26 Brian Bonacci  Jr RB 6 Tyler Brown  So WR 9 Quenton Bundrage  Sr OL 70 Daniel Burton  Jr WR 18 Hakeem Butler Fr OL 67 Jake Campos  So TE 88 Justin Chandler  Jr RB 25 Sheldon Croney Jr. Fr OL 79 Shawn Curtis  So OL 72 Brock Dagel  Sr WR 13 Dondre Daley  Jr QB 8 Dominic De Lira Fr OL 66 Jacob Dunning  Jr WR 80 Carson Epps Fr OL 62 Nick Fett  Jr OL 63 Ryan Glenn  So OL 51 Julian Good-Jones Fr RB 22 Mitchell Harger  Jr WR 15 Brandon Harris  So OL 55 Jacob Homa  So WR 81 Denver Johnson Fr OL 69 Kory Kodanko  Fr RB 23 Clifford Kwaw-Mensah  Fr OL 76 Jamison Lalk  Sr QB 7 Joel Lanning  So OL 50 Bryan Larson  So WR 5 Allen Lazard So WR 14 Darius Lee-Campbell  Fr WR 84 Jake Lemming  So WR 82 Kenneth Lynn  Sr OL 54 Jack McAllister  Fr WR 83 Brett Medders  Sr OL 74 Bryce Meeker Fr WR 8 D'Vario Montgomery  Jr OL 77 Oni Omoile  Sr OL 56 Jaypee Philbert Jr.  So WR, LS 3 Jake Rhoads  So WR 16 Wyatt Rhoads Fr QB 12 Sam B. Richardson  Sr QB 19 Josh Ringelberg Fr QB 3 Grant Rohach  Jr WR 19 Trever Ryen  So WR 21 Orion Salters  Fr TE 11 Scotty Schaffner  Fr OL 53 Patrick Scoggins  Jr OL 68 Brian Seda  Jr OL 71 Nick Severs  So QB 16 Kyle Starcevich  Fr OL 78 Wendell Taiese  Sr RB 1 Joshua Thomas Fr RB 2 Mike Warren  Fr RB 20 Justin Webster  So WR 10 Jauan Wesley So WR 17 Quan West  Jr OL 73 Will Windham  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 91 Pierre Aka  Jr DT 52 Terry Ayeni  Jr DE 59 Trey Benson  Fr DE 42 Spencer Benton  Fr DB 22 Jack Bergstrom  Fr LB 48 Jason Bowman  Fr DT 92 Adam Bradley  So DE 65 Nate Cave So DT 56 Josh Coleman Fr DB 23 Darian Cotton  Sr DB 5 Kamari Cotton-Moya  So DT 94 Devlyn Cousin  Jr DT 75 Breion Creer  Jr DE 37 Keenan Davis  Jr DB 7 Qujuan Floyd Sr DT 95 Robby Garcia  So DE 43 Sam George  So LB 40 Jared Gescheidler Fr LB 2 Jordan Harris  Jr LB 16 Willie Harvey Jr.  Fr DB 1 Vic Holmes  Fr DE 80 Vince Horras  Fr DB 31 Josh Jahlas  Jr DB 3 Mike Johnson Fr DB 12 Jamor Jones  Jr LB 21 Luke Knott  Jr LB 53 Anthony Lazard  Jr DT 36 Bobby Leath Jr DE 11 Gabe Luna  Jr DE 32 Justin Madison  So LB 44 Bobby McMillen Fr DE 90 Mitchell Meyers  Jr LB 25 Brian Mills  So DE 7 Seth Nerness Fr LB 9 Reggan Northrup  Fr DB 10 Brian Peavy  Fr LB 35 Levi Peters  Jr DT 96 Ma'Kayle Phillips  So DB 13 Stephon Pickett-Brown Fr DE 45 Dale Pierson Sr DB 24 Jamaal Richardson  Fr DB 4 Sam E. Richardson  Sr DB 6 De'Monte Ruth  Fr DE 93 Hiro Sasaki  Jr DT 64 Scott Schilb So LB 29 Kane Seeley  Jr LB 47 Sam Seonbuchner  Fr LB 42 Marcel Spears Jr. Fr LB 49 Jack Spreen  So DB 20 Matt Swoyer  Jr DE 98 Trent Taylor Sr DT 99 Vernell Trent  So DB 34 Nigel Tribune Jr DT 97 Demond Tucker  Jr DE 55 J.D. Waggoner  So DB 15 Jordan Wallace Fr DE 41 Darius White  Jr DB 17 Jomal Wiltz Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 13 Colin Downing So H 34 Austin Fischer  Sr PK 41 Chris Francis  Fr P 12 Holden Kramer  So PK 1 Cole Netten  Jr PK 38 Peyton Paddock Fr PK 90 Hunter Sickels  Fr LS 51 Tanner Tusha  Jr	Head coach Paul Rhoads Coordinators/assistant coaches Lou Ayeni Brandon Blaney Shane Burnham Wally Burnham Shane Dowty Stan Eggen Derek Hoodjer Maurice Linguist Mark Mangino Tommy Mangino Ryan Olson Clayton Oster Reece Petty Todd Sturdy Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2016-Jan-02

Game summaries

Game 1: vs. Northern Iowa Panthers

See also: 2015 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

Game One: Northern Iowa Panthers at Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary ^[19]

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	7	0	0	7
Cyclones	0	10	14	7	31

at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA

• Date: September 5
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 88° • Wind: S 5 • Weather: Hazy
• Game attendance: 61,500
• Referee: Referee: Cooper Castleberry • Umpire: Jim Adams • Linesman: Bill Scott • Line judge: Frank LeBlanc • Back judge: Joel Wetzel • Field judge: Randy Smith • Side judge: Fulton Carson • Center judge: Stacy Hardin
• TV announcers (Cyclones.tv): Brent Blum (Play-by-play) ^[20] & Sage Rosenfels (Color) ^[20]

Game information

Second quarter UNI – 11:57 Savon Huggins 19 yd pass from Aaron Bailey, Michael Schmadeke XP good (UNI 7–0) ISU – 07:44 Joshua Thomas 1 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (Tied 7–7) ISU – 02:40 Cole Netten 24 yd field goal good (ISU 10–7) Third quarter ISU – 10:05 Dondre Daley 36 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 17–7) ISU – 01:03 Allen Lazard 13 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 24–7) Fourth quarter ISU – 03:00 Trever Ryen 81 yd punt return, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 31–7) Top passers UNI – Aaron Bailey 11/19, 114 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT ISU – Sam B. Richardson 21/29, 233 yards, 2 TD Top rushers UNI – Aaron Bailey 22 attempts, 85 yards ISU – Tyler Brown 11 attempts, 68 yards Top receivers UNI – Darrian Miller 5 receptions, 58 yards ISU – Dondre Daley 4 receptions, 70 yards, 1 TD Top tacklers UNI – Deiondre' Hall 9 tackles ISU – Jarnor Jones 9 tackles

Game 2: vs. Iowa Hawkeyes

See also: 2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry

Game Two: Iowa Hawkeyes at Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary ^[21]

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	3	7	7	14	31
Cyclones	3	14	0	0	17

at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA

• Date: September 12
• Game time: 3:51 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 67° • Wind: N 5 • Weather: Mostly Sunny
• Game attendance: 61,500
• Referee: Referee: Mike Cannon • Umpire: Ken Zelmanski • Linesman: Bruce Keeling • Line judge: Dan Gallagher • Back judge: Dennis Morris • Field judge: John Roggeman • Side judge: Grady Smith • Center judge: Mike Conlin
• TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play-by-play), ^[22] Joel Klatt (Color) ^[22] & Molly McGrath (Sideline) ^[22]

Game information

First quarter IOWA – 05:44 Marshall Koehn 49 yd field goal good (IOWA 3–0) ISU – 02:07 Cole Netten 37 yd field goal good (Tied 3–3) Second quarter ISU – 13:12 Quenton Bundrage 11 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 10–3) IOWA – 04:24 Tevaun Smith 14 yd pass from C. J. Beathard, Marshall Koehn XP good (Tied 10–10) ISU – 02:19 Jauan Wesley 29 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 17–10) Third quarter IOWA – 10:05 Matt VandeBerg 3 yd pass from C. J. Beathard, Marshall Koehn XP good (Tied 17–17) Fourth quarter IOWA – 02:14 Riley McCarron 25 yd pass from C. J. Beathard, Marshall Koehn XP good (IOWA 24–17) IOWA – 01:05 Jordan Canzeri 1 yd run, Marshall Koehn XP good (IOWA 31–17) Top passers IOWA – C. J. Beathard 15/25, 215 yards, 3 TD ISU – Sam B. Richardson 19/35, 247 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers IOWA – Jordan Canzeri 24 attempts, 124 yards, 2 TD ISU – Trever Ryen 4 attempts, 23 yards Top receivers IOWA – Matt VandeBerg 9 receptions, 114 yards, 1 TD ISU – Jauan Wesley 4 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD Top tacklers IOWA – Nate Meier 7 tackles ISU – Kamari Cotton–Moya 9 tackles

Game 3: at Toledo Rockets

See also: 2015 Toledo Rockets football team

Game Three: Iowa State Cyclones at Toledo Rockets – Game summary ^[23]

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Cyclones	3	7	0	10	3	0	23
Rockets	10	3	7	0	3	7	30

at Glass Bowl, Toledo, OH

• Date: September 19
• Game time: 8:02 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 68° • Wind: NW 9 • Weather: Partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 23,104
• Referee: Referee: Reggie Smith • Umpire: Joel Bellinger • Linesman: Mike Moeller • Line judge: Mark Stewart • Back judge: Lyndon Nixon • Field judge: Matt Mills • Side judge: Tim Murray • Center judge: Dan Scanlan
• TV announcers (ESPNews): Eamon McAnaney (Play-by-play) ^[24] & Rocky Boiman (Color) ^[24]

Game information

First quarter TOL – 11:39 Jameson Vest 30 yd field goal good (TOL 3–0) ISU – 06:34 Cole Netten 35 yd field goal good (Tied 3–3) TOL – 01:16 Alonzo Russell 3 yd pass from Phillip Ely, Jameson Vest XP good (TOL 10–3) Second quarter TOL – 07:17 Jameson Vest 19 yd field goal good (TOL 13–3) ISU – 03:50 D'Vario Montgomery 59 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Cole Netten XP good (TOL 13–10) Third quarter TOL – 11:32 Alex Zmolik 0 yd fumble recovery, Jameson Vest XP good (TOL 20–10) Fourth quarter ISU – 11:23 Trever Ryen 1 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (TOL 20–17) ISU – 06:27 Cole Netten 47 yd field goal good (Tied 20–20) First overtime ISU – 15:00 Cole Netten 44 yd field goal good (ISU 23–20) TOL – 15:00 Jameson Vest 42 yd field goal good (Tied 23–23) Second overtime TOL – 15:00 Damion Jones–Moore 10 yd run, Jameson Vest XP good (TOL 30–23) Top passers ISU – Sam B. Richardson 25/42, 269 yards, 1 TD TOL – Phillip Ely 11/28, 138 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers ISU – Mike Warren 21 attempts, 126 yards TOL – Kareem Hunt 24 attempts, 129 yards Top receivers ISU – D'Vario Montgomery 4 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TD TOL – Corey Jones 4 receptions, 54 yards Top tacklers ISU – Kamari Cotton–Moya 6 tackles TOL – Jaylen Coleman 16 tackles

Game 4: vs. Kansas Jayhawks

See also: 2015 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Game Four: Kansas Jayhawks at Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary ^[25]

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	0	0	6	7	13
Cyclones	3	14	14	7	38

at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA

• Date: October 3
• Game time: 11:05 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 51° • Wind: E 5–10 • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 55,837
• Referee: Referee: Brad Van Vark • Umpire: Michael Cooper • Linesman: George Gusman • Line judge: Jerod Phillips • Back judge: Brian Ernest • Field judge: Jason Ledet • Side judge: Gene Semko • Center judge: Brian Alos
• TV announcers (FSN): Mark Followill (Play-by-play), ^[26] Brian Baldinger (Color) ^[26] & Lesley McCaslin (Sideline) ^[26]

Game information

First quarter ISU – 01:54 Cole Netten 34 yd field goal good (ISU 3–0) Second quarter ISU – 05:40 Sam B. Richardson 4 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 10–0) ISU – 00:27 Allen Lazard 9 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 17–0) Third quarter ISU – 09:47 Mike Warren 62 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 24–0) KU – 05:36 Tre' Parmalee 47 yd pass from Montell Cozart, Nick Bartolotta XP no good (ISU 24–6) ISU – 02:15 D'Vario Montgomery 13 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 31–6) Fourth quarter KU – 13:30 Marcquis Roberts 83 yd interception return, Nick Bartolotta XP good (ISU 31–13) ISU – 11:34 Mike Warren 7 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 38–13) Top passers KU – Montell Cozart 15/21, 150 yards, 1 TD ISU – Sam B. Richardson 27/37, 269 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers KU – Ke'aun Kinner 11 attempts, 46 yards ISU – Mike Warren 18 attempts, 175 yards, 2 TD Top receivers KU – Tre' Parmalee 5 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD ISU – Allen Lazard 6 receptions, 75 yards, 1 TD Top tacklers KU – Fish Smithson 13 tackles ISU – Brian Peavy 10 tackles

Game 5: at Texas Tech Red Raiders

See also: 2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Game Five: Iowa State Cyclones at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary ^[27]

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	7	14	3	7	31
Red Raiders	17	21	7	21	66

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

• Date: October 10
• Game time: 2:35 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 76° • Wind: SW 18 • Weather: Mostly cloudy
• Game attendance: 53,891
• Referee: Referee: Dan Romeo • Umpire: Scott Teifer • Linesman: Andy Warner • Line judge: Marc Bovos • Back judge: Chris Alston • Field judge: Ed Vinzant • Side judge: Craig Faulkner • Alternate: Ken Ray
• TV announcers (FSN): Mark Followill (Play-by-play), ^[28] Brian Baldinger (Color) ^[28] & Lesley McCaslin (Sideline) ^[28]

Game information

First quarter TTU – 11:27 Clayton Hatfield 24 yd field goal good (TTU 3–0) TTU – 10:44 DeAndre Washington 7 yd run, Clayton Hatfield XP good (TTU 10–0) ISU – 07:03 Quenton Bundrage 33 yd pass from Sam B. Richardson, Cole Netten XP good (TTU 10–7) TTU – 06:48 Jakeem Grant 75 yd pass from Patrick Mahomes, Clayton Hatfield XP good (TTU 17–7) Second quarter ISU – 14:18 Joshua Thomas 1 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (TTU 17–14) TTU – 12:02 Reginald Davis 33 yd pass from Patrick Mahomes, Clayton Hatfield XP good (TTU 24–14) TTU – 08:21 DeAndre Washington 49 yd pass from Patrick Mahomes, Clayton Hatfield XP good (TTU 31–14) TTU – 02:42 Jakeem Grant 37 yd pass from Patrick Mahomes, Clayton Hatfield XP good (TTU 38–14) ISU – 01:30 Joshua Thomas 1 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (TTU 38–21) Third quarter ISU – 06:02 Cole Netten 20 yd field goal good (TTU 38–24) TTU – 03:37 Justin Stockton 54 yd run, Clayton Hatfield XP good (TTU 45–24) Fourth quarter TTU – 14:54 Jonathan Giles 3 yd pass from Patrick Mahomes, Clayton Hatfield XP good (TTU 52–24) TTU – 07:35 Jonathan Giles 21 yd pass from Davis Webb, Clayton Hatfield XP good (TTU 59–24) TTU – 03:56 Demarcus Felton 53 yd run, Clayton Hatfield XP good (TTU 66–24) ISU – 00:59 Cole Netten 20 yd field goal good (TTU 66–31) Top passers ISU – Sam B. Richardson 10/21, 139 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT TTU – Patrick Mahomes 33/46, 428 yards, 5 TD Top rushers ISU – Mike Warren 23 attempts, 235 yards TTU – Justin Stockton 7 attempts, 101 yards, 1 TD Top receivers ISU – Quenton Bundrage 3 receptions, 75 yards, 1 TD TTU – Jakeem Grant 9 receptions, 166 yards, 2 TD Top tacklers ISU – Willie Harvey 10 tackles TTU – Dakota Allen 11 tackles

Game 6: vs. TCU Horned Frogs

See also: 2015 TCU Horned Frogs football team

Game Six: TCU Horned Frogs at Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary ^[29]

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Horned Frogs	14	10	7	14	45
Cyclones	21	0	0	0	21

at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA

• Date: October 17
• Game time: 6:05 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 54° • Wind: S 0–5 • Weather: Clear skies
• Game attendance: 52,480
• Referee: Referee: Mike Defee • Umpire: Robert Richeson • Linesman: Al Green • Line judge: Kelly Deterding • Back judge: Terry Jones • Field judge: Joe Blubaugh • Side judge: Lo Van Pham • Center judge: Mike Cuttone
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins (Play-by-play), ^[30] Anthony Becht (Color) ^[30] & Paul Carcaterra (Sideline) ^[30]

Game information

First quarter ISU – 11:08 Joshua Thomas 2 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 7–0) TCU – 10:13 Josh Doctson 20 yd pass from Trevone Boykin, Jaden Oberkrom XP good (Tied 7–7) TCU – 06:38 Kolby Listenbee 21 yd pass from Trevone Boykin, Jaden Oberkrom XP good (TCU 14–7) ISU – 06:01 Allen Lazard 74 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (Tied 14–14) ISU – 01:49 Mike Warren 4 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 21–14) Second quarter TCU – 14:55 Charlie Reid 14 yd pass from Trevone Boykin, Jaden Oberkrom XP good (Tied 21–21) TCU – 00:02 Jaden Oberkrom 23 yd field goal good (TCU 24–21) Third quarter TCU – 11:24 Kyle Hicks 13 yd run, Jaden Oberkrom XP good (TCU 31–21) Fourth quarter TCU – 14:36 Trevone Boykin 3 yd run, Jaden Oberkrom XP good (TCU 38–21) TCU – 08:45 Josh Doctson 42 yd pass from Trevone Boykin, Jaden Oberkrom XP good (TCU 45–21) Top passers TCU – Trevone Boykin 27/32, 436 yards, 4 TD ISU – Sam B. Richardson 22/36, 251 yards Top rushers TCU – Trevone Boykin 13 attempts, 74 yards, 1 TD ISU – Mike Warren 22 attempts, 78 yards, 1 TD Top receivers TCU – Josh Doctson 10 receptions, 190 yards, 2 TD ISU – Allen Lazard 5 receptions, 147 yards, 1 TD Top tacklers TCU – Nick Orr 10 tackles ISU – Kamari Cotton–Moya 9 tackles

Game 7: at Baylor Bears

See also: 2015 Baylor Bears football team

Game Seven: Iowa State Cyclones at Baylor Bears – Game summary ^[31]

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	0	7	7	13	27
Bears	21	14	0	10	45

at McLane Stadium, Waco, TX

• Date: October 24
• Game time: 11:02 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 68° • Wind: NE 10 • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 45,512
• Referee: Referee: Brad Van Vark • Umpire: Michael Cooper • Linesman: George Gusman • Line judge: Jerod Phillips • Back judge: Brian Ernest • Field judge: Jason Ledet • Side judge: Gene Semko • Center judge: Brian Alos
• TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (Play-by-play), ^[32] Brock Huard (Color) ^[32] & Shannon Spake (Sideline) ^[32]

Game information

First quarter BAY – 13:25 Corey Coleman 36 yd pass from Seth Russell, Chris Callahan XP good (BAY 7–0) BAY – 08:00 Seth Russell 37 yd run, Chris Callahan XP good (BAY 14–0) BAY – 04:53 Shock Linwood 17 yd run, Chris Callahan XP good (BAY 21–0) Second quarter BAY – 11:42 Shock Linwood 6 yd pass from Seth Russell, Chris Callahan XP good (BAY 28–0) BAY – 08:14 Devin Chafin 2 yd run, Chris Callahan XP good (BAY 35–0) ISU – 04:49 Joshua Thomas 3 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (BAY 35–7) Third quarter ISU – 10:31 Quenton Bundrage 2 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (BAY 35–14) Fourth quarter ISU – 07:47 Jauan Wesley 4 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP no good (BAY 35–20) BAY – 05:31 Chris Callahan 34 yd field goal good (BAY 38–21) BAY – 02:13 Corey Coleman 12 yd pass from Jarrett Stidham, Chris Callahan XP good (BAY 45–20) ISU – 00:10 Quenton Bundrage 29 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (BAY 45–27) Top passers ISU – Joel Lanning 12/17, 144 yards, 3 TD BAY – Seth Russell 16/37, 197 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers ISU – Mike Warren 28 attempts, 145 yards BAY – Shock Linwood 27 attempts, 171 yards, 1 TD Top receivers ISU – Quenton Bundrage 4 receptions, 69 yards, 2 TD BAY – Corey Coleman 6 receptions, 85 yards, 2 TD Top tacklers ISU – Qujuan Floyd 10 tackles BAY – Travon Blanchard 10 tackles

Game 8: vs. Texas Longhorns

See also: 2015 Texas Longhorns football team

Game Eight: Texas Longhorns at Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary ^[33]

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Longhorns	0	0	0	0	0
Cyclones	7	3	7	7	24

at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA

• Date: October 31
• Game time: 6:10 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 51° • Wind: SE 0–5 • Weather: Partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 53,616
• Referee: Referee: Dan Romeo • Umpire: Scott Teifer • Linesman: Andy Warner • Line judge: Marc Bovos • Back judge: Chris Alston • Field judge: Ed Vinzant • Side judge: Craig Faulkner • Center judge: Ken Ray
• TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (Play-by-play) ^[34] & Spencer Tillman (Color) ^[34]

Game information

First quarter ISU – 08:38 Mike Warren 3 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 7–0) Second quarter ISU – 00:05 Cole Netten 28 yd field goal good (ISU 10–0) Third quarter ISU – 05:11 Dondre Daley 19 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 17–0) Fourth quarter ISU – 02:10 Joshua Thomas 1 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 24–0) Top passers TEX – Tyrone Swoopes 6/13, 59 yards ISU – Joel Lanning 19/37, 188 yards, 1 TD Top rushers TEX – Tyrone Swoopes 10 attempts, 58 yards ISU – Mike Warren 32 attempts, 158 yards, 1 TD Top receivers TEX – Daje Johnson 6 receptions, 37 yards ISU – Allen Lazard 6 receptions, 66 yards Top tacklers TEX – Peter Jinkens 9 tackles ISU – Qujuan Floyd 8 tackles

Game 9: at Oklahoma Sooners

See also: 2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Game Nine: Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary ^[35]

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	3	6	0	7	16
Sooners	21	0	17	14	52

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK

• Date: November 7
• Game time: 6:02 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 59° • Wind: NNE 12 • Weather: Clear
• Game attendance: 85,595
• Referee: Referee: Eddy Shelton • Umpire: Rick Podraza • Linesman: Rick Smith • Line judge: Kelly Detering • Back judge: Terry White • Field judge: Nick Lave • Side judge: Jim Murphy • Center judge: Steve Baron
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Roy Philpott (Play-by-play) ^[36] & Jay Walker (Color) ^[36]

Game information

First Quarter ISU – 10:46 Cole Netten 43 yd field goal (ISU 3–0) OU – 10:33 Dimitri Flowers 75 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 7–3) OU – 05:53 Dede Westbrook 27 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 14–3) OU – 03:33 Baker Mayfield 17 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 21–3) Second Quarter ISU – 11:35 Cole Netten 45 yd field goal (OU 21–6) ISU – 01:14 Cole Netten 51 yd field goal (OU 21–9) Third Quarter OU – 11:07 Austin Seibert 37 yd field goal (OU 24–9) OU – 07:03 Samaje Perine 8 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 31–9) OU – 01:05 Sterling Shepard 74 yd pass from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 38–9) Fourth Quarter OU – 11:19 Joe Mixon 57 yd run, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 45–9) OU – 08:51 Mark Andrews 55 yd pass from Trevor Knight, Austin Seibert XP good (OU 52–9) ISU – 05:08 D'Vario Montgomery 13 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (OU 52–16) Top Passers ISU – Joel Lanning 26/51, 260 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT OU – Baker Mayfield 23/31, 342 yards, 3 TD Top Rushers ISU – Mike Warren 18 attempts, 43 yards OU – Samaje Perine 13 attempts, 95 yards, 1 TD Top Receiving ISU – Allen Lazard 8 receptions, 101 yards OU – Sterling Shepard 4 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD Top Tacklers ISU – Brian Peavy 9 tackles OU – Ahmad Thomas 10 tackles

Game 10: vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys

See also: 2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Game Ten: Oklahoma State Cowboys at Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary ^[37]

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	7	7	14	35
Cyclones	17	7	7	0	31

at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA

• Date: November 14
• Game time: 2:35 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 60° • Wind: SSW 10 • Weather: Scattered clouds
• Game attendance: 54,180
• Referee: Referee: Cooper Castleberry • Umpire: Jim Adams • Linesman: Bill Scott • Line judge: Frank LeBlanc • Back judge: Joel Wetzel • Field judge: Randy Smith • Side judge: Fulton Carson • Center judge: Stacy Hardin
• TV announcers (ESPN): Adam Amin (Play-by-play), ^[38] Kelly Stouffer (Color) ^[38] & Olivia Harlan (Sideline) ^[38]

Game information

First quarter ISU – 13:10 Joel Lanning 24 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 7–0) OSU – 09:44 Marcell Ateman 16 yd pass from Mason Rudolph, Ben Grogan XP good (Tied 7–7) ISU – 06:58 Allen Lazard 24 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 14–7) ISU – 03:04 Cole Netten 21 yd field goal good (ISU 17–7) Second quarter ISU – 09:29 Joshua Thomas 1 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 24–7) OSU – 02:14 Chris Carson 1 yd run, Ben Grogan XP good (ISU 24–14) Third quarter OSU – 08:44 J. W. Walsh 1 yd run, Ben Grogan XP good (ISU 24–21) ISU – 02:04 Joel Lanning 21 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 31–21) Fourth quarter OSU – 11:33 J. W. Walsh 16 yd run, Ben Grogan XP good (ISU 31–28) OSU – 03:06 Jeff Carr 7 yd pass from J. W. Walsh, Ben Grogan XP good (OSU 35–31) Top passers OSU – Mason Rudolph 24/36, 327 yards, 1 TD ISU – Joel Lanning 11/22, 162 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers OSU – Chris Carson 12 attempts, 70 yards, 1 TD ISU – Joel Lanning 14 attempts, 130 yards, 2 TD Top receivers OSU – Marcell Ateman 8 receptions, 132 yards, 1 TD ISU – Allen Lazard 3 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD Top tacklers OSU – Jordan Sterns 8 tackles ISU – Brian Peavy 12 tackles

Game 11: at Kansas State Wildcats

See also: 2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team and Iowa State–Kansas State football rivalry

Game Eleven: Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary ^[39]

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	7	28	0	0	35
Wildcats	7	7	7	17	38

at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, Manhattan, KS

• Date: November 21
• Game time: 11:05 a.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 36° • Wind: N 11–15 • Weather: Mostly sunny
• Game attendance: 53,297
• Referee: Referee: Brad Van Vark • Umpire: Michael Cooper • Linesman: George Gusman • Line judge: Jerod Phillips • Back judge: Brian Ernest • Field judge: Jason Ledet • Side judge: Gene Semko • Center judge: Brian Alos
• TV announcers (FS1): Justin Kutcher (Play-by-play) ^[40] & Steve Hutchinson (Color) ^[40]

Game information

First quarter ISU – 09:36 Trever Ryen 21 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 7–0) KSU – 04:50 Winston Dimel 4 yd pass from Glenn Gronkowski, Jack Cantele XP good (Tied 7–7) Second quarter ISU – 12:21 Joel Lanning 1 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 14–7) ISU – 08:11 Allen Lazard 30 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 21–7) KSU – 07:59 Morgan Burns 100 yd kickoff return, Jack Cantle XP good (ISU 21–14) ISU – 07:34 Mike Warren 76 yd run, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 28–14) ISU – 00:29 Allen Lazard 16 yd pass from Joel Lanning, Cole Netten XP good (ISU 35–14) Third quarter KSU – 08:49 Charles Jones 8 yd run, Jack Cantele XP good (ISU 35–21) Fourth quarter KSU – 13:13 Kody Cook 7 yd pass from Joe Hubener, Jack Cantele XP good (ISU 35–28) KSU – 00:42 Charles Jones 5 yd run, Jack Cantele XP good (Tied 35–35) KSU – 00:03 Jack Cantele 42 yd field goal good (KSU 38–35) Top passers ISU – Joel Lanning 15/20, 210 yards, 3 TD KSU – Joe Hubener 18/31, 216 yards, 1 TD Top rushers ISU – Mike Warren 22 attempts, 195 yards, 1 TD KSU – Joe Hubener 20 attempts, 90 yards Top receivers ISU – Allen Lazard 5 receptions, 87 yards, 2 TD KSU – Kody Cook 5 receptions, 68 yards, 1 TD Top tacklers ISU – Brian Mills 8 tackles KSU – Kendall Adams 12 tackles

Game 12: at West Virginia Mountaineers

See also: 2015 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Game Twelve: Iowa State Cyclones at West Virginia Mountaineers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	0	6	0	0	6
Mountaineers	7	6	10	7	30

at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV

• Date: November 28
• Game time: Noon EST
• TV announcers (FS1): Steve Physioc (Play-by-play) & Petros Papadakis (Color)

Awards

National Team of the Week

Following the 24–0 shutout of Texas on the weekend of October 31, the 2015 Iowa State football team received the AutoNation National Team of the Week by the FWAA. ^[41]

This was its third shutout over a Big 12 opponent in school history, the previous against Kansas 34–0 on November 23, 2013. The Cyclones gained 426 yards in total offensive while the defense allowed only 204 yards, which is the third-lowest total an ISU defense has allowed vs. a Big 12 opponent in school history. Also, this was the fewest yards allowed vs. a FBS team in the Paul Rhoads era. The dominating ISU defense held Texas to nine plays in ISU territory with seven of these on Texas's final drive. ^[42]

This was Texas’s first shutout loss against an unranked team since November 18, 1961, when TCU shutout #1 ranked Texas 6–0.

For Iowa State, Mike Warren, the nation’s best freshman rusher, picked up 157 yards on the ground on 32 carries and added the first ISU touchdown, the fourth-best rookie rushing effort in school history. Joel Lanning got his first career start at quarterback, rushing for 64 yards and completing 19 of 37 passes for 188 yards with a touchdown pass to Dondre Daley and no interceptions. Freshman Joshua Thomas punched in the third ISU touchdown, his sixth of the season, tying a Cyclone freshman record set by Alexander Robinson in 2007. ^{[43] [44] [45] [46] [47]}

This was the Cyclones first home win over the Longhorns in six tries

Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week

Jordan Harris was honored as the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week for games ending October 31, 2015. Harris's seven tackles and one interception led the Cyclones crushing shutout of Texas 24–0. Jordan is the third Cyclone to receive National Player of the Week honors: WR Todd Blythe on October 30, 2005, and LB Jesse Smith on October 25, 2009. ^{[48] [49]}

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