Wk 5 · 2026
West Virginia Mountaineers at Iowa State Cyclones — Sat, Oct 3
Sat, Oct 3 ·
Jack Trice Stadium, Ames
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What is at stake
A Big 12 game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
West Virginia form
L 0-49vs TTUL 23-25at ASUW 29-22vs COLOW 45-35at HOUL 17-23vs TCU
2025 season
Iowa State form
W 20-13at OKSTW 38-14vs KUW 20-17at TCUL 19-24vs ASUL 27-41vs BYU
2025 season
West Virginia this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Iowa State this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 4
| Opponent | West Virginia | Iowa State |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma St Big 12 | vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| Arizona Big 12 | vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| Cincinnati Big 12 | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Utah Big 12 | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview |
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comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
The series is level at 6–6 · Iowa State has won the last 2
12 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
2.3 points toward Iowa State
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-10-12 | Iowa State 28 — 16 West Virginia | at WVU | Iowa State |
| 2022 | 2022-11-05 | West Virginia 14 — 31 Iowa State | at ISU | Iowa State |
| 2021 | 2021-10-30 | Iowa State 31 — 38 West Virginia | at WVU | West Virginia |
| 2020 | 2020-12-05 | West Virginia 6 — 42 Iowa State | at ISU | Iowa State |
| 2019 | 2019-10-12 | Iowa State 38 — 14 West Virginia | at WVU | Iowa State |
| 2018 | 2018-10-13 | West Virginia 14 — 30 Iowa State | at ISU | Iowa State |
| 2017 | 2017-11-04 | Iowa State 16 — 20 West Virginia | at WVU | West Virginia |
| 2016 | 2016-11-26 | West Virginia 49 — 19 Iowa State | at ISU | West Virginia |
| 2015 | 2015-11-28 | Iowa State 6 — 30 West Virginia | at WVU | West Virginia |
| 2014 | 2014-11-29 | West Virginia 37 — 24 Iowa State | at ISU | West Virginia |
| 2013 | 2013-11-30 | Iowa State 52 — 44 West Virginia | at WVU | Iowa State |
| 2012 | 2012-11-23 | West Virginia 31 — 24 Iowa State | at ISU | West Virginia |
West Virginia leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Scotty Fox Jr. QB #15 | 101/170, 1276 YDS, 7 TD, 6 INT |
| Nicco Marchiol QB #4 | 66/98, 720 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT | |
| Rushing | Diore Hubbard RB #22 | 96 CAR, 335 YDS, 4 TD |
| Cyncir Bowers RB #23 | 63 CAR, 249 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Khalil Wilkins QB #4 | 58 CAR, 243 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Cam Vaughn WR #17 | 35 REC, 541 YDS, 4 TD |
| Jeff Weimer WR #16 | 21 REC, 383 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Rodney Gallagher III WR #84 | 28 REC, 243 YDS | |
| Grayson Barnes TE #80 | 21 REC, 232 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Fred Perry S #5 | 78 |
| Darrian Lewis S #24 | 75 | |
| Reid Carrico LB #35 | 69 | |
| Sacks | Reid Carrico LB #35 | 4.5 |
| Chase Wilson LB #30 | 3 | |
| Devin Grant DL #91 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Chase Wilson LB #30 | 2 |
| Darrian Lewis S #24 | 2 | |
| Ben Cutter LB #15 | 2 |
Iowa State leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Rocco Becht QB #3 | 205/339, 2584 YDS, 16 TD, 9 INT |
| Benjamin Brahmer TE #18 | 1/1, 45 YDS | |
| Rushing | Carson Hansen RB #21 | 188 CAR, 952 YDS, 6 TD |
| Abu Sama III RB #3 | 140 CAR, 732 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Dylan Lee RB #22 | 25 CAR, 117 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Brett Eskildsen WR #4 | 30 REC, 526 YDS, 5 TD |
| Chase Sowell WR #0 | 32 REC, 500 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Benjamin Brahmer TE #18 | 37 REC, 446 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Gabe Burkle TE #84 | 26 REC, 302 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Kooper Ebel LB #8 | 77 |
| Marcus Neal Jr. S #31 | 77 | |
| Caleb Bacon LB #10 | 68 | |
| Sacks | Caleb Bacon LB #10 | 3 |
| Will McLaughlin LB #23 | 2 | |
| Tamatoa McDonough DL #58 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Jamison Patton S #3 | 2 |
| Tre Bell CB #3 | 2 | |
| Marcus Neal Jr. S #31 | 2 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.